Volcanoes in Your Backyard: Few's Ford at the Eno River State Park, North Carolina
Glass, Alexander, Nicholas School of the Environment Division of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, alex.glass@duke.edu and Bradley, Philip, J., North Carolina Geological Survey, Raleigh, NC 27699, pbradley@ncdenr.gov
| Abstract | Link to abstract at https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2012SE/finalprogram/abstract_202182.htm |
| Geologic Themes | Metavolcanics, igneous processes, volcanic terranes, Carolina terrane. |
Other Related Field Trip Guides |
Bradley, P.J., 2007, A geologic adventure along the Eno River, North Carolina Geological Survey Information Circular IC-35, 65 p. Link Bradley, P.J., Gay, K. and Clark, T.W., 2006, Field trip guide to the geology of the Chapel Hill, Hillsborough and Efland 7.5-minute quadrangles: Carolina terrane, North Carolina in Bradley, P.J., and Clark, T.W., eds., The geology of the Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, and Efland 7.5-minute Quadrangles, Orange and Durham Counties, Carolina Terrane, North Carolina, Raleigh, North Carolina Geological Survey, Carolina Geological Society Guidebook for 2006, p. 81-96. Link to PDF of Field Trip Guide Bain, G.L., Allen, E.P., Wilson, W.F., and Butler, J.R, 1964, Road Log of the Chatham, Randolph and Orange County areas, North Carolina: Carolina Geological Society Field Trip Guidebook for the 1964 Annual Meeting, 10 p. Link to PDF of Field Trip Guide |
| Published Maps | Bradley, P.J., and Gay, N.K., 2005, Geologic map of the Hillsborough 7.5-minute quadrangle, Orange County, North Carolina: North Carolina Geological Survey Open-file Report 2005-02, scale 1:24,000, in color. http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Prodesc/proddesc_82611.htm |
| Site Access | Site is located in the Few's Ford Access area of Eno River State Park, NC. See Google Map links for location: 36.0799, -79.0064 USGS 7.5 Minute Quadrangle: Hillsborough, NC |
| Important Info. | Location is a State Park - The use of hammers and the collection of rock samples is prohibited! |
| Link to PDF of Guides |