1935/10/31 by W. A. Tarr · 2 citations
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Research Article| October 31, 1935 Concretions in the Champlain formation of the Connecticut River Valley W. A. TARR W. A. TARR Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (1935) 46 (10): 1493–1534. https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-46-1493 Article history received: 29 Dec 1933 first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation W. A. TARR; Concretions in the Champlain formation of the Connecticut River Valley. GSA Bulletin 1935;; 46 (10): 1493–1534. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-46-1493 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract INTRODUCTIONConcretions in the Champlain formation of the Connecticut River valley were noted by the earliest settlers in the region. The concretions were found in great numbers among the gravels of the Connecticut River and its tributaries, and on and in the thinly banded beds exposed at low water. The name "claystones" was early applied to them, a name that was significant because the concretions were harder than the clay enclosing them. Later, the term "clay-dogs" was given them by the workmen in the brick yards, perhaps because of the persistence with which the forms appear with the clay, or it may have been an opprobrious term intended to convey the idea that the concretions were nuisances in molding the brick.The concretions occur in an infinite variety of forms, but the most striking feature, to which the writer's attention was called in 1910 by the late R. D. Salisbury, . . . This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.