Western Kentucky University TopSCHOLAR® Masters Theses & Specialist Projects Graduate School Spring 2016 Petrographic Controls on Weathering of the Haney Limestone Steven M. Devine Western Kentucky University,
[email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses Part of the Geology Commons, Geomorphology Commons, and the Tectonics and Structure Commons Recommended Citation Devine, Steven M., "Petrographic Controls on Weathering of the Haney Limestone" (2016). Masters Theses & Specialist Projects. Paper 1594. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/1594 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by TopSCHOLAR®. It has been accepted for inclusion in Masters Theses & Specialist Projects by an authorized administrator of TopSCHOLAR®. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. PETROGRAPHIC CONTROLS ON WEATHERING OF THE HANEY LIMESTONE A Thesis Presented to The Faculty of the Department of Geography and Geology Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, Kentucky In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Science By Steven Mitchell Devine May 2016 Acknowledgements This study is the result of tremendous support from faculty, fellow graduate students, and property owners who have provided the needed tools that were required for the completion of this project. A special thanks to Dr. Michael May, my thesis advisor, for discussions relating karst geology with carbonate petrology from which this project emerged, and for his support throughout the project in providing guidance from crafting a research proposal to the finished product. Thanks to Dr. Chris Groves for providing his karst knowledge throughout the process and for providing crucial contacts that were key to the completion of this thesis.