Geology and landscape of Michigan's Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and vicinity
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- ISBN: 9780814334416 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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xv, 181 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 26 cm. - Publisher: Detroit, Mich. : Wayne State University Press, c2012.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-171) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction to regional setting -- Precambian and Paleozoic bedrock -- Ancient lakes and relict shorelines -- The Ice Age -- The Holocene Epoch -- Appendix: Pictured Rocks road log. |
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Geology and Landscape of Michigan's Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and Vicinity
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Geology and Landscape of Michigan's Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and Vicinity
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Preface | p. ix | |
Acknowledgments | p. xiii | |
1 | Introduction and Regional Setting | p. 1 |
Introduction | p. 1 | |
Access | p. 4 | |
History and Mission of the Park | p. 6 | |
Getting Started: The Geologic Time Scale and Pictured Rocks Stratigraphy | p. 9 | |
Geologic Setting | p. 12 | |
The Pictured Rocks Landscape | p. 14 | |
2 | Precambrian and Paleozoic Bedrock | p. 17 |
Overview and Previous Work | p. 17 | |
Regional Correlation | p. 18 | |
Jacobsville Formation | p. 19 | |
Munising Formation | p. 21 | |
The Pre-Munising Surface | p. 22 | |
Basal Conglomerate Member | p. 23 | |
Chapel Rock Member | p. 26 | |
Origin of the Chapel Rock Member | p. 29 | |
Miners Castle Member | p. 31 | |
Au Train Formation | p. 33 | |
Fossils in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore | p. 35 | |
Geologic History: Sequence of Events | p. 37 | |
The Lost Interval | p. 42 | |
3 | Ancient Lakes and Relict Shorelines | p. 45 |
Introduction | p. 45 | |
Getting Started | p. 46 | |
Factors Affecting Lake Levels | p. 47 | |
Crustal Rebound | p. 47 | |
Ice-Marginal Retreat and Uncovering of Lower Outlets | p. 48 | |
Shoreline Patterns-Rebound and the Bathtub Revisited | p. 50 | |
Other Factors | p. 52 | |
The Lake Sequence in the Lake Superior Basin | p. 53 | |
Recognized Shorelines | p. 53 | |
Sequence of Events | p. 54 | |
The Modern Great Lakes | p. 57 | |
Features Related to Ancient Lake Levels in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and Vicinity | p. 59 | |
4 | The Ice Age | p. 67 |
The Glacial Chronology | p. 67 | |
A Glacier Primer | p. 69 | |
Drift and Bedrock Surface Characteristics | p. 73 | |
Bedrock Topography | p. 73 | |
Drift Thickness | p. 73 | |
Drift Characteristics | p. 74 | |
Landforms | p. 74 | |
Moraines, Outwash Plains, and Heads of Outwash | p. 74 | |
Kingston Lake Kettle Chain | p. 76 | |
Drumlins | p. 76 | |
Kame Terraces | p. 79 | |
Spillways between Lakes Superior and Michigan | p. 80 | |
Previous Work | p. 80 | |
Deglaciation History | p. 84 | |
Discussions and Conclusions | p. 86 | |
5 | The Holocene Epoch | p. 89 |
Stream and Lake Networks | p. 89 | |
Streams | p. 89 | |
Lakes | p. 90 | |
Initiation and Evolution of Grand Sable Dunes | p. 91 | |
Previous Work | p. 92 | |
The Curious History of Sable Creek, Grand Sable Lake, and Grand Sable Dunes | p. 95 | |
The Pictured Rocks Cliffs | p. 98 | |
Of Agates and Erratics | p. 103 | |
The Human Imprint | p. 108 | |
Native Americans | p. 108 | |
The Sawmill Culture | p. 110 | |
Sand Point: A Lesson in Geologic Complexity | p. 112 | |
Appendix: Pictured Rocks Road Log | p. 117 | |
Munising | p. 118 | |
Munising Falls | p. 118 | |
Memorial and Olsen Falls | p. 120 | |
Miners Castle Area | p. 123 | |
Miners Beach (east) | p. 125 | |
Miners Beach (west) | p. 127 | |
Chapel Beach Area | p. 132 | |
Mosquito Beach Area | p. 135 | |
Melstrand Esker | p. 138 | |
Long Lake Channel | p. 139 | |
Kingston Plains | p. 140 | |
Kingston Lake Kettle Chain | p. 141 | |
Hurricane River, Au Sable Point, and the Jacobsville Formation | p. 145 | |
Log Slide and Grand Sable Banks and Dunes | p. 148 | |
Grand Sable Lake | p. 150 | |
Sable Fails Area | p. 151 | |
Donahey Woods Site | p. 156 | |
Grand Marais | p. 158 | |
References Cited | p. 161 | |
Index | p. 173 |