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Geology of Virginia

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Name all of the Virginia Regions Coastal Plains, Piedmont, Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley Ridge and Appalachian Plateau
What is the name of the region farthest east and east of the Fall Line? Coastal Plains
What is the Coastal Plains made of? Sedimentary strata consisting of sands, muds and gravel.
How would you discribe the topography of the Coastal Plains? The Coastal Plains is monotonously flat
Which rock and mineral is most abundant in the Coastal Plains? Quartz and Sandstone
What is the Fall Line? The line that separates the Coastal Plains region and Piedmont region.
Which region is west of the Coastal Plains and the Fall Line? Piedmont
What rock/mineral is the most abundant in the eastern part? Granite
What rock/mineral is the most abundant in the western part? Slate
What is the Piedmont made of? Comprised of a complex of metamorphic and igneous rocks, overlain in a few places bhy Triassic-age sedimentary beds
What region is west of the Piedmont? The Blue Ridge Mountains
What is the topography of the Blue Ridge? A long, narrow, northeast-southwest trending mountain chain
What is the Blue Ridge Mountains made of? Consists of sedimentary and volcanic rocks
What rock/mineral is most abundant in the Blue Ridge Mountains? Soapstone
What is the name of the oldest rock in the Blue Ridge Mountains? Old Rag Granite - the oldest dated rock in Virginia at 1.2 billion years old
What are the names of the two highest mountains in the Blue Ridge Mountains
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