Macrostrat Geology Units Scraper
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Macrostrat Geology Units Scraper
Pull the full geologic column for any latitude and longitude from Macrostrat. Returns unit and formation names, top and bottom ages in millions of years, lithology, depositional environment, mapped thickness, and column id. Search by point or stratigraphic name for research and mapping.
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🪨 Macrostrat Geology Units Scraper
🚀 Export the full geologic column for any location in seconds. Drop a latitude/longitude and pull back every stacked rock unit with names, ages, lithology and depositional environment, ready as CSV, Excel, JSON or XML.
Macrostrat is a community geologic database that stitches together stratigraphic columns from across North America and beyond. This Actor turns that database into clean, structured rows: give it a point on the map (or a stratigraphic name) and it returns every geologic unit in that column, from the youngest surface formation down to the deepest mapped layer, with absolute ages in millions of years (Ma), rock type, depositional environment, mapped thickness and the official display color.
Coverage: Any location served by the Macrostrat column model (dense coverage across the United States, with growing global columns). A single query near Madison, Wisconsin returns 15 units spanning roughly 458 to 1100+ million years, ideal for testing before scaling out.
| 🎯 Target Audience | 💡 Primary Use Cases |
|---|---|
| Geologists, geoscience students, GIS analysts, data journalists, EdTech builders, environmental and resource consultants | Building geologic profiles, populating maps and dashboards, age dating a site, lithology lookups, teaching stratigraphy, enriching environmental reports |
📋 What the Macrostrat Geology Units Scraper does
- Accepts a latitude/longitude point and returns every geologic unit in the Macrostrat column at that location.
- Alternatively accepts a stratigraphic name (formation/group) to pull all matching units across columns.
- Extracts unit and formation/group names, top and bottom ages in Ma, lithology, depositional environment, mapped thickness, column id and area, center coordinates and the official display color.
- Outputs flat, analysis-ready rows. Download as CSV, Excel, JSON or XML, or pull via API.
📊 Data fields
Each record includes: bottomAgeMa, color, columnAreaKm2, columnId, depositionalEnvironment, formation, group, lithology, results, scrapedAt, topAgeMa, unitName. These field names come straight from the actor's dataset schema, so what you see here is what lands in your dataset.
🚀 How to use
- Sign up for a free Apify account with this referral link.
- Open the Macrostrat Geology Units Scraper and go to the input tab.
- Enter a latitude and longitude (or a stratigraphic name) and set Max Items.
- Click Start and watch the geologic column fill in.
- Download your dataset as CSV, Excel, JSON or XML, or grab it via the API.
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⚠️ Disclaimer: independent tool, not affiliated with Macrostrat. Only publicly available data collected.
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