Roadside Geology of Indiana

Description

“Roadside Geology of Indiana” is a field guide perfect for anyone who wishes to learn about Indiana’s ancient past by getting out and exploring the countryside. There is no better way to experience geology than to get outside and get one’s hands dirty, and this book allows just that by providing a field trip excursion across every part of the state. Provided are outcrop sites and quarries to visit as well as brief histories of mining towns and other historical trivia related to Indiana’s bedrock geology. Divided into routes along individual roadways, this book is a well-organized adventure from the Ordovician bedrock of southeastern Indiana through the Pleistocene glacial features that characterize the north. Need to pass through Indiana but want to learn something along the way? This book is perfect for Sunday evening drives or holiday layovers. So get out there and enjoy!

Author: Mark J. Camp
Publisher: Mountain Press Publishing Company
ISBN-13 Code: 9780878423965
ISBN: 0878423966
Published: 01/07/1999