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The structural geometry and evolution of foreland thrust systems, northern Virginia The structural geometry and evolution of foreland thrust systems, northern Virginia
Seismic reflection data reveal that the structural geometry of the central Appalachians of northern Virginia consists of three distinct thrust systems. Each thrust system is characterized by a unique internal geometry.The Blue Ridge thrust sheet is a composite thrust sheet composed primarily of imbricated Precambrian crystalline rocks. It over-rode Cambrian-Ordovician carbonates and...
Authors
Mark A. Evans
Geology of the Harrisonburg and Bridgewater quadrangles, Virginia Geology of the Harrisonburg and Bridgewater quadrangles, Virginia
The Harrisonburg and Bridgewater quadrangles comprise an area of approximately 117 square miles in Rockingham County in northwestern Virginia.This area is in the western part of the Shenandoah Valley, a portion of the Valley and Ridge physiographic province, and contains parts of three major geologic structures-the Staunton and North Mountain thrust faults and the Massanutten...
Authors
Thomas M. Gathright, Peter S. Frischmann
West Virginia gazetteer of physical and cultural place names West Virginia gazetteer of physical and cultural place names
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Authors
Robert B. Erwin
Geology of the Waynesboro East and Waynesboro West Quadrangles, Virginia Geology of the Waynesboro East and Waynesboro West Quadrangles, Virginia
The Waynesboro East and Waynesboro West Quadrangles comprise an area of approximately 117 square miles (304 sq km) in portions of Albemarle, Augusta, and Nelson counties in north-central Virginia. Included in the quadrangles are portions of the Piedmont, Blue Ridge, and Valley and Ridge physiographic provinces and two major regional structures - the Blue Ridge anticlinoriurm and the...
Authors
Thomas M. Gathright, William S. Henika, John L. Sullivan
Geology of the Greenfield and Sherando quadrangles, Virginia Geology of the Greenfield and Sherando quadrangles, Virginia
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Authors
Mervin J. Bartholomew
Geology of the Shenandoah National Park, Virginia Geology of the Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
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Authors
Thomas M. Gathright
Geology and mineral resources of Page County Geology and mineral resources of Page County
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Authors
R. M. Allen
Geology and mineral resources of Frederick County Geology and mineral resources of Frederick County
No abstract available.
Authors
Charles Butts, R.S. Edmundson
Ground-water features of Berkeley and Jefferson Counties Ground-water features of Berkeley and Jefferson Counties
No abstract available.
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Paul Peter Bieber
Geology and mineral resources of Rockingham County Geology and mineral resources of Rockingham County
No abstract available.
Authors
W.B. Brent
Lower Middle Ordovician stratigraphy of the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Lower Middle Ordovician stratigraphy of the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia
In classifying the lower Middle Ordovician of the Shenandoah Valley, the formation names Stones River, Mosheim, Lenoir, Holston, Whitesburg, and Athens have been used without adequate evidence. Detailed study shows that the so-called Athens and Whitesburg, as developed near Harrisonburg, are laterally continuous with the greater part of the Chambersburg limestone, which is supposed to be...
Authors
B.N. Cooper, G.A. Cooper