README.coalfields.txt This file contains information regarding the West Virginia coalfields dataset, which is extracted from data provided on the National Atlas of the United States web site ( http://nationalatlas.gov ). All files are ESRI shapefile format. Archive Contents: coalfields_utm83.zip ----- Coalfield polygons clipped to the West Virginia state boundary (1:24,000). coalflds_wv_utm83.dbf coalflds_wv_utm83.prj coalflds_wv_utm83.sbn coalflds_wv_utm83.sbx coalflds_wv_utm83.shp coalflds_wv_utm83.shx ----- Coalfield polygons clipped to arbitrary region including West Virginia and several surrounding states. coalflds_region_utm83.dbf coalflds_region_utm83.prj coalflds_region_utm83.sbn coalflds_region_utm83.sbx coalflds_region_utm83.shp coalflds_region_utm83.shx ----- State boundaries for regional coalfields. states_region_utm83.dbf states_region_utm83.prj states_region_utm83.sbn states_region_utm83.sbx states_region_utm83.shp states_region_utm83.shx WV GIS Technical Center WVU Dept of Geology & Geography Morgantown, WV wvgis@wvu.edu