W. John Nelson, M.S.

Senior Geologist, Coal Section
Earth Resources Center

Phone: 217-244-2428
E-mail: jnelson@isgs.illinois.edu

Major Responsibilities

• Geologic mapping
• Stratigraphy (especially Pennsylvanian)
• Structural geology and tectonics
• Coal geology
• Geological mapping in underground coal mines
• Evaluation of geologic features that impede mining
• Core logging

Current Projects

Current projects include preparing a geologic map and report on Williamson County and geologic mapping elsewhere in southern Illinois.

Research Interests

Pennsylvanian stratigraphy, faults and structure.

Current Projects

• Bulletin 100, Structural features in Illinois
• Bulletin 107, Sequence stratigraphy of lower Chesterian strata in the Illinois Basin
• Circular 522, The Cottage Grove Fault System
• Circular 523, Faults and their effect on coal mining
• Circular 530, Geologic disturbances in coal seams
• Circular 538, Structural geology of southeastern Illinois
• Circular 540, the Hornsby area of low-sulfur coal
• Illinois Mineral Note 72, Roof strata of the Herrin Coal

Updated 8/26/2009 SLD