GEO 333: Geography of Michigan and the Great Lakes Region


Part II. Physical Geography

A. Geology

B. Glacial

C. Landforms

D. Soils

E. Hydrology

F. Flora

G. Fauna

H. Climate

A. Underlying hard rock geology

Geologic time
Precambrian Era
       the midcontinent rift zone
       crystalline rocks of the western UP
       types of rock and their structure
              FEATURE: The Ontonagon boulder
             FEATURE: Pudding Stones
Paleozoic Era
       rock stratigraphic column: Paleozoic to current
       Michigan basin
       sedimentary rock types and their stratigraphic sequence
              the "basement"
              limestones
              sandstones
                     FEATURE: Grindstone City
              shales
              evaporite deposits
                     FEATURE: the story of Dow Chemical
       rock structure
       geologic hazards
              earthquakes
Effects of 270 million years
       strong vs weak rocks
       lowlands vs uplands
       cuestas

Here's a link to the mining section of the GEO 333 web page, for more on Geology

 

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