NZL GNS 1:250K dikes (1st edition)

This dataset has been superseded by a new edition (2nd edition, 2018) available here: https://data.gns.cri.nz/metadata/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/43B63222-FCC9-4C1D-84EF-FC5FB2F4790F. This 1st edition has been kept as a historical archive and is available on request.

This dataset is the dikes data for New Zealand. The dataset is a product of the QMAP Geological Map of New Zealand Project and was produced by GNS Science. At the time of publication it represented the most current mapping of dikes for New Zealand in a single dataset at a scale of 1:250 000. The dataset is stored in an ESRI vector geodatabase and exported to ArcGIS Server. The dataset comprises arcs with each arc having attributes describing the rock type, its age and stratigraphic nomenclature.