Download or read book Eastern New York and Western New England (Classic Reprint) written by Charles R. Longwell and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Eastern New York and Western New England The route to be followed in excursion A - l is indicated on Figure 1. In the Hudson Valley the Paleozoic stratigraphy will be reviewed briefly, and evidence of two notable disturbances will be examined. In the Adirondack Mountains the results of recent field studies will be used in considering the form of the great anorthosite mass, the mechanics of its intrusion, and the differentiation of the magma into various rock types. The complex belt of folds, thrusts, and schistosity in western Vermont and Massachusetts still holds numerous major problems of stratigraphy and structure; these will be pointed out during examination of the results of recent detailed work. Old erosion surfaces are particularly well displayed in western New England. They will be pointed out, and their bearing on the late geologic history will be discussed. In the Connecticut Valley the com position, structure, and fossil content of the Triassic rocks will be studied, and the problem of the original extent of the Triassic strata will be considered. In this area features that prove widespread stagnation of the last ice sheet are especially well developed. Several museums in the region have rich paleontologic and geologic collections, which will be utilized to supplement the field examinations. 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.