| The objective of this Atlas is the development for the first time of a digital geological cartographic base of the Spanish continental margins at a scale of 1: 500.000. The Atlas consists of the following thematic maps: Geological Map, Geomorphological Map, Map of Volcanic Edifices, Map of Structures associated with Fluid Emissions, Seabed Sediment Map and Maps of Mineral Resources (Polymetallic Nodules, Polymetallic Sulphides, Placers, Cobalt-rich Ferromanganese Crusts, Evaporites, Rock Pegmatite and Vein- hosted mineralizations and Phosphorites) |