Tyringham Cobble

Tyringham Cobble

Tyringham Cobble is a nature reserve located in Tyringham, Massachusetts. The property is owned by The Trustees of Reservations.

History

Tyringham Cobble was likely formed some 500 million years ago when a portion of a nearby mountain collapsed and "flipped". This origination theory was developed when, in 1895, a geologist studying the cobble discovered that the rock strata on the top of the cobble was older than the strata on the bottom. [Tyringham Cobble. Retrieved May 31, 2007, from Trustees of Reservations website: http://www.thetrustees.org/pages/370_tyringham_cobble.cfm]

See also

* Cobble

References

External links

* [http://www.thetrustees.org/pages/370_tyringham_cobble.cfm The Trustees of Reservations: Tyringham Cobble]


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