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One Page Summary History of the Geological Evolution of Virginia
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     Clickable to other pages in the 16 page history.

     The model for Virginia's geologic history is based on the Wilson cycle, the opening and closing of an ocean basin. This cycle is implicit in the history, but the cycle is not dealt with directly. A one page summary of the history can be found at this link. For more details go to this link.
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  Or Go To Sixteen Page History



Last Update: 9/13/00

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