U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 249 Geologic Map of Nevada by A. Elizabeth Jones Crafford(1) With a section on A Digital Conodont Database of Nevada by Anita G. Harris(2) and Elizabeth Crafford(1) (1) GeoLogic 9501 Nettleton Drive Anchorage, AK 99507 (2) U.S. Geological Survey, Emeritus 1523 Hillsboro Blvd #1031 Deerfield Beach, Florida 33441 U.S. Department of the Interior DIRK KEMPTHORNE, Secretary U.S. Geological Survey Mark D. Myers, Director For more information about the Geologic Map of Nevada or A Digital Conodont Database of Nevada please contact: Elizabeth Crafford GeoLogic 9501 Nettleton Drive Anchorage, AK 99507 907-272-0171 ecrafford@alaska.com I. Introduction This product allows the user to view and analyze multiple data sets pertaining to the Geology of Nevada. Cartographic base data sets are provided to allow these data to be viewed and queried in a geographic context. The map presented here was prepared as part of the Metallogeny of the Great Basin study by the U.S. Geological Survey between 2000 and 2006. This product contains Portable Document Format (.pdf) files, which require Adobe Acrobat for viewing. Acrobat software runs on a variety of systems, and is available for download free of charge from Adobe at http://www.adobe.com. II. DISCLAIMERS This publication was prepared by an agency of the U.S. Government. Neither the U.S. Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed in this report, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference therein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the U.S. Government or any agency thereof. Although all data and software published in this product have been used by the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy of the data and related materials and (or) the functioning of the software. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the USGS in the use of this data, software, or related materials. III. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Minimum System Requirements Windows-based computer: A. Intel Pentium processor computer (486 minimum, Pentium or Pentium Pro recommended),with Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 5 or later Windows 98 Second Edition, or Windows 95 Service Release 2 (OSR2) 128 MB of RAM B. Macintosh computer: Power PC G3, G4, G5 processor Mac OS X v. 10.2.8 or higher 128 MB of RAM C. ArcGIS 9.2 on PC-Intel Windows XP CPU speed: 1.0 GHz recommended or higher Processor: Intel Pentium or Intel Xeon Processors Memory/RAM: 512 MB minimum, 1 GB recommended or higher Screen resolution: 1024 x 768 recommended or higher Display properties: Greater than 256 color depth Swap space: Determined by the operating system, 500 MB minimum Disk space: 1.2 GB IV. INSTRUCTIONS AND DOCUMENTATION FOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DATA SERIES 249 A. To access the data: Use of this product requires the installation of Adobe Acrobat Reader version 4.0 and higher. Acrobat Reader software is described in more detail on the Adobe web site, http://www.adobe.com. Software Required: Adobe Acrobat Reader version 4.0 or higher ArcGIS 9.1 or later This CD-ROM contains data files and ArcGIS 9.1 project files needed to display the 1:250,000-scale Geologic Map of Nevada including A Digital Conodont Database of Nevada by Anita G. Harris and Elizabeth Crafford. The explanation for the geologic map can be viewed by opening: Explanation of Geologic Map of Nevada.pdf with Adobe Acrobat version 4.0 or higher, and the explanatory notes in the pamphlet Geologic Map of Nevada.pdf. The complete map with all layers visible in the table of contents can be viewed by opening: NevadaStateDigitalGeologicMap.mxd using ArcGIS 9.1 or higher. B. Contents The root directory (Geologic Map of Nevada) contains the following files and folders: Files: Readmefile.txt – This file is a text document. DS-249_pamphlet.pdf – The explanatory text to accompany the map. DS-249_explanation.pdf – The graphical representation of all geologic units used in the map. NevadaStateDigitalGeologicMap.mxd – The ArcGIS project file that accesses all of the data layers used for the map. Folders and Contents: Biostratigraphy Biostratigraphic age codes.pdf – Key to numeric biostratigraphic age codes used in Geology and Conodont files. ConodontSamples.dbf ConodontSamples.prj ConodontSamples.sbn ConodontSamples.sbx ConodontSamples.shp ConodontSamples.shp.xml ConodontSamples.shx Layer Files: Camb_Ord to Perm_Triassic Conodonts.lyr Camb_Ord to Sil_Dev Conodonts.lyr Conodont Samples, All.lyr Devonian Conodonts.lyr Devonian to Miss. Conodonts.lyr Miss_Penn. to Perm_Triassic Conodonts.lyr Miss. to Penn. Conodonts.lyr Mississippian Conodonts.lyr Ordovician and Cambrian Conodonts.lyr Pennsylvanian Conodonts.lyr Permian Conodonts.lyr Permian to Triassic Conodonts.lyr Sil_Dev to Perm_Triassic Conodonts.lyr Silurian Conodonts.lyr Silurian to Devonian Conodonts.lyr Subsurface Conodonts.lyr Triassic Conodonts.lyr Expression Files: CambDevConos.exp CambOrdConos.exp CambTriasConos.exp DevonianConos.exp DevonianMiss.exp MississConos.exp MissPenn-PermTri.exp MissPennConos.exp PennsylvanianConodonts.exp PermianConodonts.exp PermTriassConos.exp SilDev-PermTri.exp SilurianConos.exp SilurianDevonianConos.exp TriassicConodonts.exp Cities Cities and Towns.lyr CITIES_P.dbf CITIES_P.prj CITIES_P.sbx CITIES_P.shp CITIES_P.shp.xml CITIES_P.shx Contours Contours-150M 2 ArcSec.lyr CTOUR2.dbf CTOUR2.prj CTOUR2.sbn CTOUR2.sbx CTOUR2.shp CTOUR2.shp.xml CTOUR2.shx Counties County Boundaries.lyr Metadata Bndy_State_Counties.doc NEVADACOUNTIES.dbf NEVADACOUNTIES.prj NEVADACOUNTIES.shp NEVADACOUNTIES.shp.xml NEVADACOUNTIES.shx Geology NevadaGeology.dbf NevadaGeology.prj NevadaGeology.sbn NevadaGeology.sbx NevadaGeology.shp NevadaGeology.shp.xml NevadaGeology.shx NevadaGeology.lyr Statewide Faults.lyr Statewide Geologic Boundaries.lyr StatewideFaults.dbf StatewideFaults.prj StatewideFaults.sbn StatewideFaults.sbx StatewideFaults.shp StatewideFaults.shp.xml StatewideFaults.shx StatewideGeoBoundaries.dbf StatewideGeoBoundaries.prj StatewideGeoBoundaries.sbn StatewideGeoBoundaries.sbx StatewideGeoBoundaries.shp StatewideGeoBoundaries.shp.xml StatewideGeoBoundaries.shx Lakes lake_100.dbf lake_100.doc lake_100.prj lake_100.shp lake_100.shp.xml lake_100.shx Water Bodies.lyr PublicLandSurvey plss100k.dbf plss100k.prj plss100k.sbn plss100k.sbx plss100k.shp plss100k.shp.xml plss100k.shx Public Land Survey, Section Grid.lyr Public Land Survey, Township Range Grid.lyr tr100grid.dbf tr100grid.prj tr100grid.sbn tr100grid.sbx tr100grid.shp tr100grid.shp.xml tr100grid.shx Quadrangles 7_5quads.xls 7.5 Minute Quadrangles.lyr 100k Quadrangles.lyr nv_100kquads.dbf nv_100kquads.prj nv_100kquads.sbn nv_100kquads.sbx nv_100kquads.shp nv_100kquads.shp.xml nv_100kquads.shx NVQDP.dbf NVQDP.prj NVQDP.shp NVQDP.shp.xml NVQDP.shx Resources Gold Deposits.lyr Oil Wells, NBMG OFR 04-1.lyr mrds-fUS32.dbf mrds-fUS32.shp mrds-fUS32.shp.xml mrds-fUS32.shx OFR04_1.dbf OFR04_1.dbf.xml OFR04_1.dbh OFR04_1.dbt OFR04_1.rtf Rivers nevadarivers.dbf nevadarivers.prj nevadarivers.sbn nevadarivers.sbx nevadarivers.shp nevadarivers.shp.xml nevadarivers.shx rivers.lyr Roads ROADS_A.dbf ROADS_A.prj ROADS_A.sbn ROADS_A.sbx ROADS_A.shp ROADS_A.shp.xml ROADS_A.shx Roads.lyr Metadata 100KQuadMeta.txt BiostratigraphyMeta.txt CitiesMeta.txt ContoursMeta.txt CountiesMeta.txt LakesMeta.txt MineralsMeta.txt MinQuadMeta.txt NevGeologyMeta.txt RiversMeta.txt RoadsMeta.txt SecGridMeta.txt StateFaultsMeta.txt StateGeoBdrysMeta.txt TRGridMeta.txt