Download: Download GIS Data | Download PDF Figures for Technical Use

Data Files: CEUS_basins_Schlische1993_R0.shp

Data Description: This data layer presents Mesozoic rift basins as presented by Schlische
(1993). The basins shown include the Newark/Gettysburg, Danville/Dan River, Deep River, Richmond, Culpepper, and Fundy basins.

Source (Internet URL, CD/DVD-ROM): Figure from publication cited below.

Author/Publisher/Year: Schlische, R.W., 1993, Anatomy and evolution of the Triassic-Jurassic continental rift system, eastern North America: Tectonics, v. 12, pp. 1026-1042.

Data Summary: Basins were digitized and saved as an ESRI polygon shapefile. Data are presented in geographic coordinates on the North American Datum of 1983.

Disclaimer or Constraints on Use: No constraints have been identified.

Figure A-69
CEUS Mesozoic rift basins after Schlische (1993)