The geology of Mount Desert Island : a visitor's guide to the geology of Acadia National Park
Gilman RA, Chapman CA, Lowell TV, Borns HW. 1988. The geology of Mount Desert Island : a visitor's guide to the geology of Acadia National Park. Maine Geological Survey, Department of Conservation. Augusta, Maine
Contains excellent maps of the geology of Mount Desert Island. Contents of the report include: introduction, bedrock geology of Mount Desert Island, rocks of Mount Desert Island, stratified rocks, intrusive igneous rocks, joints and faults, Schoodic Peninsula, Isle au Haut, summary of the bedrock geologic history of Mount Desert Island, glacial geology of Mount Desert Island, introduction, shaping of the landscape by glacial erosion, glacial transportation and deposition of rock debris, disappearance of the glacier, summary of glacial history, recent geologic processes on Mount Desert Island, conclusion, supplementary reading, glossary of geologic terms /STUDY LOCATIONS:/ /MOUNT DESERT ISLAND/ISLE AU HAUT/SCHOODIC PENINSULA GIS-CATEGORY 1 ; Contains maps of the bedrock and surficial geology of Mount Desert Island
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Gilman, Richard; Chapman, Carleton; Lowell, Thomas; Borns, Harold
- Date of Issue
- 1988
- Publisher
- Maine Geological Survey, Department of Conservation
- Units
- ACAD
- Keywords
- Bedrock, Erosion, Faults (Geologic), Geology, Glaciers, Igneous Rocks, Isle Au Haut, Mount Desert Island, Schoodic Peninsula