Roadside Geology of Connecticut and Rhode Island - Brossura

Skehan, James W.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0878425470 ISBN 13: 9780878425471

Casa editrice: Mountain Pr, 2008

Riassunto

The small chunk of North America enclosed within the state boundaries of Connecticut and Rhode Island includes parts of at least six former continents, microcontinents, and volcanic island chains, each with its own geologic history. Roadside Geology of Connecticut and Rhode Island introduces readers to the sequence of mountain-building collisions that welded the pieces of land together and to the subsequent upwelling of magma that nearly broke them apart again. Twenty road guides, complete with maps, photographs, and diagrams, locate and interpret the rocks and landforms visible from the state’s highways and at nearby parks and historic sites. Readers will discover “stretched” pebbles at Purgatory Chasm, folded marble at Kent Falls State Park, Eubrontes footprints at Dinosaur State Park, and glacial moraines protruding from the waters of Long Island and Block Island Sounds.

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Informazioni sull'autore

James W. Skehan is a professor emeritus in the Department of Geology and Geophysics at Boston College and a director emeritus of Weston Observatory. He holds a doctorate in geology from Harvard University as well as a master’s in theology from Weston College. As a Jesuit priest and geologist, he actively promotes dialogue between scientists and theologians. In 2002 he was honored to have Skehanos quadrangularis, a trilobite that lived 505 million years ago, named for him. Skehan is the author of Roadside Geology of Massachusetts as well as many other books and articles.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Mountain Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0878425470
• ISBN 13: 9780878425471
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 286
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile