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Continuous bedrock core from about 50 sites across CT. Stored in 1100 boxes. This collection has been rescued three times since its formation in the late 1980's. Formerly administrative responsibility was shared between the University of Connecticut Dept. of Geology and Geophysics (now disbanded) and the Dept. of Environmental Protection, Geological and Natural History Survey. The State Survey now houses the collection and is the sole administrator.
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The Map of Mines and Quarries of Connecticut was compiled by Charles Smith of Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.) in 1972 at a 1:125,000 scale. Smith produced a set of 1:24,000 scale quadrangle maps depicting active and abandoned rock and mineral operations as compilation sheets for the larger map. Both the set of compilation sheets and the statewide map are on file in the offices of the Connecticut Geological and Natural History Survey. An explanatory text for the set includes a description of the mapping, the map legend, and a bibliography. The historical letter by State Geologist Joe Webb Peoples, included with the explanatory text, notifies the newly formed Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection...
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Library collection of 34 out-of-print Biennial Reports of the Commissioners of the State Geological and Natural History Survey to the Governor and State Legislature of Connecticut. These historic reports chronicle the legacy and evolution of the State Geological and Natural History Survey of Connecticut from its inception in 1903 until it became an entity of the state environmental agency in 1971. This collection include 682 pages of text, 18 figures, 9 plates, and 2 map sheets. These reports are valuable to science historians, academic scholars, geoscience professionals, and public policy experts. A related Connecticut Survey Library collection contains associated historic correspondence. Although most of the...
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Geoscientific collections managed by Connecticut Geological Survey are aggregated in the National Digital Catalog to enhance discovery and use of valuable samples and data for further scientific research. Contact information and material access instructions are provided for the individual collections.


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