Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: David S. Fullerton Originator: Earl E. Christiansen Originator: Bryan T. Schreiner Originator: Roger B. Colton Originator: Lee Clayton Publication_Date: 2007 Title: Quaternary geologic map of the Regina 4° × 6° quadrangle, United States and Canada Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map Series_Information: Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Issue_Identification: I-1420 (NM-13) Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Denver, Colorado Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Publication_Date: 1983 Title: Quaternary geologic atlas of the United States Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map Series_Information: Series_Name: Miscellaneous Investigations Series Issue_Identification: I-1420 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Denver, Colorado Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Description: Abstract: The Quaternary Geologic Map of the Regina 4° × 6° Quadrangle, United States and Canada, is a component of the U.S. Geological Survey Quaternary Geologic Atlas of the United States map series (Miscellaneous Investigations Series I-1420), an effort to produce 4° × 6° Quaternary geologic maps, at 1:1 million scale, of the entire conterminous United States and adjacent Canada. The map and the accompanying text and supplemental illustrations provide a regional overview of the areal distributions and characteristics of surficial deposits and materials of Quaternary age (~1.8 Ma to present) in parts of North Dakota, Montana, and Saskatchewan. The map is not a map of soils as soils are recognized in agriculture. Rather, it is a map of soils as recognized in engineering geology, or of substrata or parent materials in which agricultural soils are formed. The map units are distinguished chiefly on the basis of (1)genesis (processes of origin) or environments of deposition: for example, sediments deposited primarily by glacial ice (glacial deposits or till), sediments deposited in lakes (lacustrine deposits), or sediments deposited by wind (eolian deposits); (2) age: for example, how long ago the deposits accumulated; (3) texture (grain size) of the deposits or materials; (4) composition (particle lithology) of the deposits or materials; (5) thickness; and (6) other physical, chemical, and engineering properties. Supplemental illustrations show (1) temporal correlation of the map units, (2) the areal relationships of late Wisconsin glacial ice lobes and sublobes, (3) temporal and spatial correlation of late Wisconsin glacial phases, readvance limits, and ice margin stillstands, (4) temporal and stratigraphic correlation of surface and subsurface glacial deposits in the Regina quadrangle and in adjacent 4° × 6° quadrangles, and (5) responsibility for state and province compilations. The database provides information related to geologic hazards (for example, materials that are characterized by expansive clay minerals; landslide deposits or landslide-prone deposits), natural resources (for example, sources of aggregate, peat, and clay; potential shallow sources of groundwater), and areas of environmental concern (for example, areas that are potentially suitable for specific ecosystem habitats; areas of potential soil and groundwater contamination). All of these aspects of the database relate directly to land use, management, and policy. The map, text, and accompanying illustrations provide a database of regional scope related to geologic history, climatic changes, the stratigraphic and chronologic frameworks of surface and subsurface deposits and materials of Quaternary age, and other problems and concerns. Purpose: The primary objectives were (1) to produce a map of surficial deposits and materials of Quaternary age in the Regina 4° × 6° quadrangle, integrating the Quaternary geology across the International Boundary between North Dakota and Montana (in the United States),and Saskatchewan (in Canada), and (2) to compile descriptive information related to the deposits and materials. Based on that integration of data, a secondary objective was to reconstruct the stratigraphic and chronologic frameworks of the surface and subsurface glacial deposits and to reconstruct the glacial history in the region. The data set is a compilation and a synthesis of available data from the region. Because of the generalization required to produce a map at 1:1 million scale, the map is intended for regional analysis, rather than for detailed analysis in specific areas. Supplemental_Information: The map data were compiled from many sources, including maps at scales as large as 1:24,000. Sources of information are listed in a 37-page pamphlet that accompanies the printed edition of the map. The pamphlet is also available online as a PDF file that accompanies the browse graphic for the map. Most of the original map data were compiled at 1:250,000 scale by the compilers. Those data were provided to the editor/integrator by the compilers, at either 1:250,000 scale, 1:500,000 scale, or 1:1,000,000 scale. Data provided at smaller scales were photographically reduced to 1:1,000,000 scale by the editor/integrator. The source data were greatly simplified or generalized for the purposes of this compilation. Consequently, this map, at 1:1,000,000 scale, is intended to be used for regional analysis, rather than for detailed analysis of specific areas in the region. The digital file was prepared at 1:1,000,000 nominal viewing scale. If the map is enlarged to larger scales (for example, 1:250,000, 1:100,000, or 1:24,000 scale), resolution of the map data is greatly diminished. Enlargement will not restore resolution that was lost by simplification or generalization of data. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1976 Ending_Date: 2002 Currentness_Reference: Publication date Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -108.26 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -101.74 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 52.04 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.96 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: American Geological Institute (AGI) Glossary of Geology Theme_Keyword: Alluvial fan deposit Theme_Keyword: Alluvium Theme_Keyword: Catastrophic flood Theme_Keyword: Colluvium Theme_Keyword: Corrugated moraine Theme_Keyword: Debris-flow deposit Theme_Keyword: Delta deposit Theme_Keyword: Density-current underflow-fan deposit Theme_Keyword: Dune Theme_Keyword: Earthflow deposit Theme_Keyword: End moraine Theme_Keyword: Eolian deposit Theme_Keyword: Esker Theme_Keyword: Flood deposit Theme_Keyword: Geologic history Theme_Keyword: Geologic map Theme_Keyword: Geology Theme_Keyword: Glacial deposit Theme_Keyword: GLacial history Theme_Keyword: Glacial lake Theme_Keyword: Glacial limit Theme_Keyword: Glacial lobe Theme_Keyword: Glacial sublobe Theme_Keyword: Glaciation Theme_Keyword: Glaciofluvial deposit Theme_Keyword: Glaciotectonic deposit Theme_Keyword: Glaciotectonic terrain Theme_Keyword: Ground moraine Theme_Keyword: Ice-contact deposit Theme_Keyword: Interlobate moraine Theme_Keyword: Kame Theme_Keyword: Kame moraine Theme_Keyword: Lacustrine deposit Theme_Keyword: Limit of glaciation Theme_Keyword: Minor moraine Theme_Keyword: Muck Theme_Keyword: Mudflow deposit Theme_Keyword: Outwash deposit Theme_Keyword: Paleosol Theme_Keyword: Peat Theme_Keyword: Quaternary stratigraphy Theme_Keyword: Remanent geomagnetic polarity Theme_Keyword: Sheetwash alluvium Theme_Keyword: Slump-block deposit Theme_Keyword: Stagnation moraine Theme_Keyword: Surficial geology Theme_Keyword: Swamp deposit Theme_Keyword: Tephra Theme_Keyword: Till Theme_Keyword: Washboard moraine Theme_Keyword: Weathered zone Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN) Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and Gazateer of Canada (Natural Resources Canada) Place_Keyword: Canada Place_Keyword: Duck Mountain Place_Keyword: Alberta Place_Keyword: Montana Place_Keyword: North Dakota Place_Keyword: Riding Mountain Place_Keyword: Saskatchewan Place_Keyword: Turtle Mountain Place_Keyword: United States Temporal: Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: American Geological Institute (AGI) Glossary of Geology Temporal_Keyword: Calibrated (CAL) age Temporal_Keyword: Early Wisconsin Temporal_Keyword: Holocene Temporal_Keyword: Illinoian Temporal_Keyword: Late Wisconsin Temporal_Keyword: Middle Wisconsin Temporal_Keyword: Pleistocene Temporal_Keyword: Pliocene Temporal_Keyword: Pre-Illinoian Temporal_Keyword: Pre-Wisconsin Temporal_Keyword: Quaternary Temporal_Keyword: Radiocarbon age Temporal_Keyword: Sangamon Temporal_Keyword: Tertiary Temporal_Keyword: Wisconsin Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: Acknowledgment of the Quaternary Geologic Atlas of the United States and (or) the U.S. Geological Survey in products derived from these data will be appreciated. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: David S. Fullerton Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing Address: Box 25046, Mail Stop 980, Denver Federal Center City: Denver State_or_Province: Colorado Postal_Code: 80225 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 236-1232 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (303) 236-0214 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: fullerton@usgs.gov Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Complete map layout, including supplemental illustrations, correlation diagram, full description of map units and symbols, and location and 101 stratigraphic sections described. An accompanying pamphlet contains sources of information. Browse_Graphic_File_Type: PDF Data_Set_Credit: The Quaternary geology of the Regina quadrangle was compiled by David S. Fullerton, U.S. Geological Survey, Earl A. Christiansen, Lee Clayton, North Dakota Geological Survey, Bryan T. Schreiner, Saskatchewan Research Council, and Roger B. Colton, U.S. Geological Survey. The state and province compilations were edited and integrated by David S. Fullerton. The draft compilation was converted to digital form by Techni Graphic Systems, Inc., of Fort Collins, Colo., under contract with the U.S. Geological Survey. The map was edited and the digitized product proofread by Diane E. Lane, U.S. Geological Survey. Native_Data_Set_Environment: ArcINFO v. 9.2, Solaris 2.6. Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Compilation of geologic data: The accuracy of the map data is dependent on (1) the accuracy of the original source data, (2) the accuracy of transfer of that data to larger scale bases by the compilers, (3) the procedures by which the compilers and the editor/integrator simplified or generalized the data, and (4) the procedures used by, and the objectivity exercised by, the editor/integrator in integration of adjacent parts of the map that were prepared by different compilers. Consequently, aspects of accuracy for the data set cannot be quantified. Digitization and attributing of hand-drafted compilation: Digitizing contractor scanned source stable-base material, vectorized scan, attributed files from author drafting and annotations, and produced check plots and coverages. First author and map editor proofread check plots, and digital map specialist reviewed digital files. Digitizing contractor corrected attributing as needed and produced new check plots. Digital map specialist and editor proofread new check plots and reviewed digital files, making final corrections as needed; editor imported files into graphics program to prepare cartographic product. First author proofread cartographic product (the map sheet layout and pamphlet). This map was thoroughly reviewed for conformity with U.S. Geological Survey editorial standards and stratigraphic nomenclature. Logical_Consistency_Report: Most of the map data were compiled from published and unpublished maps at larger scales. The map data, text information, and data used to produce the supplemental illustrations were obtained from many sources, listed in "Sources of Information." The map and text data provided by the compilers were integrated by the editor, and supplemental data (for example, some of the symbols on the map), from listed sources, were added by the editor. The data were compiled and integrated in 1976-85 and 1990-2002. The time period represented by specific data is not specified. Completeness_Report: The map unit data from Alberta were derived primarily from a single source (Shetsen, Irina, 1987, Quaternary Geology, Southern Alberta: Alberta Research Council, scale 1:500,000). Those data were supplemented by information from many other sources, at other scales, listed in "Sources of Information." The map data from Saskatchewan were derived primarily from published and unpublished maps at 1:250,000 scale, supplemented by information from other sources, at other scales, all listed in "Sources of Information." The map data from Montana were derived from published and unpublished large-scale and intermediate-scale maps listed in "Sources of Information," supplemented by reconnaissance field investigations by R.B. Colton and D.S. Fullerton. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: The accuracy of location of polygons, lines, and points is consistent with the map scale of 1:1,000,000. Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: Digitizing contractor scanned source stable-base material, vectorized scan, attributed files from author drafting and annotations, and produced check plots and coverages. Process_Date: 1999 Process_Step: Process_Description: First author and map editor proofread check plots, and digital map specialist reviewed digital files. Process_Date: 1999 Process_Step: Process_Description: Digitizing contractor corrected attributing as needed and produced new check plots. Process_Date: 1999 Process_Step: Process_Description: Digital map specialist and editor proofread new check plots and reviewed digital files, making final corrections as needed; editor imported files into graphics program to prepare cartographic product. Process_Date: 1999 Process_Step: Process_Description: Cartographic product printed; digital files for database and PDF files of cartographic product placed on ftp server. Process_Date: 2000 Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Planar: Map_Projection: Map_Projection_Name: Lambert Conformal Conic Lambert_Conformal_Conic: Standard_Parallel: 48.6666666667 Standard_Parallel: 51.3333333333 Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -105.00 Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.0 False_Easting: 0 False_Northing: 0 Planar_Coordinate_Information: Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Coordinate pair Coordinate_Representation: Abscissa_Resolution: 0.001024 Ordinate_Resolution: 0.001024 Planar_Distance_Units: Meters Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927 Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866 Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: The dataset for the Regina quadrangle consists of four coverages: >reg_l.e00 >reg_p1.e00 >reg_p2.e00 >reg_pt.e00 Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: The reg_p1.e00 coverage includes polygons that are map units and open water, and arcs that are contacts, color boundaries (other than contacts), and shoreline. Items in reg_p1.e00 are defined as follows: GEOCODE-Formation name abbreviations and UNIT-Formation name >IT Glaciotectonic deposits >Rb Dissected bedrock (badlands) (Pre-Quaternary) >afj Alluvial-fan deposits(Holocene and late Wisconsin) >agy Alluvium (late Wisconsin) >al Flood-plain and channel alluvium (Holocene and late Wisconsin) >alp Flood-plain and channel alluvium, sheetwash alluvium, and alluvial-fan deposits(Holocene and late Wisconsin) >als Alluvium, lake deposits, and sheetwash alluvium (Holocene and late Wisconsin) >alt Alluvium and lake deposits (Holocene and late Wisconsin) >aqa Flood deposits (late Wisconsin) >aqb Flood deposits and flood-scoured till (late Wisconsin) >caa Colluvium, sheetwash alluvium, and landslide deposits (Holocene, late Pleistocene, and middle Pleistocene) >cad Colluvium, sheetwash alluvium, and glaciofluvial-fill deposits (Holocene, late Pleistocene, and middle Pleistocene) >ckq Loamy colluvium, clinker, till, and sheetwash alluvium (Holocene, late Pleistocene, and middle Pleistocene) >ed Dune sand (Holocene and late Wisconsin) >el Eolian silt (loess) (Holocene and late Wisconsin) >es Eolian sheet sand (Holocene and late Wisconsin) >eu Eolian silt and sand (Quaternary and Tertiary) >gg Outwash sand and gravel (late Wisconsin) >ggi Outwash sand and gravel (Illinoian) >gk Outwash and ice-contact sand and gravel (late Wisconsin) >gs Outwash sand (late Wisconsin) >hp Peat and muck (Holocene) >hs Swamp deposits (Holocene and late Wisconsin) >jea Slump-block landslide deposits and earthflow and mudflow deposits (Holocene and late Wisconsin) >ke Kame-moraine deposits (late Wisconsin) >kg Ice-contact sand and gravel (Late Wisconsin) >lca Lake clay and silt (Holocene and late Wisconsin) >lda Lake density-current underflow-fan deposits (late Wisconsin) >ldb Delta sand and gravel (late Wisconsin) >ldf Catastrophic-flood fan deposits (late Wisconsin) >llg Lake silt and sand (pre-Illinoian middle Pleistocene) >lsa Lake sand and gravel (Holocene and late Wisconsin) >lss Lake silt and sand (Holocene and late Wisconsin) >lu Lake clay, silt, sand, and gravel (Holocene and late Wisconsin) >tks Loamy or sandy loamy till (Illinoian) >tlx Loamy till (ground-moraine deposits) (late Wisconsin) >tlx Loamy till (flood-scoured till) (late Wisconsin) >tlx Loamy till (end-moraine deposits) (late Wisconsin) >tlx Loamy till (stagnation-moraine deposits) (late Wisconsin) >wla Loamy and clayey sheetwash alluvium (Holocene and late Wisconsin) >wlc Loamy and clayey sheetwash alluvium and lake deposits (Holocene and late Wisconsin) >xcg Clayey disintegration residuum, colluvium, sheetwash alluvium, and till (Holocene, late Pleistocene, and middle Pleistocene) >xlq Loamy disintegration residuum, colluvium, and sheetwash alluvium (Quaternary and Tertiary) >xly Loamy disintegration residuum (Quaternary and Tertiary) >xsh Sandy and loamy disintegration residuum (Quaternary and Tertiary) SUBUNIT: Refers to end-moraine deposits, flood-scoured till, ground-moraine deposts, stagnation-moraine deposits and are all geocoded as tlx. NAME: Names of lakes AGE: Age of formations Items in reg_l.e00 are defined as follows: LTYPE-Refers to the type of arc and is one of the following: Brocton-Froid fault zone, buried bedrock valley margin, distal margin of glacio-tectonic deposit, esker, limit of glaciation (certain and (or) inferred) limit of residual erratic boulders, and washboard moraine. Item in reg_p2.e00 is defined as follows: LTYPE-Refers to the margin of concealed glaciotectonic raft. Items in reg_pt.e00 are defined as follows: PNT_TYPE-Direction of ice movement, dune, ice-molded landform, location of section, and paleowind direction. AZIMUTH-Direction of symbol placement. 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Although this data set has been used by the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy and functioning of the data set and related material nor shall the fact of distribution constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the USGS in connection therewith. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: ARCE Format_Version_Number: 9.2 File_Decompression_Technique: WinZip Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: Fees: No cost for the digital files. 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Fullerton Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing Address: U.S. Geological Survey, MS980, Denver Federal Center City: Denver State_or_Province: CO Postal_Code: 80225 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 236-1232 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (303) 236-0214 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: fullerton@usgs.gov Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998