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Author Zeilinga de Boer, Jelle

Title Stories in stone : how geology influenced Connecticut history and culture / Jelle Zeilinga de Boer
Published Middletown, Conn. : Wesleyan University Press, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (206 pages, 12 pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps
Series Garnet books
Garnet books.
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
Summary Exploring the many facets of Connecticut's unique geology
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Geology -- Connecticut
SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- General.
Geology
Connecticut
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780819572479
0819572470
1283128349
9781283128346
9786613128348
6613128341