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N.A. terrain
N.A. terrain

Rock type maps for the North America Tapestry of Time and Terrain map.

Four smaller maps show the distribution of four principal types of rock: sedimentary, volcanic, plutonic and metamorphic.

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North America Tapestry of Time and Terrain. (USGS,GSC,COREMI)
North America Tapestry of Time and Terrain. ( USGS, GSC, COREMI)

Home: http://pubs.usgs.gov/imap/i2781/

Image: http://pubs.usgs.gov/imap/i2781/i2781_c_low.pdf 144 dpi, encoded to 72 dpi JPEG, compressed slightly to fit within Wikipedia 2MB limit.

Source: English Wikipedia, original upload 15 April 2005 by SEWilco

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current 16:07, 16 September 2005 644×2,146 (641 KB) Saperaud (N.A. terrain Rock type maps for the North America Tapestry of Time and Terrain map. Four smaller maps show the distribution of four principal types of rock: [[sedimentar)
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