USGS 7.5-minute quadrangles covering Jackson County
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This page contains information available through the NCGS concerning Jackson County.
| Statewide index to 7.5-minute quadrangles | Ordering information |
| COUNTY | HIGH POINT AND LOCATION | ELEVATION | +/! | USGS 7.5' QUAD |
| Jackson | Richland Balsam (Balsam triangle) | 6410 | ! | Sam Knob |
| A "!" in the column labeled "+/!" indicates an exact elevation. An estimated elevation is indicated by "+". |
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Name |
Date |
Title |
Institution |
Format |
Pages |
Topic* |
| Astwood, P. M. | 1970 | A petrofabric study of two alpine-type ultramafic bodies | University of South Carolina | Master thesis | 31 p. | |
| Bohanan, E. R., Jr. | 1975 | Petrographic & spectrographic analysis of several soapstone artifacts from TN and soapstone deposits in NC & SC in an attempt to determine the source area of artifacts | University of Tennessee (Knoxville) | Master thesis | 110 p. | |
| Cobb, M. C. | 1924 | The origin of corundum associated with dunite in western North Carolina | Bryn Mawr College | Ph.D. dissertation | 43 p. | Petrography |
| Fletcher, J. S. | 1972 | Chromite from some western North Carolina ultramafites and its petrogenetic implications | University of South Carolina | Master thesis | 66 p. | |
| Furman, F. C. | 1981 | Origin and economic potential of olivine in alpine-type ultramafic bodies, The Willitts Tract, Jackson County, NC, copy 1 | Bowling Green State University | Master thesis | 132 p. | Petrology, Economic (ultramafic) |
| Furman, F. C. | 1981 | Origin and economic potential of olivine in alpine-type ultramafic bodies, The Willitts Tract, Jackson County, NC, copy 2 | Bowling Green State University | Master thesis | 132 p. | Petrology, Economic (ultramafic) |
| Honeycutt, F. M. | 1978 | Petrology of the Balsam Gap ultramafic body, Jackson County, North Carolina | Kent State University | Master thesis | 46 p. | Petrology |
| Johnson, A. C., Jr. | 1958 | A magnetometer survey of the Webster-Addie ultrabasic ring, Jackson County, North Carolina | University of Michigan | Master thesis | 6:00 PM | Geophysical (magnetics) |
| Livingston, J. L. | 1966 | Geology of the Brevard zone and the Blue Ridge province in southwestern Transylvania County, North Carolina | Rice University | Ph.D. dissertation | 118 p. | Geologic mapping |
| Maas, R. P. | 1976 | Characterization of water chemistry of Anakeesta pyrite-affected streams in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, copy 2 | Western Carolina University | Master thesis | 90 p. | Hydrology, Geochemistry |
| Maas, R. P. | 1976 | Characterization of water chemistry of Anakeesta pyrite-affected streams in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, copy 1 | Western Carolina University | Master thesis | 90 p. | Hydrology, Geochemistry |
| Madison, J. A. | 1968 | Petrology and geochemistry of the Webster-Addie ultramafic body, Jackson County, North Carolina | Washington University | Ph.D. dissertation | 139 p. | Petrology, Geochemistry |
| Marr, J. D., Jr. | 1975 | Geology of the western half of the Lake Toxaway Quadrangle, North Carolina | University of New Orleans | Master thesis | 79 p. | Geologic mapping |
| McKniff, J. M. | 1967 | Geology of the Highlands-Cashiers area, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia | Rice University | Ph.D. dissertation | 100 p. | Geologic mapping |
| Miller, Roswell, III | 1951 | The structure and petrology of the Webster-Addie ultrabasic ring, Jackson County, North Carolina | Princeton University | Ph.D. dissertation | 29 p. | Structural geology, Petrology |
| Pike, J. E. N. | 1968 | Petrology and genesis of the Webster-Addie ultramafic body, Jackson County, North Carolina | University of Michigan | Master thesis | 64 p. | Petrology |
| Schiering, M. H. | 1979 | Petrology and geophysics of the dark ridge ultramafic body, Jackson County, North Carolina | Kent State University | Master thesis | 41 p. | Petrology, Geophysics (magnetics, gamma ray) |
| Sharpe, L. K. | 1942 | Paragenesis of the pegmatites of southern Jackson and Macon Counties, North Carolina, Parts I & II | Northwestern University | Ph.D. dissertation | 573 p. | Petrography |
| Wickstrom, C. W. | 1972 | Geology of the eastern half of the Big Ridge Quadrangle, North Carolina | University of New Orleans | Master thesis | 70 p. | Geologic mapping |
| Witherspoon, R. R. | 1977 | Geology of the western half of the big Ridge Quadrangle, North Carolina | University of New Orleans | Master thesis | 80 p. | Geologic mapping |
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