Guidebook for Field Trips in Western Massachusetts, Northern Connecticut and Adjacent Areas of New York


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Excerpt from Guidebook for Field Trips in Western Massachusetts, Northern Connecticut and Adjacent Areas of New York: October 10, 11 and 12, 1975 This field trip is designed to illustrate some of the rock types and structural features present in Precambrian terranes between Bear Mountain, New York and the Housatonic Highlands in western Connecticut (fig. As indicated on Figure 1, exposures in the Hudson Highlands (reading Prong), New Milford Massif, Bear Hill Massif, and the Housatonic Highlands will be visited. Basal Paleozoic rocks, the Poughquag Quartzite and Lowerre Quartzite, in contact with Precambrian gneisses are present at Stops 3, 4, 5, and 6 (fig. L) and it is interesting to compare the eastern more feldspathic and per-aluminous Lowerre facies to the western clean quartzite and arkosic Poughquag facies. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.







New England Intercollegiate Geological Conference, 6lst Annual Meeting at the State University of New York at Albany, Albany, Albany, New York, October 10, 11, 12, 1969


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Excerpt from New England Intercollegiate Geological Conference, 6lst Annual Meeting at the State University of New York at Albany, Albany, Albany, New York, October 10, 11, 12, 1969: Guidebook for Field Trips in New York, Massachusetts, and Vermont Attendance at meetings has exploded during the past decade. This year over 700 people have pre - registered, so that it is essential that enough field trips are available to serve all the varied interests such attendance represents. This Guidebook has been prepared by the field trip leaders. Because of its Size, I have done no more than assemble the articles into this volume; the authors have done their own editing. The State University of New York at Albany has subsidized the cost of printing this Guidebook. Additional copies Will be available from the suny - A Bookstore, Albany, New York 12203. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.