Geology NY/NJ/CT

Surface Geology of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut	Detail around Manhattan

Details

Material Name of the material Description Description of the material Age Age of the material, if known Notes. Any additional information, if available.

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Transparency Determines how much the underlying layer(s) will show through this layer. Color There are three color options: None will draw the layer as lines without any fill color. Normal uses a palette loosely inspired from the NYSGS. Random: each material will be assigned a random color. This makes for a colorful map, but not necessarily an easy one to read.. Line color Sets the color of the lines surrounding the units. Note that the lines are not shown at small scales since that would make the map difficult to read.

Origin

New York

These maps are available from the New York State Museum.

Abstract
1:250,000 scale data. UTM Zone 18, NAD27. The state is tiled into five regions. Each region corresponds with the original map sheet. These datasets replace the older version in which the state was tiled into ten regions. The scale of these datasets is 1:250,000. Using this data at a larger scale will NOT provide greater accuracy. In fact, it is a misuse of the datasets.

New Jersey

This map is available from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.

Abstract
This geographic information system (GIS) data set shows the extent of surficial geologic materials in New Jersey. Surficial materials are the unconsolidated glacial, river, wetland, windblown, marine, estuarine, and hillslope sediments and weathered rock materials that overlie bedrock and Coastal Plain formations and that are the parent material for agronomic soils.

Purpose
To depict the extent of surficial geologic materials across the State of New Jersey. It contains information for assessing and protecting aquifers, assessing water quality, and providing a framework for evaluating hazards and resources. It was prepared in cooperation with the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Geologic Mapping Program.

Additional information
Digital compilation of geologic data sets by Ronald S. Pristas. Authors Notes: Enlargement of the data to more detailed scales than specified could result in registration errors. If information is needed at more detailed scales, please contact the New Jersey Geological Survey to determine the status of detailed mapping.

Connecticut

Abstract
The Surficial Materials data layer describes the unconsolidated glacial and postglacial deposits of Connecticut in terms of their grain-size distribution (texture) as compiled at 1:24,000 scale for the Surficial Materials Map of Connecticut (Stone, J.R., Schafer, J.P., London, E.H. and Thompson, W.B., 1992, U.S. Geological Survey special map, 2 sheets, scale 1:125,000). Glacial meltwater deposits (stratified deposits) are particularly emphasized because these sediments are the major groundwater aquifers in the State and are also the major source of construction aggregate. These deposits are described in terms of their subsurface distribution of textures as well as their areal extent. The texture of meltwater deposits through their total vertical thickness in the subsurface is shown to the extent that it is known or can be inferred. In some places only one textural unit (such as SG - SAND AND GRAVEL) describes the whole vertical extent of the meltwater deposits; in other places "stacked units" (such as SG/S/F - SAND AND GRAVEL overlying SAND overlying FINES) indicate changes of textural units in the subsurface.

Florida

Geology of Florida	Zoomed in near Tampa bay

Details

Material Name of the material Period/Epoch Dominant age of the material Description Description of the material

Options

Transparency Determines how much the underlying layer(s) will show through this layer. Color There are three color options: None will draw the layer as lines without any fill color. Normal uses a palette inspired from this document. Random: each material will be assigned a random color. This makes for a colorful map, but not necessarily an easy one to read.. Line color Sets the color of the lines surrounding the units. Note that the lines are not shown at small scales since that would make the map difficult to read.

Origin

This data is available directly from the USGS.

Citation

There is an Open-file Report that accompanies the map:

Scott, T.M., 2001, Text to accompany the geologic map of Florida: Florida Geological Survey Open-file Report 80, 29 p.

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