Anson County, NC

This page contains information available through the North Carolina Geological Survey concerning Anson County.

USGS 7.5-minute quadrangles covering Anson County, NC

[1:24,000 scale maps for Anson County]

Statewide index to 7.5-minute quadrangles Ordering information

Highest Point*

COUNTYHIGH POINT AND LOCATIONELEVATION+/!USGS 7.5' QUAD
AnsonGordon Mountain (SW summit)636!Russellville
A "!" in the column labeled "+/!" indicates an exact elevation. An estimated elevation is indicated by "+".
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NCGS Publications covering Anson County

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Dissertations and theses covering Anson County

Copies of Ph.D. dissertations and M.S. theses at the NCGS Archdale office are listed below. These volumes are not for sale, but can be viewed at the NCGS offices in Raleigh, NC. For interlibrary loan, please check with the degree-granting institution.

Name

Date

Title

Institution

Format

Pages

Topic*
Allen, R. T. 1908 The Triassic rocks of the Wadesboro area UNC at Chapel Hill Master thesis 70 p.
Hunsberger, G. G. 1984 Differentiation of the effects of pollution, sulfide-deposit weathering, & background weathering on stream chemistry in the Rocky River basin, NC North Carolina State University Master thesis 129 p. Geochemistry, Stream pollution
Schmidt, A. T. 1972 Petrology of the Lilesville granite batholith aureole, Anson and Richmond Counties, North Carolina University of Florida Master thesis 113 p. Petrology
Soper, D. A. 1974 Application of wrench-fault tectonics in the Carolina slate belt of south-central North Carolina University of Florida Master thesis 53 p. Structural geology
Teseneer, R. L. 1978 Selected trace elements in pyrite from the North Carolina slate belt North Carolina State University Master thesis 60 p. Geochemistry, Mineralogy
Fritz, S. J. 1976 Physical and chemical characteristics of weathering rinds from several plutons in the North Carolina Piedmont UNC at Chapel Hill Ph.D. dissertation 233 p. Petrology
Waskom, J. D. 1970 Geology and Geophysics of the Lilesville Granite Batholith, North Carolina UNC at Chapel Hill Ph.D. dissertation 78 p. Petrography, Geologic mapping. Geophysics
*Topic = A broad classification for the type of geologic research covered.
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