Till and bedrock of the Norton-Manomet-Westport-Sconticut Neck 23-Quadrangle Area in Southeast Massachusetts

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Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Byron D. Stone
Originator: Janet R. Stone
Originator: Mary L. DiGiacomo-Cohen
Originator: Kevin A. Kincare
Publication_Date: 2011
Title:
Till and bedrock of the Norton-Manomet-Westport-Sconticut Neck 23-Quadrangle Area in Southeast Massachusetts
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2006-1260F
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details:
This data layer is one of three data layers representing the compilation of surficial geologic materials.
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1260/F>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Byron D. Stone
Originator: Janet R. Stone
Originator: Mary L. DiGiacomo-Cohen
Originator: Kevin A. Kincare
Publication_Date: 2011
Title:
Surficial Geologic Map of the Norton-Manomet-Westport-Sconticut Neck 23-Quadrangle Area in Southeast Massachusetts
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2006-1260-F
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details:
web publication include maps and text documents (pdf format) as well as GIS data layers (shapefile format).
Description:
Abstract:
The till_bedrock data layer is part of a comprehensive study to produce a statewide digital map of the surficial geology at 1:24,000 scale. This compilation of surficial geologic materials defines the boundaries between glacial till, glacial stratified deposits, and overlying postglacial deposits. The till_bedrock layer shows areas of thin till, thick till, moraine deposits, bedrock outcrops, and areas of abundant outcrop and shallow bedrock for a twenty-three-quadrangle area in southeast Massachusetts. Thin till and bedrock outcrops polygons are mutually exclusive; thick till and moraine polygons overlie areas of thin till, and abundant outcrop/shallow bedrock polygons overlie areas of thin till and bedrock outcrops. This data layer should be used in conjunction with the overlying stratified_deposits and postglacial data layers.
Purpose:
The purpose of this study is to provide fundamental geologic data for the evaluation of natural resources, hazards, and land information within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The postglacial deposits data layer is part of a comprehensive effort to produce a statewide digital map of the surficial geology at 1:24,000 scale. This compilation of surficial geologic materials defines the boundaries between glacial till, glacial stratified deposits, and overlying postglacial deposits. The till_bedrock layer shows areas of thin till, thick till, moraine deposits, bedrock outcrops, and areas of abundant outcrop and shallow bedrock for a twenty-three-quadrangle area in southeast Massachusetts. This data layer should be used in conjunction with the overlying stratified_deposits and postglacial data layers. This map of twenty-three quadrangles revises previous digital surficial geologic maps (Stone and others, 1993; MassGIS, 1999) that were compiled on base maps at regional scales of 1:250,000.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2011
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.325183
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.553920
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.001986
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.500429
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Theme_Keyword: surficial geology
Theme_Keyword: stratified materials
Theme_Keyword: stratified deposits
Theme_Keyword: till
Theme_Keyword: glacial deposits
Theme_Keyword: moraine
Theme_Keyword: alluvium
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Place_Keyword: Massachusetts
Place_Keyword: Norton
Place_Keyword: Taunton
Place_Keyword: Bridgewater
Place_Keyword: Plympton
Place_Keyword: Plymouth
Place_Keyword: Manomet
Place_Keyword: East Providence
Place_Keyword: Somerset
Place_Keyword: Assonet
Place_Keyword: Assawompset Pond
Place_Keyword: Snipatuit Pond
Place_Keyword: Wareham
Place_Keyword: Sagamore
Place_Keyword: Bristol
Place_Keyword: Fall River
Place_Keyword: Fall River East
Place_Keyword: New Bedford North
Place_Keyword: Marion
Place_Keyword: Onset
Place_Keyword: Tiverton
Place_Keyword: Westport
Place_Keyword: New Bedford South
Place_Keyword: Sconticut Neck
Place_Keyword: Pocasset
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Temporal_Keyword: Quaternary
Temporal_Keyword: Pleistocene
Temporal_Keyword: Holocene
Access_Constraints:
None. The data is in the public domain and may be redistributed.
Use_Constraints:
No restrictions or legal prerequisites for using the data. The data are suitable for use at appropriate scale, and are not intended for maps printed at scales with higher resolution than 1:24,000 scale (1 inch = 2,000 feet). Although this data set has been used by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, neither the U.S. Geological Survey nor the United States Government nor the Commonwealth of Massachusetts makes any warranty, expressed or implied, nor assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy of these data or related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey, the United States Government, or the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the use of these data or related materials. The user assumes the entire risk related to the use of these data. Once the data are distributed to the user, modifications made to the data by the user should be noted in the metadata. When printing these data on a map or using them in a software application, analysis, or report, please acknowledge the U.S. Geological Survey as the source for this information.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Janet Stone
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 101 Pitkin St.
City: East Hartford
State_or_Province: CT
Postal_Code: 06108
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 860 291-6748
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 860 291-6799
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jrstone@usgs.gov
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This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrock of the Norton quadrangle with a scanned topographic base at 1:24,000 scale.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: pdf
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: sheet2_taunton.pdf
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This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrock of the Taunton quadrangle with a scanned topographic base at 1:24,000 scale.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: pdf
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: sheet3_bridgewater.pdf
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrock of the Bridgewater quadrangle with a scanned topographic base at 1:24,000 scale.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: pdf
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Browse_Graphic_File_Name: sheet4_plympton.pdf
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrock of the Plympton quadrangle with a scanned topographic base at 1:24,000 scale.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: pdf
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: sheet5_plymouth.pdf
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrock of the Plymouth quadrangle with a scanned topographic base at 1:24,000 scale.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: pdf
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: sheet6_manomet.pdf
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This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrock of the Manomet quadrangle with a scanned topographic base at 1:24,000 scale.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: pdf
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: sheet7_east_providence.pdf
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrock of the East Providence quadrangle with the Massachusett's portion of the Bristol quadrangle with a scanned topographic base at 1:24,000 scale.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: pdf
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: sheet8_somerset.pdf
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrock of the Somerset quadrangles with a scanned topographic base at 1:24,000 scale.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: pdf
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: sheet9_assonet.pdf
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrock of the Assonet quadrangle with a scanned topographic base at 1:24,000 scale.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: pdf
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: sheet10_assawompset_pond.pdf
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrock of the Assawompset Pond quadrangle with a scanned topographic base at 1:24,000 scale.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: pdf
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: sheet11_snipatuit_pond.pdf
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrock of the Snipatuit Pond quadrangle with a scanned topographic base at 1:24,000 scale.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: pdf
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: sheet12_wareham.pdf
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrock of the Wareham quadrangle with a scanned topographic base at 1:24,000 scale.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: pdf
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: sheet13_sagamore.pdf
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrockof the Sagamore quadrangle with the northerly part of the Pocasset quadrangle with a scanned topographic base at 1:24,000 scale.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: pdf
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: sheet14_fall_river.pdf
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This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrock of the Fall River quadrangle with a scanned topographic base at 1:24,000 scale.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: pdf
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: sheet15_fall_river_east.pdf
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This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrock of the Fall River East quadrangle with a scanned topographic base at 1:24,000 scale.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: pdf
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: sheet16_new_bedford_north.pdf
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrock of the New Bedford north quadrangle with a scanned topographic base at 1:24,000 scale.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: pdf
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: sheet17_marion.pdf
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrock of the Marion quadrangle with a scanned topographic base at 1:24,000 scale.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: pdf
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: sheet18_onset.pdf
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrock of the Onset quadrangle with a scanned topographic base at 1:24,000 scale.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: pdf
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: sheet19_Westport.pdf
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrock of the Westport quadrangle with the Massachusett's portion of the Tiverton quadrangle with a scanned topographic base at 1:24,000 scale.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: pdf
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: sheet20_new_bedford_south.pdf
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This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrock of the New Bedford South quadrangle with a scanned topographic base at 1:24,000 scale.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: pdf
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: sheet21_sconticut_neck.pdf
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrock of the Sconticut Neck quadrangle with a scanned topographic base at 1:24,000 scale.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: pdf
Data_Set_Credit:
Multiple agencies and individuals contributed to this data layer: MassGIS scanned and georeferenced paper copies of the published surficial geologic maps for fifteen quadrangles; the Office of the Massachusetts State Geologist vectorized the georeferenced images and compiled geologic units in order to digitally retain the original information on the published maps (Mabee and others, 2004); U.S. Geological Survey personnel compiled and digitized the basic units for nine unpublished quadrangles from scanned field maps, and then joined and edge-matched the twenty four quadrangles in order to form a seamless geologic map.
Security_Information:
Security_Classification: Unclassified
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.0.1770
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Attributes have been visually checked by the compilers.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Polygon features conform to the following topological rules. There are no duplicate polygons. Polygons do not self overlap. Thin till and bedrock polygons are exclusive and do not overlap other each other. Thick till and moraine polygons overlie thin till polygons. Abundant outcrop/shallow bedrock polygons overlie thin till polygons and may overlie individual bedrock outcrops. No automated procedures or tests were performed to guarantee desired topology other than visual inspection.
Completeness_Report:
The completeness of the data reflects the feature content of the basic units chosen for this interim product for all data sources. Additional information can be found on the data sources, which may be utilized in future compilations. The layer is complete in the sense that it accurately reflects the postglacial units for this twenty-three-quadrangle area, noting that edits (including additional units) may occur to this data set when it is edge-matched to surrounding quadrangles during future compilations.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The horizontal positional accuracy of these data complies with the United States National Map Accuracy Standards for 1:24,000-scale maps. According to this standard, not more than 10 percent of the locations tested are to be in error by more than 1/50 inch (40 feet) measured on the publication scale of a USGS 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle map.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Hartshorn, J.H.
Publication_Date: 1967
Title:
Geology of the Taunton quadrangle, Bristol and Plymouth Counties, Massachusetts
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin
Issue_Identification: 1163-D
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Source_Scale_Denominator: 24,000
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Taunton
Source_Contribution:
Glacial deposits - some stratified deposits have been modified (including, but not limited to, extention beneath water bodies and postglacial deposits).
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Hartshorn, J.H.
Publication_Date: 1960
Title: Geology of the Bridgewater quadrangle, Massachusetts
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map
Issue_Identification: GQ-127
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Source_Scale_Denominator: 24,000
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Bridgewater
Source_Contribution:
Glacial deposits - some stratified deposits have been modified (including, but not limited to, extention beneath water bodies and postglacial deposits).
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Koteff, Carl
Publication_Date: 1964
Title: Geologic map of the Assawompset Pond quadrangle, Massachusetts
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map
Issue_Identification: GQ-265
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Source_Scale_Denominator: 24,000
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Assawompset Pond
Source_Contribution:
Glacial deposits - some stratified deposits have been modified (including, but not limited to, extention beneath water bodies and postglacial deposits).
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Smith, J.H.
Publication_Date: 1955
Title:
Surficial Geology of the Bristol quadrangle and vicinity, Rhode Island and Massachusetts
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map
Issue_Identification: GQ-70
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
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Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Bristol
Source_Contribution: glacial deposits
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Stone, B.D.
Originator: Peper, J.D.
Publication_Date: 1982
Title: Unpublished field map of the Norton quadrangle
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Source_Scale_Denominator: 24,000
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Norton
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Goldthwait, R.P.
Originator: Thiesmeyer, L.R.
Publication_Date: 1940
Title: Unpublished field map of the Plympton quadrangle
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Source_Scale_Denominator: 24,000
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Plympton
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Thiesmeyer, L.R.
Publication_Date: 1940
Title: Unpublished field map of the Plymouth quadrangle
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Type_of_Source_Media: paper
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Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Stone, B.D.
Originator: Kincare, K.A.
Publication_Date: 2010
Title: Unpublished field map of the Plymouth quadrangle
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Source_Scale_Denominator: 24,000
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Plymouth (Stone and Kincare)
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Goldthwait, R.P.
Originator: Thiesmeyer, L.R.
Publication_Date: 1940
Title: Unpublished field map of the Manomet quadrangle
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Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Stone, B.D.
Originator: Kincare, K.A.
Publication_Date: 2010
Title: Unpublished field map of the Manomet quadrangle
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Source_Scale_Denominator: 24,000
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Manomet (Stone and Kincare)
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Stone, B.D.
Publication_Date: 1982
Title: Unpublished field map of the East Providence quadrangle
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Source_Scale_Denominator: 24,000
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: East Providence
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Peper, J.D.
Originator: Stone, B.D.
Publication_Date: 1982
Title: Unpublished field map of the Somerset quadrangle
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Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Somerset
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Stone, B.D.
Publication_Date: 1982
Title: Unpublished field map of the Assonet quadrangle
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Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Thiesmeyer, L.R.
Originator: Goldthwait, R.P.
Publication_Date: 1940
Title: Unpublished field map of the Snipatuit Pond quadrangle
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Type_of_Source_Media: paper
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Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Stone, B.D.
Originator: Kincare, K.A.
Publication_Date: 2010
Title: Unpublished field map of the Snipatuit Pond quadrangle
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Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Goldthwait, R.P.
Originator: Thiesmeyer, L.R.
Publication_Date: 1940
Title: Unpublished field map of the Wareham quadrangle
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Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Stone, B.D.
Originator: Kincare, K.A.
Publication_Date: 2010
Title: Unpublished field map of the Wareham quadrangle
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Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
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Originator: Thiesmeyer, L.R.
Publication_Date: 1940
Title: Unpublished field map of the Sagamore quadrangle
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Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Stone, B.D.
Originator: Kincare, K.A.
Publication_Date: 2010
Title: Unpublished field map of the Sagamore quadrangle
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Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Peper, J.D.
Publication_Date: 1982
Title: Unpublished field map of the Fall River quadrangle
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Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Fall River
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Peper, J.D.
Publication_Date: 1982
Title: Unpublished field map of the Fall River East quadrangle
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Type_of_Source_Media: paper
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Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Peper, J.D.
Publication_Date: 1982
Title: Unpublished field map of the New Bedford North quadrangle
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Type_of_Source_Media: paper
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Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Thiesmeyer, L.R.
Originator: Goldthwait, R.P.
Publication_Date: 1940
Title: Unpublished field map of the Marion quadrangle
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Type_of_Source_Media: paper
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Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Peper, J.D.
Originator: Stone, B.D.
Publication_Date: 1982
Title: Unpublished field map of the Marion quadrangle
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Source_Scale_Denominator: 24,000
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
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Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Thiesmeyer, L.R.
Originator: Goldthwait, R.P.
Publication_Date: 1940
Title: Unpublished field map of the Onset quadrangle
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Source_Scale_Denominator: 24,000
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
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Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Peper, J.D.
Originator: Stone, B.D.
Publication_Date: 1982
Title: Unpublished field map of the Onset quadrangle
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Type_of_Source_Media: paper
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Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Stone, B.D.
Publication_Date: 1982
Title: Unpublished field map of the Tiverton quadrangle
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Source_Scale_Denominator: 24,000
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Tiverton
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Peper, J.D.
Originator: Stone, B.D.
Publication_Date: 1982
Title: Unpublished field map of the Westport quadrangle
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Source_Scale_Denominator: 24,000
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Westport
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Peper, J.D.
Originator: Stone, B.D.
Publication_Date: 1982
Title: Unpublished field map of the New Bedford South quadrangle
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Source_Scale_Denominator: 24,000
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: New Bedford South
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Peper, J.D.
Publication_Date: 1982
Title: Unpublished field map of the Sconticut Neck quadrangle
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Source_Scale_Denominator: 24,000
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Sconticut Neck
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Williams, J.R.
Originator: Willey, R.E.
Publication_Date: 1973
Title:
Bedrock topography and texture of unconsolidated deposits, Taunton River basin, southeastern Massachusetts
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Map
Issue_Identification: I-742
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Source_Scale_Denominator: 48,000
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Williams and Willey
Source_Contribution: bedrock outcrops
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Lyons, P.C.
Publication_Date: 1977
Title:
Report on the bedrock geology of the Narragansett Basin, Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 77-816
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Source_Scale_Denominator: 24,000
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Lyons
Source_Contribution: bedrock outcrops
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Willey, R.E.
Originator: Williams, J.R.
Originator: Tasker, G.D.
Publication_Date: 1978
Title:
Water Resources of the coastal drainage basins of southeastern Massachusetts, Westport River, Westport to Seekonk
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Atlas
Issue_Identification: HA-275
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Source_Scale_Denominator: 48,000
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Willey and others
Source_Contribution: bedrock outcrops
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Williams, J.R.
Originator: Tasker, G.D.
Publication_Date: 1978
Title:
Water Resources of the coastal drainage basins of southeastern Massachusetts, northwest shore of Buzzards Bay
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Atlas
Issue_Identification: HA-560
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Source_Scale_Denominator: 48,000
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Williams and Tasker
Source_Contribution: bedrock outcrops
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Paper copies of the published surficial geologic maps (4 quadrangles) were scanned at 500 dpi and georeferenced using lat/long coordinates (2nd-order polynomial transformation). Images were projected to UTM, zone 19, NAD27.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Taunton
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Bridegwater
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Assawompset Pond
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Bristol
Process_Date: 2002
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: geotiffs for published quadrangles
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Philip John
Contact_Organization: MassGIS
Contact_Position: GIS Analyst
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Information Technology Division - MassGIS
Address: One Ashburton Place - Room 1601
City: Boston
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02108
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (617) 619-5637
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: philip.john@state.ma.us
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The Office of the Massachusetts State Geologist vectorized the georeferenced images in order to digitally retain the original line work of the published maps (Mabee and others, 2004). Digital geologic map units were compiled and grouped into basic units and attributed: artificial fill, swamp deposits, floodplain alluvial deposits, cranberry bogs, glacial stratified deposits, glacial till, and bedrock areas (outcrops and areas of shallow bedrock).
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: geotiffs for published quadrangless
Process_Date: 2004
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: basic unit coverages
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Stephen B. Mabee
Contact_Position: State Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Department of Geosciences
Address: University of Massachusetts
Address: 611 North Pleasant St.
City: Amherst
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 01003
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (413) 545-4814
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (413) 545-1200
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sbmabee@eclogite.geo.umass.edu
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Basic unit coverages for each layer in each quadrangle were projected to Massachusetts state plane NAD83, then edited, edge-matched, and appended into a single layer for each geologic unit (covering all published quadrangles).
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: basic unit coverages
Process_Date: 2008-2009
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: pub coverages
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Mary DiGiacomo-Cohen
Contact_Organization: USGS
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 101 Pitkin St.
City: East Hartford
State_or_Province: CT
Postal_Code: 06108
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 860 291-6769
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mdicohen@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Unpublished field sheets were scanned and georeferenced. Published maps were consulted, and scanned and georeferenced if necessary. Geologic units were vectorized or created (on screen digiziting). Basic unit polygons for each layer in each quad were edited, edge-matched, and appended into a single layer for each geologic unit (covering all unpublished quadrangles).
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Norton
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Plympton (Goldthwait and Thiesmeyer)
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Plympton (Stone and Kincare)
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Plymouth (Thiesmeyer)
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Plymouth (Stone and Kincare)
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Manomet (Goldthwait and Thiesmeyer)
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Manomet (Stone and Kincare)
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: East Providence
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Somerset
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Assonet
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Snipatuit Pond (Thiesmeyer and Goldthwait)
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Snipatuit Pond (Stone and Kincare)
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Wareham (Goldthwait and Thiesmeyer)
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Wareham (Stone and Kincare)
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Sagamore (Thiesmeyer)
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Sagamore (Stone and Kincare)
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Fall River
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Fall River East
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: New Bedford North
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Marion (Thiesmeyer and Goldthwait)
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Marion (Peper and Stone)
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Onset (Thiesmeyer and Goldthwait)
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Onset (Peper and Stone)
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Tiverton
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Westport
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: New Bedford South
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Sconticut Neck
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Williams and Willey
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Lyons
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Willey and others
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Williams and Tasker
Process_Date: 2009-2010
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: unpub shapefiles
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Mary DiGiacomo-Cohen
Contact_Organization: USGS
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 101 Pitkin St.
City: East Hartford
State_or_Province: CT
Postal_Code: 06108
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 860 291-6769
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mdicohen@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Coverages were converted to shapefile format. Basic unit shapefiles for unpublished and published areas were edge-matched, edited as needed, and appended into layers for the twenty three quadrangle area, then combined into the three final layers.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: pub coverages
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: unpub shapefiles
Process_Date: 2010
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: till and bedrock
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: stratified_deposits
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: postglacial
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Mary DiGiacomo-Cohen
Contact_Organization: USGS
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 101 Pitkin St.
City: East Hartford
State_or_Province: CT
Postal_Code: 06108
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 860 291-6769
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mdicohen@usgs.gov
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Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 2017
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Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: State Plane Coordinate System 1983
State_Plane_Coordinate_System:
SPCS_Zone_Identifier: 2001
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Standard_Parallel: 42.68333333
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Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000000
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Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
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Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
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Attribute:
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Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PERIMETER
Attribute:
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Attribute_Definition_Source:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: compiler
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: compiler
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: compiler
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: compiler
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: em
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: compiler
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: thrust-moraine deposits
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: compiler
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Attribute_Definition_Source: compiler
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Nonsorted, nonstratified matrix of sand, some silt, and little clay containing scattered gravel clasts and few large boulders; predominantly upper till of the last glaciation; loose to moderately compact, generally sandy, commonly stony. Till is mapped where it is generally less than 10 to 15 ft thick including areas of shallow bedrock. Two facies are present in some places: a looser, coarser grained ablation facies, melted out from supraglacial position; and an underlying more compact, finer grained lodgement facies deposited subglacially. Both ablation and lodgement facies of upper till are sandy and stony and are derived from coarse-grained crystalline rocks. Subsurface till overlies fresh, nonweathered bedrock; this basal till varies in known thickness from <5 to >50 ft (Williams and Willey, 1973; Williams and Tasker, 1974; Hansen and Lapham, 1992; Masterson and others, 1997). Till may overlie older Pleistocene deposits locally
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: compiler
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Nonsorted, nonstratified matrix of sand, some silt, and little clay containing scattered pebble, cobble, and boulders in the shallow subsurface; at greater depths consists of compact, nonsorted matrix of silt, very fine sand, and some clay containing scattered small gravel clasts. Mapped in areas where till is greater than 10 to15 ft thick, chiefly in drumlin landforms in which till thickness commonly exceeds 100 ft (maximum recorded thickness is 230 ft). Although upper till is the surface deposit, the lower till constitutes the bulk of the material in these areas. Lower till is moderately to very compact and is commonly finer grained and less stony than upper till. An oxidized zone, the lower part of a soil profile formed during a period of interglacial weathering, is generally present in the upper part of the lower till. This zone commonly shows closely spaced joints that are stained with iron and manganese oxides
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: compiler
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
In the Pine Hills area, Manomet quadrangle, surface deposits of till and overlying thin colluvium, both consisting of nonsorted, nonstratified matrix of sand, some silt, and little clay containing scattered gravel clasts and few large boulders; loose to moderately compact, generally sandy, commonly stony. The surface nonsorted deposits, 6 to 30 ft thick, overlie sand, gravel, and silty sand deposits that extend >250 ft downward to basal till and bedrock (Hansen and Lapham, 1992). These subsurface stratified deposits crop out in the sides of Pine Hills and Indian Hill, where they appear to be coarse-grained glacial meltwater sediments
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: compiler
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Composed predominantly of boulders and ablation facies sandy upper till; lenses of stratified sand and gravel occur locally within the till. Surface boulders on end moraine deposits are generally more numerous than on adjacent till surfaces; dense concentrations of boulders are present in some places. Deposits occur as free-standing hummocky landforms, commonly in ridges that trend ENE – WSW, and range in thickness from 10 to 60 ft
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: compiler
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: thrust-moraine deposits
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Surface deposits of nonsorted, nonstratified matrix of sand, some silt, and little clay containing scattered gravel clasts and large boulders; predominantly till of the last glaciation; loose to moderately compact, generally sandy, commonly stony. Two facies of till are present in some places: a looser, coarser-grained ablation facies, melted out from supraglacial position; and an underlying more compact, finer-grained lodgement facies deposited subglacially (Oldale, 1975). Both ablation and lodgement facies of till are stony, containing boulders, and are derived from coarse-grained crystalline rocks. The surface nonsorted deposits, 6 to 30 ft thick, overlie sand, gravel, and silty sand sediments that compose the large meltwater deposit extending to the south and downward to basal till and bedrock. Surface deposits and stratification in underlying sediments commonly are distorted and faulted due to readvance of the ice margin (Oldale and O’Hara, 1984) postdepositional collapse related to melting of buried ice
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: compiler
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: compiler
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
areas of shallow bedrock or areas where small outcrops are too numerous to map individually; in areas of shallow bedrock, surficial materials are less than 5 to 10 ft thick. These units are not mapped consistently among all quadrangles; see Appendix for level of bedrock outcrop mapping in each quadrangle.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: compiler
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1260/F>
Distribution_Liability:
Although this data set has been used by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, neither the U.S. Geological Survey nor the United States Government nor the Commonwealth of Massachusetts makes any warranty, expressed or implied, nor assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy of these data or related materials.
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Technical_Prerequisites:
Users should have GIS software capable of reading or importing ESRI shapefile format.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20110310
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Mary DiGiacomo-Cohen
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 101 Pitkin St.
City: East Hartford
State_or_Province: CT
Postal_Code: 06108
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 860 291-6769
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mdicohen@usgs.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
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