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Washington geologic map data

[Legend for lithology colors]

View:

Show in a web browser window:

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

Show in Google Earth or download KML:

• wageol.kml (11.4M bytes)
• wageol.kmz (4.0M bytes)

Show in your GIS using OGC WMS:

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

or OGC WFS:

http://mrdata.usgs.gov/services/wa?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:	WAcsv.zip	CSV format
Geologic units:	WAgeol_dd.zip	Shapefile, polygon
Faults:	WAfaults_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:

Huntting, M. T., Bennett, W. A. G., Livingston, V. E. Jr., Moen, W. S., 1961, Geologic Map of Washington: Washington Division of Mines and Geology, scale 1:500,000.

Geologic units in Washington