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Basement domain map of the conterminous US and Alaska

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Online link https://mrdata.usgs.gov/ds-898/
Description Seventy-seven major components of the North American continent were delineated at a general scale (1:5,000,000); including the general composition, geological environment, and types of primary metals endowments that can be expected in each domain.
Originators Lund, Karen; Box, Stephen E.; Holm-Denoma, Christopher S.; San Juan, Carma A.; Blakely, Richard J.; Saltus, Richard W.; Anderson, Eric D.; and DeWitt, Ed H.
Publication U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 898
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Geology, Geophysics, Geospatial datasets, Geologic structure, Magnetic field (earth), Mineral deposits, Metallic mineral resources, Continental lithosphere, Earth history, Shapefile, KML

States or counties

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Reduced-size image of the domains in the conterminous US.
Reduced-size image of the domains in the conterminous US.

Geospatial Web Services (OGC)

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WMS Basement domains of the conterminous US and Alaska https://mrdata.usgs.gov/services/ds898?service=WMS&request=GetCapabilities&version=1.3.0

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Shapefile Basement domains of the conterminous US and Alaska, with link to an online description that includes references. https://mrdata.usgs.gov/ds-898/ds898.zip