The NED project aims to 1) synthesize the published literature of geochronologic, geochemical, and geothermobarometry for New England, 2) improving access to data for students and researchers, and 3) developing and testing new hypotheses and integration with geophysical imaging (i.e., EARTHSCOPE).
This database was compiled between 2018 and 2020 by Ian W. Hillenbrand at the University of Massachusetts Amherst under the direction of Dr. Michael L. Williams. Funding was provided by National Science Foundation grant EAR 1736/167 (to H. Gao, M. Williams, and V. Levin). Please be aware that this dataset is preliminary. We welcome suggestions for improvement, contributions of new data, and correction of errors.
See the list below for papers, thesis, and abstracts applying NED data. The results have presented exciting new constraints on the 4D tectonic and crustal evolution of the northern Appalachians. These include evidence for a high elevation (5-7 km) orogenic plateau in southern New England during and after the Acadian orogeny. The collapse of this plateau likely formed a 12-15 km offset, or step, in crustal thickness in western New England which has been preserved for over 300 million years.
We would love know you how you've used NED data in your projects and feature them on this page!