[PDF] Roadside Geology Of Massachusetts eBook

Author : James William Skehan
Publisher :
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 48,90 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Science
ISBN :

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Informative travel companions about roadside terrain and geology with photos, diagrams, and glossary.

Author : Tom Wessels
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 20,72 MB
Release : 2021-09-14
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1643260944

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Step Out of Your Car and Right into Nature! New England’s Roadside Ecology guides you through 30 spectacular natural sites, all within an easy walk from the road. The sites include the forests, wetlands, alpines, dunes, and geologic ecosystems that make up New England. Author Tom Wessels is the perfect guide. Each entry starts with the brief description of the hike's level of difficulty—all are gentle to moderate and cover no more than two miles. Entries also include turn-by-turn directions and clear descriptions of the flora, fauna, and fungi you are likely to encounter along the way. New England’s Roadside Ecology is a must-have guide for outdoor enthusiasts, hikers, and tourists in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Author : James William Skehan
Publisher : Roadside Geology
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,71 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780878425471

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The small chunk of North America enclosed within the state boundaries of Connecticut and Rhode Island includes parts of at least six former continents, microcontinents, and volcanic island chains, each with its own geologic history. Roadside Geology of Connecticut and Rhode Island introduces readers to the sequence of mountain-building collisions that welded the pieces of land together and to the subsequent upwelling of magma that nearly broke them apart again. Twenty road guides, complete with maps, photographs, and diagrams, locate and interpret the rocks and landforms visible from the state's highways and at nearby parks and historic sites. Readers will discover stretched pebbles at Purgatory Chasm, folded marble at Kent Falls State Park, Eubrontes footprints at Dinosaur State Park, and glacial moraines protruding from the waters of Long Island and Block Island Sounds.

Author : Ray Wiggers
Publisher : Mountain Press Publishing
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 25,21 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780878423460

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Copious illustrations and witty, page-turning prose guide readers on geologic walking or driving tours of 37 sites in Illinois.

Author : Martin E. Ross
Publisher :
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 36,74 MB
Release : 2015-02-01
Category : Ann, Cape (Mass.)
ISBN : 9780692352885

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The book is divided into two parts: Part I consists of 6 chapters dealing with physical geology using Cape Ann as the example. Part II consists of 10 chapters describing the geology at 10 localities on Cape Ann. The intended audience includes the lay person, geology students, and professional geologists.

Author : Benjamin Kendall Emerson
Publisher : Franklin Classics
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 45,15 MB
Release : 2018-10-12
Category :
ISBN : 9780342676613

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Tyler Priest
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 10,66 MB
Release : 2009-10-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1603441565

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After World War II, the discovery and production of onshore oil in the United States faced decline. As a result, offshore prospects in the Gulf of Mexico took on new strategic value. Shell Oil Company pioneered many of the early moves offshore and continues to lead the way into “deepwater.” Tyler Priest’s study is the first time the modern history of Shell Oil has been told in any detail. Drawing on interviews with Shell retirees and many other sources, Priest relates how the imagination, talent, and hard work of personnel at all levels shaped the evolution of the company. The narrative also covers important aspects of Shell Oil’s corporate evolution, but the company’s pioneering steps into the deepwater fields of the Gulf of Mexico are its signature achievement. Priest’s study demonstrates that engineers did not suddenly create methods for finding and producing oil and gas from astounding water depths. Rather, they built on a half-century of accumulated knowledge and improvements to technical systems. Shell Oil’s story is unique, but it also illuminates the modern history of the petroleum industry. As Priest demonstrates, this company’s experiences offer a starting point for examining the understudied topics of strategic decision-making, scientific research, management of technology, and corporate organization and culture within modern oil companies, as well as how these activities applied to offshore development. “. . . tells a dramatic story of imaginative businessmen and engineers who propelled Shell forward in the search for ways to locate and recover oil from the depths of the sea.”—Southwestern Historical Quarterly “This book’s narrative is sustained throughout by easily understood explanations of the technical details of drilling and production.”—Journal of Southern History