A geospatial dataset from the Government and Municipalities of Québec, last updated on April 22, 2026. It contains information on basement geology, including isogrades, geological zones, lineaments, regional faults, folds, contacts, and structural domains. The data is available in multiple formats including SHP, GPKG, and CSV under a CC-BY-4.0 license.
Use Cases
- Map regional fault networks based on the lineaments and regional faults mentioned in the description.
- Analyze structural domains and geological zones for tectonic modeling.
- Identify potential mineral exploration targets based on isograde and outcrop data.
- Model subsurface geology by integrating data on geological contacts and folds.
Strengths
- Data is provided in multiple interoperable geospatial formats, including SHP, GPKG, and CSV.
- Published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license, facilitating reuse.
- Maintained by the authoritative Government and Municipalities of Québec.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- The description was translated using an automated tool, which may introduce ambiguity.
Provenance
- Source
- Government and Municipalities of Québec
- Collection Method
- Likely compiled from geological field surveys and mapping projects.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-22 18:33:59.813652; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Québec, Canada