Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site: Geologic resources inventory report

Thornberry-Ehrlich TL. 2015. Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site: Geologic resources inventory report. Natural Resource Report. NPS/NRSS/GRD/NRR—2015/929. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado

This GRI report is a companion document to previously completed GRI digital geologic map data. It was written for resource managers to support science-informed decision making. It may also be useful for interpretation. The report was prepared using available geologic information, and the NPS Geologic Resources Division conducted no new fieldwork in association with its preparation. Sections of the report discuss distinctive geologic features and processes within the park, highlight geologic issues facing resource managers, describe the geologic history leading to the present-day landscape, and provide information about the GRI geologic map data. A poster illustrates these data. The Map Unit Properties Table summarizes report content for each geologic map unit.

Type
Published Report
Authors
Thornberry-Ehrlich, Trista
Date of Issue
2015-03
Publisher
National Park Service
Units
GRD , GRI , NETN , NRSS , SAIR
Keywords
and Protection., Coastal Resources, Disturbed Lands and Mineral Extraction, Earthquake Hazards and Risks, Faults, Flooding and Fluvial Geomorphology of the Saugus River, Fluvial Features and Processes, Folds, geologic features, Geologic History, Geologic Issues, geologic processes, Geologic Resources Division, Geologic Resources Inventory, Glacial Deposits, GRD, GRI, Igneous Rocks, Map Unit Properties Table, map units, Massachusetts, Metamorphic Rocks, Monitoring, National Park Service, NPS, Paleontological Resource Inventory, Paleontological resources, Radiometric Age Dates, Resource Management, Restoring the Turning Basin, SAIR, Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site, Sedimentary Rocks, Slope Features and Processes, Slope Movement Hazards and Risks, Volcanic Rocks
Subjects
Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Geomorphology | Glacial Features and Processes , Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Geomorphology | Hillslope Features and Processes , Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Geomorphology | Coastal/Oceanographic Features and Processes , Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Geomorphology | Stream/River Channel Characteristics , Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Subsurface Geologic Processes | Seismic Activity , Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Paleontology | Paleontology

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