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Piedmont sands and clays: In Clays of the Piedmont: Origins, recovery, and use, page 1; North Carolina's landmass has twice been subjected to major bouts of mountain building followed by erosion. The mountain building events have been described in another field trip in this series, the Roan Mountain Highlands. The remnants of the erosion of these...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

The unique beauty of the Roan Highlands: In Roan Mountain Highlands, page 1; The natural beauty of the Roan Mountain Highlands has been recognized since they were first visited by Europeans in the eighteenth century. The first naturalist to report on this site was John Fraser (for whom the Fraser fir is named) in 1787. Other reports...; By Dirk Frankenberg and Jennifer Godwin-Wyer.

Why are the rocks and plant communities of Roan Mountain interesting to natural scientists?: In Roan Mountain Highlands, page 2; The rocks of Roan Mountain are interesting because of their age, their mineralogy, and the evidence they provide about the geological processes that formed them. The plant communities are interesting because they are southern examples of communities usually...; By Dirk Frankenberg and Jennifer Godwin-Wyer.

Roan massif: In Roan Mountain Highlands, page 3; We begin the fieldtrip during our approach to the Roan massif as shown in Figure 1. Geologists call an elevated mass of the earth's surface a massif if it is large and has several separate peaks along its crest. The Roan Mountain highlands meet...; By Dirk Frankenberg and Jennifer Godwin-Wyer.

A boulder of Roan Mountain gneiss: In Roan Mountain Highlands, page 7; Figure 5 shows a boulder of Roan Mountain gneiss quarried out of the mountainside and doing duty now as a persuasive "No Entry" signal to those thinking of using an off-limits Forest Service road. The bands of quartz show up nicely in this recently exposed...; By Jennifer Godwin-Wyer and Dirk Frankenberg.

Plutonic gabbro: In Roan Mountain Highlands, page 8; Figure 6 shows the other major rock type at the crest of Roan Mountain. The dark rock in the foreground is the Bakersville gabbro described in the Introduction. It formed as a molten intrusion into the gneiss about 750 million years ago, and was carried upward...; By Jennifer Godwin-Wyer and Dirk Frankenberg.

A creek at the base of Roan Highlands: In Roan Mountain Highlands, page 19; Figure 17 shows some of the downstream damage wrought by the January 1998 flood. I regret it is not easy to make out, but the creek is, at this low flow stage, the narrow water body flowing from upper left to lower right at the base of the steep bank from...; By Jennifer Godwin-Wyer and Dirk Frankenberg.

Morning light on the Appalachian Trail across the Roan Mountain Balds: This is a photo taken at sunrise from the Appalachian Trail where it crosses the Roan Mountain Balds. The sunrise casts a pink glow on the grass of the rolling hills. The Appalachian Trail is a hiking trail that extends from Maine all the way to Georgia, cutting...; Format: image/photograph

Blooming Flame Azaleas at Roan Mountain: These are blooming Flame Azalea bushes at Roan Mountain in Mitchell County, North Carolina. They glow in shades of orange and yellow against the slate gray of the mountains in the distance. The mountain straddles the border between Tennessee and North Carolina....; Format: image

Snowy path on Roan Mountain: This is a snowy hiking path on Roan Mountain in Mitchell County, North Carolina. The mountain straddles the border between Tennessee and North Carolina. It is renowned for its natural mountain balds as well as its lush growths of rhododendron. The area receives...; Format: image/photograph

Rocks and Minerals: Teach your students to be rock hounds with these wonderful rock and mineral resources.; Format: bibliography/help

Roan Mountain Highlands: This Carolina Environmental Diversity Explorations “virtual field trip” explores the natural beauty and geological and ecological diversity of the Roan Mountain Highlands that straddle the border between North Carolina and Tennesee.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

The Overmountain Men and the Battle of Kings Mountain: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 5.4; In October 1780, in response to a British threat in the Carolina backcountry, Patriot militias gathered in the mountains of present-day North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. They marched southeast to a site near present-day Morganton, joined forces, and proceeded to defeat Loyalist militias at the Battle of King's Mountain in South Carolina. The battle helped turn the tide of the war for independence.; Format: article; By Randell Jones.

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