Geologic province

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-012252",
  "term": "Geologic province",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Geologic Province",
  "definition": "A USGS-defined area having characteristic dimensions of perhaps hundreds to thousands of kilometers encompassing a natural geologic entity (for example, sedimentary basin, thrust belt, delta) or some combination of contiguous geologic entities.",
  "subject": "Natural environments",
  "references": [
    "USGS Professional Paper: 1713-29 Petroleum Systems and Geologic Assessment of Oil and Gas in the San Joaquin Basin Province, California at http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/pp171329"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/geologic-province/"
}