Montgomery County

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

USGS 7.5-minute quadrangles covering Montgomery County

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

Statewide index to 7.5-minute quadrangles Ordering information

Highest Point*

COUNTYHIGH POINT AND LOCATIONELEVATION+/!USGS 7.5' QUAD
MontgomeryDark Mountain953!Lovejoy
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.
If you are interested in the highest elevation in every county, try this table.

NCGS Publications covering Montgomery County

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Dissertations and theses covering Montgomery 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*
Black, W. W. 1977 The geochronology and geochemistry of the Carolina Slate Belt of north-central North Carolina UNC at Chapel Hill Ph.D. dissertation 118 p. Geochronology, Geochemistry
Dover, R. A., Jr. 1985 Geology and geochemistry of silicified rhyolites on Lick Mountain, Montgomery County, North Carolina UNC at Chapel Hill Master thesis 93 p. Geologic mapping, Geochemistry
Ford, M. M. 1981 A fluid inclusion and petrographic study of barren and gold-mineralized quartz veins in the central and southern Carolina slate belt UNC at Chapel Hill Master thesis 72 p. Petrographic, Economic (gold)
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
Upchurch, C. N. 1968 The geology of the southwest quarter of the Troy Quadrangle, North Carolina North Carolina State University Master thesis 90 p. Geologic mapping
Weigand, P. W. 1969 Structural control of metasomatism in the Albemarle area, North Carolina UNC at Chapel Hill Master thesis 62 p. Geochemistry
*Topic = A broad classification for the type of geologic research covered.
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