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Baltic Shield-Norwegian Caledonides, Province 4016, San Marino, Switzerland, Hungary, Adana/Sivas, Province 2079, LO, FO, SZ, Euphrates/Mardin, Province 2075, Norway, NL, Finland, Po Basin, Province 4060, FI, SM, FR, PL, Spanish Trough-Cantabrian Zone, Province 4070, Fennoscandian Border-Danish-Polish Margin, Province 4022, Midland Valley-Forth Approaches Basin, Province 4027, Italy, Slovakia, Munsterland Basin, Province 4038, Pelagian Basin, Province 2048, Russian Craton Margin, Province 1011, Bulgaria, Provence Basin, Province 4068, Cyprus, Tuscany-Latium-Paola, Province 4062, Barents Continental Slope, Province 4013, German-Polish Basin, Province 4033, MK, LS, North Carpathian Basin, Province 4047, Anglo-Paris Basin, Province 4040, Alps, Province 4051, London-Brabant Platform, Province 4037, Zagros Fold Belt, Province 2030, SR, Dobrogean Orogen, Province 4063, Faeroes-Shetland-Orkney Basin, Province 4019, Betic Zone, Province 4078, Gibraltar, Slovenia, AN, Svalbard, Horda-Norwegian-Danish Basin, Province 4023, Tajo-Duero Basin, Province 4082, JE, Belorussian-Voronezh High, Province 1004, Massif Central, Province 4043, Adriatic Basin, Province 4058, Sicily, Province 4066, MN, Galician Basin, Province 4073, LU, Liechtenstein, MW, Vestford-Helgeland, Province 4017, Iberian Massif, Province 4072, Portugal, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Hammerfest-Varanger Basin, Province 4015, North Sea Graben, Province 4025, Sweden, Isle of Man, Belgium, EZ, Rif Basin, Province 2072, RO, Baltic Depression, Province 4021, Pannonian Basin, Province 4048, CY, Spain, Irish Sea, Province 4030, Andalucia, Province 4088, Tyrrhenian Basin, Province 4069, IC, BK, Southwest German Basin, Province 4039, GM, Guernsey, AL, Malta, SV, Pyrenean Foothills-Ebro Basin, Province 4044, Lion-Camargue, Province 4056, Dinaric Alps, Province 4071, UK, Croatia, Apulia Platform, Province 4059, Thrace/Samsun, Province 2085, Carpathian-Balkanian Basin, Province 4061, Molasse Basin, Province 4049, AU, Northwest German Basin, Province 4035, Kola Monocline-Finnmark Platform, Province 1051, West Black Sea Basin, Province 4064, TU, HR, Corsican-Sardinian Basins, Province 4067, Trans-Graben, Province 4053, Faroe Islands, France, Iberic Cordillera, Province 4083, Vatican City, NO, Anglo-Dutch Basin, Province 4036, Rhine Graben, Province 4055, Armoricia, Province 4041, Lesser Caucasus, Province 2081, United Kingdom, Crete, Province 4076, PO, Mid-North Sea High, Province 4028, Mediterranean Basin, Province 2070, VT, BE, Ukrainian Shield, Province 1013, BU, Ireland, Haleb, Province 2076, Kardiff/Menders Massif, Province 2084, Aegean, Province 4075, Troms-Bjornoya, Province 4014, Aquitaine Basin, Province 4045, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hatton-Rockall Basin, Province 4020, GI, GR, EI, Bohemia, Province 4046, SW, Bresse Depression, Province 4054, DA, Luxembourg, Denmark, Alentejo-Guadalquivir Basin, Province 4077, Lusitanian Basin, Province 4074, Germany, IT, SP, Dobrogea Foreland, Province 1103, Czech Republic, GK, Zagros Thrust Zone, Province 2031, Poland, Serbia and Montenegro, Jura, Province 4052, HU, Ireland-Scotland Platform, Province 4026, IM, Transylvanian Basin, Province 4057, Europe, Turkey, Greece, Austria, Tuz/Corum, Province 2083, Iceland, Jersey, Monaco, SI, Netherlands, Romania, Araks, Province 2080, Andorra, Black Sea Continental Slope, Province 1107

Geologic provinces of Europe including Turkey, 2000 (prv4_2l)

This coverage includes arcs, polygons and polygon labels that describe U.S. Geological Survey defined geologic provinces of Europe including Turkey. (Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom and Vatican City.) Each province has a set of geologic characteristics distinguishing it from surrounding provinces. These characteristics may include the dominant lithologies, the age of the strata, and the structural style. Some provinces include multiple genetically-related basins. Offshore province boundaries are generally defined by the 2000 meter bathymetric contour, but where appropriate are defined by the 4000 meter bathymetric contour. In some cases province boundaries are delineated by political boundaries, as in the case of The United States and Canada, because United States petroleum resources were assessed separately by the U.S. Geological Survey. Provinces are classified as either Priority or Boutique. A priority province is one of 76 non-U.S. geologic provinces defined by the U.S. Geological Survey that together contain 95 percent of the world's non-U.S. known petroleum volume. All priority provinces were analyzed for undiscovered petroleum-resources. A boutique province is a geologic province, other than a priority province, as defined by the U.S. Geological Survey, considered for petroleum-resource assessment. Boutique provinces can be chosen for a variety of geologic, political, technical and geographic reasons. Resource-assessments are conducted by research scientists of the U.S Geological Survey's World Petroleum Assessment 2000 by means of a combination of Petroleum System analysis based on available geologic information, and statistical analysis of production and exploration information.

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Author(s) Douglas W. Steinshouer
Publication Date 2003
Beginning Date of Data 2003
Ending Date of Data 2003
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U.S. Geological Survey - CERSC Data Management Services Project
DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P9795BIB
Citation Steinshouer, D.W., 2003, Geologic provinces of Europe including Turkey, 2000 (prv4_2l): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9795BIB.
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