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Arizona geologic map data

[Legend for lithology colors]

View:

Show in a web browser window:

https://mrdata.usgs.gov/geology/state/map.html

Show in Google Earth or download KML:

• azgeol.kml (14.1M bytes)
• azgeol.kmz (4.9M bytes)

List geologic units by state or county

Show in your GIS using OGC WMS:

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

or OGC WFS:

https://mrdata.usgs.gov/services/az?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:	AZcsv.zip	CSV format
Geologic units:	AZgeol_dd.zip	Shapefile, polygon
Faults:	AZfaults_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:

Richard, S. M., Reynolds, S.J., Spencer, J. E., and Pearthree, P. A., 2000, Geologic Map of Arizona: Arizona Geological Survey Map 35, 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.