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Geology of Puerto Rico

Geologic units and faults from USGS Open File Report 98-38, concerning assessment of the mineral resources of Puerto Rico.

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USGS Open-File Report 98-38

Geology, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Mineral Occurrences and Mineral Resource Assessment for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

Related topics

Bedrock geologic units, Bouguer anomaly, Geologic contacts, Geologic maps, Geologic structure, Geospatial datasets, Magnetic field (earth), Natural resource assessment
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