Eastern Greater Caucasus, Azerbaijan, geological swath mapping data

Geologic mapping was conducted in the Eastern Greater Caucasus of Azerbaijan with the purpose of characterizing the structural architecture of the mountain range. The dataset includes strike and dip measurements from bedding and cleavage planes of rock outcrops, the mapped extents of distinct lithologic units, and inferred and observed locations of faults and fold axes in the range. The strike and dip data were collected using a GPS-enabled smartphone with the geological field mapping app Clino, and were subsequently exported to standard file formats. Faults, fold axes, and extents of lithologic units were mapped in the field by hand using printed topographic maps and mylar, the standard practice for geologic mapping, and were subsequently digitized in ArcMap 10.5 and earlier. The data are presented as ArcGIS Layer files (.lyr) and shapefiles (.shp), and a high-resolution PDF of the compiled geologic map is also presented. Discipline-standard symbology information is contained in the ArcGIS layer files, but the shapefiles contain the equivalent data for access by users of other GIS platforms.