Geology and landscape of Michigan's Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and vicinity / / William L. Blewett

• Autore: Blewett William L. <1959->
• Pubblicazione: Detroit, : Wayne State University Press, c2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (200 p.)
• Disciplina: 557.74/932
• Soggetto topico: Geology, Structural - Michigan - Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore; Glaciology - Michigan - Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore; Paleogeography - Pleistocene; Paleogeography - Holocene; Geology, Stratigraphic - Pleistocene - Michigan - Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore; Geology, Stratigraphic - Holocene - Michigan - Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
• Soggetto geografico: Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (Mich.)
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction and Regional Setting -- Introduction -- Access -- History and Mission of the Park -- Getting Started: The Geologic Time Scale and Pictured Rocks Stratigraphy -- Geologic Setting -- The Pictured Rocks Landscape -- 2. Precambrian and Paleozoic Bedrock -- Overview and Previous Work -- Regional Correlation -- Jacobsville Formation -- Munising Formation -- The Pre-Munising Surface -- Basal Conglomerate Member -- Chapel Rock Member -- Origin of the Chapel Rock Member -- Miners Castle Member -- Au Train Formation -- Fossils in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore -- Geologic History: Sequence of Events -- The Lost Interval -- 3. Ancient Lakes and Relict Shorelines -- Introduction -- Getting Started -- Factors Affecting Lake Levels -- Crustal Rebound -- Ice-Marginal Retreat and Uncovering of Lower Outlets -- Shoreline Patterns-Rebound and the Bathtub Revisited -- Other Factors -- The Lake Sequence in the Lake Superior Basin -- Recognized Shorelines -- Sequence of Events -- The Modern Great Lakes -- Features Related to Ancient Lake Levels in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and Vicinity -- 4. The Ice Age -- The Glacial Chronology -- A Glacier Primer -- Drift and Bedrock Surface Characteristics -- Bedrock Topography -- Drift Thickness -- Drift Characteristics -- Landforms -- Moraines, Outwash Plains, and Heads of Outwash -- Kingston Lake Kettle Chain -- Drumlins -- Kame Terraces -- Spillways between Lakes Superior and Michigan -- Previous Work -- Deglaciation History -- Discussions and Conclusions -- 5. The Holocene Epoch -- Stream and Lake Networks -- Streams -- Lakes -- Initiation and Evolution of Grand Sable Dunes -- Previous Work -- The Curious History of Sable Creek, Grand Sable Lake, and Grand Sable Dunes -- The Pictured Rocks Cliffs. ; Of Agates and Erratics -- The Human Imprint -- Native Americans -- The Sawmill Culture -- Sand Point: A Lesson in Geologic Complexity -- Appendix: Pictured Rocks Road Log -- Munising -- Munising Falls -- Memorial and Olsen Falls -- Miners Castle Area -- Miners Beach (east) -- Miners Beach (west) -- Chapel Beach Area -- Mosquito Beach Area -- Melstrand Esker -- Long Lake Channel -- Kingston Plains -- Kingston Lake Kettle Chain -- Hurricane River, Au Sable Point, and the Jacobsville Formation -- Log Slide and Grand Sable Banks and Dunes -- Grand Sable Lake -- Sable Falls Area -- Donahey Woods Site -- Grand Marais -- References Cited -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: Geology and landscape of Michigan's Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and vicinity
• ISBN: 0-8143-3616-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910827105803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Great Lakes books.