Rowan County

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

USGS 7.5-minute quadrangles covering Rowan County

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

Statewide index to 7.5-minute quadrangles Ordering information

Highest Point*

COUNTYHIGH POINT AND LOCATIONELEVATION+/!USGS 7.5' QUAD
RowanYoungs Mountain1090+Cleveland
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 Rowan County

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Dissertations and theses covering Rowan 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*
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)
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
Unger, H. E. 1982 Geology of the Union Copper deposit, Gold Hill District, Central North Carolina UNC at Chapel Hill Master thesis 86 p. Economic (gold, copper)
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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