A draft of the Geologic Map was completed in 1978 with the

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cooperation of the national geological services of the Northwest Pacific Region. While awaiting publication, new geologic maps for various areas have been published and the draft has been revised accordingly. However, the basic geologic subdivisions of the map are becoming somewhat obsolete and the Panel is exploring ways to cope with the problem.

Drafts of the Tectonic Map have been provided by the countries of the Northwest Region. The Panel is in the process of preparing a unified standard for the region.

A sample of the Mineral Resources Map with a tectonic background was prepared for the southwestern part of the Northwest Region Acquisition of published data on China and the USSR has been completed and the information is ready for plotting.

The plotting of coal occurrences for the Energy Resources Map from data provided from countries of the Northwest Region and from published information is nearing completion. There are some inconsistencies in coal classification among data received from different countries, but it is not practical to aim for complete unity throughout the region. Data on oil and gas have been acquired and can be plotted in accordance with the publication schedule. Regarding geothermal energy, published heat flow data have been plotted on a different projection.

A gravity anomaly map on a different projection has been prepared for areas with published gravity data for inclusion on the Geodynamics Map.

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