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California geologic map data

[Legend for lithology colors]

View:

Show in a web browser window:

http://mrdata.usgs.gov/sgmc/ca.html

Show in Google Earth or download KML:

• cageol.kml (37.8M bytes)
• cageol.kmz (12.7M bytes)

Show in your GIS using OGC WMS:

http://mrdata.usgs.gov/services/ca?service=WMS&version=1.1.1&request=GetCapabilities& [Instructions]

or OGC WFS:

http://mrdata.usgs.gov/services/ca?service=WFS&version=1.0.0&request=GetCapabilities& [Instructions]

Use lithology_symbology.lyr ArcGIS layer file to symbolize lithology when using WFS

Download:

Geological attributes:	CAcsv.zip	CSV format
Geologic units:	CAgeol_dd.zip	Shapefile, polygon
Faults:	CAfaults_dd.zip	Shapefile, arcs
Colors for lithology:	lith6_2.style	ArcMap Style [Instructions]

Metadata:

[Outline] - [Questions & Answers] - [Plain text]

Legend indicating the meaning of colors on the interactive map

Publication:

USGS Open-File Report 2005-1305

Preliminary integrated geologic map databases for the United States - western states: California, Nevada, Arizona, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Utah

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1305/

Methodology:

Detailed report of data standardization procedures

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1305/documents/CONUS_Wdocumentation.pdf

GIS style files:

Methods used to create several styles for lithology or geologic time

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1314/

Sources:

Jennings, C.W., Strand, R.G., and Rogers, T.H., 1977, Geologic map of California: California Division of Mines and Geology, scale 1:750,000.

Geologic units in California