Roadside Geology of Wisconsin (2004)

by Robert H. Dott

Series: Roadside Geology Series (Wisconsin)

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Discover the ice-sculpted landscape that intrigued and inspired John Muir, Aldo Leopold, and Frank Lloyd Wright. From potholes carved into Precambrian basalt by torrentials floods of glacial meltwater to the fossil tracks of ancient sluglike creatures that crawled across tidal flats 500 million years ago, the rocks and landforms of Wisconsin reveal a captivating geologic story that spans 2.8 billion years. Thirty-five road guides interpret the geology visible from the state's highways and at more than 60 state, county, and city parks.… (more)

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Roadside Geology of Wisconsin

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2004

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We dedicate this volume to all geologists who have contributed to our knowledge of Wisconsin geology, especcially to Rachel and Richard Paull, who published the first comprehensive guide to Wisconsin geology.

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Preface: The first-time visitor to Wisconsin will find much diversity--diversity of landscapes and geology, of vegetation, of economy, of people, and especially of names.

Wisconsin lise within the broad central part of the North American continent, that broad expanse between mountains on its eastern and western margins.

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Discover the ice-sculpted landscape that intrigued and inspired John Muir, Aldo Leopold, and Frank Lloyd Wright. From potholes carved into Precambrian basalt by torrentials floods of glacial meltwater to the fossil tracks of ancient sluglike creatures that crawled across tidal flats 500 million years ago, the rocks and landforms of Wisconsin reveal a captivating geologic story that spans 2.8 billion years. Thirty-five road guides interpret the geology visible from the state's highways and at more than 60 state, county, and city parks.

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