Roadside Geology of Massachusetts (Roadside Geology Series)

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Roadside Geology of Massachusetts explores the geologic history behind the rocks and landforms visible from the state's highways, including tours of Cape Cod, Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, Boston Harbor, and Mount Greylock. With this book as your guide, examine the eroded remnants of mountains shoved to towering heights by colliding continents 400 million years ago and learn how Ice Age glaciers formed such well-known historic features as Beacon Hill, Walden Pond, and Plymouth ...
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Overview

Roadside Geology of Massachusetts explores the geologic history behind the rocks and landforms visible from the state's highways, including tours of Cape Cod, Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, Boston Harbor, and Mount Greylock. With this book as your guide, examine the eroded remnants of mountains shoved to towering heights by colliding continents 400 million years ago and learn how Ice Age glaciers formed such well-known historic features as Beacon Hill, Walden Pond, and Plymouth Rock.
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Illustrated with basic maps, diagrams, and b&w photographs, this handbook covers the geological history of the state, based on a series of drives along mostly major routes. It is organized according to the three major sections of the state: the Eastern Seaboard, the Central Lowland and Bronson Hill Upland, and the Berkshires, with an introductory discussion of the basic geological formations for each region. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780878424290
  • Publisher: Mountain Press Publishing Company, Inc.
  • Publication date: 6/28/2003
  • Series: Roadside Geology Series
  • Pages: 379
  • Sales rank: 367,251
  • Product dimensions: 6.01 (w) x 8.98 (h) x 0.93 (d)

Table of Contents

Preface ix
Acknowledgments x
Introduction 1
Three Supercontinents and an Ocean 8
Life in Rocks 17
Glaciation 18
Eastern Seaboard 33
Merrimack Terrane 35
Nashoba Terrane 37
Avalon Terrane 43
Coal Basins 54
Meguma Terrane 60
Jurassic Time 60
Glacial Geology 61
Roadguides to the Eastern Seaboard 67
Boston Harbor Islands and Peninsulas 67
The Islands: Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket 77
U.S. 6: Cape Cod 82
Interstate 90 (Mass Pike): Boston--Auburn 96
Interstate 93: Methuen--Medford 108
Interstate 95: Canton--Attleboro 112
Interstate 95: Salisbury--Peabody 120
Interstate 95/Massachusetts 128: Peabody--Braintree 127
Interstate 195: Wareham--Seekonk 133
Interstate 495: Salisbury--Chelmsford 142
Interstate 495: Chelmsford--Westborough 151
Interstate 495: Westborough--Norton 158
Interstate 495: Norton--Cape Cod Canal 163
Massachusetts 2: Cambridge--Leominster 171
Massachusetts 3 (The Southeast Expressway): Quincy--Sagamore Bridge 183
Massachusetts 12 and 13: Webster--Townsend 193
Massachusetts 24: Randolph--Fall River 204
Massachusetts 128: Gloucester--Peabody 210
Central Lowland and Bronson Hill Upland 219
Colliding Continents 219
Merrimack Terrane 222
Mesozoic Rift Basins 225
Glacial Geology 228
Roadguides to the Central Lowland and Bronson Hill Upland 235
Interstate 90 (Mass Pike): Auburn--Springfield Area 235
Interstate 91: Connecticut River Valley 242
Massachusetts 2: Fitchburg--Connecticut River 258
Massachusetts 9: Worcester--Amherst 265
Massachusetts 32: South Monson--Royalston 272
The Berkshires 283
Laurentian Terranes 285
Glacial Geology 295
Roadguides to the Berkshires 299
Interstate 90 (Mass Pike): Westfield--West Stockbridge 299
U.S. 7: Sheffield--Williamstown 310
Massachusetts 2 (The Mohawk Trail): Greenfield--Williamstown 321
Massachusetts 9: Northampton--Pittsfield 332
A Circuitous Route through the Berkshire Hills: Sandisfield--Heath 340
Glossary 351
Selected Reading 360
Index 367
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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 7, 2001

    Great Series of books...

    Although Roadside Geology of Massachusetts has not been released yet, I must recommend this book to anyone interested in the geology of Massachusetts. I have almost every book from the Roadside series and I cannot imagine how the Roadside Geology of Massachusetts could stray from such a well-written series. Every book in the series is well-written, contains pictures/diagrams, and allows an amateur to examine the natural history of each state by following maps and directions in each chapter. I recommend adding this book to your collection today.

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