DATA ASSOCIATED WITH REPORT 343 
                                    AGGREGATE RESOURCES
                                 NICOLLET COUNTY, MINNESOTA
                                          2000

Project of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Lands and Minerals

Division of Lands and Minerals, Mineral Potential Unit data:
 Arcview shapefiles
  burydep - one polygon that outlines a large, buried, sand and gravel deposit.
  fieldobs - field observations of various types made during the summer and
             fall of 1999 (point feature).
  gvl_pits - gravel pit locations mapped from a number of sources, including MN/DOT (point feature).
  sg00xln3 - surficial geology, geologic contacts between mapping units (line feature).
  sg00xpy3 - surficial geology, polygons (i.e., mapping units).
  sgsymln3 - surficial geology, landform line symbols (those landforms that were
             too small to be mapped as polygons).
 Associated tables
  dot_qual.dbf - summary table of aggregate quality, by pit.
  nicsieve.dbf - summary table of sieve data of field samples
 Associated metadata in html format
  burydep.htm, fieldobs.htm, gvl_pits.htm, sg00xln3.htm, sg00xpy3.htm, sgsymln3.htm, dot_qual.htm,
  and nicsieve.htm
 Associated legend text found on Plates 1, 2, and 3
  Plate1.txt - aggregate resources, signigicant deposits
  Plate2.txt - aggregate resources
  Plate 3
   sgeo.txt - surficial geology mapping units
   sgeoln.txt - geologic contacts and landforms
   pl3_hist.txt - basic geologic history of the area.

Other data sets used in the evaluation of aggregate resource potential
 Minnesota Geological Survey data:
  Arcview shapefile
   cwi99pt3 - locations of wells in Nicollet County (point feature), 
              downloaded in 1999.  For more information about the County Well 
              Index, contact the Minnesota Geological Survey.
  Associated table
   cwi_geod.dbf - geological descriptions found in the well logs of the County
             Well Index
  Associated metadata in html format
   cwi99pt3.htm and cwi_geod.htm