References:

A. Books

1. Badger, Robert L: Geology Along Skyline Drive, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. 1999, Falcon Publishing. Easiest understandable and accessible book for beginning geology students. Much of the information comes from reference 2.

2. Gathright, Thomas M, II: Geology of the Shanandoah National Park, Virginia, 1976. Virginia Division of Mineral Resources, Bulletin 86, 93 p.
Book with excellent maps available through Amazon.com. Much of the text with figures and photographs are available online as Reference 5 below.

B. Websites/Videos:

3. Blue Ridge, The Geology of Virginia Website, http://geology.blogs.wm.edu/blue-ridge/

4. Virginia’s Geologic History, The Geology of Virginia Website, https://geology.blogs.wm.edu/virginias-geologic-history/

5. Geology of the Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, Thomas M. Gathright II, Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy. Book on Website http://npshistory.com/publications/geology/state/va/vdmr-bul-86/index.htm

6. The Grenville Orogeny and rifting of Rodinia, Virginia, Callan Bentley, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6itZWD8bQc

7. The Alleghanian Orogeny, Callan Bentley, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJZy_BCKrIU

8. McClung Museum Lecture: Eastern North American through Two Supercontinent Cycles, Dr. William Thomas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dH7XLyeJ3Q&t=2970s\

9. Convergent Plate Boundaries – Collisional Mountain Ranges, National Park Service website https://www.nps.gov/subjects/geology/plate-tectonics-collisional-mountain-ranges.htm