Roadside Geology of Connecticut and Rhode IslandTable of Contents | |
| Introduction | 1 |
| Understanding the Earth | 2 |
| The Rock Cycle Meets Tectonics | 5 |
| Ages of Rocks | 7 |
| Bedrock History of Connecticut and Rhode Island | 8 |
| Glacial History | 13 |
| Pioneers of North American Glacial Geology | 13 |
| A Frozen World | 16 |
| Retreat of the Ice and Formation of Lakes | 18 |
| Glacial Landforms and Deposits | 20 |
| Postglacial History | 26 |
| Sea Level and the Coast | 27 |
| Human Activity | 30 |
| Rhode Island and Eastern Connecticut | 33 |
| Bronson Hill Volcanic Arc | 34 |
| Eastern Connecticut Thrust Belt | 35 |
| Avalonia: A Geologist's Paradise | 38 |
| Narragansett Basin | 41 |
| Glaciation | 48 |
| Road Guides in Rhode Island | 49 |
| Interstate 95: Pawtucket - Connecticut State Line | 49 |
| US 1: Narragansett - Westerly | 55 |
| US 6 and US 44: East Providence - Connecticut State Line | 61 |
| RI 138 and RI 24: Tiverton - South Kingston | 67 |
| RI 122 and RI 146: Pawtucket - Woonsocket | 90 |
| Block Island | 95 |
| Road Guides in Connecticut | 104 |
| Interstate 84: Massachusetts State Line - Manchester | 104 |
| Interstate 95: Rhode Island State Line - Branford | 110 |
| Interstate 395: Massachusetts State Line - Interstate 95 | 124 |
| US 6 and US 44: Rhode Island State Line - Manchester | 130 |
| Connecticut 2: Stonington - Glastonbury | 141 |
| Connecticut 9: Old Saybrook - Middletown | 152 |
| The Hartford Basin of Connecticut | 163 |
| Fault Blocks in the Hartford Basin | 166 |
| Rocks of the Hartford Basin | 166 |
| Jurassic Life | 168 |
| Glacial Lakes Middletown and Hitchcock | 170 |
| Road Guides in the Hartford Basin | 173 |
| Interstate 91: New Haven - Massachusetts State Line | 173 |
| Interstate 95: Branford - West Haven | 187 |
| US 44: Manchester - Avon | 189 |
| Connecticut 9: Middletown - New Britain | 195 |
| Western Connecticut | 201 |
| Taconic Mountain Building Event | 203 |
| Acadian Mountain Building Event | 206 |
| Mount Prospect and Hodges Complexes | 206 |
| Jurassic Rifting | 209 |
| Glaciation | 209 |
| Road Guides in Western Connecticut | 210 |
| Interstate 84: Southington - Danbury | 210 |
| Interstate 95: West Haven - Greenwich | 218 |
| US 7: Canaan - Norwalk | 228 |
| US 44: Canton - New York State Line | 239 |
| Glossary | 255 |
| Bibliography | 263 |
| Index | 269 |
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