Glaciation and speleogenesis interpretations from the Northeastern United States /
Focusing on glaciation and speleogenesis in the region of New York and New England, this book serves as an example of a karst region that has experienced large-scale continental glaciation. It reviews the literature on the controls of glaciation on karst development, exploring examples from the marb...
| Main Author: | Cooper, Max P., 1989- |
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| Other Authors: | Mylroie, John,, SpringerLink (Online service) |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cham :
Springer,
[2015]
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource : illustrations (some color), maps (some color). |
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Cave and karst systems of the world.
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| Summary: |
Focusing on glaciation and speleogenesis in the region of New York and New England, this book serves as an example of a karst region that has experienced large-scale continental glaciation. It reviews the literature on the controls of glaciation on karst development, exploring examples from the marbles of the Adirondacks, New England and eastern New York, the Ordovician strata of northern New York, and the Siluro-Devonian strata of central New York. Each of these areas is examined in detail, demonstrating the evolution of thought on glaciated karst through case studies of individual caves as well as larger cave systems. Additionally, this book describes the geology and glaciation, the evolution of karst landscapes from pre-glacial times to the present, and human interaction with the caves in the region. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references. From the Contents: Introduction -- Glaciated Karst: A Global View -- Glaciated Karst Studies of New York and New England -- Geologic History of New York and New England and the Controls on Karst Development. Focusing on glaciation and speleogenesis in the region of New York and New England, this book serves as an example of a karst region that has experienced large-scale continental glaciation. It reviews the literature on the controls of glaciation on karst development, exploring examples from the marbles of the Adirondacks, New England and eastern New York, the Ordovician strata of northern New York, and the Siluro-Devonian strata of central New York. Each of these areas is examined in detail, demonstrating the evolution of thought on glaciated karst through case studies of individual caves as well as larger cave systems. Additionally, this book describes the geology and glaciation, the evolution of karst landscapes from pre-glacial times to the present, and human interaction with the caves in the region. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource : illustrations (some color), maps (some color). |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9783319165349 3319165348 331916533X 9783319165332 |