Title: Geologic map of Nevada
Author: compiled by John H. Stewart and John E. Carlson
Year: 1978
Series:
Version:
Format: 2 sheets; north half: 45.5 x 30 inches; south half: 45.5 x 41 inches—also available as one sheet in both full size and reduced size (see "Related items" for details and pricing)
Scale: 1:500,000
(1 inch = 8 miles)
Prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology.
The original paper map was printed as a single sheet at a scale of 1:500,000, then reprinted as two sheets in 1991.
Free Downloads
Digital JPEG images of their map sheets are available as sc1978nv_north.jpg/.jgw (north half of Nevada), sc1978nv_south.jpg/.jgw (south half of Nevada), and sc1978nv_units.jpg (correlation of map units). These files may be downloaded from the USGS public access site:
Spatial Digital Database for the Geologic Map of Nevada (includes GIS files)
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-66/
Interactive version (free download):
https://gisweb.unr.edu/NevadaGeology/
PDF, GeoTiff, JPG, and KMZ versions (free download from USGS):
https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Prodesc/proddesc_16377.htm
PDF version (free download from USGS):
http://data.nbmg.unr.edu/public/freedownloads/misc...
Other statewide maps:
http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/Maps&Data/StatewideGeologi...
USGS Nevada geologic map data:
A GIS database of geologic units and structural features in Nevada, with
lithology, age, data structure, and format written and arranged just
like the other states.
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/geology/state/
Geologic Map of Nevada (includes GIS data)Geologic terrane map of Nevada (includes geospatial PDF but not GIS files)
Original Product Code: 00001
