Geology of the Conterminous United States at 1:2,500,000 Scale
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Source:
- "Geology of the Conterminous United States at 1:2,500,000 Scale -
A Digital Representation of the 1974 P.B. King and H.M. Beikman Map",
by Paul G. Schruben, Raymond E. Arndt, and Walter J. Bawiec.
Published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological
Survey, Digital Data Series DDS-11, Release 2, 1998.
"The CD-ROM also contains USGS Professional Paper 901 by the same
authors. It describes the compilation of the map."
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Description:
- Geology of the United States, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
The map was originally published in 1974 at a scale of 1:2,500,000.
File formats: Arc Export format. Also available as Digital Line
Graph (DLG) Optional format and Abicas format for DOS/Windows.
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Metadata:
- One descriptive file, in a number of different formats, was supplied
with this digital map:
- 1readme.txt (plain text format)
- 1readme.doc (Microsoft Word format)
- 1readme.pdf (Adobe Acrobat format)
A paper copy of this document is available in the Map Collection, in
the binder titled ARCVIEW.
The CD-ROM also contains a copy of U.S.G.S. Professional Paper 901,
which describes the compilation of the map.
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Attribute Fields in This Coverage
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Coverage Name
and Description
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Attributes
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| Grid |
no attributes |
| Limits of Pleistocene glacial deposits |
Ltype, Desc |
| Faults, dikes, and hidden contacts |
Desc, Ltype, Long_desc, Descltype, Alc |
| Coastlines |
Bndtype, Ltype |
| States |
Bndtype, Ltype |
| Geology arcs |
Ltype, Desc |
| Geology, metamorphic overlay |
Order, S1, Unit, S2, Rockdesc, Metamor, Rock |
| Geology polygons |
Order, S1, Unit, S2, Rockdesc, Metamor, Rock |
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Demo Location:
- A demonstration ArcView project of this coverage is contained on the
CD-ROM, which can be mounted on the ArcView workstation in the Map Collection
on request.
s:\arcview/kb/kb.apr
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How To Obtain These Files:
- A copy of this file can be requested from the Map Collection.
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