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Geologic Maps

Indexes to Geologic Maps--All Areas


The Madden Library has many of the maps identified through the sources below:
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National Geologic Map Database
  • National Geologic Map Database Catalog Search U.S. Geological Survey

GeoRef (Fresno State Access Link Only)
The American Geological Institute's geoscience database with records of North America since 1785, and other areas of the world since 1933.
     •  After typing in your search terms, add:   and maps

USGS Publications Warehouse
Over half of the citations to USGS publications link to the full text of the reports/maps. 
     •  Search by series, report #, title, author, or date.

Publications of the U.S. Geological Survey
1879-1961,  1962-1970,  1971-1981,  1982-1992,
This is a subset of GeoRef and of the National Geologic Map Database, Catalog  Search (above). It includes references to USGS reports and maps published from 1880 to 1992, and references to non-USGS publications with USGS authors published from 1983 to 1992.

Guide to USGS Publications (Andriot).  1998
1st floor, Maps Reference Z 6026.G3 G84

Index to Maps in Earth Science Publications, 1963-1983
1st floor, Maps Reference QE 36 .V36 1985