Guidebook for field trips in Vermont: New England Intercollegiate Geological Conference, 79th annual meeting, October 16, 17 and 18, 1987

摘要: Literature concerning Vermont geology is becoming increasingly abundant. References in this guidebook alone call attention to a large part of the material published during the last 15 years, but numerous works have gone unmentioned. The Vermont State Geologist, Dr. Charles A. Ratte, is making an effort to maintain an up-to-date record of work done in Vermont. He started by publishing Bibliography of Vermont Geology (Ratte and others, 1980) which has been followed by a supplement (Ratte and Vanecek, 1983). As our understanding of the local geology advances, it is still co. nvenient to talk about geographic regions of the state using familiar terms, but it is important t_hat the names we use are free of false implications. A case in point is the term" Connecticut Valley Synclinorium" which Hatch (Trip B-3) would like to see replaced by" Connecticut Valley Trough". Until it is determined with certainty