Fault Lines with Line Decorations: Geology of the Conterminous United States, 2005

Author(s)

King, Philip B., Arndt, Raymond E., Schruben, Paul G., Bawiec, Walter J., and Beikman, Helen M.

Description

This line shapefile represents the major fault lines in the United States. A fault is a fracture or fracture zone in the Earth's crust along which rocks on one side have moved significantly with respect to those on the other side. This layer includes both the faults and the line decorations (added for display purposes).This layer is part of the Geologic Map of the United States, originally published at a scale of 1:2,500,000 (King and Beikman, 1974b). It excludes Alaska and Hawaii. These data depict the geology of the bedrock that lies at or near the land surface, but not the distribution of surficial materials such as soils, alluvium, and glacial deposits. This is a revised version of the April 2004 data set. This map complements the Generalized Geologic Map of Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands by Reed and Bush. A geographic information system (GIS) allows combining and overlaying of layers for analysis of spatial relations not readily apparent in the standard paper publication. This layer is part of the 1997-2014 edition of the National Atlas of the United States. Conversion of the geologic map of the U.S. to a digital format was undertaken to facilitate the presentation and analysis of earth-science data. Digital maps can be displayed at any scale or projection, whereas a paper map has a fixed scale and projection. However, these data are not intended to be used at any scale finer than 1:2,500,000. National Atlas of the United States. (2005). Fault Lines with Line Decorations: Geology of the Conterminous United States, 2005. National Atlas of the United States. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/yy930mh7999. This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

Publisher

Geological Survey (U.S.)

Collection

National atlas of the United States of America, 1997-2014

Place(s)

Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (State), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Rocky Mountains, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington (D.C.), Washington (State), West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and United States

Subject(s)

Faults (Geology) and Geoscientific Information

Year

2005

Held by

Stanford

More details at

https://purl.stanford.edu/yy930mh7999

Use and reproduction

This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use.

Copyright

This work is in the Public Domain, meaning that it is not subject to copyright.