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Additional information about the Martin Marietta Hickory Quarry, including quarry and specimen pictures, may be found by clicking on each of the following links:
References Cited:
Garihan, J.M, Preddy, M.S. & Ranson, W.A, 1993, Summary of Mid-Mesozoic Brittle Faulting in the Inner Piedmont and Nearby Charlotte Belt of the Carolinas. In Hatcher, R.D., Jr., & Davis, T.L., 1993, Studies of Inner Piedmont Geology with a focus on the Columbus Promontory, Carolina Geological Society Annual Field Trip Guidebook, November 6-7, 1993, p. 55-65.
Giorgis, S.D., Mapes, R.W., & Bream, B.R., 2002, The Walker Top Granite: Acadian Granitoid. In Hatcher, R.D., Jr., & Bream, B.R., 2002, Inner Piedmont Geology in the South Mountains-Blue Ridge Foothills and the Southwestern Brushy Mountains, Central-western North Carolina, Carolina Geological Society Annual Field Trip Guidebook, October 19-20, 2002, p. 33-43.
Hatcher, Jr., R.D., 2004, Trans Appalachians Internided Geotraverse: Overview. In Merschat, A.J. & Hatcher, Jr., R.D., Field Trip Guide Trans Appalachians Internides Geotraverse, 17thg Annual International Basement Tectonic Conference, Oak Ridge Tennessee, p. 1-11.