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Stories in stone : how geology influenced Connecticut history and culture / Jelle Zeilinga de Boer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Zeilinga de Boer, Jelle.
- Series:
- Garnet books.
- Garnet books
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Geology--Connecticut.
- Geology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (351 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Middletown, Conn. : Wesleyan University Press, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Exploring the many facets of Connecticut's unique geology
- Contents:
- Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. In the Beginning: Continental Fusion and Breakup; 2. Weather and Climate: Hurricanes and Ice Ages; 3. Connecticut's Geologic Treasures: Gems and Ores; 4. Settlers and Soils in the Central Valley: The Legacy of Glacial Lake Hitchcock; 5. The Metacomet Ridge: The Scientific, Political, and Cultural Impact of an Old Lava Flow; 6. The Moodus Noises: The Science and Lore of Connecticut Earthquakes; 7. Visitors from Space: The Weston and Wethersfield Meteorites; Afterword: Our Lithic Inheritance
- BibliographyIndex
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-12834-9
- 9786613128348
- 0-8195-7247-0
- OCLC:
- 767498304
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