| Titre | The story in the rocks of the cliffs of Fundy |
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| Auteur | Piper, D J W ;
Pe-Piper, G |
| Source | 2022, 105p. |
| Liens | Online - En ligne
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| Année | 2022 |
| Séries alt. | Ressources naturelles Canada, Contribution externe 20220038 |
| Éditeur | leanpub |
| Document | livre |
| Lang. | anglais |
| Media | papier; numérique; en ligne |
| Formats | pdf |
| Province | Nouvelle-Écosse |
| SNRC | 11E/05; 11E/06; 21H/07; 21H/08 |
| Lat/Long OENS | -65.0000 -63.0000 45.5000 45.2500 |
| Sujets | antécédents géologiques; roches ignées; roches sédimentaires; failles; Terrane d'Avalon ; géologie générale; Information et communication; Éducation et formation |
| Illustrations | représentations schématiques; photographies; cartes de localisation; tableaux chronostratigraphiques; coupes transversales |
| Diffusé | 2022 05 24 |
| Résumé | (disponible en anglais seulement)
This little book is intended for the visitor to the Cliffs of Fundy Geopark who has at least a smattering of geological knowledge, perhaps from a course in
elementary school; a willingness to cope with some technical terminology; and the curiosity to learn more about the story that the rocks in the Geopark can tell the engaged visitor. We have prepared a synopsis of the geological history of the
Geopark, and more generally of the Maritime Provinces, as revealed by the rocks in the Geopark. We have tried to explain in simple terms the way in which geologists use evidence preserved in the rocks to draw conclusions about the history of the
Geopark, and more broadly to determine how the Earth works. This book is not a systematic guide to the geosites. Rather, it puts the individual geosites into an overall context. Our focus is on rocks in the field, rather than on museum specimens of
fossils, which are well presented in several popular books1. For each chapter, end-notes indicated by a superscript2 are provided that amplify particular points and provide references to the scientific literature. Several side boxes provide more
detail on particular issues that do not fit well in our overall chronologic approach. We emphasise how geologists read the story preserved in the rocks, and why scientific interpretations change as more evidence becomes available. The Geopark is a
place where we can learn how earthquakes happen, what goes on beneath an active volcano, how ores of copper, iron and rare-earth elements form. Why are the highest tides in the world found in the Geopark and what risks do they pose? How does the past
record in the rocks inform us about the impacts of global heating and sea level rise? If your curiosity is piqued, then we hope this is the book for you. |
| Sommaire | (Résumé en langage clair et simple, non publié)
Un guide des roches du géoparc des falaises de Fundy. Il met l'accent sur la façon dont l'histoire géologique peut être interprétée à partir des
archives conservées dans les roches. Il aborde les priorités éducatives de l'UNESCO en matière de changement climatique, de géorisques et d'extraction durable des ressources. Il ne s'adresse pas au grand public, mais plutôt à des visiteurs ayant des
connaissances limitées en géologie. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 329991 |
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