Postglacial deposits of the Mount Grace-Ashburnham-Monson-Webster 24-Quadrangle Area in Central Massachusetts - postglacial

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Identification Information:
Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Janet R. Stone
Publication Date: 2013
Title:
Postglacial deposits of the Mount Grace-Ashburnham-Monson-Webster 24-Quadrangle Area in Central Massachusetts - postglacial
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
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.
Larger Work Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Janet R. Stone
Publication Date: 2013
Title:
Surficial Geologic Map of the Mount Grace-Ashburnham-Monson-Webster 24-Quadrangle Area in Central Massachusetts
Series Information:
Series Name: Open-File Report
Issue Identification: OF-2006-1260-I
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1260/I
Description:
Abstract:
The postglacial 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 postglacial layer shows areas of swamp deposits, alluvium, alluvial fan deposits, and artificial fill for a twenty-four-quadrangle area in central Massachusetts. Swamp polygons may overlie alluvium polygons; artificial fill polygons may overlie all other postglacial polygons. This data layer should be used in conjunction with the underlying till_bedrock and stratified_deposits 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 postglacial layer shows areas of swamp deposits, alluvium, alluvial fan deposits, and artificial fill for a twenty-four-quadrangle area in central Massachusetts. This data layer should be used in conjunction with the underlying till_bedrock and stratified_deposits data layers. This map of twenty-four 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: 2013
Currentness Reference:
publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: As needed
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -72.383989
East Bounding Coordinate: -71.870607
North Bounding Coordinate: 42.726468
South Bounding Coordinate: 42.021653
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: None
Theme Keyword: till
Theme Keyword: alluvium
Theme Keyword: glacial deposits
Theme Keyword: surficial geology
Theme Keyword: alluvial fan
Theme Keyword: stratified materials
Theme Keyword: swamp deposits
Theme Keyword: moraine
Theme Keyword: stratified deposits
Theme Keyword: artificial fill
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus: None
Place Keyword: Mount Grace
Place Keyword: Massachusetts
Place Keyword: Royalston
Place Keyword: Winchendon
Place Keyword: Ashburnham
Place Keyword: Orange
Place Keyword: Athol
Place Keyword: Templeton
Place Keyword: Gardner
Place Keyword: Quabbin Reservoir
Place Keyword: Petersham
Place Keyword: Barre
Place Keyword: Wachusett Mountain
Place Keyword: Winsor Dam
Place Keyword: Ware
Place Keyword: North Brookfield
Place Keyword: Paxton
Place Keyword: Palmer
Place Keyword: Warren
Place Keyword: East Brookfield
Place Keyword: Leicester
Place Keyword: Monson
Place Keyword: Wales
Place Keyword: Southbridge
Place Keyword: Webster
Temporal:
Temporal Keyword Thesaurus: None
Temporal Keyword: Holocene
Temporal Keyword: Pleistocene
Temporal Keyword: Quaternary
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 Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact Person: Janet Stone
Contact Address:
Address Type: Unknown
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
Browse Graphic:
Browse Graphic File Name: sheet1_mount_grace.pdf
Browse Graphic File Description:
This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrock of the Mount Grace quadrangle with a scanned topographic base at 1:24,000 scale.
Browse Graphic File Type: pdf
Browse Graphic:
Browse Graphic File Name: sheet2_royalston.pdf
Browse Graphic File Description:
This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrock of the Royalston quadrangle with a scanned topographic base at 1:24,000 scale.
Browse Graphic File Type: pdf
Browse Graphic:
Browse Graphic File Name: sheet3_winchendon.pdf
Browse Graphic File Description:
This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrock of the Winchendon quadrangle with a scanned topographic base at 1:24,000 scale.
Browse Graphic File Type: pdf
Browse Graphic:
Browse Graphic File Name: sheet4_ashburnham.pdf
Browse Graphic File Description:
This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrock of the Ashburnham quadrangle with a scanned topographic base at 1:24,000 scale.
Browse Graphic File Type: pdf
Browse Graphic:
Browse Graphic File Name: sheet5_orange.pdf
Browse Graphic File Description:
This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrock of the Orange quadrangle with a scanned topographic base at 1:24,000 scale.
Browse Graphic File Type: pdf
Browse Graphic:
Browse Graphic File Name: sheet6_athol.pdf
Browse Graphic File Description:
This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrock of the Athol quadrangle with a scanned topographic base at 1:24,000 scale.
Browse Graphic File Type: pdf
Browse Graphic:
Browse Graphic File Name: sheet7_templeton.pdf
Browse Graphic File Description:
This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrock of the Templeton quadrangle with a scanned topographic base at 1:24,000 scale.
Browse Graphic File Type: pdf
Browse Graphic:
Browse Graphic File Name: sheet8_gardner.pdf
Browse Graphic File Description:
This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrock of the Gardner quadrangle with a scanned topographic base at 1:24,000 scale.
Browse Graphic File Type: pdf
Browse Graphic:
Browse Graphic File Name: sheet9_quabbin_reservoir.pdf
Browse Graphic File Description:
This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrock of the Quabbin Reservoir quadrangle with a scanned topographic base at 1:24,000 scale.
Browse Graphic File Type: pdf
Browse Graphic:
Browse Graphic File Name: sheet10_petersham.pdf
Browse Graphic File Description:
This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrock of the Petersham quadrangle with a scanned topographic base at 1:24,000 scale.
Browse Graphic File Type: pdf
Browse Graphic:
Browse Graphic File Name: sheet11_barre.pdf
Browse Graphic File Description:
This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrock of the Barre quadrangle with a scanned topographic base at 1:24,000 scale.
Browse Graphic File Type: pdf
Browse Graphic:
Browse Graphic File Name: sheet12_wachusett_mountain.pdf
Browse Graphic File Description:
This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrock of the Wachusett Mountain quadrangle with a scanned topographic base at 1:24,000 scale.
Browse Graphic File Type: pdf
Browse Graphic:
Browse Graphic File Name: sheet13_winsor_dam.pdf
Browse Graphic File Description:
This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrock of the Winsor Dam quadrangle with a scanned topographic base at 1:24,000 scale.
Browse Graphic File Type: pdf
Browse Graphic:
Browse Graphic File Name: sheet14_ware.pdf
Browse Graphic File Description:
This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrock of the Ware quadrangle with a scanned topographic base at 1:24,000 scale.
Browse Graphic File Type: pdf
Browse Graphic:
Browse Graphic File Name: sheet15_north_brookfield.pdf
Browse Graphic File Description:
This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrock of the North Brookfield quadrangle with a scanned topographic base at 1:24,000 scale.
Browse Graphic File Type: pdf
Browse Graphic:
Browse Graphic File Name: sheet16_paxton.pdf
Browse Graphic File Description:
This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrock of the Paxton quadrangle with a scanned topographic base at 1:24,000 scale.
Browse Graphic File Type: pdf
Browse Graphic:
Browse Graphic File Name: sheet17_palmer.pdf
Browse Graphic File Description:
This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrock of the Palmer quadrangle with a scanned topographic base at 1:24,000 scale.
Browse Graphic File Type: pdf
Browse Graphic:
Browse Graphic File Name: sheet18_warren.pdf
Browse Graphic File Description:
This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrock of the Warren quadrangle with a scanned topographic base at 1:24,000 scale.
Browse Graphic File Type: pdf
Browse Graphic:
Browse Graphic File Name: sheet19_east_brookfield.pdf
Browse Graphic File Description:
This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrock of the East Brookfield quadrangle with a scanned topographic base at 1:24,000 scale.
Browse Graphic File Type: pdf
Browse Graphic:
Browse Graphic File Name: sheet20_leicester.pdf
Browse Graphic File Description:
This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrock of the Leicester quadrangle with a scanned topographic base at 1:24,000 scale.
Browse Graphic File Type: pdf
Browse Graphic:
Browse Graphic File Name: sheet21_monson.pdf
Browse Graphic File Description:
This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrock of the Monson quadrangle with a scanned topographic base at 1:24,000 scale.
Browse Graphic File Type: pdf
Browse Graphic:
Browse Graphic File Name: sheet22_wales.pdf
Browse Graphic File Description:
This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrock of the Wales quadrangle with a scanned topographic base at 1:24,000 scale.
Browse Graphic File Type: pdf
Browse Graphic:
Browse Graphic File Name: sheet23_southbridge.pdf
Browse Graphic File Description:
This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrock of the Southbridge quadrangle with a scanned topographic base at 1:24,000 scale.
Browse Graphic File Type: pdf
Browse Graphic:
Browse Graphic File Name: sheet24_webster.pdf
Browse Graphic File Description:
This map shows the postglacial deposits, stratified deposits, and till and bedrock of the Webster 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 System: none
Security Classification: Unclassified
Security Handling Description: none
Native Data Set Environment:
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcGIS 10.0.2.3200
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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 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-four-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: Hadley, J.B.
Publication Date: 1949
Title:
Surficial geology of the Mount Grace quadrangle, Massachusetts
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Source Scale Denominator: 24,000
Type of Source Media: paper
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 1949
Source Currentness Reference:
publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation:
Mount Grace
Source Contribution:
Glacial deposits - some stratified deposits have been modified (including, but not limited to, extension beneath water bodies and postglacial deposits).
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Eschman, D.F.
Publication Date: 1966
Title:
Surficial geology of the Athol quadrangle, Worcester and Franklin Counties, Massachusetts
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Source Scale Denominator: 24,000
Type of Source Media: paper
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 1966
Source Currentness Reference:
publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation:
Athol
Source Contribution:
Glacial deposits - some stratified deposits have been modified (including, but not limited to, extension beneath water bodies and postglacial deposits).
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Stone, B.D.
Publication Date: 1978
Title:
Preliminary map of surficial deposits of the Gardner quadrangle, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Series Information:
Series Name: Open-File Report
Issue Identification: OF-78-379
Source Scale Denominator: 24,000
Type of Source Media: paper
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 1978
Source Currentness Reference:
publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation:
Gardner
Source Contribution:
Glacial deposits - some stratified deposits have been modified (including, but not limited to, extension beneath water bodies and postglacial deposits).
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Mulholland, J.W.
Publication Date: 1975
Title:
Surficial geology of the Ware Quadrangle, Massachusetts
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Source Scale Denominator: 24,000
Type of Source Media: paper
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 1975
Source Currentness Reference:
publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation:
Ware
Source Contribution:
Glacial deposits - some stratified deposits have been modified (including, but not limited to, extension beneath water bodies and postglacial deposits).
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Pomeroy, J.S.
Publication Date: 1975
Title:
Preliminary surficial geologic map of the East Brookfield quadrangle, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Series Information:
Series Name: Open-File Report
Issue Identification: OF-75-531
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Source Scale Denominator: 24,000
Type of Source Media: paper
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 1975
Source Currentness Reference:
publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation:
East Brookfield
Source Contribution:
Glacial deposits - some stratified deposits have been modified (including, but not limited to, extension beneath water bodies and postglacial deposits).
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Pomeroy, J.S.
Publication Date: 1977
Title:
Surficial geologic map of the Warren quadrangle, Worcester, Hampden, and Hampshire Counties, Massachusetts
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Series Information:
Series Name: Geologic Quadrangle Map
Issue Identification: GQ-1357
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Source Scale Denominator: 24,000
Type of Source Media: paper
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 1977
Source Currentness Reference:
publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation:
Warren
Source Contribution:
Glacial deposits - some stratified deposits have been modified (including, but not limited to, extension beneath water bodies and postglacial deposits).
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Peper, J.D.
Publication Date: 1978
Title:
Surficial geologic map of the Palmer quadrangle, south-central Massachusetts
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Series Information:
Series Name: Geologic Quadrangle Map
Issue Identification: GQ-1465
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Source Scale Denominator: 24,000
Type of Source Media: paper
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 1978
Source Currentness Reference:
publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation:
Palmer
Source Contribution:
Glacial deposits - some stratified deposits have been modified (including, but not limited to, extension beneath water bodies and postglacial deposits).
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Peper, J.D.
Publication Date: 1977
Title:
Surficial geologic map of the Monson quadrangle, Massachusetts and Connecticut
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Series Information:
Series Name: Geologic Quadrangle Map
Issue Identification: GQ-1429
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Source Scale Denominator: 24,000
Type of Source Media: paper
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 1977
Source Currentness Reference:
publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation:
Monson
Source Contribution:
Glacial deposits - some stratified deposits have been modified (including, but not limited to, extension beneath water bodies and postglacial deposits).
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Moore, G.E
Publication Date: 1978
Title:
Preliminary bedrock, surficial, and structural data maps of the Southbridge quadrangle, Massachusetts and Connecticut:
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Series Information:
Series Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
Issue Identification: OF-78-220
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Source Scale Denominator: 24,000
Type of Source Media: paper
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 1978
Source Currentness Reference:
publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation:
Southbridge
Source Contribution:
Glacial deposits - some stratified deposits have been modified (including, but not limited to, extension beneath water bodies and postglacial deposits).
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Barosh, P.J.
Publication Date: 1973
Title:
Preliminary surficial geologic map of the Webster quadrangle, Massachusetts and Connecticut
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Series Information:
Series Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
Issue Identification: OF-73-19
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Source Scale Denominator: 24,000
Type of Source Media: paper
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 1978
Source Currentness Reference:
publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation:
Webster surficial
Source Contribution:
Glacial deposits - some stratified deposits have been modified (including, but not limited to, extension beneath water bodies and postglacial deposits).
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Barosh, P.J.
Publication Date: 2009
Title:
Bedrock Geologic Map of the Webster Quadrangle, Worcester County, Massachusetts and Windham County, Connecticut
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: digital map
Series Information:
Series Name: Office of the Massachusetts State Geologist Open File Report
Issue Identification: OF-09-02
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Amherst, MA
Publisher: Office of the Massachusetts State Geologist
Type of Source Media: digital
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 2009
Source Currentness Reference:
publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation:
Webster bedrock
Source Contribution:
bedrock outcrops and areas of shallow bedrock
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Barosh, P.J.
Originator: Johnson, C.K.
Publication Date: 1976
Title:
Reconaissance bedrock geologic map of the Leicester quadrangle, Massachusetts;
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Series Information:
Series Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
Issue Identification: OF-76-814
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Source Scale Denominator: 24,000
Type of Source Media: paper
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 1976
Source Currentness Reference:
publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation:
Leicester bedrock
Source Contribution:
bedrock outcrops
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Springston, George
Publication Date: 1990
Title:
Stratigraphy and structural geology of the Royalston-Richmond area, Massachusetts-New Hampshire
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Amherst, MA
Publisher: University of Massachusetts
Source Scale Denominator: 24,000
Type of Source Media: paper
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 1990
Source Currentness Reference:
publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation:
Royalston bedrock
Source Contribution:
bedrock outcrops
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Peterson, V. L.
Publication Date: 1984
Title:
The structure and stratigraphy of the bedrock in the Ashburnham-Ashby area, north-centralMassachusetts
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Source Scale Denominator: 24,000
Type of Source Media: paper
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 1984
Source Currentness Reference:
publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation:
Ashburnham bedrock
Source Contribution:
bedrock outcrops and areas of shallow bedrock
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Robinson, Peter
Publication Date: 2008
Title:
Bedrock Geologic Map and Cross Sections of the Orange Area, Massachusetts, Consisting of the Orange 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, the Western Part of the Athol 7.5-Minute Quadrangle and the Eastern Part of the Millers Falls 7.5-Minute Quadrangle
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Series Information:
Series Name: Office of the Massachusetts State Geologist Open File Report
Issue Identification: OF-08-04
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Amherst, MA
Publisher: Office of the Massachusetts State Geologist
Source Scale Denominator: 24,000
Type of Source Media: paper
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 2008
Source Currentness Reference:
publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation:
Orange bedrock
Source Contribution:
bedrock outcrops and areas of shallow bedrock
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Tucker, R.D.
Publication Date: 1977
Title:
Bedrock geology of the Barre area, central Massachusetts
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Series Information:
Series Name: University of Massachusetts Department of Geosciences Contribution
Issue Identification: 30
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Amherst, MA
Publisher: University of Massachusetts
Source Scale Denominator: 24,000
Type of Source Media: paper
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 1977
Source Currentness Reference:
publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation:
Barre bedrock
Source Contribution:
bedrock outcrops
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Field, M.T.
Publication Date: 1976
Title:
Preliminary bedrock geologic map of the Ware area, central Massachusetts
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Series Information:
Series Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
Issue Identification: OF-76-708
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Source Scale Denominator: 24,000
Type of Source Media: paper
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 1976
Source Currentness Reference:
publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation:
Ware bedrock
Source Contribution:
bedrock outcrops
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Stone, B.D.
Publication Date: 1980
Title:
Surficial geologic map of the Worcester North quadrangle and part of the Paxton quadrangle, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Series Information:
Series Name: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map
Issue Identification: I-1158
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Source Scale Denominator: 24,000
Type of Source Media: paper
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 1980
Source Currentness Reference:
publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation:
Paxton
Source Contribution:
Glacial deposits - some stratified deposits have been modified (including, but not limited to, extension beneath water bodies and postglacial deposits).
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Walsh, G.J.
Publication Date: 2002
Title:
Bedrock geology in the vicinity of the Leicester well site, Paxton, Massachusetts
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Series Information:
Series Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
Issue Identification: OF-2002-433
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Source Scale Denominator: 25,000
Type of Source Media: digital
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 2002
Source Currentness Reference:
publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation:
Paxton bedrock
Source Contribution:
bedrock outcrops
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Seiders, V.M.
Publication Date: 1976
Title:
Bedrock geologic map of the Wales quadrangle, Massachusetts and Connecticut
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Series Information:
Series Name: U.S. Geological Survey Quadrangle Report
Issue Identification: GQ-1320
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Source Scale Denominator: 24,000
Type of Source Media: paper
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 1976
Source Currentness Reference:
publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation:
Wales bedrock
Source Contribution:
bedrock outcrops
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Stone, J.R.
Publication Date: 1975
Title:
Unpublished field map of the Royalston quadrangle
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Source Scale Denominator: 24,000
Type of Source Media: paper
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 1975
Source Currentness Reference:
field date
Source Citation Abbreviation:
Royalston Stone
Source Contribution:
Glacial deposits - some stratified deposits have been modified (including, but not limited to, extension beneath water bodies and postglacial deposits).
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Larsen, F.D.
Publication Date: 1980
Title:
Unpublished field map of the Royalston quadrangle
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Source Scale Denominator: 24,000
Type of Source Media: paper
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 1980
Source Currentness Reference:
field date
Source Citation Abbreviation:
Royalston Larsen
Source Contribution:
Glacial deposits - some stratified deposits have been modified (including, but not limited to, extension beneath water bodies and postglacial deposits).
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Stone, J.R.
Publication Date: 1979
Title:
Unpublished field map of the Winchendon quadrangle
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Source Scale Denominator: 24,000
Type of Source Media: paper
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 1979
Source Currentness Reference:
field date
Source Citation Abbreviation:
Winchendon
Source Contribution:
Glacial deposits - some stratified deposits have been modified (including, but not limited to, extension beneath water bodies and postglacial deposits).
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Stone, B.D.
Publication Date: 1978
Title:
Unpublished field map of the Ashburnham quadrangle
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Source Scale Denominator: 24,000
Type of Source Media: paper
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 1978
Source Currentness Reference:
field date
Source Citation Abbreviation:
Ashburnham
Source Contribution:
Glacial deposits - some stratified deposits have been modified (including, but not limited to, extension beneath water bodies and postglacial deposits).
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Stone, J.R.
Publication Date: 1976
Title:
Unpublished field map of the Orange quadrangle
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Source Scale Denominator: 24,000
Type of Source Media: paper
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 1976
Source Currentness Reference:
field date
Source Citation Abbreviation:
Orange Stone
Source Contribution:
Glacial deposits - some stratified deposits have been modified (including, but not limited to, extension beneath water bodies and postglacial deposits).
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Stone, J.R.
Publication Date: 1979
Title:
Unpublished field map of the Templeton quadrangle
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Source Scale Denominator: 24,000
Type of Source Media: paper
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 1979
Source Currentness Reference:
field date
Source Citation Abbreviation:
Templeton
Source Contribution:
Glacial deposits - some stratified deposits have been modified (including, but not limited to, extension beneath water bodies and postglacial deposits).
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Stone, J.R.
Publication Date: 1975
Title:
Unpublished field map of the Quabbin Reservoir quadrangle
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Source Scale Denominator: 24,000
Type of Source Media: paper
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 1975
Source Currentness Reference:
field date
Source Citation Abbreviation:
Quabbin Reservoir
Source Contribution:
Glacial deposits - some stratified deposits have been modified (including, but not limited to, extension beneath water bodies and postglacial deposits).
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Stone, J.R.
Publication Date: 1976
Title:
Unpublished field map of the Petersham quadrangle
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Source Scale Denominator: 24,000
Type of Source Media: paper
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 1976
Source Currentness Reference:
field date
Source Citation Abbreviation:
Petersham
Source Contribution:
Glacial deposits - some stratified deposits have been modified (including, but not limited to, extension beneath water bodies and postglacial deposits).
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Larsen, F.D.
Publication Date: 1982
Title:
Unpublished field map of the Barre quadrangle
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Source Scale Denominator: 24,000
Type of Source Media: paper
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 1982
Source Currentness Reference:
field date
Source Citation Abbreviation:
Barre
Source Contribution:
Glacial deposits - some stratified deposits have been modified (including, but not limited to, extension beneath water bodies and postglacial deposits).
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Stone, B.D.
Publication Date: 1982
Title:
Unpublished field map of the Wachusett Mountain quadrangle
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Source Scale Denominator: 24,000
Type of Source Media: paper
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 1982
Source Currentness Reference:
field date
Source Citation Abbreviation:
Wachusett Mountain
Source Contribution:
Glacial deposits - some stratified deposits have been modified (including, but not limited to, extension beneath water bodies and postglacial deposits).
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Stone, J.R.
Publication Date: 1976
Title:
Unpublished field map of the Winsor Dam quadrangle
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Source Scale Denominator: 24,000
Type of Source Media: paper
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 1976
Source Currentness Reference:
field date
Source Citation Abbreviation:
Winsor Dam
Source Contribution:
Glacial deposits - some stratified deposits have been modified (including, but not limited to, extension beneath water bodies and postglacial deposits).
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Larsen, F.D.
Publication Date: 1982
Title:
Unpublished field map of the North Brookfield qaudrangle
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Source Scale Denominator: 24,000
Type of Source Media: paper
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 1982
Source Currentness Reference:
field date
Source Citation Abbreviation:
North Brookfield
Source Contribution:
Glacial deposits - some stratified deposits have been modified (including, but not limited to, extension beneath water bodies and postglacial deposits).
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Stone, B.D.
Publication Date: 1982
Title:
Unpublished field map of the Paxton qaudrangle
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Source Scale Denominator: 24,000
Type of Source Media: paper
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 1982
Source Currentness Reference:
field date
Source Citation Abbreviation:
Paxton unpub
Source Contribution:
Glacial deposits - some stratified deposits have been modified (including, but not limited to, extension beneath water bodies and postglacial deposits).
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Stone, B.D.
Publication Date: 1982
Title:
Unpublished field map of the Leicester quadrangle
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Source Scale Denominator: 24,000
Type of Source Media: paper
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 1982
Source Currentness Reference:
field date
Source Citation Abbreviation:
Leicester
Source Contribution:
Glacial deposits - some stratified deposits have been modified (including, but not limited to, extension beneath water bodies and postglacial deposits).
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Stone, J.R.
Publication Date: 1975
Title:
Unpublished field map of the Wales quadrangle
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Source Scale Denominator: 24,000
Type of Source Media: paper
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 1975
Source Currentness Reference:
field date
Source Citation Abbreviation:
Wales
Source Contribution:
Glacial deposits - some stratified deposits have been modified (including, but not limited to, extension beneath water bodies and postglacial deposits).
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Larsen, F.D.
Publication Date: 1980
Title:
Unpublished field map of the Orange quadrangle
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Source Scale Denominator: 24,000
Type of Source Media: paper
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 1980
Source Currentness Reference:
field date
Source Citation Abbreviation:
Orange Larsen
Source Contribution:
Glacial deposits - some stratified deposits have been modified.
Process Step:
Process Description:
Paper copies of the published surficial geologic maps (9 quadrangles) were scanned at 500 dpi and georeferenced using lat/long coordinates (2nd-order polynomial transformation). Images were projected to UTM, zone 19, NAD27.
Process Date: 20020101
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: MassGIS
Contact Person: Philip John
Contact Position: GIS Analyst
Contact Address:
Address Type: Unknown
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).
Process Date: 20040101
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Person: Stephen B. Mabee
Contact Position: State Geologist
Contact Address:
Address Type: Unknown
Address:
University of Massachusetts
Address:
Department of Geosciences
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).
Process Date: 20092010
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: USGS
Contact Person: Mary DiGiacomo-Cohen
Contact Address:
Address Type: Unknown
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).
Process Date: 20092010
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: USGS
Contact Person: Mary DiGiacomo-Cohen
Contact Address:
Address Type: Unknown
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.
Process Date: 20102011
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: USGS
Contact Person: Mary DiGiacomo-Cohen
Contact Address:
Address Type: Unknown
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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Spatial Data Organization Information:
Direct Spatial Reference Method: Vector
Point and Vector Object Information:
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Spatial Reference Information:
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:
Planar:
Planar Coordinate Information:
Planar Coordinate Encoding Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate Representation:
Abscissa Resolution: 0.000000008155898179040834
Ordinate Resolution: 0.000000008155898179040834
Planar Distance Units: Meter
Geodetic Model:
Horizontal Datum Name: D North American 1983
Ellipsoid Name: GRS 1980
Semi-major Axis: 6378137.0
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.257222101
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Entity and Attribute Information:
Detailed Description:
Entity Type:
Entity Type Label: postglacial
Entity Type Definition:
surficial geologic layer
Entity Type Definition Source:
compiler
Attribute:
Attribute Label: FID
Attribute Definition:
Internal feature number.
Attribute Definition Source:
ESRI
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Shape
Attribute Definition:
Feature geometry
Attribute Definition Source:
ESRI
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain:
Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: AREA
Attribute Definition:
area in square meters
Attribute Definition Source:
compiler
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain:
calculated area values
Attribute:
Attribute Label: PERIMETER
Attribute Definition:
perimeter distance in meters
Attribute Definition Source:
compiler
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain:
calculated perimeter values
Attribute:
Attribute Label: LEGEND
Attribute Definition:
map unit label
Attribute Definition Source:
compiler
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: af
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
artificial fill
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source:
compiler
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: al
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
floodplain alluvium
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source:
compiler
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: alf
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
alluvial-fan deposits
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source:
compiler
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: sw
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
swamp deposits
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source:
compiler
Attribute:
Attribute Label: MAP_UNIT
Attribute Definition:
map unit
Attribute Definition Source:
compiler
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: artificial fill
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Earth materials and manmade materials that have been artificially emplaced, primarily in highway and railroad embankments and in dams; may also include landfills, urban-development areas, and filled coastal wetlands.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source:
compiler
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: floodplain alluvium
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Sand, gravel, silt, and some organic material, stratified and well sorted to poorly sorted, beneath the floodplains of modern streams. The texture of alluvium commonly varies over short distances both laterally and vertically, and generally is similar to the texture of adjacent glacial deposits. Along smaller streams, alluvium is commonly less than 5 ft thick. The most extensive deposits of alluvium in the map area are along the Millers, Swift, Ware, and Quaboag Rivers. Alluvium typically overlies thicker glacial stratified deposits.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source:
compiler
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: alluvial-fan deposits
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Generally coarse gravel and sand deposits on steep slopes where high-gradient streams entered lower gradient valleys. Some alluvial fans in this area were graded to lowering levels of glacial lakes. Some fans continue to form today.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source:
compiler
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: swamp deposits
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Organic muck and peat that contain minor amounts of sand, silt, and clay, stratified and poorly sorted, in kettle depressions or poorly drained areas. Swamp deposits are shown only where they are estimated to be at least 3 ft thick. Most swamp deposits are less than 10 ft thick. Swamp deposits overlie glacial deposits or bedrock. They locally overlie glacial till even where they occur within thin glacial meltwater deposits.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source:
compiler
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Distribution Information:
Distributor:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact Address:
Address Type: physical
Address:
101 Pitkin St
City: East Hartford
State or Province: CT
Postal Code: 06108
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: 860 291-6769
Distribution Liability:
See access and use constraints information.
Standard Order Process:
Digital Form:
Digital Transfer Information:
Format Name: ESRI shapefile
Digital Transfer Option:
Online Option:
Computer Contact Information:
Network Address:
Network Resource Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1260/I
Access Instructions:
download from web site
Fees: none
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Metadata Reference Information:
Metadata Date: 20111128
Metadata Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Person: Mary DiGiacomo-Cohen
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: 860 291-6769
Contact Electronic Mail Address: mdicohen@usgs.gov
Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
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