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Geology
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Introducing the new "Face of Connecticut"
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Talcott Mountain Science Center, in cooperation with the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, has produced an online version of Michael Bell's classic book highlighting the state's unique geology. To view it, click on the cover photo to the left. |
In order to facilitate the use of this new resource in the classroom, Science Center staff and Connecticut State Geologist Ralph Lewis presented a series of introductory geology workshops during the spring of 2001. Emphasizing "hands-on" activities in geology, mapping and GIS technology, these workshops were designed to help teachers across the state show the "Face of Connecticut" to their students.
Photos from the field study portion of the workshops are available here.
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Talcott Mountain Science Center is situated atop a ridge consisting of basalt rock with interlayed sedimentary deposits that was formed approximately 200 million years ago. The flow of lava that created the ridge originated in what is now Holyoke, Massachusetts - hence the name "Holyoke Basalt." This particular form of basalt appears either orange-to-brown or dark grey in color.