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The Michigan Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the U.S. state of Michigan.The survey is headed by the State Geologist of Michigan.. The survey has been composed of three individual surveys: the first from 1837 through 1845, the second from 1859 through 1862, and the third from 1869 to present.
Helen Mandeville Martin (1889–1973) was an American geological researcher and educator for the Michigan Geological Survey. [1] Martin was known for her work as a geological editor, lecturer and cartographer; her surface formation maps of glacial features in Michigan were used by Michigan industries in their mineral resource sector.
Under a state law enacted in October 2011, the Michigan Geological Survey was transferred from the Michigan DEQ to the Western Michigan University (WMU) Department of Geosciences, making WMU "the designated geoscience agency in Michigan, with responsibility for mapping and assessing the state's geological resources." [10] [11]
In 1845, with the state survey moribund because of the lack of funds, Houghton organized a combined linear and geological survey of the Lake Superior region that was funded by the federal government. While working on that survey, he and two companions drowned in Lake Superior near Eagle River, Michigan, when their small boat capsized in a storm ...
"A brief history of the Geological and Biological Survey of Michigan; 1837 to 1872, by R. C. Allen; 1872 to 1920, by Helen M. Martin" (PDF). Michigan History Magazine. 6 (44). Michigan Historical Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 30, 2012. Pattengill, Henry R. (1895).
In 1854 Winchell entered the service of the University of Michigan as professor of physics and civil engineering. Eventually he became professor of geology and paleontology at Michigan. [5] [6] In 1859, Winchell was appointed as State Geologist of Michigan for the newly formed second geological survey of the state. He held the post until 1863 ...
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Calvin is an impact crater located in Calvin Township, Cass County, in the U.S. state of Michigan.It was discovered in 1987 by Randall Milstein of the Michigan Geological Survey while examining data from about 100 test wells drilled in the area.