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Amazonas Basin, Province 6012, Columbia, Penas Basin, Province 6073, Salaverry Basin, Province 6078, Perija-Venezuela-Coastal Ranges, Province 6093, Foz do Amazonas Basin, Province 6022, Brazil, Curico Basin, Province 6068, Sucunduri Province 6013, Altiplano Basin, Province 6065, Pisco Basin, Province 6076, Talara Basin, Province 6081, Acre Basin, Province 6042, Cariaco Basin, Province 6102, BL, EC, Middle Magdalena, Province 6090, Santos Basin, Province 6036, Bolsones Basin, Province 6048, West-Central Cordillera, Province 6106, Tucano Basin, Province 6031, Nirihuau Basin, Province 6056, Malvinas Basin, Province 6063, Chile, Cuyo Basin, Province 6051, Llanos Basin, Province 6096, Guajira Basin, Province 6095, Diamantina Province 6018, East Patagonia Basin, Province 6061, Progreso Basin, Province 6083, Venezuela, Faulkland Islands, Guyana-Suriname Basin, Province 6021, Barinas-Apure Basin, Province 6097, Laboulaye-Macachin Basin, Province 6053, Magallanes Basin, Province 6059, Chaco Basin, Province 6047, Espirito Santo Basin, Province 6034, Santana Platform, Province 6023, PE, CI, Brazilian Shield, Province 6005, GY, Pacific Offshore Basin, Province 6088, Sechura Basin, Province 6080, Bolivia, Putumayo-Oriente-Maranon Basin, Province 6041, Solimoes Basin, Province 6011, South Caribbean Deformed Belt, Province 6104, Argentina, Peru, Eastern Cordillera Basin, Province 6092, Netherlands Antilles, VE, Huallaga Basin, Province 6039, Brazilian Shield, Province 6003, TD, San Luis Basin, Province 6024, Ecuador, Pernambuco Basin, Province 6028, Lancones Basin, Province 6082, Potigar Basin, Province 6027, Falcon Basin, Province 6100, Lesser Antilles Deformed Belt, Province 6107, Central Chile Forearc Basin, Province 6074, Brazilian Shield, Province 6004, Mercedes Basin, Province 6052, Salado Basin, Province 6054, Moquegua-Tamaruga Basin, Province 6066, UY, Madre dos Dios Basin, Province 6043, San Jorge Basin, Province 6058, Familina Province 6007, Parecis Province 6014, Colorado Basin, Province 6057, PA, Suriname, Malvinas Plateau, Province 6062, East Venezuela Basin, Province 6098, Paraguay, Mollendo-Tarapaca Basin, Province 6075, Neuquen Basin, Province 6055, Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, Province 6029, Barreieinas Basin, Province 6025, Oran-Olmedo Basin, Province 6046, Salar de Atacama Basin, Province 6067, Santa Cruz-Tarija Basin, Province 6045, NL, South America, Parnaiba Basin, Province 6016, Caera Basin, Province 6026, Guyana, Cauca Basin, Province 6086, NS, Lima Basin, Province 6077, Pelotas Basin, Province 6037, Tacutu Basin, Province 6010, Trujillo Basin, Province 6079, Temuco Basin, Province 6069, Choco Pacific Basin, Province 6087, Beni Basin, Province 6044, Mascasin Basin, Province 6050, Osorno-Llanquihue Basin, Province 6070, Cesar Basin, Province 6094, Trinidad and Tobago, Reconcavo Basin, Province 6032, Ucayali Basin, Province 6040, Parana Basin, Province 6020, CO, BR, Campos Basin, Province 6035, Jatoba Basin, Province 6030, Santiago Basin, Province 6038, AR, Xingu Province 6015, French Guiana, Manabi Basin, Province 6084, Uruguay, Falklands Plateau, Province 6060, Tobago Trough, Province 6103, Upper Magdalena, Province 6089, Bonaire Basin, Province 6101, Araripe Province 6019, Bermejo Basin, Province 6049, Deseado Province 6009, Lower Magdalena, Province 6091, Madre de Dios Basin, Province 6072, Bahia Sul Basin, Province 6033, North Patagonia Province 6008, Andean Province 6006, Borbon Basin, Province 6085, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Province 6105, Guyana Shield, Province 6002, Diego Ramirez Basin, Province 6071, Sao Francisco Basin, Province 6017, Malvinas Trough, Province 6064, Maracaibo Basin, Province 6099

South America Geologic Map (geo6ag)

South America is part of Region 6 (Central and South America) for the World Energy Assessment. The geologic map of South America was digitized so that we could use the geology as a general guide to draw the boundaries of the geologic provinces of South America.

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Author(s) Christopher J Schenk orcid, Roland Viger orcid, Christopher P Anderson
Publication Date 1999-06-29
Beginning Date of Data 1999-06-29
Ending Date of Data 1999-06-29
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P9A3OJ9B
Citation Schenk, C.J., Viger, R., and Anderson, C.P., 1999, South America Geologic Map (geo6ag): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9A3OJ9B.
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