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GIS Data for Geologic Maps of Ravalli Group and Other Mesoproterozoic Belt Supergroup Strata Based on Mapping by ASARCO in Northern Idaho and Northwestern Montana

Metadata Updated: November 26, 2025

The data release for geologic maps of Ravalli Group and other Mesoproterozoic Belt Supergroup strata in northern Idaho and northwestern Montana is a digital, Geologic Map Schema (GeMS)-compliant version of maps published in U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Open-File Report 2001-438 (Boleneus and others, 2001). The new digital data include attribute tables and geospatial features (points, lines, and polygons) in the format that meets GeMS requirements. This data release presents the geologic maps as shown on the plates and captured in geospatial data for the published maps. The database represents the geology for the 2.7 million acre, geologically complex study area in eleven plates at a publication scale of 1:48,000, and two plates at a publication scale of 1:12,000. The maps cover primarily Sanders, Shoshone, Kootenai, and Lincoln Counties, but also include minor parts of Benewah and Bonner Counties. Geologic mapping was undertaken between 1979 and 1984 by ASARCO Inc. as part of their program to explore for sediment-hosted stratiform copper deposits in northern Idaho and western Montana. Geologic mapping was primarily focused on formations of the Ravalli Group, which resulted in large unmapped areas within the map boundary. In 2001 maps were scanned, georeferenced, and published by USGS (Boleneus and others, 2001). Boleneus, D.E., Applegate, L.M., Joseph, N.L., and Brandt, T.R., 2001, Raster Images of Geologic Maps of Middle Proterozoic Belt strata in parts of Benewah, Bonner, Kootenai and Shoshone Counties, Idaho and Lincoln, Mineral and Sanders Counties, Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report OF-2001-438, scales 1:48,000 and 1:12,000, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr2001438.

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Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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Metadata Created Date September 12, 2025
Metadata Updated Date November 26, 2025

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Harvested from DOI USGS DCAT-US

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Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date September 12, 2025
Metadata Updated Date November 26, 2025
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
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Data Last Modified 2024-07-08T00:00:00Z
Category geospatial
Public Access Level public
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