Exploring the Geology of the Carolinas
by Stewart, Kevin G.; Roberson, Mary-RussellFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2007-02-26
Publisher(s): Univ of North Carolina Pr
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Summary
How were the Appalachian Mountains formed? Are the barrier islands moving? Where is there gold in the Carolinas? Find answers to these questions and many more in this reader-friendly guide to the geology of North Carolina and South Carolina.
Author Biography
Kevin G. Stewart is associate professor of geological sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. ix |
| Acknowledgments | p. xi |
| How to Use this Book | p. xiii |
| The Changing Face of the Carolinas over Geologic Time | p. 1 |
| How to Read Rocks | p. 6 |
| Adding to the Body of Geologic Knowledge | p. 18 |
| Geologic Time | p. 27 |
| The Geologic History of the Carolinas | p. 31 |
| Field Trips: Map of the field-trip locations | p. 46 |
| The Blue Ridge | |
| Chimney Rock Park: Stretched, Folded, Cracked, and Faulted | p. 49 |
| DuPont State Forest: Waterfalls Galore | p. 56 |
| Whiteside Mountain: A Geologic Puzzle | p. 62 |
| Grandfather Mountain: From Valley to Peak in 750 Million Years | p. 68 |
| Linville Falls: Falls, Faults, and Geologic Windows | p. 75 |
| Mount Mitchell State Park: Which Peak Is the Tallest and Why | p. 81 |
| Stone Mountain State Park: A Beautiful Bare Mountain | p. 90 |
| Woodall Shoals: Beautiful Rocks That Have Been Through a Lot | p. 97 |
| Caesars Head and Table Rock State Parks: The View from the Blue Ridge Escarpment | p. 102 |
| The Piedmont | |
| South Mountains State Park: Stuck between a Continent and a Hard Place | p. 113 |
| Crowders Mountain State Park: A Mountain of Quartz and Blue Daggers | p. 121 |
| Reed Gold Mine: The Glory Days of Gold | p. 127 |
| Pilot Mountain State Park: Beach Sands in a Mountain | p. 135 |
| Morrow Mountain State Park: A Beautiful Quarry | p. 143 |
| Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area: A Mine with a View | p. 151 |
| The Museum of Life and Science and Penny's Bend: Diabase Sills in the Durham Triassic Basin | p. 156 |
| Landsford Canal State Park: Transportation and Geology | p. 164 |
| The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences: Gems and Meteorites | p. 170 |
| Raven Rock State Park: Everything's Happening at the Fall Zone | p. 178 |
| Medoc Mountain State Park: Granite and Grapes | p. 185 |
| Forty Acre Rock: The Battle between Rock and the Forces of Erosion | p. 190 |
| The Coastal Plain | |
| The Roanoke River: From the Mountains to the Sea | p. 199 |
| Sugarloaf Mountain in Sand Hills State Forest: Sand and Longleaf | p. 208 |
| Cliffs of the Neuse State Park: Under the Sea | p. 215 |
| Santee State Park: Mule-Eating Sinkholes | p. 220 |
| Jones Lake State Park: The Mystery of the Carolina Bays | p. 224 |
| Flanner Beach: The Rise and Fall of Sea Level | p. 232 |
| Jockey's Ridge State Park: A Mountain of Sand | p. 238 |
| Oregon Inlet: The Fickle Nature of Barrier Islands and Inlets | p. 247 |
| Carolina Beach State Park: Sugarloaf, Shells, and Sinkholes | p. 254 |
| Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site: The Charleston Earthquake of 1886 | p. 260 |
| Glossary | p. 267 |
| Additional Resources | p. 281 |
| Index | p. 285 |
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