Preliminary integrated geologic map databases for the United States: Digital data for the reconnaissance geologic map for the Kuskokwim Bay region of southwest Alaska

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Wilson, Frederic H.
Originator: Hults, Chad P.
Originator: Mohadjer, Solmaz
Originator: Coonrad, Warren L.
Originator: Labay, Keith A.
Originator: Shew, Nora
Publication_Date: 2008
Title:
Preliminary integrated geologic map databases for the United States: Digital data for the reconnaissance geologic map for the Kuskokwim Bay region of southwest Alaska
Edition: ver. 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: OFR 2008-1001
Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1001>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Wilson, Frederic H.
Originator: Hults, Chad P.
Originator: Mohadjer, Solmaz
Originator: Coonrad, Warren L.
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title:
Reconnaissance geologic map for the Kuskokwim Bay region of southwest Alaska
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: OFR 2008-1001
Description:
Abstract:
The area of this data set is a collage of loosely defined tectonostratigraphic terranes of widely varying age. The rocks of the area range from Proterozoic age metamorphic rocks of the Kanektok metamorphic complex (Kilbuck terrane) to Quaternary age mafic volcanic rocks of Nunivak Island. The map area encompasses much of the type area of the Togiak-Tikchik Complex. The geologic maps used to construct this compilation are for the most part, reconnaissance studies done in the time period from the 1950's to the 1990's. Pioneering work in the map area by J.M. Hoare and W.L. Coonrad forms the basis for much of this map, either directly or as the stepping off point for later studies compiled here.

This data set is a portion of a statewide geology database, which is being compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey's National Surveys and Analysis (NSA) project, whose goal is to compile geologic, geochemical, geophysical, and other data.

Purpose:
This data set represents part of a systematic effort to release geologic map data for the United States in a uniform manner. Geologic data in this series has been compiled from a wide variety of sources, published and unpublished, ranging from state and regional geologic maps to large- scale field mapping.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2008
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -174.0
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -158.0
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 61.0
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 56.4
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: geology
Theme_Keyword: bedrock
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic names information system (GNIS)
Place_Keyword: Alaska
Place_Keyword: soutwest
Place_Keyword: Saint Matthew
Place_Keyword: Pribilof Islands
Place_Keyword: Nunivak Island
Place_Keyword: Cape Mendenhall
Place_Keyword: Baird Inlet
Place_Keyword: Kuskokwim Bay
Place_Keyword: Bethel
Place_Keyword: Goodnews Bay
Place_Keyword: Hagemeister Island
Place_Keyword: Nushagak Bay
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
None. Acknowledgment of the U.S. Geological Survey would be appreciated in products derived from these data.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Frederic H. Wilson
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 4200 University Drive
City: Anchorage
State_or_Province: Alaska
Postal_Code: 99508-4667
Country: U.S.A.
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907-786-7448
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: fwilson@usgs.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: ????
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: ????
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: ????
Data_Set_Credit:
This data set was prepared by Frederic H. Wilson (USGS), Chad P. Hults (USGS), Solmaz Mohadjer (contractor), Keith A. Labay (contractor), and Nora Shew (USGS)
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Data set was created using ESRI ARC/Info version 7.2.1 on a Unix platform

Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
There were many types of source materials, of varying scale, used to compile this data set. Sources include previously published maps, unpublished mapping, and air photo interpretation. The dates of the mapping range from the 1950's to the 1990's. Vector features were digitized on a large digitizing tablet or on screen. Vector and polygon attributes were assigned based on the original source. The digital data has been checked and the geologic map has been technically reviewed and edited.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Each geology coverage is a network coverage containing attributed arcs and polygons. Each polygon has a coded attribute designating the mapped geologic unit. Faults, stratigraphic contacts, and other linear features are represented as arcs. When a fault is also a stratigraphic contact, only a single arc is present. Dangling arcs may be present (faults, dikes, etc.)
Completeness_Report:
The complete data set consists of 10 separate GIS coverages. There is also an associated relational database of geologic units. Each coverage has the extent of a 1:250,000 scale quadrangle. A graphic representation of the database and a report with complete geologic unit descriptions is provided in .pdf format.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
This data is presented for use at a nominal scale of 1:500,000, although some sources were from 1:250,000 scale mapping.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Linework for the geology compilation was hand digitized from material of various media and scale. The arcs and polygons were attributed. The spatial databases are provided in UTM projection and geographic coordinates. The native ARC/Info coverages have been exported to an interchange file format, .e00, and also converted to ArcView shape files.
Process_Date: 2008
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Frederic H. Wilson
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 4200 University Drive
City: Anchorage
State_or_Province: Alaska
Postal_Code: 99508-4667
Country: U.S.A.
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907-786-7445
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: fwilson@usgs.gov

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
UTM_Zone_Number: 2
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.9996
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -171.0
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.0
False_Easting: 500000
False_Northing: 0
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000256
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000256
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
UTM_Zone_Number: 3
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.9996
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -165.0
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.0
False_Easting: 500000
False_Northing: 0
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.00256
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000256
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
UTM_Zone_Number: 4
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.9996
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -159.0
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.0
False_Easting: 500000
False_Northing: 0
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000256
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000256
Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: polygons
Entity_Type_Definition:
Characteristics of the polygon features in the geology coverages are coded in the polygon attribute table. The table <cov>.pat includes the following items: CLASS, NSACLASS, NSAMOD, QCLASS (not used), SOURCE, LABEL, MIN_AGE, and MAX_AGE.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: this data set
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NSACLASS
Attribute_Definition:
NSACLASS is a positive integer value (4 5 B) item in the polygon attribute table. Values range discontinuously from 98 to 9420. NSACLASS is a numeric code for the geologic unit. This data set represents a generalized geologic map, thus it is possible that a geologic unit is made of multiple NSACLASS values. NSACLASS to LABEL is a many-to-one relationship. Each LABEL has a mininum (MIN_AGE) and maximum (MAX_AGE) age range, given in million of years (my).

Supplemental attribute tables included with this data set, contain additional descriptive information of each geologic unit. A user may use items SOURCE and CLASS to retrieve information about the original units from which these generalized units were formed.

NOTE: Because of the limitations of common GIS fonts, the letter combinations "Tr", "Mz", and "Pz" are substituted for the standard age symbols for "Triassic", "Mesozoic", and "Paleozoic."

Attribute_Definition_Source: This data set
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: un - unmapped area
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 100
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Qs - Surficial deposits, undivided (Quaternary)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 101
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: ice
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 102
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: water
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 103
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Qtf - Tidal flat and active estuarine deposits (Holocene)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 105
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Qa - Alluvial deposits (Quaternary)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 113
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Qrs - Reworked silt (Quaternary)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 115
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Qb - Beach deposits (Quaternary)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 116
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Qes - Estuarine deposits (Quaternary)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 117
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Qmt - Marine terraces (Quaternary)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 119
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Qed - Eolian deposits (Quaternary)

Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 120
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Qed - Eolian deposits (Quaternary)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 121
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Qsd - Silt deposits (Quaterary)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 125
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Qg - Glacial deposits, undivided (Quaternary)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 135
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Qgm - Glacial moraine (Quaternary)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 140
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Qgo - Outwash deposits (Quaternary)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 282
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
QTs - Semiconsolidated marine beach deposits (Quaternary, Pleistocene or Tertiary)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 310
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Qpd - Pyroclastic rocks (Quaternary)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 317
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Qvs - Volcaniclastic sediment (Quaternary)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 320
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Qcs - Alkalic basalt of Karon Lake (Quaternary)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 330
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Qvb - Basalt flows, undivided (Quaternary, Pleistocene)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 350
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Qvbm - Basalt flows (Quaternary, Matuyama polarity epoch)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 450
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
QTv - Volcanic rocks, undivided (Quaternary, Pleistocene or Tertiary, Pliocene)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 466
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1023
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Talb - Alkalic basalt of Ahzwiryuk Bluff (Tertiary, Pliocene)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1024
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Ttb - Tholeiitic basalt of Binakslit Bluff (Tertiary, Pliocene)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1053
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Tfi - Felsic intrusive rocks (Tertiary, Miocene?)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1110
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Tnr - Nukluk Volcanic Field, rhyolite (Tertiary, Eocene)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1111
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1120
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Tvep - Rhyolite and dacite tuff (Tertiary)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1301
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Tad - Aplite on Saint George Island (Tertiary, Eocene)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1603
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1604
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1605
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1640
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: TMzp - Peridotite on Saint George Island (Tertiary or older)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1655
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: TKg - Granitic rocks, undivided (Tertiary and (or) Cretaceous)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1656
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: TKgr - Granite (Tertiary and (or) Cretaceous)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1657
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: TKgs - Monzonite (Tertiary and (or) Cretaceous)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1658
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1660
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: TKgd - Granodiorite (Tertiary and (or) Cretaceous)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1665
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
TKqd - Monzodiorite and quartz diorite (Tertiary and (or) Cretaceous)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1670
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1960
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Ks - Summit Island Formation (Upper Cretaceous, Maastrichtian?)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1970
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Kk - Kuskokwim Group, undivided (Cretaceous, Campanian? to Albian)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1985
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Kkn - Kuskokwim Group, nearshore facies (Cretaceous, Turonian to Albian)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2021
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2102
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2105
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Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2125
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2150
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Klg - Limy grit and limestone of the Ungalikthluk belt of Hoare and Coonrad (1983) (Lower Cretaceous, Valanginian)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2180
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2265
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2510
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Ksp - Serpentinite (Late Cretaceous?)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2530
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Kg - Granodiorite and granite (Early Cretaceous)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2832
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: KJb - Pillow basalt (Lower Cretaceous and (or) Upper Jurassic)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2900
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Jln - Dismembered volcaniclastic turbidites (Lower Jurassic?)
Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: JTrp - Phyllite and chert (Lower Jurassic and Upper Triassic?)
Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Jgb - Gabbroic rocks (Middle and Early Jurassic)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3450
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Jab - Andesite and basalt (Middle Jurassic)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3451
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3510
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Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Trod - Diabasic intrusive rocks (Triassic)
Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Trog - Pyroxene gabbro (Triassic)
Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Jum - Ultramafic rocks (Jurassic?)
Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: TrPmb - Metabasaltic schist (Triassic? to Permian?)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3991
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Trvs - Volcanic and sedimentary rocks (Upper Triassic)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4215
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Trv - Basalt and chert (Upper Triassic)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4710
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Mzm - Melange (Mesozoic)
Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: MzPzc - Chert and argillite (Mesozoic and (or) Paleozoic)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5045
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
MzPzs - Arkosic sandstone and slate (Mesozoic and (or) Paleozoic)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5060
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Pcs - Clastic rocks (Permian?)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5090
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: MzPza - Argillaceous melange (Mesozoic to Paleozoic)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5217
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: MzPzp - Chloritic phyllite (Mesozoic and (or) Paleozoic)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5225
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
MzPzm - Metachert and phyllitic metachert (Mesozoic and (or) Paleozoic)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5239
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Jgs - Green amphibole-bearing schist (Late Jurassic)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5730
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Pls - Limestone (Permian)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5746
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Pvs - Volcaniclastic sedimentary rocks (Permian)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5810
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Pv - Volcanic rocks (Permian)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6412
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
MDv - Greenstone and schist (Lower Mississippian or Upper Devonian)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6580
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
MDm - Marble and metabasaltic dikes (Lower Mississippian and (or) Upper Devonian)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6995
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: DOl - Thin-bedded limestone (Devonian to Ordovician)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8610
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Zkm - Marble (Paleoproterozoic)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 9420
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Zk - Kanektok metamorphic complex, undivided (Paleoproterozoic)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NSAMOD
Attribute_Definition:
NSAMOD is a character (8 10 C) item in the polygon attribute table. It contains modifiers of the geologic unit.
Attribute_Definition_Source: this data set
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
ALT - hydrothermal alteration

HFS - contact metamorphism, hornfels

Q - queried unit

Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SOURCE
Attribute_Definition:
SOURCE is a character (6 8 C) item found in both the polygon and arc attribute tables. The values are abbreviated codes representing the original source reference for the polygon or arc feature. The format for SOURCE is XX###, where XX is a two letter code for the 1:250,000 scale quadrangle and ### is a three digit number (with leading zeros). All source codes with '001' are unspecified sources for water and ice features, often paper topographic maps, and DRG or DLG files.
Attribute_Definition_Source: this data set
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: BH002
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Box, S.E., Moll-Stalcup, E.J., Frost, T.P., and Murphy, J.M., 1993, Preliminary geologic map of the Bethel and southern Russian Mission quadrangles, southwestern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-2226-A, scale 1:250,000.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: BH003
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Hoare, J.M., and Coonrad, W.L., 1978, Geologic map of the Goodnews and Hagemeister Island quadrangles region, southwestern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-9-B, scale 1:250,000, 2 sheets.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: BH004
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Hoare, J.M., and Coonrad, W.L., 1959, Geology of the Bethel quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations Map I-285, scale 1:250,000.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: BH007
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Wilson, F.H., and Hults, Chad, 2006, Edits to match Box and others (1993) Bethel map and Hoare and Coonrad (1978) Goodnews Bay map.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: BI002
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Coonrad, W.L., 1957, Geologic reconnaissance in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations Series Map I-233, scale 1:500,000.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: BI003
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Wilson, F.H., 2007, Reconnaissance mapping of surficial geology, Baird Inlet quadrangle.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CM003
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Hoare, J.M., Condon, W.H., Cox, Allan, and Dalrymple, G.B., 1968, Geology, paleomagnetism, and potassium-argon ages of basalts from Nunivak Island, Alaska in Coats, R.R., Hay, R.L., and Anderson, C.A., eds., Studies in Volcanology-- A memoir in honor of Howell Williams: Geological Society of America Memoir 116, p. 377-413, 1 plate, scale 1:250,000.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: GO002
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Hoare, J.M., and Coonrad, W.L., 1978, Geologic map of the Goodnews and Hagemeister Island quadrangles region, southwestern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-9-B, scale 1:250,000, 2 sheets.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: GO005
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Box, S.E., 1985, Mesozoic tectonic evolution of the northern Bristol Bay region, southwestern Alaska: Santa Cruz, University of California, Ph.D. dissertation, 163p., 7 tables, 21 figures, 2 plates.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: GO006
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Wilson, F.H., and Hults, Chad, 2006, Edits to integrate maps.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: GO007
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Hoare and Coonrad field maps, circa 1975.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: GO008
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Hoare, J.M., and Coonrad, W.L., 1961, Geologic map of the Goodnews quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-339, scale 1:250,000.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: HG002
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Hoare, J.M., and Coonrad, W.L., 1978, Geologic map of the Goodnews and Hagemeister Island quadrangles region, southwestern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-9-B, scale 1:250,000, 2 sheets.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: HG003
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Box, S.E., 1985, Mesozoic tectonic evolution of the northern Bristol Bay region, southwestern Alaska: Santa Cruz, University of California, Ph.D. dissertation, 163 p., 7 tables, 21 figures, 2 plates.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: HG005
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Hoare, J.M., and Coonrad, W.L., 1961, Geologic map of the Hagemeister Island quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-321, scale 1:250,000.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: KB002
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Coonrad, W.L., 1957, Geologic reconnaissance in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations Series Map I-223, scale 1:500,000.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: KB003
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Wilson, F.H., 2007, Reconnaissance mapping of surficial geology, Kuskokwim Bay quadrangle.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: NG002
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Hoare, J.M., and Coonrad, W.L., 1978, Geologic map of the Goodnews and Hagemeister Island quadrangles region, southwestern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-9-B, scale 1:250,000, 2 sheets. (northwestern part of quadrangle only)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: NG006
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Box, S.E., 1985, Mesozoic tectonic evolution of the northern Bristol Bay region, southwestern Alaska: Santa Cruz, University of California, Ph.D. dissertation, 163 p., 7 tables, 21 figures, 2 plates.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: NG007
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Wilson, F.H., Hults, Chad, and Coonrad, W.L., 2006, Edits and field compilation sheets.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: NI002
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Coonrad, W.L., 1957, Geologic reconnaissance in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations Series Map I-223, scale 1:500,000.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: NI003
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Hoare, J.M., Condon, W.H., Cox, Allan, and Dalrymple, G.B., 1968, Geology, paleomagnetism, and potassium-argon ages of basalts from Nunivak Island, Alaska, in Coats, R.R., Hay, R.L., and Anderson, C.A., eds., Studies in Volcanology-- A memoir in honor of Howel Williams: Geological Society of America Memoir 116, p. 377-413, 1 plate, scale 1:250,000.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: NI004
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Wilson, F.H., 2007, Reconnaissance mapping of surficial geology, Nunivak Island quadrangle.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: PI002
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Barth, T.F.W., 1956, Geology and petrology of the Pribilof Islands, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1028-F, 160 p., scale 1:63,360.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: ST002
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Patton, W.W., Jr., Miller, T.P., Berg, H.C., Gryc, George, Hoare, J.M., and Ovenshine, A.T., 1975, Reconnaissance geologic map of St. Matthew Island, Bering Sea, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-642, scale 1:125,000.
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: arcs
Entity_Type_Definition:
Characteristics of the arc features in the geology coverages are coded in the arc attribute table. Table <cov>.aat includes the following items: ARC-CODE, ARC-PARA1, and SOURCE. For explanation of SOURCE, see attribute definitions for polygons.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: this data set
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ARC-CODE
Attribute_Definition:
ARC-CODE is a positive integer value (3 3 I) item in the arc attribute table. Values range discontinuously from 0 to 99. Values match one-for-one with geologic features (such as stratigraphic boundary, fault, etc.). Some ARC-CODE values have additional modifiers in item ARC-PARA1.
Attribute_Definition_Source: this data set
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Stratigraphic or intrusive contact, location certain
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Stratigraphic or intrusive contact, location approximate
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Stratigraphic or intrusive contact, location inferred, queried
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Normal fault, location certain; if ARC-PARA1 = 1, then upthrown side is on right from origin
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Normal fault, location approximate; if ARC-PARA1 = 1, then upthrown side is on right from origin
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Normal fault, location inferred or queried; if ARC-PARA1 = 1, then upthrown side is on right from origin
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 7
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Shoreline or riverbank
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Internal contact or phase change; no symbol drawn
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 9
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Boundary of altered zone or hornfels; no symbol drawn
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 10
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Thrust fault, location certain, teeth on right from origin
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 11
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Thrust fault, location approximate; teeth on right from origin
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 14
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Caldera or crater rim
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 15
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Ice contact
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 18
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Internal contact
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 30
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Fault, sense of displacement uncertain, location certain
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 31
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Fault, sense of displacement uncertain, location approximate
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 51
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Concealed contact
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 52
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Concealed normal fault
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 53
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Concealed thrust fault
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 60
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Concealed fault, displacement uncertain
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 90
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Left lateral fault, location certain
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 91
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Left lateral fault, location approximate
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 93
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Lineament
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 99
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Bounding line of coverage

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