NC Geological Survey Bulletins
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| Bulletin Number | Author(s) and Title | Download (PDF) or Purchase |
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| 100 |
"Critical Mineral Characterization of the Tungsten Queen Mine Tailings, Vance County, North Carolina", North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh Hanna, H.D., Curry, A.C., Chapman, J.S., Veach, D.M., and Pelt, K., 2026 | Download Bulletin 100 Appendix 1 Download Bulletin 100 Appendix 2 |
| 99 | "Geochemical Atlas of North Carolina Web Experience: Supplemental Documentation with Analyte Concentration Maps and Histograms" Chapman, J.S., and Veach, D.M., 2023. | Download Bulletin 99 |
| 98 | "A Geologic Adventure along the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Carter, M.W., Merschat, C.E., and Wilson, W.F. eds., 2001. | |
| 97 | "The Sims Pluton, Nash and Wilson Counties". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Speer, J. Alexander. 1996. | |
| 96 | "Seismic stratigraphic framework of the Inner Continental Shelf: Mason Inlet to New Inlet, NC". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Snyder, Steve, Hoffman, Charles W. and Riggs, Stan. 1994. | |
| 95 | "Geology of basement rocks beneath the North Carolina Coastal Plain". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Lawrence, David, and Hoffman, Charles H. 1993. | |
| 94 | "A Hydrochemical Atlas of North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Reid, Jeffrey C. 1993. | Purchase a copy of Bulletin 94 |
| 93 | "A Geochemical Atlas of North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Reid, Jeffrey C. 1991. | Purchase a copy of Bulletin 93 |
| 92 | "Geology of the Southeast Durham and Southwest Durham 7.5-minute quadrangles, North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Hoffman, Charles W. and Gallagher, Patricia. 1991. | |
| 91 | "A geologic guide to North Carolina's State Parks". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Carpenter, P. Albert III (editor). 1991. | |
| 90 | Wiener, L.S., and Merschat, Carl E. 1988. | |
| 90 supp. | "Discussion of geologic non-suitability of US DOE's SE-5 area for disposal of high-level radioactive waste". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Wiener, LS, and Merschat, Carl E. 1988. | Download from NC Digital Collections |
| 89 | "Fossil Collecting in North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Carter, Joseph G., and others. 1988, (reprinted 1994). | |
| 88 | "Peat deposits of North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Ingram, Roy L. 1987. | |
| 87 | "Stratigraphy, structure, and phosphate deposits of the Pungo River Formation of North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Miller, James A. 1987. | |
| 86 | "Geology and mineral resources of Wake County". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Parker, John M. III. 1979. | |
| 85 | "Buried oyster shell resource evaluation of the eastern region of the Albemarle Sound". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Sampair, James L., and others. 1976. | |
| 84 | "Metallic mineral deposits of the Carolina Slate belt". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Carpenter, P. Albert III. 1976 (reprinted 1993). | Download Bulletin 84 |
| 83 | "Geological bibliography of North Carolina's Coastal Plain, Coastal Zone, and continental shelf". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Riggs, Stanley R., and O'Connor, Michael P. 1975. | Download Bulletin 83 |
| 82 | "Bibliography of North Carolina Geology, 1910-1960". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Wilson, William F. 1975. | |
| 81 | "Geology and mineral resources of Orange County, North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Allen, Eldon P. and Wilson, William F. 1968. | |
| 80 | "Pyrophyllite deposits in North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Stuckey, Jasper L. 1967. | |
| 79 | "Description of the Pungo River Formation in Beaufort County, North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Kimrey, Joel O. 1965. | |
| 78 | "Cretaceous Ostracoda from wells in the Southeastern United States". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Swain, Frederick M., and Brown, Phillip M. 1964. | |
| 77 | "Anthophyllite Asbestos in North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Conrad, Stephen G., and others. 1963. | |
| 76 | "Geology and Mineral Resources of Moore County, NC". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Conley, James F. 1962. | |
| 75 | "Geology of the Albemarle quadrangle, North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Conley, James F. 1962. | Download Bulletin 75 |
| 74 | "Crystalline Limestones of the Piedmont and Mountain Regions of North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Conrad, Stephen G. 1960. | |
| 73 | "Geology and Ground Water Resources in the Greenville Area, North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Brown, P. M. 1959. | Download Bulletin 73 |
| 72 | "Well Logs from the Coastal Plain of North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Brown, P. M. 1958. | Download Bulletin 72 |
| 71 | "Explanatory Text for the 1958 Geologic Map of North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Stuckey, Jasper M. and Conrad, Stephen G. 1958. | |
| 70 | "Upper Cretaceous Ostracoda from North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Brown, Philip. M. 1957. | |
| 69 | "Ground-water Resources of North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Legrand, Harry E. 1954. | Download Bulletin 69 |
| 68 | "Geology and Ground Water in the Statesville Area, North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Legrand, Harry E. 1954. | Download Bulletin 68 |
| 67 | "The Commercial Granites of North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Councill, R. J. 1954. | |
| 66 | "The Scrap Mica Resources of North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Broadhurst and Hash. 1953. | |
| 65 | "Geology and Structure of Part of the Spruce Pine District, North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Parker, John M. III. 1952. | Download from NC Digital Collections |
| 64 | "Pegmatites of the Cashiers and Zirconia Districts, North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Olson, J. C. 1952. | Download Bulletin 64 |
| 63 | "Geology and Groundwater in the Charlotte Area, North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Legrand, Harry E. and Mundorff, 1952. | Download Bulletin 63 |
| 62 | "Feldspar Deposits of the Bryson City District, North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Cameron, Eugene N. 1951. | |
| 61 | "Sillimanite Deposits in North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Hash, Lewis J., and Van Horn, Earl C. (Teague, Kefton H., editor). 1951. | |
| 60 | "Geology and Mineral Resources of the Hot Springs Window, Madison Co., North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Oriel, S. S. 1950. | Download Bulletin 60 |
| 59 | "Flood-plain Deposits of the North Carolina Piedmont and Mountain Streams as a Possible Source of Groundwater Supply". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Mundorf, M.J. 1950. | Download Bulletin 59 |
| 58 | "Halloysite Deposits of North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Hunter and Hash. 1949. | Download Bulletin 58 |
| 57 |
"Geology and Preliminary Ore Dressing Studies of the Carolina Barite Belt". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Van Horn, E. C., and others. 1949 (reprinted 1995). | |
| 56 |
"Talc Deposits of the Murphy Marble Belt". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Van Horn, E. C. 1948. |
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| 55 | "Geology and Groundwater in the Greensboro Area, North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Mundorff, M. J. 1948. | Download Bulletin 55 |
| 54 | "Marls and Limestones of Eastern North Carolina, with a Geologic Map of the Coastal Plain, North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Berry, E. Willard. 1948. | |
| 52 | "Chemical Character of Surface Waters of North Carolina 1944-1945 (volume 1)". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Lamar, W.L. 1947. | Download Bulletin 52 |
| 51 | "Ground Water in the Halifax Area, North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Mundorff, M.J. 1946 | Download Bulletin 51 |
| 50 | "The Vermiculite Deposits of North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Murdock, Thomas G. and Hunter Charles E. 1946. | |
| 49 | "Mica Deposits of the Franklin-Sylva District, North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Olson, J. C. and others. 1946 | |
| 48 | "Residual Kaolin Deposits of the Spruce Pine District, North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Parker, John M. III. 1946. | |
| 47 | "Progress Report on Groundwater in North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Mundorff, M.J. 1945. | Download Bulletin 47 |
| 46 | "Economic Opportunities for Producing Semi-Porcelain Dinnerware in North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Division of Commerce and Industry. 1944. | Not available |
| 45 | "A Postwar Program for North Carolina's Forest Industries". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Glesinger, E. 1944. | Download Bulletin 45 |
| 44 | "Economic Opportunities for Producing Semi-Porcelain Dinnerware in North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Division of Commerce and Industry. 1944. | Download Bulletin 44 |
| 43 | "Economic Geology of Spruce Pine Pegmatite District, North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Olson, J.C. 1944. | |
| 42 | "Chromite Deposits of North Carolina". Hunter, Charles E., Murdock, Thomas G., and MacCarthy, Gerald R. 1942. | Download from NC Digital Collections |
| 41 | "Forsterite Olivine Deposits of North Carolina and Georgia". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Hunter, C.E. and Rankin, H.S. 1941. | |
| 40 | "Manufacturing China Clay Opportunities in North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. North Carolina Geological Survey, 1941. | |
| 39 | "Discharge Records of North Carolina Streams, 1899-1936". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Johnson, T.S. and Mann Jr., C.l. 1938. | Download Bulletin 39 |
| 38 | "Gold Deposits in North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Bryson, H.J. 1936. | Download Bulletin 38 |
| 37 | "Pyrophyllite Deposits of North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Stuckey, J. L. 1928. | Download Bulletin 37 |
| 36 | "Hunting in North Carolina". 1928. North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. | Download Bulletin 36 |
| 35 | "Fishing in North Carolina". 1927. North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. | Download Bulletin 35 |
| 34 | "Discharge Records of North Carolina Streams 1889-1923". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Saville, T. and Smith, G.W. 1925. | Download Bulletin 34 |
| 33 | "The Deep River Coal Field of North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Campbell and Kimball. 1923. | Download Bulletin 33 |
| 32 | "Magnetic Iron Ores of Eastern Tennessee and Western North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Bayley, W.S. 1923. | Download Bulletin 32 |
| 31 | "Deposits of Brown Iron Ores (Brown Hematite) of East Tennessee and Western North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Bayley, W.S. 1925. | |
| 30 | "Wood-Using Industries of North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey in Cooperation with the United States Forest Service: Raleigh. Helphenstine Jr., R.K. 1923. | Download Bulletin 30 |
| 29 | "The Kaolins of North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey, Prepared in Cooperation with the United States Geological Survey: Raleigh. | |
| 28 | "The Limestones and Marls of North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Loughlin, G.F., and others. 1921. | Download Bulletin 28 |
| 27 | Altitudes in North Carolina. North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Anonymous, 1917. | |
| 26 | "The Geology and Ore Deposits of the Virgilina District of Virginia and North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Laney, F.B. 1917. | Download Bulletin 26 |
| 25 | "Zircon, Monazite and Other Minerals Used in the Production of Chemical Compounds Employed in the Manufacture of Lighting Apparatus". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Pratt, J.H. 1916. | Download Bulletin 25 |
| 24 | "Loblolly or North Carolina Pine". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Ashe, W.W. 1915. | Download Bulletin 24 |
| 23 | "Forest Conditions in Western North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Holmes, J.S. 1911. | Download Bulletin 23 |
| 22 | "The Cid Mining District, Davidson County, North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Pogue, Joseph E. Jr. 1910 (reprinted, 1995). | |
| 21 | "The Gold Hill Mining District of North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh Laney, F.B. 1910 (reprinted, 1995). | |
| 20 | "Water-Powers of North Carolina (A Supplement to Bulletin No. 8)". 1911. Prepared by the Hydrographic Division of the US Geological Survey: Raleigh. | Download Bulletin 20 |
| 19 | "The Tin Deposits of the Carolinas". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Pratt, Joseph Hyde, and Sterrett, Douglass B. 1905. | Download Bulletin 19 |
| 18 | "Bibliography of North Carolina Geology, Mineralogy and Geography". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Laney and Wood. 1909. | View in Google Books |
| 17 | "Terracing of Farm Lands". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Ashe, W.W. 1908. | Download Bulletin 17 |
| 16 | "Shade Trees for North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Ashe, W.W. 1908. | Download Bulletin 16 |
| 15 | "Experiments in Oyster Culture in Pamlico Sound North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Coker, R.E. 1907. | Download Bulletin 15 |
| Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin 10 | "The Geology and Ore Deposits of the Virgilina District of Virginia and North Carolina (REPRINT - 1995)". Virginia Geological Survey: Charlottesville. Laney, F.B. 1917. | |
| 14 | "The Cultivation of the Diamond-Back Terrapin". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Coker, R.E. 1906. | Download Bulletin 14 |
| 13 | "Clay Deposits and Clay Industry in North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Ries, Heinrich. 1897. | Download from NC Digital Collections |
| 12 | "History of Gems Found in North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Kunz, G.F. 1907 (reprinted, 1995). | Download from NC Digital Collections |
| 11 | "Corundum and the Basic Magnesian Rocks of Western North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Lewis, J.V. 1896. | |
| 10 | "Gold Mining in North Carolina and Adjacent South Appalachians Regions". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Nitze and Wilkens. 1897. | Download from NC Digital Collections |
| 9 | "Monazite and onazite deposits in North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Ninze. 1895. | Download from NC Digital Collections |
| 8 | "Papers on the Waterpower in North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Swain, G.F., Holmes, J.A. and Myers, E.W. 1899. | Download Bulletin 8 |
| 7 | "Forest Fires: Their Destructive Work, Causes and Prevention". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Ashe, W.W. 1895. | Download Bulletin 7 |
| 6 | "Timber Trees and Forests of North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Pinchot, G. and Ashe, W.W. 1897. | Download Bulletin 6 |
| 5 | "The Forests, Forest Lands, and Forest Products of Eastern North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh Ashe, W.W. 1894. | Download from NC Digital Collections |
| 4 | "Road Materials and Road Construction in North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh Watson and Laney. 1893. | Download Bulletin 4 |
| 3 | "Gold Deposits of North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Nitze and Hanna. 1896 (reprinted, 1995). | |
| 2 | "The Building and Ornamental Stones in North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Watson, T.L., and others. 1906. | Download from NC Digital Collections |
| 1 | "Iron Ores of North Carolina". North Carolina Geological Survey: Raleigh. Nitze, H.B.C. 1893. |