Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

GIS Data

USGS is a primary source of geographic information system (GIS) data. Our data and information is presented in spatial and geographic formats, including The National Map, Earth Explorer, GloVIS, LandsatLook, and much more. Explore GIS Data Maps. 

Filter Total Items: 9494

Geochemical survey of Shining Rock Wilderness, Heywood County, North Carolina

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) made a reconnaissance geochemical survey of the Shining Rock Wilderness (fig. 1) to test for unidentified or unexposed mineral deposits that might be recognized by their geochemical halos.  Similar geochemical survey based on trace-element analyses have been credited with the discovery of many types of mineral deposits (Hawkes and Webb, 1962).  Although no metalli