U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR U.S.

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

OPEN FILE REPORT 97- 470H

This map is preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity with U.S. Geological Survey editorial standards or with the International Stratigraphic Code.
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Any use of trade names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. government.

Nepal

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Panchangarh
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INDIA
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Bangladesh

Thakurgaon

Description of Map Units

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ABOUT THIS MAP

Nilphamari
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Lalmanirhat
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Surface Geology

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Kurigram

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This map was compiled as part of the Bangladesh gas resources assessment

Rangpur
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Holocene Sediments:
Coastal Deposits: Index Map
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conducted under the Participating Agency Service Agreement (PASA) signed between U.S. Agency of International Development (USAID) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) - PASA No: 388-P-00-99-00026.

Dinajpur
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Beach and dune sand

Deltaic Deposits:

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Gaibanda

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Mangrove swamp deposit Tidal mud Tidal deltaic deposits Estuarine deposits Deltaic silt Deltaic sand
Paludal Deposits:

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The PASA provides for assistance to the natural gas sector pursuant to which the resources assessment was jointly carried out. PASA also encourages transfer of new technology, modelling practices and geoscience theory from existing and established programs in the United States
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QTdd

Jaypur Hat

Jamalganj

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Sherpur Jamalpur

Sunamganj
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Bogra

Netrokona
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Sylhet
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Naogaon
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Mymensingh
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to the Government of Bangladesh, Petrobangla, and Bangladesh academia.

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QTdd

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Nawabganj
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Marsh clay and peat

Alluvial Deposits:

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Moulvi Bazar

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This map has been compiled from the Geological Map of Bangladesh, by Md. Khurshid Alam, A.K.M.Shahidul Hasan, and Mujibur Rahman Khan (Geological Survey of Bangladesh), and John W. Whitney (United States
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Sirajganj
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Kishorganj
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Habiganj

Rajshahi

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Alluvial sand Alluvial silt Alluvial silt and clay Chandina alluvium Valley alluvium and colluvium
Alluvial Fan Deposits:

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ava
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Tangail
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Pabna

Geological Survey),

scale 1:1,000,000,

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Jaydebpur (Gazipur)
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published by Geological Survey of Bangladesh in 1990.

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Kushtia Meherpur Chuadanga

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Narsingdi

Brahmanbaria
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Manikganj
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Rajbari
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Dhaka
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INDIA
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Young gravelly sand Old gravelly sand

Residual Deposits:

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1. Original map was scanned on large format Ideal scanner in color mode with resolution 200 dpi. 2. The scanned image was transformed to Lambert Conformal projection by ArcInfo REGISTER and RECTIFY utilities. 3. Reference points for transformation were latitude-longitude crosses taken from

Jhenida
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Faridpur
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Narayanganj
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Magura

Munshiganj

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Comilla
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Barind clay residuum Madhupur clay residuum

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Shariatpur
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Chandpur

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Bedrocks:
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Naral
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Madaripur

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Khagrachhari

St. Marin limestone (Pleistocene) Dihing and Dupi Tila Formation Undivided Dihing Formation (Pleistocene and Pliocene) Dupi Tila Formation (Pleistocene and Pliocene)
Tipam Group:

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paper map compared with the same crosses projected to Lambert in ArcInfo PROJECT utility. Overall RMS error of transformation was 250 m (0.25 mm on original paper map). 4. On-screen digitization was performed using a rectified image as a backdrop in ArcInfo ARCEDIT. 5. Geologic attributes were assigned to GLG item of Feature Attribute Table (FAT)
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Gopalganj
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Feni
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Khulna
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INDIA

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Maijdi Bhola
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Satkhira

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Bagherhat

Jhalakati
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Barisal

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Rangamati (Chittagong H.T.)

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Girujan Clay (Pleistocene and Neogene) Tipam Sandstone (Neogene)

Surma Group:

Pirojpur

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QTg QTg

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Patuakhali
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Boka Bil Formation (Neogene) Bhuban Formation (Miocene) Barail Formation (Oligocene)
Jaintia Group:

Chittagong
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of geology coverage. 6. Base map data layers - rivers, lakes, cities - were digitized as separate coverages. 7. All the ArcInfo coverages were converted into .E00 files, then imported to ArcView by IMPORT 71 utility and saved as shape files.
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Bandarban
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Barguna
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Jaintia Group includes: Kopili Formation (Late Eocene) Sylhet Limestone (Middle to Early? Eocene) Tura Formation (Eocene and Paleocene)

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---------------------------------------------------------Administrative and country boundary coverages used on the map are the property of Environmental System Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) and are used with permission. ---------------------------------------------------ac
Coastal Deltaic

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Correlation of Map Units

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Sediments Paludal Alluvial Residual

Bedrock

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Cox's Bazar
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Lake Ocean and wide river Areas outside of Bangladesh

Myanmar

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Holocene
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Bay of Bengal
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Major City Faults - Approximately located River

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Pleistocene,
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Pliocene
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Pliocene, Miocene

Contact Political Boundary Section Line

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Oligocene
Eocene and Paleocene

Projection - Lambert Conformal Conic Spheroid - Everest 1969 Central Meridian - 87 E 1-st standard parallel - 22 N 2-nd standard parallel - 25 N

Scale 1:1,000,000
30 0 30 60 Miles

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GEOLOGICAL MAP OF BANGLADESH

Original Geological Map by Md. Khurshid Alam, A.K.M.Shahidul Hasan, and Mujibur Rahman Khan, (Geological Survey of Bangladesh), and
1990

John W. Whitney, (United States Geological Survey)

Digitally compiled by F.M.Persits, C.J.Wandrey,

R.C. Milici, (USGS), and Abdullah Manwar, (Director General, Geological Survey of Bangladesh)
2001