BASE MAP README FILE

GEOGRAPHIC BASE MAP OF NORTHEAST ASIA

Compiled by Robert J. Miller (1), Richard D. Koch (1), 
Warren J. Nokleberg (1), Duk-Hwan Hwang (2),
Masatsugu Ogasawara (3), Demberel Orolmaa (4), 
Andrei V. Prokopiev (5), Sadahisa Sudo (3),
Valery A. Vernikovsky (5), and Mao Ye (6)

(1) - U.S. Geological Survey
(2) - Korean Institute of Geology, Mining, and Materials
(3) - Geological Survey of Japan
(4) - Mongolian Academy of Sciences
(5) - Russian Academy of Sciences
(6) - Changchun University of Science and Technology

DISCLAIMERS

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data, software, or related materials.


Files

This part of this CD-ROM contains the following digital data:
GEOGMAP3.TXT - ASCII (TXT) file describing base map 
     publication.
GEOGMAP3.DOC - Word file describing base map publication.
GEOGMAP3.PDF - Acrobat PDF file describing base map 
     publication.
GEOGMAP2.DOC- Pamphlet with map explanation in Microsoft Word 
     6 format (DOC) (Note 1).
GEOGMAP2.DOC- Pamphlet with map explanation in Word format
GEOGMAP2.PDF- Pamphlet with map explanation in Adobe Acrobat 
     Portable Document format (PDF). (Adobe Acrobat Reader 
     supplied on this CD-ROM).
GEOGMAP1.AI- Digital base map in Adobe Illustrator format
GEOGMAP1.CDR- Digital base map in Corel Draw 7 format. (Note 
     2)
GEOGMAP1.EPS- Digital base map in Encapulated PostScript 
     format
GEOGMAP1.PDF- Digital base map in Adobe Acrobat Portable 
     Document (PDF) format (Adobe Acrobat Reader supplied on 
     this CD-ROM) (Note 3).

System Requirements

The data and text on this CD-ROM require either an IBM or 
compatible personal computer or a Macintosh or compatible 
computer.  The PC should have a 486 or higher processor 
(Pentium or higher recommended), Microsoft(R) Windows(TM) 3.1 
or higher (Windows 95 or higher or Windows NT recommended and 
needed to use Acrobat Reader 4 and view GEOGMAP1.PDF), 32 
megabytes RAM (64 MB recommended), a VGA or SVGA color 
monitor that can display 256 colors, and a CD-ROM drive.  The 
Macintosh should have a 68020 or higher processor (PowerPC 
needed to use Acrobat Reader 4 and view GEOGMAP1.PDF), 8 
megabytes RAM (16 MB recommended), Apple System Software 
version 7.0 or later (7.1.2 or later needed to use Acrobat 
Reader 4 and view GEOGMAP1.PDF), a 13-inch color monitor that 
can display 256 colors, and a CD-ROM drive.  

On both platforms, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 or 
higher (3.01 and 4.0 included on this disc for Macintosh and 
Windows) or other software that can translate PDF files.  If 
you are using Acrobat Reader 3.01 or lower, you will need to 
upgrade in order to view GEOGMAP1.PDF.

ASSOCIATED STUDIES

This map is the first of a series of maps, explanations, 
tables, and interpretative articles for a project on the 
Mineral Resources, Metallogenesis, and Crustal Origin and 
Evolution of Mineralizing Systems of Northeast Asia (Eastern 
and Southern Siberia, Mongolia, Northeastern China, South 
Korea, and Japan). Data from the new project will benefit 
participants by: (1) providing a comprehensive international 
data base on the mineral resources of the region that will be 
the first, extensive knowledge available in English; (2) 
providing major new interpretations of the origin and crustal 
evolution of mineralizing systems and their host rocks, 
thereby enabling enhanced, broad-scale tectonic 
reconstructions and interpretations; and (3) promoting trade 
and scientific and technical exchanges between North America 
and Eastern Asia. The new project will extend and build on 
data and interpretations from a prior project on the Major 
Mineral Deposits, Metallogenesis, and Tectonics of the 
Russian Far East, Alaska, and the Canadian Cordillera (Figure 
1) that is being completed by the U.S.G.S., Russian Academy 
of Sciences, Russian Committee on Natural Resources, the 
Alaska State Geological Survey, and the Geological Survey of 
Canada.

Information about both projects can be obtained from the 
Internet/Web at: 
http://minerals.er.usgs.gov/wr/projects/minres.html or 
http://minerals.er.usgs.gov/wr/projects/majdeps.html

Assistance

Questions, suggestions, and comments regarding the base map 
on this CD-ROM should be addressed to:

Warren Nokleberg 
Telephone:	650-329-5732
FAX:		650-329-5490
E-MAIL:	wnokleberg@isdmnl.wr.usgs.gov 

Note 1: Registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
Note 2: Registered trademark of Corel Corporation.
Note 3: Registered trademark of Adobe Systems, Inc.


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