By: U.S. Geological Survey, Central Energy Resources Team, Angela J. Williams, Contractor to USGS, Menlo Park, CA (comp.), Douglas W. Steinshouer, Contractor to USGS, Denver, CO (comp.)
Published: 2003
Summary
Abstract:
This coverage includes arcs, polygons, and polygon labels that describe the generalized geologic age of
surface outcrops of bedrock of Svalbard. It also includes shorelines.  
Purpose:
To delineate geologic contacts and thematically depict generalized
geologic age of outcrops in Open File Report 97-470I Map Showing
Geology, Geologic Provinces, and Oil and Gas Fields of Europe including Turkey, which
is being compiled as a reference for the U.S. Geological Survey's World
Energy Project assessment of undiscovered, technically recoverable oil
and gas resources of the world. This coverage is used to produce a map
and an Adobe Acrobat Portable Document file of the map.  
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