Author: Charle Richard Van Hise
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2018-02-11
Total Pages: 30
ISBN-13: 9780656311033
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExcerpt from An Historical Sketch of the Lake Superior Region to Cambrian Time The ancient formations 'south of Lake Superior may be grouped into five great divisions: the Basement Complex, the Lower Huronian, the Upper Huronian, the Keweenawan, and the Lake Superior Sandstone. These five divisions are separated by unconformities of great magnitude, two of them at least being of the first order. According to the classification adopted by the United States Geological Survey, the Basement Complex is Archean; the Lower Huronian, Upper Huronian and K-ewee nawan constitute the Algonkian for this region; and the Lake Superior Sandstone is Cambrian. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Download or read book An Historical Sketch of the Lake Superior Region to Cambrian Time (Classic Reprint) written by Charle Richard Van Hise and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-11 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Historical Sketch of the Lake Superior Region to Cambrian Time The ancient formations 'south of Lake Superior may be grouped into five great divisions: the Basement Complex, the Lower Huronian, the Upper Huronian, the Keweenawan, and the Lake Superior Sandstone. These five divisions are separated by unconformities of great magnitude, two of them at least being of the first order. According to the classification adopted by the United States Geological Survey, the Basement Complex is Archean; the Lower Huronian, Upper Huronian and K-ewee nawan constitute the Algonkian for this region; and the Lake Superior Sandstone is Cambrian. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.