Download or read book Roadside Bedrock Geology Along Route 129 and 101 From Thessalon to Potholes Provincial Nature Reserve Ontario written by Steven Donald John Baumann and published by Roadside Geology of the Midwes. This book was released on 2019-01-14 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This field guidebook completes the loop of highways in Ontario from Wawa, south to the Soo (Sault Ste. Marie), to the east Thessalon, then north to Chapleau, and back west to Wawa. Like the other books in the series, it is in full color and concentrates on selected accessible bedrock outcrops. There is also an additional book from Thessalon to Sudbury along Trans-Canada 17.The first two dozen pages give you the geologic background needed to understand the geology of the area. It includes an introduction on how to use the book and relevant definitions. There are also color depictions and explanations of things like faults, stratigraphic column, time chart, how to read a geologic map, and more.All sites are visible on both pages if you're open to it, so there's no jumping around. The page on the left will have detailed geologic information and a local geologic map. The right page contains photos with key observations marked. I continue using GPS instead of directions in this book so you can start from anywhere you like. Just punch the GPS coordinates into your smart phone or vehicle GPS.There are 16 stops. 12 color diagrams. 60 color photos. 21 color maps.
Download or read book Roadside Bedrock Geology Along Trans Canada 17 written by Steven Baumann and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-01-02 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the 5th book in a series of roadside geology books. Here we explore the Precambrian geology along Trans-Canada 17 from east of Thessalon to east of Sudbury, Ontario. This guidebook is in full color with 19 pages of relevant geologic information, to include charts and diagrams. Plus there are 19 individual studied outcrops that you can visit. The guidebook gives GPS coordinates for all stops, so you can explore them in any order. We explore the Huronian Supergroup meta-sediments and the later igneous intrusions. We begin near the north shore of Lake Huron then head east and swing around the southern side of the Sudbury impact crater into the Grenville Province. All the stops are on public land, plus Chutes Provincial Park.
Download or read book Roadside Geology of the Algoma District Ontario written by Steven Baumann and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-14 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the Precambrian geology exposed along Trans-Canada 17 and Ontario Route 101, to Potholes Nature Reserve. It is a continuation north from the Trans-Canada 17 Ontario Route 638 loop. The rocks exposed cover almost 3 billion years of Earth's history. Copper and gold mines are common in the area, especially near Wawa.
Download or read book Roadside Geology of the Trans Canada 17 and Route 638 Loop in Ontario Canada written by Steven Baumann and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-10-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THIS VERSION IS FIRST PRINT AND MAY CONTAIN TYPOS: This is a unique roadside book of the 110 mile loop along Trans-Canada 17 from Goulais Bay to Thessalon and back via Route 638. It is organized in a manner so you can visit outcrops by either following the book or by GPS coordinates within. It explores the Precambrian outcrops common along the transect from the Archean granites, through the Huronian Supergroup, to the post Mid-continental Rift bedrock. There are 35 total outcrops visited. All but three are easily assessable from the roadside. Other road segments include Route 556, Old Soo Road, Gordon Lake Road, Center Line Road, Watson Road, and Government Road. This was a unique time in Earth's history. The Huronian rocks date back almost 2.5 billion years and record many firsts on Earth. The first free oxygen in the atmosphere, the first ice ages, the first time plate tectonics dominates, and the first wide distribution of carbonate rocks. Technical terms are kept to a minimum. Please enjoy and explore your world!
Download or read book Roadside Geology of Ontario written by E. G. Pye and published by Sudbury : Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
