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DATASET NAME
Geologic map of the Big Hole Pass 7.5' quadrangle, southwestern Montana and eastern Idaho


BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCE
Lonn, J.D., Elliott, C.G., Burmester, R.F., and Lewis, R.S., 2024, Geologic map of the Big Hole Pass 7.5' quadrangle, southwestern Montana and eastern Idaho: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Geologic Map 94, 1 sheet, scale 1:24,000.


ADDITIONAL NOTES


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Layer Name: Metadata
Layer Description: metadata files, read me files and reports

Layer Name: MapDatabase
Layer Description: Geodatabase, map document, style files, and fonts

Layer Name: ShapefileVersion
Layer Description: Shapefiles, text files, and CSV files

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
The distribution package includes ESRI fonts and style files, along with usage instructions. Further documentation of the symbology is provided by Ekberg, P.G., Hendricks, M.D., and Athey, J.E., 2021, AK GeMS symbology: A description of the AK GeMS style file: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Miscellaneous Publication 169, 7 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/30584

This geodatabase is compliant with the USGS Geologic Mapping Schema (GeMS). 
U.S. Geological Survey National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program, 2020, GeMS (Geologic Map Schema)A standard format for the digital publication of geologic maps: U.S. Geological Survey Techniques and Methods, book 11, chap. B10, 74 p., https://doi.org//10.3133/tm11B10.
More information about GeMS:
https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Info/standards/GeMS/

This geodatabase is organized according to, and contains elements from, the Alaska Geologic Mapping Schema (AK GeMS).  AK GeMS is an extension to the USGS GeMS.
Hendricks, M.D., Ekberg, P.G., Athey, J.E., Wyatt, W.C., Willingham, A.L., and Naibert, T.J., 2021, AK GeMS data dictionary: A description of the Alaska geologic mapping schema: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Miscellaneous Publication 170, 10 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/30669.


METADATA

Metadata is the data about the data and answers "Who, what, when, where, how and why?" about the dataset.

USE CONSTRAINTS
Users of this information should review or consult the primary data and information sources to ascertain the usability of the information for their purposes. These materials were developed based on regional conditions and they cannot substitute for site-specific information based on site-specific investigations. Site-specific data may yield results that differ from those depicted in this publication.These data have been processed on a computer system at the Montana Bureau of Mines and Technology. MBMG does not warranty the utility or performance of the data on other computer systems. These materials were developed based on regional conditions and they cannot substitute for site-specific information based on site-specific investigations. Site-specific data may yield results that differ from those depicted in this publication.


DISTRIBUTION CONTACT INFORMATION
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
300 W. Park St.
Butte, MT 59701-8997
Phone Number: (406)496-4167
Fax Number: (406)4964451
https://www.mbmg.mtech.edu/
