Halifax County

This page contains information available through the NCGS concerning Halifax County.

USGS 7.5-minute quadrangles covering Halifax County

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

Statewide index to 7.5-minute quadrangles Ordering information

Highest Point*

COUNTYHIGH POINT AND LOCATIONELEVATION+/!USGS 7.5' QUAD
Halifaxpoint 1900' NE of intersection of SR 1001 and SR 1400 in Roper Springs391!Thelma
A "!" in the column labeled "+/!" indicates an exact elevation. An estimated elevation is indicated by "+".
*Some counties have more than one location that appear to have the same elevation. These counties show more than one entry in this table.
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NCGS Publications covering Halifax County

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Dissertations and theses covering Halifax 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*
Boltin, W. R. 1985 Geology of the Hollister 7 1/2-min. quadrangle, Warren and Halifax Counties, NC: metamorphic transition in the Eastern Slate Belt North Carolina State University Master thesis 87 p.
Delorey, C. M. 1983 Magnatism and paleomagnetism of silicic dike rocks of early Mesozoic age, northeastern North Carolina Piedmont North Carolina State University Master thesis 102 p. Paleomagnetics
Fletcher C. D. 1992 A geophysical study of the Hollister mylonite zone northeastern North Carolina East Carolina University Master thesis 128 p. Geophysical (gravity and magnetics)
Grundy, A. T. 1982 Geology and geochemistry of the granitic and related rocks of the Littleton and Thelma area, eastern Piedmont, North Carolina East Carolina University Master thesis 74 p. Geologic mapping, Geochemistry
Harvey, B. W. 1974 The microscopic petrography and ore microscopy of the Boy Scout-Jones molybdenum prospect, Halifax County, North Carolina North Carolina State University Master thesis 85 p. Petrography, Economic (Molybdenum)
Kite, L. E. 1982 The Halifax County Complex: oceanic lithosphere in the northeastern Piedmont, North Carolina North Carolina State University Master thesis 102 p. Geologic mapping
Stanley, L. G. 1978 A eugeosynclinal orthoquartzite facies in the eastern slate belt rocks of Nash County, North Carolina North Carolina State University Master thesis 81 p. Geologic mapping
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
*Topic = A broad classification for the type of geologic research covered.
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