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GIS Dataset Title |
Geology by Rock Type, Susquehanna River Basin |
Dataset Description |
Polygon dataset depicting geology by rock type, hydrostratigraphic terrain and lithology for the entire Susquehanna River
Basin. It represents the merging of three state (NY, PA, MD) bedrock geology spatial datasets in order to provide
basic rock types of the Susquehanna River Basin. The dominant formation lithology that appears in the attribute table were grouped
into 19 general rock types, such as sandstone, shale, schist, limestone, dolomite, etc.
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Date |
2006 |
Scale |
1:250,000 |
Agency |
Compiled by the Susquehanna River Basin Commission based on data from the New York State Museum and New York State Geological
Survey, United States Geologic Survey (USGS), and Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (PA DCNR) Bureau of
Topographic and Geologic Survey.
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Download GIS Dataset |
http://www.pasda.psu.edu/uci/DataSummary.aspx?dataset=498 |
Metadata |
http://www.pasda.psu.edu/uci/FullMetadataDisplay.aspx?file=bedrock_SRBC.xml |