A Geologic Overview of Cape Cod: A Guide for the Sigma XI Field Trip, September 26, 1992
Oldale RN. 1992. A Geologic Overview of Cape Cod: A Guide for the Sigma XI Field Trip, September 26, 1992. U S Geological Survey Open File Report 92-551. U. S. Geological Survey. Woods Hole, MA
This overview presents a generalized account of the geology of Cape Cod, demonstrated by scenic overlooks from the Cape Cod Canal to the Provincelands dunes. This generalized approach is necessary because I have not done field work on the Cape since about 1972 and much of my work here was completed by 1967, 25 years ago. The outcrops studied in the distant past have no doubt changed greatly or disappeared completely, the result of shore erosion and development. However, the general aspects of the geology, stratigraphy, and geologic history remain relatively unchanged, and can best be demonstrated from broad vistas.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Oldale, Robert
- Date of Issue
- 1992
- Publisher
- U. S. Geological Survey
- Units
- CACO
- Keywords
- Areal Geology, Barnstable County Massachusetts, Cape Cod, Field Trips, Geology, Guidebook, Massachusetts, Road Log, Southeastern Massachusetts