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Quaternary geologic map of the Hatteras 4° x 6° quadrangle, United States

IMAP 1420(NI-18)
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Edited by: G.M. Richmond
Compiled by: Gerald H. Johnson
https://doi.org/10.3133/i1420(NI18)

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Abstract

This map is part of the Quaternary Geologic Atlas of the United States (I-1420). It was first published as a printed edition in 1986. The geologic data have now been captured digitally and are presented here along with images of the printed map sheet and component parts as PDF files. The Quaternary Geologic Map of the Hatteras 4° x 6° Quadrangle was mapped as part of the Quaternary Geologic Atlas of the United States. The atlas was begun as an effort to depict the areal distribution of surficial geologic deposits and other materials that accumulated or formed during the past 2+ million years, the period that includes all activities of the human species. These materials are at the surface of the Earth. They make up the "ground" on which we walk, the "dirt" in which we dig foundations, and the "soil" in which we grow crops. Most of our human activity is related in one way or another to these surface materials that are referred to collectively by many geologists as regolith, the mantle of fragmental and generally unconsolidated material that overlies the bedrock foundation of the continent. The maps were compiled at 1:1,000,000 scale.

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Quaternary geologic map of the Hatteras 4° x 6° quadrangle, United States
Series title IMAP
Series number 1420(NI-18)
Subseries GAUS
DOI 10.3133/i1420(NI18)
Edition Digital Edition 2011
Year Published 1986
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Description Report: 8 p.; 1 Plate: 42.61 × 28.75 inches: Downloads Directory
Country United States
Other Geospatial Hatteras quadrangle
Scale 1000000
Online Only (Y/N) Y
Additional Online Files (Y/N) Y
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