WDGER Announces New Indexes Of Geologic Maps

Having received notice from the Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources that two new indexes to geologic maps of Washington are available, I have decided to reproduce the communication below including all links:

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The Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geology and Earth Resources (DGER), is pleased to present two indexes of geologic quadrangle, quadrant, and whole-state maps of Washington.

Index to geologic mapping of 7.5-minute quadrangles of Washington: http://www.dnr.wa.gov/Publications/ger_24k_mapping_status.pdf

Index to geologic mapping of 30x60-minute quadrangles, state quadrants, and the state of Washington in its entirety: http://www.dnr.wa.gov/Publications/ger_geologic_maps_wa.pdf

Each index lists known geologic mapping from all sources (not just DGER), and allows you to find maps in three different ways: a graphical index on a map of Washington, a list of maps by sorted by quadrangle name, and a list of maps by author (citation).

Please note that these indexes do not cover all geologic mapping done in Washington – only mapping of quadrangles, quadrants, and the whole state of Washington. Other sources of geologic mapping can be discovered in a variety of ways:

Index to Geologic and Geophysical Mapping of Washington (last updated 2003): http://www.dnr.wa.gov/ResearchScience/Topics/GeologicHazardsMapping/Pages/mapindex.aspx
Includes all known published, open-filed, and thesis mapping in Washington, at scales from 1:480 to 1:580,000. All of the maps listed in this index are held at the Washington Geology Library.

Bibliography of the Geology and Mineral Resources of Washington State: http://www.dnr.wa.gov/ResearchScience/Topics/GeologyPublicationsLibrary/Pages/washbib.aspx
An online searchable database of the holdings of the Washington Geology Library, the most comprehensive collection of material on Washington geology in the world.

The DGER publications list: http://www.dnr.wa.gov/Publications/ger_publications_list.pdf
Lists all publications of the Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources (and predecessors). All DGER publications are now available online – look for the blue link(s) at the end of each publication listing.