From the Blue Ridge to the Beach: Geological Field Excursions across VirginiaChristopher M. Bailey, Shelley Jaye Seven chapters explore the diverse geology of Virginia, from its Appalachian highlands to the Atlantic shore. |
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Abstracts with Programs Alligator Back Formation America Abstracts amphibolite anticline Bailey Bartholomew basalt batholith beds Blue Ridge anticlinorium Blue Ridge Parkway Breathing Cave Burnsville Burnsville Cove Butler Cave Calvert Formation Carmel Church Quarry Carter Catoctin Formation central Virginia chert Chilhowee Group Cliffs Coastal Plain deformation deposits Devonian dikes dinoflagellate eastern Blue Ridge Eastover Formation exposed Field Trip foliation fossil Geologic Map Geological Society gneiss granite Henika Highland County James River Keyser Limestone Limestone located Lynchburg Group Marys Formation Merschat Mesoproterozoic Mesoproterozoic basement metamorphic Mineral Resources Miocene Mountain mudstone mylonitic North Carolina outcrop Owl Cave Paleozoic phyllite Piedmont pluton quartz Richmond Rockfish sandstone schist sediments Shattuck zone Silurian Sinks Cave System Society of America southern Appalachians Southworth Stop strata Stratford stratigraphic Swezey syncline tectonic terrane Tonoloway Limestone U.S. Geological Survey ultramafic ultramafic rocks unconformity unit upper Valley Virginia Virginia Division Water Sinks Cave Westmoreland zircon