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Symbols used on geological maps

Created 17/10/2025

Updated 17/10/2025

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In the 1980s, Geoscience Australia's predecessor, the Bureau of Mineral Resources (BMR), published an Australian standard colour scheme for geological maps. However, the increasing complexity of geological maps published in recent years has meant that maintaining a single colour scheme for all geological maps is no longer practical. The BMR colour scheme may, however, be applied to some geological maps as a rough guide.

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Field Value
Title Symbols used on geological maps
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/en/dataset/a9bbb5bd-b07b-46ca-af13-c3d1b878909e
Contact Point
Geoscience Australia Data
clientservices@ga.gov.au
Reference Period 20/04/2018
Geospatial Coverage Australia
Data Portal Geoscience Australia

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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "Symbols used on geological maps". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/symbols-used-on-geological-maps