Orange County

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

USGS 7.5-minute quadrangles covering Orange County

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

Statewide index to 7.5-minute quadrangles Ordering information

Highest Point*

COUNTYHIGH POINT AND LOCATIONELEVATION+/!USGS 7.5' QUAD
OrangeOcconeechee Mountain (west summit)860+Hillsborough
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 Orange County

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Dissertations and theses covering Orange 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*
Babb, J. S. 1921 The conglomerates of the Jones-Ford quadrangle UNC at Chapel Hill Master thesis 19 p.
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
Carrilho, C. 1973 The Geology of the Burlington NE quadrangle, North Carolina North Carolina State University Master thesis 58 p. Geologic mapping
Fleisher, P. J. 1963 Structural control of the igneous intrusions of the Durham Triassic basin, North Carolina UNC at Chapel Hill Master thesis 37 p. Geologic mapping, Diabase dikes
Lyday, T. Q. 1974 The geology of the southern half of the White Cross Quadrangle, North Carolina UNC at Chapel Hill Master thesis 29 p. Geologic mapping
Singletary, H. M. 1972 The geology of the Mebane Quadrangle, North Carolina North Carolina State University Master thesis 66 p. Geologic mapping
Smeds, R. C. 1972 The geology of the northern half of the White Cross Quadrangle, North Carolina UNC at Chapel Hill Master thesis 60 p. Geologic mapping, Petrology
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
Wade, W. J. 1979 X-ray diffraction studies on the weathering of pyrophyllite deposits in North Carolina Vanderbilt University Master thesis 86 p. X-ray Difraction
Wright, J. E. 1974 Geology of the Carolina Slate Belt in the vicinity of Durham, North Carolina Virginia Polytechnic Institute Master thesis 78 p. Geologic mapping
*Topic = A broad classification for the type of geologic research covered.
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