Basement domains of the conterminous U.S. and Alaska
Detailed Description
Figure 1. Basement domains of conterminous United States and Alaska, from USGS Data Series 898.
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.
USGS Data Series 898
Lund, Karen, Box, S.E., Holm-Denoma, C.S., San Juan, C.A., Blakely, R.J., Saltus, R.W., Anderson, E.D., and DeWitt, E.H., 2015, Basement domain map of the conterminous United States and Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 898, 41 p., https://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ds898.
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