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The Geology of Long Island Sound

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This chapter is intended to provide an overview of our present understanding of the geology of the lowland that now contains both Long Island and Fishers Island Sounds: The Long Island Sound (LIS) Basin. A portion of the chapter is a grateful reminder of the contributions of previous investigators. This is followed by a discussion of the major geologic components of the LIS Basin, from oldest to youngest.

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Notes

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    John R Mullaney of the USGS-Water Resources Division in East Hartford, CT has kindly supplied the summary of surface and groundwater discharges to LIS.

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    Mark A. Tedesco

  3. School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA

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    Corey Garza

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Lewis, R. (2014). The Geology of Long Island Sound. In: Latimer, J., Tedesco, M., Swanson, R., Yarish, C., Stacey, P., Garza, C. (eds) Long Island Sound. Springer Series on Environmental Management. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6126-5_2

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