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Basement domain map of the conterminous US and Alaska

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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Continental lithosphere, Earth history, Geologic structure, Geology, Geophysics, Geospatial datasets, Magnetic field (earth), Metallic mineral resources, Mineral deposits, KML, Shapefile

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.