Research Guides: Maps & Atlases: Geology & Earth Sciences

Geology & Earth Sciences

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Geologic and Mineral Resource Map of Afghanistan
USGS Open File Report 2006-1038
Geologic Maps of the U.S. States
Linked individually from about.com
PALEOMAP Project
“Plate tectonic development … during the last 1100 million years”
Precambrian Basement Structure Map of the Continental United States
USGS Scientific Investigations Map 3012
Seismic Hazard Maps for the Conterminous United States
USGS Scientific Investigations Map 2883
This Dynamic Planet: World Map of Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Impact Craters and Plate Tectonics
USGS Geologic Map Database
Although displays are available for many maps, most have to be ordered (search our library catalog first)
USGS Publications Warehouse
Use this search engine to request maps and related publications from a number of USGS geologic and geophysical series, specified in a pull-down menu. Some map results can be downloaded for free, but most still provide only bibliographic data and ordering information (search our library catalog before ordering)
Washington State Geologic Information Portal
Featuring interactive maps, plus geoscience data and collections.
Web Soil Survey
Soil maps and data from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service