Kentucky geologic map data

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

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kygeol.kml (Uncompressed, 23.1M)

kygeol.kmz (Compressed, 7.4M)

List geologic units by state or county

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Geologic units and attributes KY.zip SHP + CSV format

Documentation

Metadata:

Outline - Questions & Answers - Plain text - XML
Legend indicating the meaning of colors on the interactive map

Publication

Sources

Noger, M.C., compiler, 1988, Geologic map of Kentucky: sesquicenntennial edition of the Kentucky Geological Survey: U.S. Geological Survey and the Kentucky Geological Survey, scale 1:500,000.

Related topics

Geologic units in Kentucky