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A Mass Movement in the Blue Ridge

By Structural Geology & Tectonics Research Group On May 6, 2021
In Faculty & Staff Blogs, Research 
Oblique digital view (to the northeast) of the terrain at the 2021 landslide site, the colors are based on the land slope. The steepest terrain in this image are primarily highway cuts into bedrock.
By Chuck Bailey Mid-day on Sunday (May 2nd, 2021), I crossed the Blue Ridge Mountains along U.S. Route 250. As I traveled up the
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A Structural Geology Trifecta

By Chuck Bailey On November 20, 2017
In Academics, Faculty & Staff Blogs 
The Up-and-Away team, part of the 2017 Geological Field Methods course, on a steep Blue Ridge slope in front of a spectacular outcrop of meta-conglomerate and meta-arkose. These rocks are part of the Edicaran Swift Run Formation.
Saturday found the 2017 W&M Geological Field Methods course in the field. This year’s class is composed of 16 junior and senior geology majors,
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