Description
How were the Appalachian Mountains formed? Are the barrier islands moving? Is there gold within the Carolinas? The answers to those questions and lots of more appear on this reader-friendly guide to the geology of North Carolina and South Carolina. Exploring the Geology of the Carolinas pairs a brief geological history of the region with 31 field trips to simply accessible, ceaselessly familiar sites in both states where readers can observe firsthand the evidence of geologic change found in rocks, river basins, mountains, waterfalls, and coastal land formations.
Geologist Kevin Stewart and science author Mary-Russell Roberson begin by explaining techniques geologists use to “read” rocks, the science of plate tectonics, and the formation of the Carolinas. The field trips that follow are arranged geographically by region, from the Blue Ridge to the Piedmont to the Coastal Plain. Richly illustrated and accompanied by a helpful thesaurus of geologic terms, this field guide is a handy and informative carry-along for hikers, tourists, teachers, and families–somebody interested within the science in the back of the sights at their favorite Carolina spots.
Includes field trips to:
Grandfather Mountain, N.C.
Linville Falls, N.C.
Caesars Head State Park, S.C.
Reed Gold Mine, N.C.
Pilot Mountain State Park, N.C.
Raven Rock State Park, N.C.
Sugarloaf Mountain, S.C.
Santee State Park, S.C.
Jockey’s Ridge State Park, N.C.
Carolina Beach State Park, N.C.
and 21 more sites within the Carolinas!
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