Traprock, Tracks and Brownstone

The Geology, Paleontology, and History of World-Class Sites in the Connecticut Valley

Geological Society of Connecticut Fieldtrip Guidebook No. 1

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First Fieldtrip Meeting - Saturday, May 1, 2010

Chapters include:

*   Introduction: The Geology of the Connecticut Valley

*   The Holyoke Basalt at the Tilcon Quarry, North Branford: The geology, petrology, and history of one of the world's largest flood-basalt eruptions

*   The Stone that Shaped America in the 19th Century: The geology and history of the Portland brownstone quarries

*   Window into the Jurassic World: Reconstructing ancient environments with fossils, tracks, and traces at Dinosaur State Park