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Geology of Massachusetts and Rhode Island

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In preparing the present treatise and the accompanying geologic map of Massachusetts and Rhode Island (PI. X, in pocket) I have endeavored to use all the material available. The matter has been greatly condensed, for the detailed geology of a considerable part of the area will be described in a number of forthcoming folios of the Geologic Atlas of the United States. The Holyoke folio, published in 1898, covered the major part of the Triassic rocks in Massachusetts, but as those rocks have since been more thoroughly studied they are here treated in greater detail to bring their discussion up to date.

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Publisher: US Geological Survey
Published: 1917
DOI: 10.3133/b597
OpenAlex: W140873457
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Topics: Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geology › Geological Studies and Exploration
Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geochemistry and Petrology › Geological and Geochemical Analysis
Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Earth-Surface Processes › Geological formations and processes
Keywords: Triassic rocks, stratigraphy, geological map, regional geology

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