Name: GEOLOGY
Description: GEOLOGICAL POLYGONS (Precambrian attributes)(1:1,000,000)
Feature type: POLY
No. of features: 2357

Items:     Item Descriptions:
AREA       Area of each polygon(software assigned).
PERIMETER  Perimeter of each polygon(software assigned).
GEOLOGY#   Internal sequence number (software assigned)	
GEOLOGY-ID Feature identifier	
UNIT_CODE  Polygon label as it appeared on hardcopy map
UNIT1      The primary unit code and primary key relating the polygon to the legend.
UNIT2      The secondary unit code or NULL.
EON        Geological eon of unit.
ERA        Geological era of unit.
PROV       Geological province of unit
LITHOTEC   Lithotectonic description.
UNIT       Lithological description.
SUBUNIT    More detailed differentiation of UNIT.
SYMBOL     Colour number. Refer to \support\colour\gsc.clr.

Item Domains
Items:     Item values:
UNIT_CODE  >10 unique values

UNIT1      >10 unique values

UNIT2      >10 unique values

EON        Precambrian
           Phanerozoic

ERA        Proterozoic
           Archean

PROV       Superior Province and Churchill/Superior Boundary Zone
           Churchill Province

LITHOTEC   >10 unique values

UNIT       >10 unique values

SUBUNIT    >10 unique values

SYMBOL     >10 unique values

Sample Record:
AREA       =  20487813205.71991
PERIMETER  =  8031857.31534
GEOLOGY#   =  713
GEOLOGY-ID =  1365
UNIT_CODE  =  23b
UNIT1      =  23b
UNIT2      =  NULL
EON        =  Precambrian
ERA        =  Proterozoic
PROV       =  Churchill Province
LITHOTEC   =  Metamorphic and Metasedimentary Rocks
UNIT       =  Greywacke- and mudstone-derived gneiss and migmatite (Amisk Group and Wasekwan Group in part; Nokomis Group and Burntwood River Metamorphic Suite)
SUBUNIT    =  psammitic and semi-pelitic gneiss, pelitic schist and migmatite
SYMBOL     =  217

Processing:

The 1:1M Geological Map of Manitoba was traced and scanned.  The scan was 
vectorized and cleaned in ARC/INFO.  The data was geometrically corrected
to the DCW hydrographic base.

Source:
Manitoba Mineral Resources Division 1979, Geological Map of Manitoba,
Scale 1:1,000,000 Map 79-2 (out of print).

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