CHINA - COUNTRY MAPS


General
Regional Geological Series
Other regional Maps
Books and Publications

Landsat Image Maps of China
This image map is a mosaic of 584 landsat images published in 1992 and covers the whole land area of China. It is available in four different versions:-

1:6 000 000 1 sheet £15-00
1:4 000 000 2 sheets £30-00 per set
1:2 500 000 6 sheets £98-00 per set
1:1 500 000 15 sheets £240-00 per set
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Geological Map of China 1:5 000 000. 1991, 2 sheets + text in English.
£95-00 Price reduced

Tectonic Systems Map of the Peoples Republic of China and Adjacent Sea Areas
1:2 500 000. 1984, 9 sheets + text. Chinese edition with English notes.
£75-00.

Mineral Resources Maps of China 1:5 000 000, 1992.
Three map sets in English with explanatory text, also in English.
1. Metallic Mineral Resources Map of China.
2. Non-metallic Mineral Resources Map of China.
3. Energy Resources Map of China and its Adjacent Sea Regions.
These maps are a comprehensive and systematic summary of the abundant data acquired over the past 40-odd years. Together with the explanatory text, they not only reflect the time-space distribution of the various resources, but also give a good illustration of the exploration levels, the types and distribution of the mineral deposits and the characteristics of the resources. The text is concise and well grounded with reliable data.

Price: £175.00

Mineral Deposits of China (Volumes 1 and 2)

This book series in English constitutes a most comprehensive summary on the geological data of mineral deposits in China obtained in the past decades. It covers all the important metallic and non-metallic deposits in 26 chapters in 4 volumes. Each chapter gives a description, at least one example and discusses metallogeny.

Volume 1: Copper, Lead-Zinc, Antimony and Molybdenum.
Price: £95.00

Volume 2: Bauxite, Nickel, Mercury, Tin, Tungsten, and Gold-Silver-Platinoid deposits.
Price: £95.00

Volumes 3 & 4: to be published, standing orders accepted.

Metallogenic Map of Endogenic Ore Deposits 1:4 000 000.
1987, in Chinese, but with bilingual key and English text.
£65-00.

Aeromagnetic Anomaly Map of China and Adjacent Sea Areas 1:4 000 000.
In Chinese with bilingual explanatory text.
£45-00.

China - Engineering Geologic Map 1:4 000 000.
In Chinese with bilingual explanatory text.
£55-00.

Lithospheric Dynamics Atlas of China.
This new large-format atlas contains 68 maps at scales ranging from 1:1 250 000 to 1:18 000 000. There are 29 country maps at a scale of 1:14 000 000 on a variety of subjects including geological, tectonic, geophysical, geochemical, seismic activity, seismotectonic, etc. Also included are 28 detailed provincial seismotectonic maps, and 10 regional lithospheric dynamics maps. Hardcover, bilingual.
£258-00.

Geomorphological Map of China 1:1 000 000.
This national map series will become available in groups. The maps are on the sheet lines of the IMW (International Map of the World). Part 1 consists of the following 16 sheets:- 
Beijing - J-50         Qiqihar - L-51
Hohhot - K-49          Xining - J-47
Lanzhou - J-48         Taiyuan - J-49
Luda - J-51            Xi'an - I-49
Nanjing - I-50         Chengdu - H-48
Wuhan - H-50           Shanghai - H-51
Dali - G-47            Hengyang - G-49
Hainan Island - E-49   Basic Legend and Colour Chart

Each sheet: £95-00.

Map Series of Geology and Geophysics of China Seas and Adjacent Regions
1:5 000 000. 1992, 9 maps + text in English.
Includes:- Map of Geomorphology, Map of Topography, Free-Air Gravity Anomaly Map, Bouguer Gravity Anomaly Map, Map of Magnetic Profiles, Geologic Map, Map of Cenozoic Basins, Geodynamic Map, & Tectonic Map.
£520-00

Seismotectonic Map of China
Based on Interpretation of Satellite Images 1:4 000 000. 1985, bilingual map with text in Chinese. Earthquake epicentres and tectonic lineaments on base map.
£35-00. Price reduced

Lithospheric Dynamics Map of China and Adjacent Seas 1:4 000 000.
1987, 2 sheets + text in English.
£50-00.

Metamorphic Map of China 1:4 000 000.
1987, 2 sheets + text in English.
£85-00.

China - Quaternary Geologic Map 1:4 000 000. In English.
£110-00.

Quaternary Geologic Map of the Peoples Republic of China and Adjacent Sea Areas
1:2 500 000. In English.
£125-00.

Palaeogeographic Atlas of China Chinese with some English.
£100-00.

Geological Hazard Type Map of China 1:5 000 000.
1991, bilingual with detailed text.
£65-00.

Geological Hazards in China and Their Prevention and Control
Atlas of 260 pp containing 52 maps, 19 tables, 130 figures, 50 images, 381 photos. 1991, bilingual.
£110-00.

China - Hydrogeologic Map 1:4 000 000. Bilingual with text.
£75-00.

Geologic Framework, Petroleum Potential, and Field Locations of the Sedimentary Basins in China 1:5 000 000.
USGS, 1988, 2 sheets. Lists all known oil and gas fields, both established and probable.
£25-00.

China - Map of Soluble Rock Types 1:4 000 000.
1985, bilingual map with text in Chinese. Shows the location, age, structure and gross composition of carbonate units in China.
£55-00.

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Important new information!
REGIONAL GEOLOGY SERIES OF PROVINCES OF CHINA


Volumes of this major series are already starting to go out-of-print, so if you have serious interest in China, we recommend prompt ordering. Each Provincial set is accompanied by an explanatory text of about 800 pages, in Chinese with a lengthy English summary. The maps included are different for each title; the map details are given below. The maps are in Chinese, with Chinese/English legends and symbols.

ANHUI:
Geological 1:500 000 (4 sheets); Tectonic 1:1 000 000 (1 sheet); Magmatic Rock 1:1 000 000; Bedrock Geology 1:500 000 (4 sheets). Number 5 of Series.
Price: £181.00

BEIJING MUNICIPALITY:
Geological 1:200 000 (4 sheets); Geological Structure 1:250 000 (2 sheets); Magmatic Rocks (2 sheets). Number 27 of Series.
Price: £165.00

FUJIAN:
Geological 1:500 000 (4 sheets); Tectonic 1:1 000 000 (1 sheet); Metamorphic 1:1 000 000 (1 sheet); Petrofacies & Tectonic of Mesozoic-Cenozoic Volcanics 1:1 000 000 (1 sheet); Intrusive 1:1 000 000 (1 sheet). Number 4 of Series.
Price: £157.00

GANSU:
Geological 1:1 000 000 (4 sheets); Tectonic Systems 1:1 500 000 (2 sheets); Magmatic 1:1 500 000 (2 sheets); Metamorphic 1:2 000 000 (1 sheet). Number 19 of Series.
Price: £195.00

GUANGDONG:
Geological 1:1 000 000 (4 sheets); Tectonic 1:1 000 000 (4 sheets); Magmatic Rocks 1:1 000 000 (4 sheets). Number 9 of Series.
Price: £164.00

GUANGXI ZHUANG AUTONOMOUS REGION:
Geological 1:1 000 000 (2 sheets); Geological Structure 1:1 000 000 (2 sheets); Magmatic 1:1 000 000 (2 sheets). Number 3 of Series.
Price: £158.00

GUIZHOU: Geological 1:500 000 (4 sheets); Tectonic 1:1 000 000 (1 sheet). Number 7 of Series. Price: £160.00

HEBEI PROVINCE, BEIJING MUNICIPALITY & TIANJIN MUNICIPALITY:
Geological 1:500 000 (4 sheets); Tectonic 1:1 000 000 (1 sheet);Distribution of Magmatic Rocks 1:1 000 000 (1 sheet); Number 15 of Series.
Price: £156.00

HEILUNGJIANG:
includes a Geological map at 1:1 000 000 in four sheets, a Geological/Tectonic map at 1:2 000 000 in one sheet, and a Magmatic Rock map at 1:2 000 000 in one sheet, plus an extensive text with a sizeable summary in English. Number 33 of Series.
£225-00.

HENAN:
Geological 1:500 000 (4 sheets); Tectonic 1:1 000 000 (1 sheet); Magmatic Rock 1:1 000 000 (1 sheet). Number 17 of Series.
Price: £160.00

HUBEI:
Geological 1:500 000 (4 sheets); Tectonic 1:1 000 000 (1 sheet); Magmatic Rock 1:1 000 000 (1 sheet).Number 20 of Series.
Price: £168.00

HUNAN:
Geological 1:500 000 (4 sheets); Structural System Map 1:1 000 000 (1 sheet); Magmatic 1:1 000 000 (1 sheet). Number 8 of Series.
Price: £178.00

JIANGSU PROVINCE AND SHANGHAI MUNICIPALITY:
Geological 1:500 000 (4 sheets); Tectonic Systems 1:500 000 (4 sheets); Geological Map of Bedrock 1:500 000 (4 sheets). Number 1 of Series.
Price: £155.00

JIANGXI:
Geological 1:500 000 (4 sheets + 1 legend in English); Tectonic 1:1 000 000 (1 sheet); Magmatic (Igneous Rocks) 1:1 000 000 (1 sheet). Number 2 of Series.
Price: £150.00

JILIN:
Geological 1:500 000 (6 sheets); Structural Map 1:1 000 000 (2 sheets); Magmatite Map 1:1 000 000 (2 sheets). Number 10 of Series.
Price: £184.00

LIAONING:
Geological 1:500 000 (4 sheets); Geological Structure 1:1 000 000 (1 sheet); Magmatic Rock 1:1 000 000 (1 sheet). Number 14 of Series. Price:
£175.00

NEI MONGOL (INNER MONGOLIA) AUTONOMOUS REGION:
Geological 1:1 500 000 (6 sheets); Tectonic 1:2 000 000 (4 sheets); Magmatic Rocks 1:2 000 000 (4 sheets). Number 25 of Series.
Price: £194.00

NINGXIA-HUI AUTONOMOUS REGION:
Geological 1:350 000 (4 sheets) with 1:500 000 inset map "Geological map of Helan Mountain", extensive bilingual legend; Tectonic Systems 1:500 000 (2 sheets). Number 22 of Series.
Price: £178.00

QINGHAI:
Geological 1:1 000 000 (4 sheets); Geological Structure 1:2 000 000 (1 sheet); Magmatic Rock 1:2 000 000 (1 sheet). Number 24 of Series.
Price: £165.00

SHAANXI:
Geological 1:500 000 (8 sheets); Tectonic 1:1 000 000 (2 sheets); Metamorphic 1:1 000 000 (2 sheets). Number 13 of Series.
Price: £190.00

SHANXI:
Geological 1:500 000 (3 sheets); Tectonic and Magmatic Rock 1:500 000 (3 sheets). Number 18 of Series.
Price: £177.00

SHANDONG:
Geological 1:500 000 (4 sheets); Tectonic Systems 1:1 000 000 (1 sheet); Magmatic 1:1 000 000 (1 sheet). Number 26 of Series.
Price: £178.00

SHANGHAI MUNICIPALITY:
Geological (Bedrock) 1:200 000 (1 sheet); Quaternary 1:200 000 (1 sheet). Number 16 of Series.
Price: £157.00

SICHUAN:
Geological 1:1 000 000 (4 sheets); Tectonic (Geological Structure) 1:2 000 000 (1 sheet); Magmatic 1:1 000 000 (4 sheets); Metamorphic Rocks 1:2 000 000 (1 sheet). Number 23 of Series.
Price: £193.00

TAIWAN PROVINCE:
Number 28 of Series. (Not available - for domestic use only)

TIANJIN MUNICIPALITY:
Geological 1:200 000 (2 sheets); Bedrock Geological 1:200 000 (2 sheets). Number 29 of Series.
Price: £164.00

XINJIANG UYGUR AUTONOMOUS REGION:
Geological 1:1 500 000 (4 sheets); Tectonic 1:2 000 000 (4 sheets); Magmatic Rock 1:2 000 000 (4 Sheets). Number 32 of Series.
Price: £229.00

XIZANG (TIBET) AUTONOMOUS REGION:
Not yet published. Number 31 of Series.

YUNNAN:
Geological 1:1 000 000 (4 sheets); Geological Structure 1:2 000 000 (1 sheet); Magmatic Rock 1:1 000 000 (4 sheets); Metamorphic 1:2 000 000 (1 sheet). Number 21 of Series.
Price: £183.00

ZHEJIANG:
Geological 1:500 000 (4 sheets); Tectonic 1:1 000 000 (1 sheet); Magmatite 1:500 000 (4 sheets). Number 11 of Series.
Price: £165.00

OTHER ITEMS AVAILABLE IN THIS SERIES:

THE ARCHAEAN GEOLOGY AND BANDED IRON FORMATION OF JIDONG HEBEI PROVINCE:
Hardback book - 178 pages of text (20 in English). Number 6 of Series.
Price: £35.00

LATE MESOZOIC VOLCANISM OF ZHEJIANG, FUJIAN, JIANGXI AND GUANGDONG:
Hardback book - 290 pages of text (25 in English). Number 12 of Series.
Price: £37.00

MESOZOIC VOLCANIC CYCLES. VOLCANIC STRUCTURES AND ITS ORE CONTROLLING SIGNIFICANCE OF SOUTHEAST CONTINENT OF CHINA:
Paperback book - 146 pages of text (7 in English). Number 30 of Series.
Price: £28.00

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CHINA - OTHER REGIONAL MAPS

Price reduced

GEOLOGICAL MAP OF THE QINGHAI-XIZANG (TIBET) PLATEAU AND ADJACENT AREAS
1:1 500 000. 1991, 1 sheet + text in English.
£90-00.

PLATE TECTONIC-LITHOFACIES MAP OF XIZANG (TIBET)
1:1 500 000. 1989, bilingual with explanatory notes.
£75-00.

QUATERNARY MAP OF HUANG-HUAI-HAI PLAIN
1:1 000 000 AND QUATERNARY LITHOFACIES PALEOGEOGRAPHICAL MAP OF HUANG-HUAI-HAI PLAIN IN CHINA 1:2 000 000.
1990, bilingual with English text.
£65-00.

GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAP OF HUANG-HUAI-HAI PLAIN
1:1 000 000. 1990, bilingual, explanatory note with English abstract.
£35-00.

GEOLOGICAL MAP OF XIAMEN (AMOY) 1:50 000.
1990, bilingual, explanatory note with English abstract. Claimed to be the first large-scale regional geological map published in China.
£35-00.

GEOLOGICAL MAP OF SHENZHEN
1:50 000. 1989, English explanatory text.
£40-00.

GEOLOGICAL MAP OF NUJIANG, LANCANG AND JINSHA RIVERS AREA
1:1 000 000. 1989, bilingual with text.
£75-00.

GEOLOGICAL MAP OF QINLING-DABA MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT REGION
1:1 000 000. 1992, 2 sheets + text, bilingual. Covers the area between 100 E to 117.30 E and 30 to 36 N.
£75-00.

GEOLOGICAL MAP OF XINJIANG UYGUR AUTONOMOUS REGION
1:2 000 000. 1988, bilingual with text.
£55-00 (Estimated - to be confirmed).

TECTONIC MAP OF NANLING AND NEIGHBOURING AREA
1:2 000 000. 1989, bilingual with text.
£45-00 (Estimated - to be confirmed).

GEOMORPHOLOGIC MAP OF LOESS PLATEAU IN CHINA
1:500 000. 1986, bilingual with notes.
£55-00 (Estimated - to be confirmed).

NEOTECTONIC MAP OF THE HEBEI PLAIN
1:500 000. 1985, 2 sheets + text in Chinese.
£35-00.

METAMORPHIC MAP OF HEBEI PROVINCE, BEIJING AND TIANJIN MUNICIPALITIES
1:1 000 000. 1991, bilingual with text.
£25-00.

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CHINA - BOOKS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS


STRATIGRAPHY AND PALEONTOLOGY OF CHINA VOLUME 1
1991, 210 pp. This is apparently the first in a series which is supposed to appear every year, but we only have details of this one item.
£55-00.

CORRELATION TABLE OF STRATIGRAPHICAL SUBDIVISION -
IUGS 1989 Global Stratigraphical Chart, A Geologic Time Scale 1989 (Harland), & A Stratigraphic and Geologic Time Scale of China. Bilingual.
£7-50.

PROGRESS IN GEOLOGY OF CHINA (1989 - 1992) -
Papers to 29th IGC. 1992, 400 pp, 93 papers on a variety of topics.
£55-00.

PROGRESS IN GEOSCIENCES OF CHINA (1985 - 1988) -
Papers to 28th IGC. 1988, 3 volumes, 646 pp.
£40-00 per volume or £110-00 per set.

PALEOCLIMATOLOGY OF CHINA 1992, 132 pp.
£45-00.

GEOLOGY OF THE HIMALAYAS
1991. Papers presented to the International Symposium on the Geology of the Himalayas. In 2 volumes:-
Volume 1 - Papers on Geophysics, 298 pp, 21 papers. £45-00.
Volume 2 - Papers on Geology, 522 pp, 40 papers. £55-00.

TECTONIC EVOLUTION OF THE LITHOSPHERE OF THE HIMALAYAS -
in press

ASPECTS OF NONMARINE CRETACEOUS GEOLOGY 300+ pp.
Contains papers on Nonmarine Cretaceous in parts of China, N America, Japan, India, USSR, France, Australia, Kazakhstan, Cameroon, Canada and USA.
£55-00.

QUATERNARY PROCESSES IN EASTERN CHINA AND THEIR INTERNATIONAL CORRELATION 1991, 139 pp.
£45-00.

COLLECTED PAPERS ON QUATERNARY GEOLOGY IN SOME REGIONS OF CHINA (Western Yunnan, Beijing, Hubei and Xinjiang). 1991, 116 pp.
£25-00.

LOESS DEPOSIT IN CHINA 1991, 202 pp.
£47-50.

KARST OF CHINA 1991, 224 pp.
£55-00.

PERMO-TRIASSIC EVENTS OF SOUTH CHINA 1993, 150 pp.
£45-00.

MEMOIRS ON QUATERNARY GLACIATION IN CHINA 1991, 203 pp.
£55-00.

THE GREAT QINGHAI-XIZANG (TIBET) ICE SHEET 1991, 96 pp.
£35-00.

PANXI RIFT AND ITS GEODYNAMICS 1989, 416 pp.
£60-00.

KARST HYDROGEOLOGY AND KARST ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
Proceedings of the IAH 21st Congress. 1988.
Part 1 - £45-00, Part 2 - £48-00.

THE EVOLUTION OF THE TETHYS IN CHINA AND ADJACENT REGIONS 1987, 188 pp.
£40-00.

MESOZOIC AND CENOZOIC GEOLOGY
published in connection with the 60th Anniversary of the Geological Society of China. 1986, 900 pp.
£110.

LANDSLIDES AND ROCKFALLS OF YANGTZE GORGES 1989.
£75-00.

STRATIGRAPHIC EXCURSION GUIDEBOOK IN THE YANGTZE GORGES REGION 1987, bilingual.
£25-00.

ASTROGEOLOGICAL EVENTS IN CHINA 1989, 264 pp.
£25-00.

TERRANE ANALYSIS OF CHINA AND THE PACIFIC RIM 1990, 368 pp.
£58-00.

PETROLEUM RESOURCES OF CHINA AND RELATED SUBJECTS 1989, 909 pp.
£68.

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