The Genesis and Hydrogeology of a Sandstone Karst in Pine County, Minnesota

Creator

Beverly Lynn Shade

Files

Publication Date

July 2002

Type

Thesis

Abstract

The landscape of central Pine County, in east-central Minnesota, contains a series of sinkholes, streamsinks, springs and short caves. These landforms occur in and over Precambrian Hinckley Sandstone, and the overlying unconsolidated glacial deposits. These features serve the same function as in carbonate karst terrains: sinkholes and caves focus recharge, feeding a heterogeneous subterranean flow system. This drainage system exploits high permeability zones in the sandstone, and discharges into springs. In north-central Pine County, 262 sinkholes, 25 streamsinks and 32 springs have been mapped.

Institution

University of Minnesota

Keywords

Anthropology, Geology

Geographic Location

Pine County (Minn.)

Language

English

Identifier

K26-04350

Recommended Citation

Shade, Beverly Lynn, "The Genesis and Hydrogeology of a Sandstone Karst in Pine County, Minnesota" (2002). KIP Theses and Dissertations. 5.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_etd/5