LEADER 02384nam 2200613 a 450 001 9910814695003321 005 20240514040122.0 010 $a1-283-12834-9 010 $a9786613128348 010 $a0-8195-7247-0 035 $a(CKB)2670000000095200 035 $a(EBL)776725 035 $a(OCoLC)767498304 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000525895 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11335034 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000525895 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10508293 035 $a(PQKB)11336866 035 $a(OCoLC)731694233 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse9822 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL776725 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10477844 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL312834 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC776725 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000095200 100 $a20090324d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aStories in stone $ehow geology influenced Connecticut history and culture /$fJelle Zeilinga de Boer 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aMiddletown, Conn. $cWesleyan University Press$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (351 p.) 225 1 $aGarnet books 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8195-6891-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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 327 $aBibliographyIndex 330 $aExploring the many facets of Connecticut's unique geology 410 0$aGarnet books. 606 $aGeology$zConnecticut 615 0$aGeology 676 $a557.46 700 $aZeilinga de Boer$b Jelle$01593511 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910814695003321 996 $aStories in stone$93913680 997 $aUNINA