Geologic Map of Bhutan

ISO 19115-3 Metadata

Metadata Information

Metadata identifier:
Identifier code: 600D16C7-FA0A-4FEA-BD74-3B455C0C4DFE
Default locale:
Language code: eng
Country code: US
Character encoding: utf8
Metadata contact:
Role: pointOfContact
Responsible party:
Organization:
Name: DGM
Contact information:
Phone:
Number type: voice
Number: 0097517305086
Phone:
Number type: facsimile
Number: 02338769
Address:
Delivery point: DGM, MoENR
Country: BT
e-mail address: kduba@moenr.gov.bt
Hours of service: 09 - 17.00
Contact instructions: contact me
Indvidual:
Individual:
Name: Kinzang Duba
Position name: Admin Focal
Metadata date information:
Date type: revision
Date: 2025-06-23T00:00:00
Metadata standard:
Title: ISO 19115-3 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 1: Fundamentals
Edition: 2014
Metadata scope:
Resource scope: dataset
Scope name: dataset
Metadata maintenance:
Update frequency: asNeeded
Metadata constraints:
General Constraints:
Limitations of use: Open

Data Identification Information

Resource citation:
Title: Geologic Map of Bhutan
Citation date:
Date type: publication
Date: 2011-01-01T00:00:00
Citation date:
Date type: creation
Date: 2011-01-01T00:00:00
Cited responsible party:
Role: pointOfContact
Responsible party:
Organization:
Name: DGM
Contact information:
Phone:
Number type: voice
Number: 0097517305086
Phone:
Number type: facsimile
Number: 02338769
Address:
Delivery point: DGM, MoENR
Country: BT
e-mail address: kduba@moenr.gov.bt
Hours of service: 09 - 17.00
Contact instructions: contact me
Indvidual:
Individual:
Name: Kinzang Duba
Position name: Admin Focal
Presentation format: mapDigital
Abstract: Featured in the Journal of Maps in 2011, this geological map presents a newly compiled 1:500,000-scale representation of Bhutan, along with neighboring areas in India and southern Tibet. Assembled from the most recent and comprehensive mapping datasets available at the time, it offers a significantly enhanced level of structural detail compared to earlier geological maps of the region. Bhutan’s geology is broadly categorized into four major lithological units, arranged from south to north: the Siwalik Group, the Lesser Himalayan Zone, the Greater Himalayan Zone, and the Tethyan Himalayan Zone. Alongside this, the antiformal tectonic window exposing Lesser Himalayan units with the Greater Himalaya, and the synformal klippe of Tethyan Himalayan units—both regarded as characteristic structural features of the Himalayas are also mapped in the Bhutanese Himalaya.
Purpose: The file was created from the geological map of Bhutan published in Long et al. (2011)
Credits: Sean Long, Nadine McQuarrie, Tobgay, Tobgay, Djordje Grujic, Lincoln Hollister
Point of contact:
Role: pointOfContact
Responsible party:
Organization:
Name: Geological Survey Division
Contact information:
Phone:
Number type: voice
Number: 17269451
Address:
Delivery point: DGM, MoENR
City: Thimphu
Administrative area: Thimphu
Postal code: 11001
Country: BT
e-mail address: yphuntsho@moenr.gov.bt
Indvidual:
Individual:
Name: Yonten Phuntsho
Position name: Officiating Chief Geologist
Spatial representation type: vector
Spatial resolution:
Spatial resolution:
Equivalent scale:
Scale denominator: 50000
Themes or categories of the resource: boundaries, geoscientificInformation
Resource extent:
Geographic element:
Bounding rectangle:
Extent contains the resource: true
West longitude: 88.734224
East longitude: 92.180386
North latitude: 28.385482
South latitude: 26.633185
Resource maintenance:
Update frequency: asNeeded
Resource format:
Format specification citation:
Title: Shape file
Edition: NA
Descriptive keywords:
Keyword type: theme
Keywords: Geological Mapping

Descriptive keywords:
Keywords: Downloadable Data

Thesaurus:
Citation reference: 723f6998-058e-11dc-8314-0800200c9a66
Resource constraints:
General Constraints:
Limitations of use: Open
Default locale:
Language code: eng
Country code: US
Character encoding: utf8
Environment description: Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.8.0.12790

Spatial Representation Information

Vector Data

Level of topology for this dataset: geometryOnly
Geometric objects:
Object type: composite
Object count: 184

Reference System Information

Reference system identifier:
Identifier code: 4326
Codespace: EPSG
Version: 6.14(3.0.1)

Resource Lineage

Lineage scope:
Scope level: dataset
Source:
Source description: Published in the Journal of Maps in 2011, this map was subsequently digitized by GIS professionals and geologists from the Department of Geology and Mines using ArcGIS software tools.
Process step:
Process description: It was digitized and modified after long et al. (2011)

Distribution Information

Distribution format:
Format specification citation:
Title: Shapefile
Edition: NA
Distribution format:
Format specification citation:
Title: shape file
Edition: NA
Digital transfer options:
Units of distribution: MB
Transfer size: 1.36