Geology of the Poplar Hill area Giles County, Virginia

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorMoon, William A.en
dc.contributor.departmentGeologyen
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-08T19:40:28Zen
dc.date.available2015-05-08T19:40:28Zen
dc.date.issued1961en
dc.description.abstractThe Poplar Hill area lies in the southwest corner of Giles County, Virginia and contains marine sedimentary rocks that range in age from Middle Cambrian to Middle Bilurian. The formations trend northeast in narrow outcrop belts. The summit of Walker Mountain is the southeastern boundary of the area and the southern slopes of Brushy and Buckeye Mountains form the northwestern boundary. Nineteen different rock formations are recognized and are mapped, measured, and described in detail. The geologic structure of the area is described and includes a major thrust fault, a homocline, two synclines, and two anticlines, all illustrated on the geologic map (P1. 1). The geologic history of the area is briefly discussed and several possible localities for limestone and dolomite quarries are described.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentiv, 134 leavesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/52220en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Polytechnic Instituteen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 27251382en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1961.M665en
dc.subject.lcshGeology -- Virginia -- Giles County -- Poplar Hills regionen
dc.titleGeology of the Poplar Hill area Giles County, Virginiaen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineGeologyen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Instituteen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
LD5655.V855_1961.M665.pdf
Size:
999.76 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download

Collections

Masters Theses