Rocks at Earth’s surface experience progressive damage due to exposure to environmental conditions. Although environmental damage to rocks is recognized as being time-dep[...]

The Ashe Metamorphic Suite in western North Carolina hosts metabasites ranging in grade from eclogite to amphibolite. To the west of the Grandfather Mountain Window (GMW[...]

Cambrian metasedimentary and metavolcanic rocks in the Albemarle Group in south-central North Carolina are part of the peri-Gondwanan Carolina terrane. These rocks are pa[...]

As a result of the rapid expansion of shale gas development in the United States, the public has become increasingly concerned about the proper management of hydraulic fr[...]