California geologic map data

A GIS database of geologic units and structural features in California, with lithology, age, data structure, and format written and arranged just like the other states.

View

Show in a web browser window:

[Legend for lithology colors]

Show in Google Earth or other KML viewer:

cageol.kml (Uncompressed, 50.2M)

cageol.kmz (Compressed, 14.0M)

List geologic units by state or county

Show in your GIS using OGC web services:

https://mrdata.usgs.gov/services/sgmc2 (WMS, version 1.3.0)

https://mrdata.usgs.gov/services/wfs/sgmc2 (WFS, version 1.1.0)

Download

Content	Download	Format
Geologic units and attributes	CA.zip	SHP + CSV format

Documentation

Metadata:

Outline - Questions & Answers - Plain text - XML

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

Methodology

Detailed report of standardization procedures

GIS style files

Methods used to create several styles for lithology or geologic time

Sources

Jennings, C.W., Strand, R.G., and Rogers, T.H., 1977, Geologic map of California: California Division of Mines and Geology, scale 1:750,000.