Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Looking Glass Dome. The geology of North Carolina includes ancient Proterozoic rocks belonging to the Grenville Province in the Blue Ridge.The region experienced igneous activity and the addition of new terranes and orogeny mountain building events throughout the Paleozoic, followed by the rifting of the Atlantic Ocean and the deposition of thick sediments in the Coastal Plain and offshore waters.
The Albemarle Group is a geologic group in North Carolina composed of metamorphosed mafic and felsic volcanic rock, sandstone, siltstone, shale, and mudstone. [1] It is considered part of the Carolina Slate Belt and covers several counties in central North Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ediacaran period in the Floyd Church ...
Mesozoic geology of North Carolina (1 C) Mining in North Carolina (4 C, 3 P) P. Paleontology in North Carolina (1 C, 11 P) S. Stratigraphy of North Carolina (2 C, 2 P)
Castle Hayne, North Carolina The Castle Hayne Limestone (also called the Castle Hayne Formation) is a middle Eocene -aged geologic formation in North Carolina , USA. [ 1 ] It consists of cobble to pebble sized clasts , usually rounded, coated with phosphate and glauconite in a limestone matrix.
The Pekin Formation is a Late Triassic geological formation in North Carolina.The Pekin Formation is specific to the Sanford Sub-Basin of the Deep River Basin of North Carolina, although it may be equivalent to the Stockton Formation of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York.
The Black Creek Group is a Late Cretaceous (early to middle Campanian)-aged geologic group in the southeastern United States, where it is known from the coastal plain of North Carolina and South Carolina. Deposited in brackish or nearshore marine conditions, it preserves fossils, including a diversity of dinosaurs and marine reptiles. [1]
Triassic geology of North Carolina (8 P) Pages in category "Geologic formations of North Carolina" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
Geologic groups of North Carolina (5 P) Pages in category "Stratigraphy of North Carolina" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.