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As part of New England, Connecticut has undergone much geologic change shaped by plate tectonics, volcanism, and glacial activity.

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Geology of Connecticut

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As part of New England, Connecticut has undergone much geologic change shaped by plate tectonics, volcanism, and glacial activity. During the early Triassic...

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Geology of Manhattan Prong

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Island), parts of Westchester County, and upland portions of southwestern Connecticut. The bedrock underlying much of Manhattan consists of three rock formations:...

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Connecticut

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Connecticut (/kəˈnɛtɪkət/ kə-NET-ik-ət) is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island...

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Lake Hitchcock

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Saybrook. Lake Hitchcock is an important part of the geology of Connecticut. It experienced annual layering of sediments, or varves: silt and sand in the...

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Hanging Hills

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The Hanging Hills of south central Connecticut, United States are a range of mountainous trap rock ridges overlooking the city of Meriden and the Quinnipiac...

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New England Uplands

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near Reading to southwestern Connecticut near Danbury, where it joins the Taconic Mountains and Housatonic Highlands of the New England Uplands plateau...

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Geology of Massachusetts

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The geology of Massachusetts includes numerous units of volcanic, intrusive igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks formed within the last 1.2 billion...

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Metacomet Ridge

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northern Connecticut and the Westfield and Connecticut Rivers in Massachusetts. It was first identified in 1985 as a single geologic feature consisting of trap...

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Regional geology

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area Geology of Colorado Geology of Connecticut Geology of Delaware Geology of Florida Geology of Georgia Geology of Hawaii Geology of Idaho Geology of Illinois...

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Flood geology

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Flood geology (also creation geology or diluvial geology) is a pseudoscientific attempt to interpret and reconcile geological features of the Earth in...

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Berkshires

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that lie between the Housatonic and Connecticut Rivers. Highlands of northwest Connecticut may be seen as part of the Berkshires and sometimes called...

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Outline of Connecticut

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centers in Connecticut Climate of Connecticut Climate change Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Geology of Connecticut Superfund...

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William North Rice

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So-Called Conflicts (1925) Guide to the Geology of Middletown, Connecticut and Vicinity (1927) Connecticut State Geological and Natural History Survey. "William...

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Connecticut River

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The Connecticut River is the longest river in the New England region of the United States, flowing roughly southward for 406 miles (653 km) through four...

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Weston meteorite

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the town of Weston, Connecticut on the morning of December 14, 1807. The Weston meteorite fell to earth above the town of Weston, Connecticut at approximately...

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Geology of New Hampshire

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The geology of New Hampshire is similar to that of the rest of New England in comprising a series of metamorphosed sedimentary and volcanic rocks of Late...

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