Stories in stone [[electronic resource] ] : how geology influenced Connecticut history and culture / / Jelle Zeilinga de Boer
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Zeilinga de Boer Jelle
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Stories in stone [[electronic resource] ] : how geology influenced Connecticut history and culture / / Jelle Zeilinga de Boer
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| Pubblicazione: | Middletown, Conn., : Wesleyan University Press, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (351 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 557.46 |
| Soggetto topico: | Geology - Connecticut |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
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| Sommario/riassunto: | Exploring the many facets of Connecticut's unique geology |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Stories in stone |
| ISBN: | 1-283-12834-9 |
| 9786613128348 | |
| 0-8195-7247-0 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910460890503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Garnet books.