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Database of the Geologic Map of the Greenville 1 degree x 2 degree Quadrangle, South Carolina, Georgia, and North Carolina

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2023-02-28

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Weinmann, B.R., Nelson, A.E., Horton, J.W., Jr., and Clarke, J.W., 2023, Geologic Map of the Greenville 1 degree x 2 degree Quadrangle, South Carolina, Georgia, and North Carolina: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9ZMEMNV.

Summary

Regional geologic investigations show that all the metamorphosed crystalline rocks underlying the Greenville 1 degree x 2 degree quadrangle are allochthonous. Seismic-reflection studies, the COCORP line (Cook and others, 1979), and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) seismic lines (Harris and Bayer, 1979; Harris and others, 1981) present seismic profiles across different parts of the southern Appalachians. Recent geophysical studies for the now discontinued Appalachian Ultradeep Core Hole (ADCOH) project were concentrated in the Greenville quadrangle (Hatcher and others, 1988). The ADCOH seismic-reflection profiles tie in with the COCORP profile of Cook and others (1979), providing a three-dimensional view of the Earth's crust (Coruh [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Benjamin R Weinmann
Originator :
Benjamin R Weinmann, Arthur E Nelson, J. Wright Horton, James W Clarke
Metadata Contact :
Benjamin R Weinmann
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
Florence Bascom Geoscience Center
USGS Mission Area :
Core Science Systems

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Greenville-MIS-2175-metadata.xml
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Greenville-MIS-2175.gdb.zip 24.78 MB application/zip
Greenville-MIS-2175-metadata.zip 154.85 KB application/zip
Greenville-MIS-2175-OpenAccess.zip 16.27 MB application/zip

Purpose

The geologic map database of the Greenville 1 x 2 degree quadrangle of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia is intended to serve as a foundation for applying geologic information to problems involving land use decisions, groundwater availability and quality, earth resources such as natural aggregate for construction, assessment of natural hazards (earthquakes), and engineering and environmental studies for waste disposal sites and construction projects. The database and associated geologic map improve the understanding of the bedrock geology in the Blue Ridge and Piedmont geologic provinces, establishes a modern framework for 1:250,000-scale bedrock geologic mapping in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.

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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.5066/P9ZMEMNV

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