Mississippi geologic map data

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

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msgeol.kml (Uncompressed, 2.5M)

msgeol.kmz (Compressed, 990k)

List geologic units by state or county

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

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

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Geologic units and attributes MS.zip SHP + CSV format

Documentation

Metadata:

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

Publication

Sources

Moore, William Halsell, 1969, reprinted 1985, Geologic Map of Mississippi, Compiled by Bicker, A. R., Jr., a revision of the geologic map published by the MS Geological Survey in 1945 in cooperation with the USGS, revised from data submitted by Dr. E. E. Russell of MS State University from published reports of the MS Geological Survey and from field revisions, Mercury Maps Inc., Jackson, MS.

Water polygons that are generated when standard state base map is used.

Related topics

Geologic units in Mississippi