Roadside Geology of Connecticut and Rhode Island
by James W. Skehan
Roadside Geology of Connecticut and Rhode Island
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| Introduction |
1
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| Understanding the Earth |
2
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| The Rock Cycle Meets Tectonics |
5
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| Ages of Rocks |
7
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| Bedrock History of Connecticut and Rhode Island |
8
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| Glacial History |
13
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| Pioneers of North American Glacial Geology |
13
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| A Frozen World |
16
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| Retreat of the Ice and Formation of Lakes |
18
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| Glacial Landforms and Deposits |
20
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| Postglacial History |
26
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| Sea Level and the Coast |
27
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| Human Activity |
30
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| Rhode Island and Eastern Connecticut |
33
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| Bronson Hill Volcanic Arc |
34
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| Eastern Connecticut Thrust Belt |
35
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| Avalonia: A Geologist's Paradise |
38
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| Narragansett Basin |
41
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| Glaciation |
48
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| Road Guides in Rhode Island |
49
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| Interstate 95: Pawtucket - Connecticut State Line |
49
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| US 1: Narragansett - Westerly |
55
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| US 6 and US 44: East Providence - Connecticut State Line |
61
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| RI 138 and RI 24: Tiverton - South Kingston |
67
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| RI 122 and RI 146: Pawtucket - Woonsocket |
90
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| Block Island |
95
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| Road Guides in Connecticut |
104
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| Interstate 84: Massachusetts State Line - Manchester |
104
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| Interstate 95: Rhode Island State Line - Branford |
110
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| Interstate 395: Massachusetts State Line - Interstate 95 |
124
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| US 6 and US 44: Rhode Island State Line - Manchester |
130
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| Connecticut 2: Stonington - Glastonbury |
141
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| Connecticut 9: Old Saybrook - Middletown |
152
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| The Hartford Basin of Connecticut |
163
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| Fault Blocks in the Hartford Basin |
166
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| Rocks of the Hartford Basin |
166
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| Jurassic Life |
168
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| Glacial Lakes Middletown and Hitchcock |
170
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| Road Guides in the Hartford Basin |
173
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| Interstate 91: New Haven - Massachusetts State Line |
173
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| Interstate 95: Branford - West Haven |
187
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| US 44: Manchester - Avon |
189
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| Connecticut 9: Middletown - New Britain |
195
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| Western Connecticut |
201
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| Taconic Mountain Building Event |
203
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| Acadian Mountain Building Event |
206
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| Mount Prospect and Hodges Complexes |
206
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| Jurassic Rifting |
209
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| Glaciation |
209
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| Road Guides in Western Connecticut |
210
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| Interstate 84: Southington - Danbury |
210
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| Interstate 95: West Haven - Greenwich |
218
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| US 7: Canaan - Norwalk |
228
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| US 44: Canton - New York State Line |
239
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| Glossary |
255
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| Bibliography |
263
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| Index |
269
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