Between the warm granite of Schoodic Point are black seams of basalt. Several hundred million years ago, this basalt (technically diabase) flowed through the fractures in the granite bedrock. The dating of these features shows these represent multiple events over time. Click on the image for a larger view.
Monthly Archives: September 2015
Dusk at Schoodic Point
Just off Schoodic Point in Acadia National Park is Little Moose Island. The island is separated from the mainland by East Pond. At low tide, the water levels drop to connect the two. Snails cover the rocks breaking the surface of East Pond. Click on the image for a larger view.
Fluid Dynamics
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