This data was originally compiled from contributions and assistance of several scientists of the U.S. Geological Survey and other federal and state agencies and is available on CD-ROM (USGS DDS - 41: Great Basin Geoscience Data Base, Vol. 1) . For an overview of the data contained on the CD-ROM click here.
The original map themes are in Lambert projection. The projection attributes are specified in the Complete Catalog for the USGS Great Basin Geoscience Data Base (includes metadata) The themes have been reprojected using ArcView's Projection Wizard to Geographic (lat./long.) and UTM, NAD 27.
After downloading and unzipping, the map themes can be opened in ArcView as shapefiles.
| Theme | Brief description (see catalog for original compilers' descriptions) | UTM Projection | Geographic Projection | Lambert Projection | Metadata |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Basin Outline | Outline of Great Basin (polygon to approximately 100km outside Great Basin) | gbboundutm.zip | gbboundgeo.zip | gbbound.zip | gbbound-met.zip |
| Geologic Map of Nevada | Geologic Map of Nevada compiled by J.H. Stewart and J.E. Carlson, 1978 | nv_geolutm.zip | nv_geolgeo.zip | nv_geol.zip | nvgeol-met.zip |
| Geologic Map of Oregon | Geologic Map of Oregon compiled by G. W. Walker and N. S. MacLeod, 1991 | orgeolutm.zip | orgeolgeo.zip | orgeol.zip | orgeol-met.zip |
| Geologic Map of Utah | Geologic Map of Utah compiled by L. F. Hintze, 1980 | utgeolutm.zip | utgeolgeo.zip | utgeol.zip | utgeol-met.zip |
| Great Basin Lithology | Lithology from Geologic Map of the U. S. for the Great Basin area without faults | kbgeolutm.zip | kbgeolgeo.zip | kbgeol.zip | kbgeol-met.zip |
| Lithotectonic Terranes | Lithotectonic terranes for the western U. S. from N. J. Silberling, et al., 1987 | lithotutm.zip | lithotgeo.zip | lithot.zip | lithot-met.zip |
| Great Basin Topography | Great Basin topographic contours (100m interval) | gb_topoutm.zip | gb_topogeo.zip | gb_topo.zip | gb_topo-met.zip |
| Great Basin Counties | Great Basin counties (polygons) | gb_pbutm.zip | gb_pbgeo.zip | gb_pb.zip | gb_pb-met.zip |
| Great Basin Roads | Great Basin major roads from the National Atlas (roads categorized by type, not route number; line shapefile) | gb_roadsutm.zip | gb_roadsgeo.zip | gb_roads.zip | gb_roads-met.zip |
| Great Basin Streams | Great Basin streams from the National Atlas (lines) | gb_strutm.zip | gb_strgeo.zip | gb_str.zip | gb_str-met.zip |
| Great Basin Water Bodies* | Great Basin water bodies from the National Atlas (polygons from Great Basin water bodies coverage on DDS-41) | gb_wbutm.zip | gb_wbgeo.zip | gb_wb.zip | gb_wb-met.zip |
| BLM Land* | Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands - Western U.S. (polygons) | blmlandutm.zip | blmlandgeo.zip | blmland.zip | blm_land-met.zip |
| BLM Resource Areas | Bureau of Land Management (BLM) administrative boundaries - Western U.S. (polygons) | blm_rautm.zip | blm_rageo.zip | blm_ra.zip | blm_ra-met.zip |
| Administrative Boundaries | Selected governmental/administrative polygons of the Great Basin from the National Atlas (non-BLM lands) | gb_abutm.zip | gb_abgeo.zip | gb_ab.zip | gb_ab-met.zip |
| Great Basin Place Names | Place name points from the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) for the Great Basin | gnisutm.zip | gnisgeo.zip | gnis.zip | gnis-met.zip |
| USGS 1:250k Quadrangle Outline | Polygons of USGS 1:250k quadrangles | not available | quad250geo.zip | quad250.zip | quad250-met.zip |
| USGS 1:100k Quadrangle Outline | Polygons of USGS 1:100k quadrangles | quad100utm.zip | quad100geo.zip | quad100.zip | quad100-met.zip |
| Extension Terranes 0-6 Ma | Great Basin extensional terranes of the age 0 to 6 Ma | ext06trnutm.zip | ext06trngeo.zip | ext06trn.zip | ext06trn-met.zip |
| Extension Terranes 6-17 Ma | Great Basin extensional terranes of the age 6 to 17 Ma | ext17trnutm.zip | ext17trngeo.zip | ext17trn.zip | ext17trn-met.zip |
| Extension Terranes 17-34 Ma | Great Basin extensional terranes of the age 17 to 34 Ma | ext34trnutm.zip | ext34trngeo.zip | ext34trn.zip | ext34trn-met.zip |
| Extension Terranes 34-43 Ma | Great Basin extensional terranes of the age 34 to 43 Ma | ext43trnutm.zip | ext43trngeo.zip | ext43trn.zip | ext43trn-met.zip |
| Cinder Cones 0-6 Ma | Great Basin cinder cones of the age 0-6 Ma | cin0006utm.zip | cin0006geo.zip | cin0006.zip | cin0006-met.zip |
| Cinder Cones 6-17 Ma | Great Basin cinder cones of the age 6-17 Ma | cin0617utm.zip | cin0617geo.zip | cin0617.zip | cin0617-met.zip |
| Cinder Cones 17-34 Ma | Great Basin cinder cones of the age 17-34 Ma | cin1734utm.zip | cin1734geo.zip | cin1734.zip | cin1734-met.zip |
| Calderas 6-17 Ma | Great Basin calderas of the age 6 to 17 Ma | cal0617utm.zip | cal0617geo.zip | cal0617.zip | cal0617-met.zip |
| Calderas 17-34 Ma | Great Basin calderas of the age 17 to 34 Ma | cal1734utm.zip | cal1734geo.zip | cal1734.zip | cal1734-met.zip |
| Calderas 34-43 Ma | Great Basin calderas of the age 34 to 43 Ma | cal3443utm.zip | cal3443geo.zip | cal3443.zip | cal3443-met.zip |
| Mineral Resource Sites | MRDS (USGS Mineral Resource Data System) points and selected attributes as of fall 1993 | gbmrds93utm.zip | gbmrds93geo.zip | gbmrds93.zip | gbmrds93-met.zip |
| Pluvial Lakes* | Great Basin late Quaternary pluvial lakes | pluvialutm.zip | pluvialgeo.zip | pluvial.zip | pluvial-met.zip |
| Great Basin Mine Sites* | Locations identified as "mine" in Geographical Names Information System (not all active) | minesitesutm.zip | minesitesgeo.zip | minesites.zip | N/A |
| Pluton Extent* | Great Basin plutons to 1 km depth | pluton20utm.zip | pluton20geo.zip | pluton20.zip | pluton20-met.zip |
| Cenozoic Faults | Mapped on high-altitude photography | yngfltsutm.zip | yngfltsgeo.zip | yngflts.zip | yngflts-met.zip |
| Great Basin Faults I | Great Basin Faults compiled from Geologic Map of U.S. (1:2,500,000) | kbfaultutm.zip | kbfaultgeo.zip | kbfault.zip | kbfault-met.zip |
| Great Basin Faults II | Great Basin faults compiled from state maps (1:500,000 (NV, OR, ID, UT) and 1:750,000 (CA)) | gbfaultsutm.zip | gbfaultsgeo.zip | gbfaults.zip | gbfaults-met.zip |
| Nevada Faults | Nevada faults compiled from 1:500,000 base map | nvfault3utm.zip | nvfault3geo.zip | nvfault3.zip | nvfault3-met.zip |
| Idaho Linear Features | Linear features mapped from Landsat Multispectral images | idahofutm.zip | idahofgeo.zip | idahof.zip | idaholf-met.zip |
| S. E. Oregon Linear Features | Linear features mapped from Landsat Multispectral images | seorlfutm.zip | seorlfgeo.zip | seorlf.zip | seorlf-met.zip |
| Western U. S. Linear Features | Linear features mapped from Landsat Multispectral images | wus_lfutm.zip | wus_lfgeo.zip | ws_lf.zip | wus_lf-met.zip |
| Radiometric Ages | Radiometric ages for Great Basin (current to 1985) | rad_ageutm.zip | rad_agegeo.zip | rad_age.zip | rad_age-met.zip |
| Shallow Magnetic Sources-Northern NV. | Shallow magnetic sources north of 39 degrees latitude | ncmdutm.zip | ncmdgeo.zip | ncmd.zip | ncmd-met.zip |
| Shallow Magnetic Sources-Southern NV. | Shallow magnetic sources south of 39 degrees latitude | scmdutm.zip | scmdgeo.zip | scmd.zip | scmd-met.zip |
| NURE stream sediment and soil sample data | Analyzed by mix of neutron activation and atomic absorption | mixallutm.zip | mixallgeo.zip | mixall.zip | mixall-met.zip |
| NURE stream sediment and soil sample data | Analyzed by optical emission spectroscopy | oesallutm.zip | oesallgeo.zip | oesall.zip | oesall-met.zip |
| NURE stream sediment and soil sample data | Analyzed by neutron activation | naaallutm.zip | naaallgeo.zip | naaall.zip | naaall-met.zip |
| NURE Spring Water Geochemistry | Water geochemistry | springsutm.zip | springsgeo.zip | springs.zip | springs-met.zip |
| DOGAMI MILOC Sites | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Mine Locations | miloc93utm.zip | miloc93geo.zip | miloc93.zip | miloc93-met.zip |
| Mineral Permits by Section | Section outlines with mineral permits in attributes | permitsutm.zip | permitsgeo.zip | permits.zip | permits-met.zip |