Description
This dataset includes a modified subset of polygon features that describe U.S. Geological Survey's defined geologic provinces of the World. Each province has a set of geologic characteristics that distinguish it from surrounding provinces. These characteristics may include dominant lithologies, the age of the strata, and/or structural type. Each province is assigned a unique numeric code and may fall within two or more countries or assessment regions.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Metadata | XML | The metadata original format | Open resource |
| Digital Data | XML | Landing page for access to the data | Open resource |
Tags
- ag
- ai
- an
- anguilla
- antigua-and-barbuda
- aruba
- aves-ridge-6109
- aw
- bahama-platform-6119
- bahamas
- barbados
- barbados-accretionary-complex-6127
- barinas-apure-basin-6097
- bb
- beata-ridge-6111
- belize
- bonaire-basin-6101
- british-virgin-islands
- bs
- bz
- cariaco-basin-6102
- caribbean
- cayman-islands
- cayman-ridge-6121
- cayman-trough-6120
- cesar-basin-6094
- chiapas-massif-nuclear-central-america-6122
- choco-pacific-basin-6087
- co
- colombia
- colombian-basin-6112
- costa-rica
- cr
- cu
- cuba
- dm
- do
- dominica
- dominican-republic
- earth-science
- east-venezuela-basin-6098
- economic-geology
- economy
- el-salvador
- environment
- falcon-basin-6100
- florida-peninsula-5050
- gas-province
- gas-resource-assessment
- gd
- geologic-province
- geology
- geoscientificinformation
- gp
- greater-antilles-deformed-belt-6117
- grenada
- grenada-back-arc-basin-6126
- gt
- guadeloupe
- guajira-basin-6095
- guatemala
- gulf-cenozoic-ocs-5097
- gulf-cenozoic-ocs-5098
- guyana
- guyana-shield-6002
- guyana-suriname-basin-6021
- gy
- haiti
- hn
- honduras
- ht
- jamaica
- jm
- kn
- ky
- lc
- lesser-antilles-deformed-belt-6107
- llanos-basin-6096
- lower-magdelena-6091
- macuspana-basin-5306
- maracaibo-basin-6099
- martinique
- maya-mountains-6125
- mexico
- middle-america-province-6113
- middle-magdelena-6090
- monserrat
- mq
- ms
- mx
- natural-gas
- natural-gas-liquids-resource-assessment
- natural-gas-resources
- neogene-volcanic-belt-6108
- netherlands-antilles
- ni
- nicaragua
- north-caribbean-deformed-belt-6116
- north-nicaraguan-rise-6114
- ocean-0
- ocean-1
- oil-and-gas-province
- oil-and-gas-resource-assessment
- oilgas
- oil-province
- oil-resource-assessment
- oil-resources
- pa
- pacific-offshore-basin-6088
- panama
- perjira-venezuela-coastal-ranges-6093
- petroleum
- pr
- puerto-rico
- puerto-rico-trench-6118
- resource-assessment
- saline-comalcalco-basin-5304
- sierra-madre-de-chiapas-peten-foldbelt-5310
- sierra-nevada-de-santa-marta-6105
- south-caribbean-accretionary-prism-6104
- south-nicaraguan-rise-6115
- st-kitts-and-nevis
- st-lucia
- st-vincent-and-the-grenadines
- sv
- tc
- tobago-trough-6103
- trinidad-and-tobago
- tt
- turks-and-caicas-islands
- united-states
- us
- u-s-geological-survey
- usgs
- usgs-60ad1754d34e4043c850e34f
- vc
- ve
- venezuela
- venezuelan-basin-6110
- vi
- villahermosa-uplift-5305
- virgin-islands
- vq
- wep
- west-central-cordillera-6106
- worldgeologicmaps
- yucatan-basin-6123
- yucatan-platform-5308