Digital Geological Data Part of North Mountain Basalt Mapping Project

Metadata for DP ME 438, Version 1, 2010. Digital Geological Data Generated as Part of the North Mountain Basalt Mapping Project (2000-2004), from Brier Island to Cape Split, Digby, Annapolis and Kings Counties, Nova Scotia, by D.J. Kontak and T.L. Webster.

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Citation Information
Title: DP ME 438, Version 1, 2010. Digital Geological Data Generated as Part of the North Mountain Basalt Mapping Project (2000-2004), from Brier Island to Cape Split, Digby, Annapolis and Kings Counties, Nova Scotia, by D.J. Kontak and T.L. Webster.
Originator: D. J. Kontak , T. L. Webster , B. E. Fisher , J. D. MacNeil , J. S. McKinnon , A. L. Ehler
Publication Date: 2010
Edition: 1
Data Type: vector digital data
Series: Digital Product
Issue Identification: DP ME 438
Publisher: Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Mineral Resources Branch
Publication Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Online linkage: https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dp438.asp
Data Description
Abstract: This digital product is a compilation of geological data which was collected as part of Dan Kontak's mapping of the basaltic rocks of the North Mountain Formation . The data was used to create Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources (NSNR&R) Open File Maps OFM ME 2010-7, OFM ME 2010-8, OFM ME 2010-9, OFM ME 2010-10, OFM 2010-11, and OFM ME 2010-12, compiled by D. J. Kontak and T. L. Webster, 2010. The digital product was created by the NSNR&R, Mineral Resources Branch (MRB) staff. The original digital data was compiled using Dan Kontak's field work and high resolution LIDAR imagery (DP ME 455) provided by Tim Webster (AGRG). The digital product contains layers for geological features such as: age dates, drillholes, faults, bedrock geology, geological contacts, neatline, mineral occurrences, small outcrops, reference outlines, an index for mapsheets, and an overview index of the map series.
Purpose: The purpose of this data set is to create a digital version of the geology of the North Mountain Formation, and to produce 5 new 1:50 000 maps. This digital product shows the bedrock geology on parts of 1:50 000 NTS map sheets 21A/05, 21A/12, 21A/11, 21A/12, 21A/13, 21A/14, 21A/15, 21B/01, 21B/08, 21B/09, 21H/01, 21H/02, 21H/03, 21H/07, and 21H/08.
Supplemental Information: Data Set ID =d438no; Data Class = bgeo50; Project ID = North Mountain
Language English
Data Credit: Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources
Data Environment ArcInfo 9.3 on a SUN Ultra Sparc 60 workstation running Solaris 8
Native Data Set Format ESRI shapefiles
Contact Information

Brian Fisher
Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Mineral Resources Branch
Digital Information Services Supervisor
1701 Hollis Street, P.O. Box 698
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
B3J 2T9
(phone) (902)-424-6660
(fax) (902)-424-7735
befisher@gov.ns.ca
Available: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. AST Monday - Friday
Time Period Information
Beginning Date: 2000
Ending Date: 2010
Currentness Reference: publication date
Data Status
Progress: Complete
Update Frequency: As needed
Spatial Domain
West Coordinate: -66.80
East Coordinate: -63.98
North Coordinate: 45.52
South Coordinate: 44.07
G-Poly coordinates
G-Poly Pair(1 of 5) -66.80, 45.52
G-Poly Pair(2 of 5) -63.98, 45.52
G-Poly Pair(3 of 5) -63.98, 44.07
G-Poly Pair(4 of 5) -66.80, 44.07
G-Poly Pair(5 of 5) -66.80, 45.52

Keywords
Theme Keywords: Geologic & Geophysical ; geoscientificInformation ; Downloadable Data ; Bedrock Geology (BG) ; BG 1:50 000 ; BG Detailed Scale Map ; digital products ; digital geoscience data ; digital databases ; digital maps ; agate ; alteration ; basalts ; chalcedony ; colonnade jointing ; contacts ; drillholes ; dykes ; dykes, neptunian ; dykes, sedimentary ; faults ; granophyres ; jasper ; joints ; lava flows ; lava flows, pahoehoe ; LIDAR imagery ; mineral occurrences ; mineral occurrences ; outcrops ; pegmatites, mafic ; pipe vesicles ; plagioclase ; pyroxene ; radiometric age dates ; rhyolites ; rootless cones ; segregation pipes ; silica ; veins ; vesicles ; zeolites ; mineralogy ; regional geology ; stratigraphy
Place Keywords: Nova Scotia ; Digby County ; Annapolis County ; Kings County ; 21A/05 ; 21A/12 ; 21A/11 ; 21A/12 ; 21A/13 ; 21A/14 ; 21A/15 ; 21B/01 ; 21B/08 ; 21B/09 ; 21H/01 ; 21H/02 ; 21H/03 ; 21H/07 ; 21H/08 ; Brier Island ; North Mountain ; Sandy Cove ; Bogart Lake ; Centreville ; Delaps Cove ; Port Lorne ; East Arlington ; Harbourville ; Black Rock ; Cape Split
Stratum Keywords: Fundy Gp ; Scots Bay Fm ; North Mountain Fm ; Brier Island Mbr ; Margaretsville Mbr ; East Ferry Mbr
Temporal Keywords: Mesozoic ; Triassic
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Cross Reference Information
Cross Reference (1 of 17)
Title: Overview Map for the Bedrock Geology Maps of Basaltic Rocks of the North Mountain Formation from Brier Island to Cape Split, Nova Scotia
Originator: D. J. Kontak , T. L. Webster
Publication Date: 2010
Data Form: map
Online Linkage: https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/mg/ofm/htm/ofm_2010-007.asp
Series: NSNR&R MRB Open File Map
Issue: OFM ME 2010-7
Publication Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Publisher: Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Mineral Resources Branch
Cross Reference (2 of 17)
Title: Bedrock Geology Map of Basaltic Rocks of the North Mountain Formation from Brier Island to Sandy Cove, Part of NTS Sheets 21A/05, 21B/01, 21B/08 and 21B/09, Digby County, Nova Scotia
Originator: D. J. Kontak , T. L. Webster
Publication Date: 2010
Data Form: map
Online Linkage: https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/mg/ofm/htm/ofm_2010-008.asp
Series: NSNR&R MRB Open File Map
Issue: OFM ME 2010-8
Publication Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Publisher: Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Mineral Resources Branch
Cross Reference (3 of 17)
Title: Bedrock Geology Map of Basaltic Rocks of the North Mountain Formation from Centreville to Bogart Lake, Part of NTS Sheets 21A/05, 21A/12, 21A/13, 21B/08 and 21B/09, Annapolis and Digby Counties, Nova Scotia
Originator: D. J. Kontak , T. L. Webster
Publication Date: 2010
Data Form: map
Online Linkage: https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/mg/ofm/htm/ofm_2010-009.asp
Series: NSNR&R NR&R Open File Map
Issue: OFM ME 2010-9
Publication Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Publisher: Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Mineral Resources Branch
Cross Reference (4 of 17)
Title: Bedrock Geology Map of Basaltic Rocks of the North Mountain Formation from Delaps Cove to Port Lorne, Part of NTS Sheets 21A/11, 21A/12, 21A/13 and 21A/14, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia
Originator: D. J. Kontak , T. L. Webster
Publication Date: 2010
Data Form: map
Online Linkage: https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/mg/ofm/htm/ofm_2010-010.asp
Series: NSNR&R MRB Open File Map
Issue: OFM ME 2010-10
Publication Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Publisher: Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Mineral Resources Branch
Cross Reference (5 of 17)
Title: Bedrock Geology Map of Basaltic Rocks of the North Mountain Formation from East Arlington to Harbourville, Part of NTS Sheets 21A/14, 21A/15, 21H/02 and 21H/03, Annapolis and Kings Counties, Nova Scotia
Originator: D. J. Kontak , T. L. Webster
Publication Date: 2010
Data Form: map
Online Linkage: https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/mg/ofm/htm/ofm_2010-011.asp
Series: NSNR&R MRB Open File Map
Issue: OFM ME 2010-11
Publication Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Publisher: Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Mineral Resources Branch
Cross Reference (6 of 17)
Title: Bedrock Geology Map of Basaltic Rocks of the North Mountain Formation from Black Rock to Cape Split, Part of NTS Sheets 21H/01, 21H/02, 21H/07 and 21H/08, Kings County, Nova Scotia
Originator: D. J. Kontak , T. L. Webster
Publication Date: 2010
Data Form: map
Online Linkage: https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/mg/ofm/htm/ofm_2010-012.asp
Series: NSNR&R MRB Open File Map
Issue: OFM ME 2010-12
Publication Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Publisher: Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Mineral Resources Branch
Cross Reference (7 of 17)
Title: Latest Triassic onset of the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province (CAMP) volcanism in the Fundy Basin (Nova Scotia): new startigraphic constraints
Originator: S. Cirilli , A. Marzoli , L. Tanner , H. Bertrand , N. Buratti , F. Jourdan , G. Bellieni , D. Kontak , P. R. Renne
Publication Date: 2009
Data Form: document
Series: Earth and Planetary Science Letters
Issue: v. 286, p. 514-525
Cross Reference (8 of 17)
Title: DP ME 3, Version 4, Nova Scotia Drillholes Database
Originator: B. E. Fisher
Publication Date: 2006
Data Form: vector digital data
Online Linkage: https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dp003.asp
Series: Digital Product
Issue: DP ME 3
Publication Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Publisher: Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Mineral Resources Branch
Cross Reference (9 of 17)
Title: Internal stratigraphy of the Jurassic North Mountain Basalt, southern Nova Scotia; in Minerals and Energy Branch, Report of Activities 2001, ed. D.R. MacDonald
Originator: D. J. Kontak
Publication Date: 2002
Data Form: document
Online Linkage: https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dp150.htm
Series: NSNR&R Report
Issue: ME 2002-1, p. 69-79
Publication Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Publisher: Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Mineral Resources Branch
Cross Reference (10 of 17)
Title: On the edge of CAMP: geology and volcanology of the Jurassic North Mountain Basalt, Nova Scotia
Originator: D. J. Kontak
Publication Date: 2008
Data Form: document
Series: Lithos
Issue: v. 101, p. 74-101
Cross Reference (11 of 17)
Title: A geological map of the Jurassic North Montain Basalt, southern Nova Scotia: a 200 km transect from Cape Split to Brier Island; in Program with Abstracts; The Atlantic Geoscience Society, 32nd Coloquium and Annual Meeting, February 3-4, 2006, Greenwich, Nova Scotia, p.39
Originator: D. J. Kontak
Publication Date: 2006
Data Form: document
Cross Reference (12 of 17)
Title: Geological map of the North Mountain Basalt from Cape Split to Brier Island, with comments on its resource potential; in Mineral Resources Branch, Report of Activities 2005, ed. D.R. MacDonald
Originator: D. J. Kontak
Publication Date: 2006
Data Form: document
Series: NSNR&R Report
Issue: ME 2006-1, p. 39-66
Publication Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Publisher: Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Mineral Resources Branch
Cross Reference (13 of 17)
Title: Geology and volcanology of the Jurassic North Mountain Basalt, southern Nova Scotia
Originator: D. J. Kontak , J. Dostal , J. Greenough
Publication Date: 2005
Data Form: document
Series: Geological Association of Canada-Mineralogical Association of Canada, Field Trip Guidebook
Issue: B3, p. 130
Cross Reference (14 of 17)
Title: DP ME 2, Version 10, Nova Scotia Mineral Occurrence Database
Originator: G. A. O'Reilly , G. J. Demont , B. E. Fisher , J. C. Poole
Publication Date: 2009
Data Form: vector digital data
Online Linkage: https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dp002.asp
Series: Digital Product
Issue: DP ME 2, Version 10
Publication Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Publisher: Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Mineral Resources Branch
Cross Reference (15 of 17)
Title: Zeolite minerals from the North Shore of the Minas Basin, Nova Scotia
Originator: G. Pe-Piper , L. Miller
Publication Date: 2002
Data Form: document
Series: Atlantic Geology
Issue: v. 38, p. 1-28
Cross Reference (16 of 17)
Title: Mapping subtle structures with LIDAR: flow units and phreatomagmatic rootless cones in the North Mountain Basalt, Nova Scotia
Originator: T. L. Webster , J. B. Murphy , J. C. Gosse
Publication Date: 2006
Data Form: document
Series: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
Issue: v. 43, p. 157-176
Cross Reference (17 of 17)
Title: DP ME 455, Shaded relief image derived from a 5 m LiDAR bare-earth Digital Elevation Model of the North Mountain area, Digby, Annapolis and Kings Counties, Nova Scotia
Originator: T. L. Webster
Publication Date: 2010
Data Form: raster digital data
Online Linkage: https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dp455.asp
Series: Digital Product
Issue: DP ME 455
Publication Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Publisher: Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Mineral Resources Branch


Data Quality Information
Positional Accuracy
Horizontal Accuracy Report: There may be positional accuracy errors in the digital data that come from the original data collection, plus there are errors added by the process of digitizing the features from the original published map or field maps. The trasfer of this data from older base maps onto the current base maps may also produce some error. The user should be aware that using this data overlaid on topographic data that was not used during the digital capture of the data may result in apparent errors in the locations of the data that may or may not be real. The user should always try and use background topographic data that is the same as the source topographic data noted in this metadata. The entire risk as to the quality and accuracy of the data is with the user and the user shall use his/her own judgment in making use of the data or drawing conclusions from it.
Source Information
Source (1 of 2)
Title: NTS Digital 1:50 000 Topographic Maps - Coastal Zone Series
Originator: Nova Scotia Geomatics Center
Data Form: vector digital data
Other Citation: Base data is derived from the Nova Scotia Topographic Database (NSTDB), Copyright Province of Nova Scotia. All rights reserved. The NSTDB is available from Service Nova Scotia & Municipal Relations, Nova Scotia Geomatics Center, 160 Willow St., Amherst, N.S.
Series Name: Digital Bases
Issue Identification: NTS Digital 1:50 000 Topographic Maps - Coastal Zone Series
Publication Place: Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
Publisher: Nova Scotia Geomatics Center
Scale Denominator: 50000
Source Media: disc
Citation Abbreviation: NSGC
Source Contribution: Topographic information, such as the coastline, were taken from the digital 1:50 000 NTS base maps and used to construct the geological polygons.
Currentness Reference: ground condition
Currentness Date: unknown
Source (2 of 2)
Title: DP ME 455, Shaded relief image derived from a 5 m LiDAR bare-earth Digital Elevation Model of the North Mountain area, Nova Scotia
Originator: T. L. Webster
Publication Date: 2010
Data Form: raster digital data
Series Name: Digital Product
Issue Identification: DP ME 455
Publication Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Publisher: Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Mineral Resources Branch
Source Media: disc
Citation Abbreviation: none
Source Contribution: The LIDAR image provided by Tim Webster was used to better define the geological contacts.
Currentness Reference: publication date
Online Linkage: https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dp455.asp
Processing Step Information
Processing Step (1 of 6)
Description: From 2000 - 2004 Dan Kontak conducted a field program mapping the North Mountain formation and subdividing the formation into members.
Date: 2000-2004
Processing Step (2 of 6)
Description: to aid inthe interpretation Dan began to collaborate with tim webster at AGRG who had a LiDAR survey flowen over the entire Annapolis Valley and over the North Motunain to the Bay of Fundy.
Date: 2000 - 2006
Processing Step (3 of 6)
Description: Around 2006 Dan began creating a bedrock geology map of the North Mountain in Corel Draw and published a page size version of it in a paper.
Software and Version: Corel Draw
Date: 2006
Processing Step (4 of 6)
Description: In 2007 Dan left NR&R to teach at Laurentian University.
Date: 2007
Processing Step (5 of 6)
Description: From 2007 - 2008 the GIS Group at NR&R has been working on creating a digital product and a series of maps for the North Mountain area. The first work wasd done by John MacNeil. Following is a description of the work done by John. 2007 - Data was extracted from a corel file registered to the 50k coastline CZS as the same base info was used and matched exactly. This information was used to produce a map for Open House 2007. Using the High resolution Lidar image from AGRG (Tim Webster), Dan was able to better define the contacts. He annotated a printed map and delivered to NR&R. John MacNeil updated contacts using the paper maps supplied by Dan K. in Jan08 and April,08. These maps were scanned and registered to base and the new information was digitized in ArcGIS. dan_edits.jpg Early 2008 After review of edits, Dan requested 3 8.5x11 prints of specific areas and made edits to these. He subsequently mailed them back to NR&R in April 2008. updates rec'd in April 2008 south.tif mid.tif north.tif Revisions included; changed contacts and faults, removal and addition of outcrop points. Contacts, outcrops, and faults were identified and edited. Edited files are in: T:\development_work\north_mountain\shp\nm_contacts.shp,nm_outcrop.shp Scans are in: T:\development_work\north_mountain\images\dan_edits.jpg,north.tif, mid.tif, south.tif T:\development_work\north_mountain\jdm_work\AV_ColorShadedReliefModel\ColorShadedModel\CSR.JP2 Working project is T:\development_work\north_mountain\arcmap\project\nth_mtn_geo.mxd John MacNeil May 2008
Software and Version: Arcview and ArcMap
Date: 2007 - 2008
Contact Person: (see Contact Information)
Processing Step (6 of 6)
Description: From 2008 - 2010 the Jef fMcKinnon updated the GIS databases and Angie Ehler began creating the maps. During this time the GIS Group began a series of refinments to the maps that came as a result of consultation with Dan and Tim Webster.
Software and Version: ArcMap 9.3.1
Date: 2008 - 2010
Contact Person: (see Contact Information)

Spatial Data Organization Information

Spatial Reference Method: Point and Vector

Spatial Reference Information

Data Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator
Zone: 20
Scale Factor at Central Meridian: 0.9996
Longitude at Central Meridian: -63.0
Latitude of Projection Origin: 0
False Easting: 500000
False Northing: 0
Geographic Coordinate System: GCS_North_American_1983_CSRS98
Projected Coordinate System: NAD_1983_CSRS98_UTM_Zone_20N
Datum: D_North _American_1983_CSRS98
Ellipsoid: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-Major Axis: 6378137.0
Denominator Of Flattening Axis: 298.257222


Entity Attribute Information

Overview Description
Dataset Overview: The data set contains 11 shapefiles consisting of points, lines and polygons.
Detailed Description
Data Layer/Table (1 of 11)
Table Name: d438noag.shp
Description: ESRI shapefile points - age dates
Metadata Link: https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dpfields.asp
Data Layer/Table (2 of 11)
Table Name: d438nodh.shp
Description: ESRI shapefile points - drillholes
Metadata Link: https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dpfields.asp
Data Layer/Table (3 of 11)
Table Name: d438nofa.shp
Description: ESRI shapefile lines - faults
Metadata Link: https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dpfields.asp
Data Layer/Table (4 of 11)
Table Name: d438nogb.shp
Description: ESRI shapefile polygons - bedrock geology units
Metadata Link: https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dpfields.asp
Data Layer/Table (5 of 11)
Table Name: d438nogc.shp
Description: ESRI shapefile lines - geological contacts
Metadata Link: https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dpfields.asp
Data Layer/Table (6 of 11)
Table Name: d438nomo.shp
Description: ESRI shapefile points - mineral occurrences
Metadata Link: https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dpfields.asp
Data Layer/Table (7 of 11)
Table Name: d438monl.shp
Description: ESRI shapefile polygons - neatline
Metadata Link: https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dpfields.asp
Data Layer/Table (8 of 11)
Table Name: d438noos.shp
Description: ESRI shapefile points - outcrops
Metadata Link: https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dpfields.asp
Data Layer/Table (9 of 11)
Table Name: d438noix.shp
Description: ESRI shapefile polygons - index for map sheets
Metadata Link: https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dpfields.asp
Data Layer/Table (10 of 11)
Table Name: d438noro.shp
Description: ESRI shapefile polygons - reference outlines
Metadata Link: https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dpfields.asp
Data Layer/Table (11 of 11)
Table Name: d438noov.shp
Description: ESRI shapefile polygons - overview index for map series
Metadata Link: https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dpfields.asp

Distribution Information

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Digital Custom Order Process: Digital Product Number = DP ME 438
Available: since December 2010
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ArcMap Project Information Our SHP products include an ArcMap project which have all of the shapefiles symbolized and tables loaded with link and joins already created. This project uses relative paths so it should be drive and path independent. It can be found in the c:\data_set_id\arcmap\project directory. ArcView Project Information Our SHP products include an ArcView project which have all of the shapefiles symbolized and tables loaded with link and joins already created. This project uses relative paths so it should be drive and path independent. It can be found in the c:\data_set_id\arcview\project directory. ArcExplorer Project Information We have also included an ArcExplorer 2 project (.aep) and an ArcExplorer 4 (.axl) project for this data set that can be found in the c:\data_set_id\arcexpl directory. The shapefiles are already loaded and have limited symbolization, any related tables are not loaded. The AEP project uses relative paths and should be no problem using it without any changes. The AXL project includes a string "#DPMEPATH#" which you will need to search for and replace with your drive letter and a colon (ex: c:) in order to make the project work. Please note the if you do not install the data set using the default path you may need to replace other parts of the reference to the path in the AXL. Hotlinks In order to use the hotlink feature within ArcView 3.x in you may need to load MRB's Hotlink Anything extension which may be located in the arcview/ext directory along with documentation. You may also need to set the variable MEBGIS_HOME on your system to the location of the data set on your system. The SHP product provides an ArcView project set up with the hotlinks working. Some modifications to the HOTLINK field in the database tables or in the HLFILES may be required to make the hotlink work properly. Knowledge of ArcView and hotlinks may be required to make this work properly. A feature called hotlinks is used in ArcView to link a feature such as a mineral occurrence or cross section to a single text file, image or web site etc. For features that we want to link multiple items or documents to we have developed our own hotlink extension for ArcView 3.x called "Hotlink Anything". The extension and documentation on how to install the extension, and set the required MEBGIS_HOME variable to the location of the data set on your system is included in the x:\nsgov\dig_prod_num\data_set_id\arcview\ext directory (example - c:\nsgov\dp305v1sh\g118a\arcview\ext) assuming that you used our default directories when downloading the data. The SHP product provides an ArcView project set up with the hotlinks working. Some modifications to the HOTLINK field in the database tables or in the HLFILES.TXT file may be required to make the hotlink work properly. Knowledge of ArcView and hotlinks may be required to make the native hotlink utility or our extension work properly Problems and Limitations Problems have been reported trying to import ARC E00 files into ArcView on Windows 95 computers. Related tables do not import into ArcView. It is not a problem on UNIX, Windows 3.1 or Windows NT, or Windows 2000 platforms. If you experience this problem you can use our DXF/DBF product which contains the tables in dBase format. dBase files can be imported into ArcView. Geological maps and associated digital products are intended for use at the published scale of the map.
Ordering Fee: Free
Instructions: The data set can be downloaded over the Internet
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Digital Form: (1 of 4)
format name: ArcInfo Export (E00)
format version: 7.2.1
format specification: dp438v1e0.exe
Transfer Size: 0.5 MB
Dataset Size: 3 MB
Information Content: Contains data pertaining to age dates, drillholes, faults, bedrock geology, geological contacts, mineral occurrences, neatline, small outcrops, reference outlines, index for map sheets, and overview index for map series
Decompression Technique: self extracting DOS based pkzip archive file
Online Transfer: https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dp438.asp
Digital Form: (2 of 4)
format name: DXF/DBF
format specification: dp438v1dx.exe
Transfer Size: 0.5 MB
Dataset Size: 4 MB
Information Content: Contains data pertaining to age dates, drillholes, faults, bedrock geology, geological contacts, mineral occurrences, neatline, small outcrops, reference outlines, index for map sheets, and overview index for map series
Decompression Technique: self extracting DOS based pkzip archive file
Online Transfer: https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dp438.asp
Digital Form: (3 of 4)
format name: ArcView Shapefiles (SHP)
format version: 3.2a
format specification: dp438v1sh.exe
Transfer Size: 2 MB
Dataset Size: 6.5 MB
Information Content: Contains data pertaining to age dates, drillholes, faults, bedrock geology, geological contacts, mineral occurrences, neatline, small outcrops, reference outlines, index for map sheets, and overview index for map series
Decompression Technique: self extracting DOS based pkzip archive file
Online Transfer: https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dp438.asp
Digital Form: (4 of 4)
format name: ESRI File Geodatabase (GDB)
format version: 9.3.1
format specification: dp438v1gd.exe
Transfer Size: 2 MB
Dataset Size: 4 MB
Information Content: Contains data pertaining to age dates, drillholes, faults, bedrock geology, geological contacts, mineral occurrences, neatline, small outcrops, reference outlines, index for map sheets, and overview index for map series
Decompression Technique: self extracting DOS based pkzip archive file
Online Transfer: https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dp438.asp

Metadata Reference

Creation Date: 20101217
Metadata Standard: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Language: English
Time Convention: local time
Review Date: As required
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