Local elementary school students learning about earth science at W&M's 1999 Geology Day

The Basics

Useful pages to be familiar with to understand the terms, phrases and time periods involved in Virginia's geology.

• Virginia Geologic Time Chart
     -  Cenozoic Era (PDF)
     -  Paleozoic & Mesozoic Eras (PDF)
     -  Pre-Cambrian (PDF)
  
• Virginia Geologic Rock Cycle
• Geology Term Definitions
• (Geologic History of Virginia) - coming soon
  

Virginia's Geologic Provinces

Specialized versions of our province pages that avoid the use of more complex language and descriptions.

• Appalachian Plateau
• Valley & Ridge
• Blue Ridge
• Piedmont
• Coastal Plain
• Recommended field trip locations for each province
  

Documents in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format

Easily-printed versions of many of our diagrams and maps, great for class handouts and discussions.

Valley & Ridge Geologic Events	Blue Ridge Geologic Events	Geologic Terranes of the Piedmont
Coastal Plain Stratigraphy	Blue Ridge Stratigraphy	Culpeper Basin Cross-Section
Virginia Geologic Map	Virginia Physiographic Map	Virginia Physiographic Regions
Brief Tectonic History of Virginia	Major Watersheds of Virginia	The Rock Cycle in Virginia
Virginia Geologic Cross-Section	Major Faults & High-Strain Zones in Virginia

Please make sure you have reviewed and follow our usage policies for the materials from this site before using them in the classroom.

If there are any other resources that you would like to see listed here, please feel free to send an email to Chad Roberts.

APPALACHIAN PLATEAU | VALLEY & RIDGE | BLUE RIDGE | PIEDMONT | COASTAL PLAIN
All Text & Images © 1997-2000 | Chad Roberts & C.M. Bailey
(6/10/2000)