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  2. Geology of Virginia - Wikipedia

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    The geology of Virginia began to form at least 1.8 billion years ago. The oldest rocks in the state were metamorphosed during the Grenville orogeny , a mountain-building event beginning 1.2 billion years ago in the Proterozoic , which obscured older rocks.

  3. Mountain peaks of Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Mount Rogers in the Blue Ridge Mountains is the highest peak in the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. This article comprises three sortable tables of the major mountain peaks of Virginia . This article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least 100 meters (328.1 feet) of topographic prominence , and a major summit as a summit with at ...

  4. List of mountains in Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Little Cobbler Mountain (North Cobbler Mountain) – Elevation 1,447 ft (441 m) Big Cobbler Mountain (South Cobbler Mountain) – Elevation 1,562 ft (476 m) 38°50′19″N 77°57′10″W  /  38.8387°N 77.9528°W  / 38.8387; -77.9528  ( Big Cobbler Mountain (South Cobbler Mountain

  5. Mount Rogers - Wikipedia

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    The Mount Rogers area contains a unique record of the geohistory of Virginia. There is evidence from the rocks that volcanoes were part of the landscape. Roughly 760 million years ago, rift-related (divergent) volcanoes erupted along the axis of what later became the Appalachians, and one remnant of that volcanic zone, with its volcanic rocks, still can be seen at Mount Rogers.

  6. List of U.S. Virgin Islands locations by per capita income

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    This is a list of U.S. Virgin Islands locations by per capita income. In the 2010 U.S. Census , the U.S. Virgin Islands had a per capita income of $21,362 and a median household income of $37,254. [ 1 ]

  7. Southwest Mountains - Wikipedia

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    The Southwest Mountains of Virginia are a mountain range centered on Charlottesville, parallel to and geologically associated with the Blue Ridge Mountains, which lie about 30 miles (50 km) to the west. [3] The range is breached by the Rivanna River between Monticello and Pantops Mountain.

  8. Geology of the United States Virgin Islands - Wikipedia

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    One of the most in-depth studies of groundwater in the U.S. Virgin Islands was conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1995, focused on Saint Croix. The south-central part of the island is underlain by alluvium and carbonate rocks, including lenses of silt and clay.

  9. Cumberland Mountains - Wikipedia

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    They are located in western Virginia, southwestern West Virginia, the eastern edges of Kentucky, and eastern middle Tennessee, including the Crab Orchard Mountains. [1] Their highest peak, with an elevation of 4,223 feet (1,287 m) above mean sea level, is High Knob , which is located near Norton, Virginia .

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