Discovery of Eocene sediments in subsurface of Cape Cod
Zeigler JM, Hoffmeister WS, Giese G, Tasha H. 1960. Discovery of Eocene sediments in subsurface of Cape Cod. Science. 132(3437):1397-1398
Spores, pollen, and charcoal taken from two wells drilled near the tip of Cape Cod have been identified as Eocene. these are the first Eocene rocks to be identified in Massachusetts. Interpretation of seismic records taken in the Gulf of Maine and Cape Cod Bay will be influenced by this discovery.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Zeigler, J; Hoffmeister, W; Giese, Giese; Tasha, Herman
- Units
- CACO
- Keywords
- Cape Cod, Distribution, Eocene, Eocene sediments, geol history, Geology, Geology Hydrology Soils, index map, Massachusetts, microfossils in coal, pollen and spores in coal, Sediments, Stratigraphy, Tertiary, Well data