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Contents Preface ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 1. In the Beginning: Continental Fusion and Breakup 8 2. Weather and Climate: Hurricanes and Ice Ages 27 3. Connecticut’s Geologic Treasures: Gems and Ores 56 Sidebar: Gems in QuarryTailings 74 Sidebar: Other Historic Quarries and Mines in Connecticut 82 4. Settlers and Soils in the Central Valley: The Legacy of Glacial Lake Hitchcock 83 5. The Metacomet Ridge: The Scientific, Political, and Cultural Impact of an Old Lava Flow 105 Sidebar:The Curse of the Black Dog 129 6. The Moodus Noises: The Science and Lore of Connecticut Earthquakes 132 Sidebar: MoodusTremors and Sonic Booms 156 7. Visitors from Space: The Weston and Wethersfield Meteorites 157 Afterword: Our Lithic Inheritance 171 Bibliography 175 Index 197 This page intentionally left blank ...

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