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Wandrey, Craig J. , 199804, Geologic provinces of South Asia (provwrld): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-470C, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado, USA.This is part of the following larger work.
Wandrey, Craig J. , and Law, Ben E. , 1998, Maps showing geology, oil and gas fields and geologic provinces of South Asia: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-470C, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado.This is part of the following larger work.
U.S. Geological Survey, 1998, World energy data on CD-ROM: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-470.Online Links:
This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):
The map projection used is Albers Conical Equal Area.
Planar coordinates are encoded using coordinate pair
Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 1000
Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 1000
Planar coordinates are specified in METERS
The horizontal datum used is Unknown.
The ellipsoid used is Clarke 1866.
The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378206.4.
The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/294.98.
| Value | Definition |
|---|---|
| 8001 | Southeast Afghanistan |
| 8002 | Himalayan |
| 8003 | Indian Shield |
| 8004 | Sri Lanka |
| 8005 | Indo-Burman |
| 8006 | Tenassarim-Shan |
| 8021 | Makran |
| 8022 | Baluchistan |
| 8023 | Central Afghanistan |
| 8024 | Afghan |
| 8025 | Suliman-Kirthar |
| 8026 | Kohat-Potwar |
| 8028 | Himalayan Foreland |
| 8030 | Chindwara |
| 8031 | Satpura Brahmini |
| 8032 | Damodar |
| 8033 | Pranhita-Godovari |
| 8034 | Assam |
| 8035 | North Burma |
| 8042 | Indus |
| 8043 | Bombay |
| 8044 | Cauvery |
| 8045 | Krishna-Godovari |
| 8046 | Mahanadi |
| 8047 | Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta |
| 8048 | Irawaddy, |
| 8061 | Maldives |
| 8062 | Lakshadweep |
| 8063 | Konkan |
| Value | Definition |
|---|---|
| 8001 | Southeast Afghanistan |
| 8002 | Himalayan |
| 8003 | Indian Shield |
| 8004 | Sri Lanka |
| 8005 | Indo-Burman |
| 8006 | Tenassarim-Shan |
| 8021 | Makran |
| 8022 | Baluchistan |
| 8023 | Central Afghanistan |
| 8024 | Afghan |
| 8025 | Suliman-Kirthar |
| 8026 | Kohat-Potwar |
| 8028 | Himalayan Foreland |
| 8030 | Chindwara |
| 8031 | Satpura Brahmini |
| 8032 | Damodar |
| 8033 | Pranhita-Godovari |
| 8034 | Assam |
| 8035 | North Burma |
| 8042 | Indus |
| 8043 | Bombay |
| 8044 | Cauvery |
| 8045 | Krishna-Godovari |
| 8046 | Mahanadi |
| 8047 | Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta |
| 8048 | Irawaddy, |
| 8061 | Maldives |
| 8062 | Lakshadweep |
| 8063 | Konkan |
| Value | Definition |
|---|---|
| Southeast Afghanistan, Himalayan, Indian Shield, Sri Lanka, Indo-Burman, Tenassarim-Shan, Makran, Baluchistan, Central Afghanistan, Afghan, Suliman-Kirthar, Kohat-Potwar, Himalayan Foreland, Chindwara, Satpura Brahmini, Damodar, Pranhita- Godovari, Assam, North Burma, Indus, Bombay, Cauvery, Krishna- Godovari, Mahanadi, Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta, Irawaddy, Maldives, Lakshadweep, Konkan, respectively. | Geologic province NAMEs correspond to areal similarities in geologic, geographic, structural, and/or petroleum system characteristics. |
Geologic data - United Nations Commission for the Geological Map of the World.
Digital compilation - Craig J. Wandrey and Ben E. Law
Data references -
Abu, M., Bakr, M. S., and Jackson, Roy O., 1964, Rawalpindi, Geological map of Pakistan: Geological Survey of Pakistan, scale: 1:2,000,000.
Alam, M., Khurshid, Hasan, A.K.M., Shahidul, Khan, Mujibur Rahman, and Whitney, John W., 1990, Geological map of Bangladesh: Geological Survey of Bangladesh, scale: 1:1,000,000.
Bender, F., 1981, Geology of Burma: Technische Fachhochschule Berlin, scale: 1:2,000,000.
*Choubert, G. and Faure-Muret, A., 1976, Geological World Atlas, UNESCO, sheet 11, scale: 1:10,000,000.
Dasgupta, A. K., Ghose, A., and Chakraborty, K. K., 1993, Geological map of India: Hyderabad, Geological Survey of India, scale: 1:5,000,000.
Earth Sciences Research Division, 1977, Geological map of The Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma: Earth Sciences Research Division, Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma scale: 1:1,000,000.
Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc., 1992, ArcWorld 1:3M Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI), Digital database, available from ESRI, Redlands, CA, scale: 1:3,000,000.
*JEBCO Seismic Ltd., compilers, 1984, Geological world atlas U.S.S.R. and surrounding areas: extract from the Geological World Atlas, sheets 10 through 13, Commission for the Geological Map of the World/UNESCO, scale: 1:10,000,000.
*Ghose, A., Chatterjee, D., and Bannerjee, J., 1990, Geological map of South and East Asia: Commission for Geological Map of the World, Subcommission for South and East Asia, UNESCO, scale: 1,5,000,000.
Klett, T. R., Ahlbrandt, T. S., Schmoker, J. W., and Dolton, G. L., 1997 Ranking of the world's oil and gas provinces by known petroleum volumes: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-463, one CD-ROM.
Wirtz, D., Muhlfeld, R., Weippert, D., and Wittekindt, H., compilers, 1964, Geological map of Afghanistan Central and Southern Part: Hanover, Geological Survey of the Federal Republic of Germany, and Afghanistan Geological and Mineral Survey (Kabul), scale: 1,000,000.
Wittekindt, H., and Weippert, D., Compilers, 1973, Geological map of Central and Southern Afghanistan: Hanover, Geological Survey of the Federal Republic of Germany, scale: 1:500,000.
* Used with the permission of UNESCO
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This data set provides one of the strategic tools to assist in the U.S. Geological Survey World Energy Project. This digital geologic province map was created specifically for the oil and gas assessment of selected provinces of the World. This metadata addresses only the South Asia region (Region 8) which is the subject of this cd_rom.
Commission for Geological Map of the World, 1976, Geologic Atlas of the World: Geologic Atlas of the World, UNESCO, Paris, France.
The data were derived and generalized from the Geological World Atlas, UNESCO, sheet 11, scale: 1:10,000,000 (Choubert, G. and Faure-Muret, A., 1976) and are no more accurate than that map. The attributes and contact data were reviewed by U. S. Geological Survey scientists only. Accuracy and source of attribute data is further described in the introduction on map.
Some attributes were combined and some polygons generalized because much of the detailed attribute data and polygons were not needed for this assessment project. The geologic coding scheme was based on the World Energy Project standard which incorporates geologic age, and general lithologic type. Some attribute errors may exist because of cartographic difficulties in original map and inconsistancies between source materials. Attributes and contacts were verified via visual editing and review.
Based on visual inspection and review with check plots and digital image examination gross errors are eliminated. Test conducted Jan. 1998
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- Polygons and line work for the geologic provinces are drawn on a digital geologic cover (reg8_glg) included on the cd-rom. The geologic base map (reg8_glg) is created from scanned images of UNESCO geologic maps of the world. These maps are paper 1:5,000,000 and 1:10,000,000 scales. The geologic province maps are not intended to be used at a scale of larger than 1:5,000,000! This map is preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity with U.S. Geological Survey editorial standards or with the International Stratigraphic Guide.
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USGS Open-File Report 97-470C
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