Environmental Education Materials
 New Jersey Rocks and Sediments
Kit (Set of samples with booklet) Price $16.00 each or $11.00 each
for 5 or more.
Seventeen representative New Jersey rock and sediment samples. Includes
2 igneous rocks (diabase and basalt), 4 metamorphic rocks (slate, quartzite,
marble, and gneiss), 4 sedimentary rocks (shale, sandstone, limestone, and
dolomite), 5 sediments (peat, clay, glass sand, lime sand, and greensand),
and 2 ores (ironstone and magnetite). Rock samples average 1-1/2 x 1-1/2
inches. Sediments are in plastic containers 1-1/2 x 1-1/2 inches. Includes
a 20 page booklet which describes samples, gives definitions of major rock
types, provides a geologic time scale and lists many New Jersey museums,
mineral and fossil collecting clubs, and other sources of information for
teachers, students, and parents. Also provides a page-size color geologic
map of the state (same as 8-1/2 x 11 inch map above).
New Jersey Rocks and Sediments
(booklet only), Dooley, J. H., and Harper, D. H., 1996, revised 1998 and 2005, 20 p., 5 illus., 2
tables, Price $1.00
Geology of High Point State Park, Sussex County, New Jersey, Witte, Ron W. and Monteverde, Don H., 2005, 44 p., 30 illus.
Pagesize Geologic Map of
New Jersey, 1999, size 8-1/2 x 11, SCALE: 1 to 1,000,000 (1 in. equals
approximately 16 mi.)
Small-scale geologic map showing occurrence of rocks by geologic period
in color. Text on back describes NJ physiographic provinces, landforms, rock
types and mineral resources.
New Jersey's State Dinosaur:
Hadrosaurus foulkii, 1996,
Foldout pamphlet about the first dinosaur skeleton ever found.
Generalized Stratigraphic Table for New Jersey, 1990,
Earthquakes in New
Jersey, Dombroski, Daniel, R., Jr., 1973, revised, 1977, 30 p. 1 illus.,
Up to date list with a location map is at Earthquakes Epicenterd in New Jersey or GIS data at DGS04-1.
Earthquake
Risk in New Jersey, Dombroski, Daniel R., Jr., 1998 (revised 2005), 14 p., 3 illus., 3 tables.
Battles and Skirmishes of the American Revolution in New Jersey (MAP), 1974, size 28 x 48,
Map locates and lists data of military encounters. Boundaries are shown as
in the 1770's.
The Geology of Round Valley
Recreation Area, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, 1997. 18p., 11 illus.
Earth Science Classroom Lessons
Earth Science Classroom Lessons and supporting materials for grades K-12 are available.
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