{"id":331887,"date":"2025-12-05T10:54:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T10:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/331887\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T10:54:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T10:54:08","slug":"geologic-map-of-the-united-states-surface-flowingdata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/331887\/","title":{"rendered":"Geologic map of the United States\u2019 surface \u2013 FlowingData"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"80533\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/flowingdata.com\/2025\/12\/05\/geologic-map-of-the-united-states-surface\/usgs_1210_1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/USGS_1210_1-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"USGS_1210_1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/flowingdata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/USGS_1210_1-750x469.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/flowingdata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/USGS_1210_1-1090x681.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/USGS_1210_1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-80533\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The United States Geological Survey published composite maps and data <a href=\"https:\/\/usgs.maps.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=8323586344b747c6b44731d399ec1307\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">for the country\u2019s geological makeup<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Earth\u2019s Surface geology layer depicts geologic units exposed at the Earth\u2019s surface in the conterminous United States, ranging in age from Quaternary glacial deposits and alluvium to Precambrian crystalline bedrock. In the U.S. West and Southeast, the map is a composite of 29 state geologic maps depicting geology at the Earth\u2019s surface. In the glaciated region of the Midwest and Northeast, the map is a composite of 21 state geologic maps depicting pre-Quaternary rocks (\u201cbedrock\u201d), 8 state geologic maps depicting Quaternary deposits, and 18 USGS Quaternary Atlas Series maps depicting Quaternary deposits. The Quaternary Atlas maps were used where modern state geologic maps were not available.<\/p>\n<p>You can download the data and other map layers <a href=\"https:\/\/ngmdb.usgs.gov\/Prodesc\/proddesc_118545.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">through USGS<\/a>. As per the title, the above only shows the surface. They have data that stretches back billions of years ago.<\/p>\n<p>[via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beautifulpublicdata.com\/usgs-cooperative-national-geologic-map\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Beautiful Public Data<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>            FlowingData Delivered to Your Inbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The United States Geological Survey published composite maps and data for the country\u2019s geological makeup. 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