Statistical Study of Topography, Sheeting, and Jointing in Granite, Acadia National Park, Maine
Chapman CA, Rioux RL, National Park Service, Acadia National Park. 1958. Statistical Study of Topography, Sheeting, and Jointing in Granite, Acadia National Park, Maine. American Journal of Science. 256(2):111-127
From Introduction, 'Field and laboratory data are used to show the relationship between topology and structure on Mount Desert Island.' GEOLOGY: Both field and laboratory data are used to show the relationship between topology and structure on Mount Desert Island. Two diagrams representing the present topography are prepared. Data on jointing of the granite, when plotted in a rosette diagram, reveal three principal and one subordinate joint sets /STUDY LOCATIONS:/ /MOUNT DESERT ISLAND
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Chapman, Carleton; Rioux, Robert; National Park Service, Acadia National Park
- Units
- ACAD
- Keywords
- Erosion, Geology, Geomorphology, Glaciers, Granite, jointing (geology), Mount Desert Island