| Title | Cartographic symbol standard for geological map production |
| Download | Downloads |
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| Licence | Please note the adoption of the Open Government Licence - Canada
supersedes any previous licences. |
| Author | Geological Survey of Canada |
| Source | Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8572, 2020, 104 pages (2 sheets), https://doi.org/10.4095/327025  Open Access |
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| Year | 2020 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Edition | version 1.0 |
| Document | open file |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | on-line; digital |
| File format | readme
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| File format | pdf; rtf; style (ESRI® ArcExplorer(TM)/ArcReader(TM)); ttf |
| Subjects | general geology; surficial geology/geomorphology; marine geology; Nature and Environment; Science and Technology; cartography; bedrock geology; Standards |
| Illustrations | schematic representations; tables; sample forms |
| Program | GEM2: Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals Information Management |
| Released | 2020 09 24 |
| Summary | (Plain Language Summary, not published)
This document lists every geologic and cartographic symbol available to cartographers and geoscientists. Each symbol is listed with a special number code
used in the ArcGIS style, a description, a list of related keywords, a graphic showing the components that make up the symbol, the colour of the symbol, a graphic of how the symbol should appear in the legend, a legend order number and notes on the
usage of the symbol. The appendices include: -Abbreviations for minerals that appear in rocks -International Stratigraphic Chart showing the names of geological ages such as Jurassic and Triassic -GSC age designators, special codes and typography for
geological ages -Diagrams of all of the characters found in the three fonts required to work with the ArcGIS style file -Abbreviations for Surficial geological events. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 327025 |
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