New England Intercollegiate Geological Conference: Southeastern New Hampshire, October 13, and 14, 1956: D - - Pawtuckaway Are

Freedman, Jacob

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University of New Hampshire University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository NEIGC Trips New England Intercollegiate Geological Excursion Collection 1-1-1956 Paleozoic - Geology of the Mt. Pawtuckaway Area Freedman, Jacob Follow this and additional works at: https://scholars.unh.edu/neigc_trips Recommended Citation Freedman, Jacob, "Paleozoic - Geology of the Mt. Pawtuckaway Area" (1956). NEIGC Trips. 15. https://scholars.unh.edu/neigc_trips/15 This Text is brought to you for free and open access by the New England Intercollegiate Geological Excursion Collection at University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in NEIGC Trips by an authorized administrator of University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. For more information, please contact nicole.hentz@unh.edu. TRIP D TRIP D TRIP D TRIP D TRIP D48th Annual Meeting of the New England Intercollegiate Geological ConferencePaleozoic - Geology of the Mt. Pawtuckaway Area.TIME: 8:30 A.M. Sunday, October 14, 1956- LEADER: Jacob FreedmanAssembly Point: Parking lot on U.S. Route 4, just north of the railroad tracksand overpass in Durham, N. H. (about 30 minutes drive from Portsmouth, N.H.TotalPt.to Pt. Mileage REMARKS - Set trip indicator at 0 miles, and headnorthwest on U.S. Route 4, drive for •5 -5 turn left on Route 155A, at2*2 2.7 join route 155 and keep straight (to west), at•8 3*5 pull off road and park for STOP 1 - Outcrop ofcalcareous and phyllitic Eliot fm. on East boundary of Pawtuckaway quadrangle and geologically at the boundary of the Eliot and Berwick fms.Continue southwest on 155, and in town of Lee,4-0 4.5 keep straight, passing onto a dirt road, and at•5 5*0 take dirt road down hill to left, stay on the betterdirt road until you get to intersection at 4*4 6.4 go straight across, bearing 2nd left on older road withgrass strip in center of road, at •2 6.6 find a parking spot for STOP 2 - Calef member ofthe Eliot fm., - continue south and at •4 7*0 park for STOP 2a - Berwick fm. - continue to•4 7-7 intersection of Routes 125 and 152. Cross onto Route125 heading for Epping, continue south and at4.9 12.6 turn right at traffic light on Route 101, passingthrough Epping Center at •4 13-0 and continuing west on Rt. 101 for4.3 14.3 and STOP 3* Park off main highway. Outcrop is in thebiotite zone in Berwick fm. at Jones Hill.Continue west on 101 to3-6 17.9 and park off road for STOP 4 - Outcrop of Gove memberof Littleton fm., - continue west on 101, at .2 18.1 bear right on Route 101, avoiding town of Raymond, at1.9 20.0 Good outcrops of highly metamorphosed Littleton fm,Possible STOP 42. Bear right (north) on 101, at 1.8 21.8 bear left on Route 101, and at1.0 22.8 pull off road for STOP 5•, A microcline granite loc­ated near Candia-Raymond town line.Continue west for•2 2 3.O turn right 180 degrees about houses and grave yard and.2 23.2 turn left, retracing some of your route on 101, at.4 23.6 turn left off 101, onto old tar road, and at•5 24.1 turn left on Route 107, driving north to3*0 27.1 and right turn on dirt road leading to Pawtuckaway Mts.Pass over hill and past zig-zag on down slope and at4-9 29.0 park off read for STOP 6. Walk in on old road to northfor view of Mt. Pawtuckaway and other mountains.Consult with Jacob Freedman for further directions. The State Park will be opened for us en Oct. l4th and it is possible not only to drive through, but also to walk over and examine a small ring-dike belonging to the White Mountain magma series.TRIP D

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