Roadside Geology of Connecticut and Rhode

With Roadside Geology of Connecticut and Rhode Island as your guide, examine the eroded remnants of enormous mountains, tropical beaches, and fiery volcanoes. Twenty road guides locate and interpret the rocks and landforms visible from the states' highways and at nearby parks and historic sites, including a tour of Block Island. Book jacket.

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.

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