Honduras Geology (updated
2/16/97)
Honduras Geology Maps
Published in Honduras at 1:50,000 scale
NAME
|
YEAR
|
AUTHOR
|
IGN NUMBER
|
AGENCY*
|
SYMBOL
|
| Tegucigalpa |
1969 |
Reniery Elvir A. |
2758 II G |
DGMH |
TEG |
| San Buenaventura |
1969 |
Reniery Elvir A. |
2757 I G |
DGMH |
SBV |
| Nueva Armenia |
1969 |
Reniery Elvir A. |
2757 II G |
DGMH |
NAR |
| San Juan de Flores |
1970 |
Reniery Elvir A. |
2758 I G |
DGMH |
SJF |
| Comayagua |
1970 |
J.R. Everett |
2659 II G |
U of Texas, Austin: ICAITI |
COM |
| El Rosario |
1971 |
R.H. Fakundiny |
2659 I G |
U of Texas, Austin: ICAITI |
ERO |
| Zambrano |
1971 |
W.R. Dupré |
2758 IV |
U of Texas, Austin: ICAITI |
ZAM |
| San Pedro Zacapa |
1979 |
R.C. Finch |
2560 II G |
U of Texas, Austin: ICAITI |
SPZ |
| Talanga |
1972 |
A.P. King |
2759 II G |
Peace Corps Honduras |
TAL |
| Cedros |
1973 |
A.P. King |
2759 I G |
Peace Corps Honduras |
CED |
| Minas de Oro |
1976 |
Atwood et al. |
2760 III G |
Wesleyan Univ. |
MDO |
| El Porvenir |
1981 |
B.M. Simonson |
2760 II G |
Wesleyan Univ. |
EPO |
| Siguatepeque |
1981 |
D. Curran |
2659 IV G |
Peace Corps Honduras |
SIG |
| Taulabé |
1981 |
D. Curran |
2660 III G |
Peace Corps Honduras |
TAU |
| Sta. Cruz de Yojoa |
1981 |
D. Curran |
2660 IV G |
Peace Corps Honduras |
SCY |
| Agalteca |
1983 |
Emmet & Logan |
2759 III G |
U of Texas, Austin |
AGA |
| Sta. Bárbara |
1985 |
R.C. Finch |
2560 I G |
Rosario Resources Corp. |
SBA |
| Lepaterique |
1985 |
D.M. Anderson |
2758 III G |
Peace Corps Honduras |
LEP |
| Guaimaca |
1987 |
A. Andrews Rodbell |
2859 IV G |
Peace Corps Honduras |
GUA |
| Utila |
1988 |
P.A. Emmet** |
2864 III G |
Western Geophysical Co. |
UTL |
| Guanaja |
1988 |
P.A. Emmet** |
3065 III G |
Marathon Oil Co.: Rice U. |
GNJ |
| San Francisco de Becerra |
1989 |
M.J. Kozuch |
2959 I G |
Peace Corps Honduras |
SFB |
| Danlí |
1990 |
R.C. Finch & A.W. Ritchie |
2858 II G |
Tenn. Tech. U.: U of Wesleyan |
DAN |
| Sta. María del Real |
1993 |
M.B. Gordon |
3060 III G |
U of Texas, Austin |
SMR |
| La Unión |
1991 |
M.J. Kozuch et al. |
2560 III G |
Peace Corps, UN, TTU |
LUN |
| Tegucigalpa 2nd ed. |
1993 |
R.D. Rogers & E.A. O'Conner |
2758 II G |
Peace Corps : BGS |
TEG |
| Valle de Jamastrán |
1995 |
R.D. Rogers |
2958 III G |
Peace Corps Honduras |
VdJ |
| Orica-Guayape |
1996 |
J.M. Gutierrez |
2860 III G |
DGMH |
OGY |
| Ojojona |
in press |
R. Harwood |
2757 IV G |
Peace Corps Honduras |
OJO |
| Yuscaran |
1996 |
R. Harwood |
2857 IV G |
Peace Corps Honduras |
YUS |
| Boca Wampú |
in press |
R.D. Rogers |
*** |
Peace Corps Honduras |
BCW |
| Moroceli |
1997 |
R.J. Markey |
2858 III G |
Peace Corps Honduras |
MOR |
* All maps were made possible through the following Honduran agencies:
the Instituto Geográfico Nacional del Ministerio de Comunicaciones
y Obras Publicas and the Dirección General de Minas e Hidrocarburos
del Ministerio de Recursos Naturales.
** recompilation of original work by McBirney, A.R. and M.A. Bass, 1969.
Geology of Bay Islands, Gulf of Honduras: AAPG Memoir 11, pp. 229-243.
*** Special map of SE1/4 of Confl. Rios Wampú, Aner y Pao, 3261
III; SW 1/4 of Krausirpe, 3261 II; NE 1/4 of Confl. Rios Patuca y Wasparasní,
3260IV; and NW 1/4 of Confl. Rios Patuca y Wampú, 3260 I.
Where You Can Get These Maps
1. All published maps are availible at the Instituto Geográfico
Nacional (IGN) del Ministerio de Comunicaciones y Obras Publicas (SECOPT).
Maps sales office is located in Barrio La Bosla, Tegucigalpa.
2. There is an outfit called OMNI Maps out of North Carolina, USA that
has these maps for sale. Click Here
to
visit their web site. If you decide to get maps from OMNI, send me an e-mail
describing your experience. thanks.
Send reference of recent publications to Rob Rogers at rrogers@geology.csustan.edu
to keep this section current.
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