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NEW!

Building Stones of Downtown Chattanooga

by

Robert Lake Wilson


NEW!

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About the Geology of the Chattanooga Area


Comments are welcome.
E-mail to

Jonathan-Mies@utc.edu




Home page of J. W. Mies
http://www.utc.edu/~jmies

Chattanooga
Outcrops

Highlighting features of geologic interest in the Chattanooga area


Chattanooga outcrops is a collection of articles and field trip guides that describe outcrops and landforms in the chattanooga area. These "papers" are contributed by students and faculty of the geology program at UTC and reflect their research interests.

The authors hope that you will make use of this resource as you explore the region and learn of its geology.



Digital relief map of the Chattanooga area.

Chattanooga is located at the approximate center of this map.

Note the distinct landforms of the plateaus (NW half of map) and of the Valley and Ridge (SE half of map).



 Click on an index number, either on the map (above) or in the table of contents (below), to view a paper.


Table of contents

   Title  Date  Author
1 Jointed sandstone at Signal Point 4/5/99 J. W. Mies
2 Panoramic view of the Valley and Ridge  7/13/00 J. W. Mies
3 The Lookout Valley anticline  4/6/99 D. Ponds & G. Slater 
4 Building Stones of Downtown Chattanooga     R. L. Wilson
5 Answers to FAQ's about Chattanooga geology  7/28/01  J. W. Mies
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