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Colossal Cataract: The Geologic History of Niagara Falls

Colossal Cataract: The Geologic History of Niagara Falls


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In 1975 a group of distinguished American and Canadian geologists agreed to pool their knowledge to write about the geologically fascinating resource they shared. Colossal Cataract is the result of their five-year collaboration to provide both geologists and general readers with the first comprehensive geological history of Niagara Falls since 1914. How and why the Falls were formed and how the Niagara Frontier has evolved through natural processes and through man's efforts to benefit from the dynamic power of the Falls is described in a succinct history. A chapter forecasts the possible future of the Falls, taking the natural erosion rate and the technological options for directing it into account. The authors both correct some misconceptions about the geology of the Falls and offer a new interpretation of the structure of the bedrock. A chapter on paleontology describes the fossils that have been deposited and which might still be found. Attached to the book is a 25 x 32" four-color map, the only available detailed geological map of the Niagara area. The map shows the bedrock distribution and incorporates the latest geological data. Appendixes offer a glossary of geologic terms, Niagara statistics, stratigraphy, a road guide to points of interest, and a summary of museum exhibits in the Niagara region.

Table of Contents:
Preface 1. Introduction Location, Setting, Accessibility History of Geological Observations 2. The Geologic Past Historical Geology Niagara Rock Strata Silurian Fossils of the Niagara Frontier Quaternary Geology Ancient Niagara River Gravels and Their Fossils Structural Geology 3. Present Dynamics of Niagara 4. Future of Niagara Falls 5. Detailed Stratigraphy 6. Silurian Paleontology 7. Depositional Environments and Fossil Distribution References Cited Appendix A. Road Guide for Points of Interest Appendix B. Museum Exhibits Appendix C. Niagara Statistics Appendix D. Subsurface Stratigraphy Glossary Contributors Index

About the Author :
Irving H. Tesmer is Professor of Geology at the State University of New York at Buffalo.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780873955232
  • Publisher: State University of New York Press
  • Publisher Imprint: State University of New York Press
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 219
  • Spine Width: 25 mm
  • Weight: 227 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0873955234
  • Publisher Date: 30 Jun 1981
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: The Geologic History of Niagara Falls
  • Width: 152 mm


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