Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Suzanne W. Nicholson

Originator: Connie L. Dicken

Originator: John D. Horton

Originator: Michael P. Foose

Originator: Julia A.L. Mueller

Originator: Rudi Hon

Publication_Date: 2006

Title: Preliminary Integrated Geologic Map Databases for the United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Vermont

Edition: version 1.0

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report

Issue_Identification: 2006-1272

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1272

Description:

Abstract: These metadata are specifically for the State of Rhode Island, one state in the national compilation of state geologic map databases. The digital geologic state map data was prepared by the Rhode Island Geological Survey in 1994. Subsequent editing of the spatial data by the USGS was limited to fitting a standardized state boundary to the data, standardizing the arc coding, reprojecting the data, and minor edits of arc or polygon attributes to conform with the paper map.

This open-file report is one of several that present the preliminary results of the USGS Mineral Resources Program activity to compile a national-scale geologic map database to support national and regional level projects, including mineral resource and geoenvironmental assessments. The only comprehensive sources of regional- and national-scale geologic maps are state geologic maps with scales ranging from 1:100,000 to 1:1,000,000. Digital versions of these state maps form the core of what is presented here. Because no adequate geologic map exists for the state of Alaska, it is being compiled in regional blocks that also form part of this national database. It is expected that this series will completed by approximately the end of 2007. These maps and databases are being released in blocks of states or, in the case of Alaska, as compiled blocks of 1:250,000-scale quadrangles as chapters in this series. For Alaska, formal maps as well as databases are being published here, whereas for the conterminous U.S. only state databases and preview graphics are presented, because published maps for most states already exist. For Alaska these regional compilations will form the base for compiling a new geologic map of the state. As documented in CONUSdocumentationNENJ.pdf, standards for the conterminous U.S. are somewhat different than those for Alaska and Hawaii.

Purpose: A primary goal of this work is to develop geologic map datasets with standardized structure and attribution. The database design and standards are documented in CONUSdocumentationNENJ.pdf of this series. The intent is that contiguous databases can be merged seamlessly and without any additional effort. In addition to a common database structure, the conterminous U.S. state databases (the contiguous 48 states) have been fitted to a set of standard state boundaries so that, when states are merged, they match without slivers or overlap. No attempt has been made to reconcile differences in mapping across state boundaries.

Supplemental_Information:

This database consists of up to five major Arc/Info GIS datasets for each state;

- one: geologic map with formations,

- two: faults (where present),

- three: dikes (where present),

- four: miscellaneous line features (where present),

- five: miscellaneous point features (where present).

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2006

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: none planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.907675

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.099608

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.018398

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.063767

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Theme_Keyword: geology

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Place_Keyword: USA

Place_Keyword: Rhode Island

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Geologic Map Database Catalog themes, augmented

Theme_Keyword: 3100 - Vector

Theme_Keyword: 3110 - ESRI

Theme_Keyword: 3112 - export

Theme_Keyword: 1100 - Geology

Theme_Keyword: 1101 - General

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Augmented FIPS 10-4 and FIPS 6-4, version 1.0

Place_Keyword: US44 = Rhode Island

Access_Constraints: none

Use_Constraints:

This database is not meant to be used or displayed at any scale other

than 1:500,000.

Any hardcopies utilizing these data sets shall clearly indicate

their source. If the licensee has modified the data in any way

they are obligated to describe the types of modifications they

have performed on the hardcopy map. Licensee specifically agrees

not to misrepresent these data sets, nor to imply that changes they

made were approved by the U.S. Geological Survey.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Suzanne W. Nicholson

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr. MS954

City: Reston

State_or_Province: VA

Postal_Code: 20192

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-6344

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: swnich@usgs.gov

Data_Set_Credit:

State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) activity of the National Surveys and Analysis

projects of the US Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program.

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

ARC/INFO version 8.3 and 9.1

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report: The values of the attributes ROCKTYPE1 and ROCKTYPE2 were assigned based on the information in the legends of the source maps (most of which are paper). The definitions of these values are described in the draft document Geologic Map Classification version 6.1 (Johnson and others); available at the following website: http://geology.usgs.gov/dm

Logical_Consistency_Report: All internal polygons were checked for closure with vendor software and on hard copy plots. Overshoots and undershoots have been deleted or corrected as appropriate.

Completeness_Report: Bodies of water are classified as water, and the geologic units underlying them are not included in this coverage.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Accuracy of Rhode Island state boundary and those arcs intersecting it: The accuracy of the state boundary arcs is based on the 1:100,000 scale original data used to produce this boundary. (Johnson, Bruce R. and Leveritch, Beth, 1998, 1:100,000 Scale State Boundaries of the Conterminous United States: U.S. Geological Survey, unpublished (see metadata file: st100kmeta.txt, CONUSdocumentationNENJ.pdf))

Those internal arcs intersecting the state boundary were extended or shortened as needed to complete polygons, possibly creating a small amount of error.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Hermes, O.D

Originator: Gromet, L.P.

Originator: Murray, D.P.

Originator: Hamidzada, N.A.

Publication_Date: 1994

Title: Geologic Map of Rhode Island

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: digital map

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Providence, Rhode Island

Publisher: Rhode Island Geographic Information System

Online_Linkage: http://www.edc.uri.edu/rigis-spf/form.html

Source_Scale_Denominator: 100,000

Type_of_Source_Media: vector

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1994

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: rigeol

Source_Contribution: provided geology for state map

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Bruce R. Johnson

Publication_Date: unpublished

Title: 1:100,000 Scale State Boundaries of the Conterminous United States

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector data

Other_Citation_Details: Arc/INFO coverage developed by Bruce Johnson. Derived from USGS 100,000-scale DLG boundary layer quadrangles.

Source_Scale_Denominator: 100,000

Type_of_Source_Media: online

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1998

Source_Currentness_Reference: unknown

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: state boundaries

Source_Contribution: provided linework of the conterminous state boundaries

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Bruce R. Johnson

Publication_Date: unpublished

Title: Geologic Map Unit Classification, ver. 6.1

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: unknown

Other_Citation_Details: Document has been modified and is included in Appedices of the publication.

Source_Scale_Denominator: none

Type_of_Source_Media: online; http:/geology.usgs.gov/dm

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1998

Source_Currentness_Reference: unknown

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: lithclass

Source_Contribution: Source of lithologic codes and specific rock names found in ROCKTYPE1 and ROCKTYPE2.

Process_Step:

Process_Description: The purpose of this standardization is to allow all SGMC covers to be seamlessly joined without any additional effort to form regional or national level digital maps. Note that for Alaska, the state is being compiled as blocks of 1:250k quadrangles that will ultimately be used to compile a new state map. Douglas Stoeser (USGS) and Ric Wilson (USGS) are co-coordinators for the overall SGMC effort, with Stoeser coordinating work on the mainland states and Wilson coordinating work for Alaska and Hawaii.

Process_Date: 2003 - 2006

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

C.L. Dicken obtained the digital geologic map of Rhode Island from Rhode Island Geographic Information System, http://www.edc.uri.edu/rigis-spf/Statewide/state.html#geology. The coverage was re-projected into the following:

projection: Lambert Conformal Conic

units: meters

datum: NAD27

standard parallel 1: 33 0 0.000

standard parallel 2: 45 0 0.000

central meridian: -100 0 0.000

reference latitude: 0 0 0.000

false easting: 0.00000

false northing: 0.00000

(Note: Attributes associated with the generation of the coverages were not deleted.

PAT - shape, area, perimeter, coverage#, and coverage-id

AAT - shape, fnode#, tnode#, lnode#, rnode#, length, coverage#, and coverage-id)

All attributes were deleted except unit_label.

The values from unit_label where then calculated into a new field called orig_label.

Process_Date: 2006

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The relevant state outline (arcs) was removed from the coverage and replaced with the arcs from the 1:100,000 Scale State Boundaries of the Conterminous United States.

This allows for a seamless fit of each state to a standard state boundary base.

Process_Date: 2006

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The following attributes were exported from Filemaker as a .dbf:

orig_label, map_symbol2, unit_link, reference_id, unit_age, rocktype1, and rocktype2.

orig_label reflects the original map symbol used on the source map

map_symbol2 reflects map-symbol1 with the addition of a province number

unit_link is an auto generated field based on map-symbol2 and the state abbreviation (e.g. RI001) that produces a unique identifier for each map unit

reference_id was populated with an alphanumeric code (e.g. US001) that designates the source used for the linework and other references used to describe the age or lithologies of the unit.

unit_age was populated with general age assignment

rocktype1 records dominant lithology (does not imply minimum percentage of abundance), using standardized data dictionary

rocktype2 records second most dominant lithology, using standardized data dictionary

The attributes were then converted using the following structure:

item name: orig_label

width: 12

output: 12

type: c

item name: sgmc_label

width: 16

output: 16

type: c

item name: unit_link

width: 18

output: 18

type: c

item name: source

width: 6

output: 8

type: c

item name: unit_age

width: 60

output: 60

type: c

item name: rocktype1

width: 40

output: 40

type: c

item name: rocktype2

width: 40

output: 40

type: c

Process_Date: 2006

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Once the .dbf was in the correct format with standardized column widths and data structure, it was converted into a lookup table (.lut) in Arc/Info. Then a joinitem was performed to join the look-up table to the polygon attribute table. orig_label was used as the merge item.

Process_Date: 2006

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Next, in preparing the uniform .aat file, the following items were added to the table:

item name: arc-code

width: 3

output: 3

type: i

item name: arc-para1

width: 3

output: 3

type: i

item name: arc-para2

width: 3

output: 3

type: i

item name: source

width: 6

output: 8

type: c

Process_Date: 2006

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Arc-code was populated using the paper map source to tag the lines using the AAT line type data dictionary (see CONUSdocumentationNENJ.pdf in this series).

Arc-para1 was populated when additional information was available such as identifying the upthrown side of a fault or direction of thrusting on a fault. (see CONUSdocumentationNENJ.pdf)

Arc-para2 is a scratch field that is used mostly in Alaska.

Source was populated with an alphanumeric code (e.g. US001) that designates the source used for the linework.

Process_Date: 2006

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Once the .aat and the .pat were populated with the correct attributes, the coverage was exported as an .e00 file (RIgeol_lcc.e00).

Then it was unprojected into geographic coordinates and exported again (RIgeol_dd.e00).

Process_Date: 2006

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Faults were extracted from the coverage and created a separate fault coverage (RIfaults_lcc) and then exported (RIfaults_lcc.e00).

Process_Date: 2006

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Finally, the geology lines, geology polygons and faults were converted into shapefiles; in both geographic coordinates and in Lambert Conformal Conic projection.

Process_Date: 2006

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: Lambert Conformal Conic

Lambert_Conformal_Conic:

Standard_Parallel: 33

Standard_Parallel: 45

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -100.0

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0

False_Easting: 0.00000

False_Northing: 0.00000

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.01

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.01

Planar_Distance_Units: Meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927

Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866

Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: RI_geol.pat

Entity_Type_Definition: Polygon attribute table for the Rhode Island geologic coverage.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ORIG_LABEL

Attribute_Definition:

unmodified map unit symbol from source cover.

type: character

width: 12

output width: 12

Attribute_Definition_Source: Doug Stoeser (USGS)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Ch

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Hoppin Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Cpc+OCcj

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Pirate Cove Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Dsa

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Scituate Igneous Suite - alkali-feldspar granite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Dsd

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Scituate Igneous Suite - diorite/gabbro

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Dsfg

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Scituate Igneous Suite - fine-grained granite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Dsg

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Scituate Igneous Suite - granite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Dsgd

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Scituate Igneous Suite - granodiorite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Dsm

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Scituate Igneous Suite - monzonite/monzodiorite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Dsr

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Scituate Igneous Suite - rhyolite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Dsv

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Scituate Igneous Suite - volcaniclastic rock

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: DZc

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: cumberlandite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: DZgd

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: gabbro/diorite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Jm

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: monchiquite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Kr

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Raritan Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: MDca

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: alkali-feldspar granite of Cumberland

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: OCcdi

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Conanicut Group - Dutch Island Harbor Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: OCcep

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Conanicut Group - East Passage Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: OCcj+OCcfb

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Conanicut Group - Fort Burnside Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: OCcj

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Conanicut Group - Jamestown Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: OCcu

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Conanicut Group - undifferentiated rock

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: OCmn

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: minette

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Pnbd

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Narragansett Bay Group - Dighton Conglomerate

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Pnbpo

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Narragansett Bay Group - Pondville Conglomerate

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Pnbpu

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Narragansett Bay Group - Purgatory Conglomerate

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Pnbr

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Narragansett Bay Group - Rhode Island Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Pnbs

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Narragansett Bay Group - Sachuest Arkose

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Pnbw

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Narragansett Bay Group - Wamsutta Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: PZmc

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Other metasedimentary rocks - metaclastic rock, undivided

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Pngf

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Narragansett Pier Plutonic Suite - fine-grained granite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Png

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Narragansett Pier Plutonic Suite - granite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Pnlg

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Narragansett Pier Plutonic Suite - leucocratic granite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Pnpg

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Narragansett Pier Plutonic Suite - porphyritic granite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Td

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: diabase

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Tvq

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: vein quartz

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: water

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Water

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zbm

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Blackstone Group - greenstone, amphibolite, serpentinite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zbq

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Blackstone Group - quartzite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zbs

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Blackstone Group - epidote and biotite schist

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zbu

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Blackstone Group - undifferentiated rock

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zdg

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Dedham Granite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zeagg

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Esmond Igneous Suite - augen granite gneiss

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zefg

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Esmond Igneous Suite - fine-grained granite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zefv

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Esmond Igneous Suite - felsic volcaniclastic rock

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zeg

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Esmond Igneous Suite - granite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zegd

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Esmond Igneous Suite - granodiorite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zegg

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Esmond Igneous Suite - granite gneiss

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zem

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Esmond Igneous Suite - mafic/intermediate rock

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zha

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Harmony Group - Absalona Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zhn

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Harmony Group - Nipsachuck Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zhw

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Harmony Group - Woonasquatucket Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zms

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: mica schist

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Znfa

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Newport Group - Fort Adams Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Znnn

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Newport Group - Newport Neck Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Znpn

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Newport Group - Price Neck Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zp

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Plainfield Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zsag

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sterling Igneous Suite - alaskite gneiss

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zseg

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Granites of southeastern Rhode Island - granite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zsepg

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Granites of southeastern Rhode Island - porphyritic granite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zsgg

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sterling Igneous Suite - granite gneiss

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zsmg

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sterling Igneous Suite - mafic/intermediate gneiss

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zwm

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Waterford Group - Mamacoke Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zwr

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Waterford Group - Rope Ferry Gneiss

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SGMC_LABEL

Attribute_Definition:

orig_label + ;n where n= province number (n=0 if no province number)

type: character

width: 16

output width: 16

Attribute_Definition_Source: Doug Stoeser (USGS)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CAh;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Hoppin Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CApc;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Pirate Cove Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Dsa;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Scituate Igneous Suite - alkali-feldspar granite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Dsd;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Scituate Igneous Suite - diorite/gabbro

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Dsfg;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Scituate Igneous Suite - fine-grained granite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Dsg;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Scituate Igneous Suite - granite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Dsgd;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Scituate Igneous Suite - granodiorite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Dsm;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Scituate Igneous Suite - monzonite/monzodiorite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Dsr;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Scituate Igneous Suite - rhyolite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Dsv;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Scituate Igneous Suite - volcaniclastic rock

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: DZc;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: cumberlandite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: DZgd;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: gabbro/diorite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Jm;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: monchiquite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Kr;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Raritan Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: MDca;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: alkali-feldspar granite of Cumberland

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: OCAcdi;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Conanicut Group - Dutch Island Harbor Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: OCAcep;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Conanicut Group - East Passage Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: OCAcfb;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Conanicut Group - Fort Burnside Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: OCAcj;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Conanicut Group - Jamestown Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: OCAcu;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Conanicut Group - undifferentiated rock

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: OCAmn;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: minette

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: PAnbd;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Narragansett Bay Group - Dighton Conglomerate

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: PAnbpo;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Narragansett Bay Group - Pondville Conglomerate

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: PAnbpu;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Narragansett Bay Group - Purgatory Conglomerate

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: PAnbr;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Narragansett Bay Group - Rhode Island Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: PAnbs;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Narragansett Bay Group - Sachuest Arkose

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: PAnbw;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Narragansett Bay Group - Wamsutta Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: PAZmc;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Other metasedimentary rocks - metaclastic rock, undivided

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Pnfg;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Narragansett Pier Plutonic Suite - fine-grained granite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Png;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Narragansett Pier Plutonic Suite - granite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Pnlg;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Narragansett Pier Plutonic Suite - leucocratic granite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Pnpg;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Narragansett Pier Plutonic Suite - porphyritic granite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: TRd;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: diabase

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: TRvq;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: vein quartz

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: water;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Water

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zbm;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Blackstone Group - greenstone, amphibolite, serpentinite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zbq;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Blackstone Group - quartzite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zbs;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Blackstone Group - epidote and biotite schist

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zbu;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Blackstone Group - undifferentiated rock

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zdg;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Dedham Granite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zeag;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Esmond Igneous Suite - augen granite gneiss

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zefg;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Esmond Igneous Suite - fine-grained granite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zefv;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Esmond Igneous Suite - felsic volcaniclastic rock

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zeg;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Esmond Igneous Suite - granite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zegd;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Esmond Igneous Suite - granodiorite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zegg;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Esmond Igneous Suite - granite gneiss

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zem;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Esmond Igneous Suite - mafic/intermediate rock

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zha;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Harmony Group - Absalona Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zhn;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Harmony Group - Nipsachuck Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zhw;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Harmony Group - Woonasquatucket Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zms;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: mica schist

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Znfa;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Newport Group - Fort Adams Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Znnn;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Newport Group - Newport Neck Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Znpn;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Newport Group - Price Neck Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zp;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Plainfield Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zsag;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sterling Igneous Suite - alaskite gneiss

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zseg;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Granites of southeastern Rhode Island - granite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zsepg;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Granites of southeastern Rhode Island - porphyritic granite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zsgg;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sterling Igneous Suite - granite gneiss

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zsmg;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sterling Igneous Suite - mafic/intermediate gneiss

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zwm;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Waterford Group - Mamacoke Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zwr;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Waterford Group - Rope Ferry Gneiss

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: unit_link

Attribute_Definition:

composite map label = ST + sgmc_label

This creates a unique identifier for every unit in the CONUS (continental United States) covers.

type: character

width: 18

output width: 18

Attribute_Definition_Source: Doug Stoeser (USGS)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RICAh;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Hoppin Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RICApc;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Pirate Cove Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIDsa;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Scituate Igneous Suite - alkali-feldspar granite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIDsd;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Scituate Igneous Suite - diorite/gabbro

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIDsfg;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Scituate Igneous Suite - fine-grained granite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIDsg;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Scituate Igneous Suite - granite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIDsgd;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Scituate Igneous Suite - granodiorite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIDsm;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Scituate Igneous Suite - monzonite/monzodiorite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIDsr;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Scituate Igneous Suite - rhyolite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIDsv;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Scituate Igneous Suite - volcaniclastic rock

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIDZc;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: cumberlandite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIDZgd;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: gabbro/diorite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIJm;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: monchiquite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIKr;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Raritan Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIMDca;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: alkali-feldspar granite of Cumberland

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIOCAcdi;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Conanicut Group - Dutch Island Harbor Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIOCAcep;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Conanicut Group - East Passage Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIOCAcfb;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Conanicut Group - Fort Burnside Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIOCAcj;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Conanicut Group - Jamestown Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIOCAcu;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Conanicut Group - undifferentiated rock

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIOCAmn;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: minette

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIPAnbd;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Narragansett Bay Group - Dighton Conglomerate

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIPAnbpo;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Narragansett Bay Group - Pondville Conglomerate

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIPAnbpu;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Narragansett Bay Group - Purgatory Conglomerate

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIPAnbr;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Narragansett Bay Group - Rhode Island Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIPAnbs;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Narragansett Bay Group - Sachuest Arkose

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIPAnbw;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Narragansett Bay Group - Wamsutta Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIPAZmc;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Other metasedimentary rocks - metaclastic rock, undivided

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIPnfg;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Narragansett Pier Plutonic Suite - fine-grained granite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIPng;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Narragansett Pier Plutonic Suite - granite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIPnlg;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Narragansett Pier Plutonic Suite - leucocratic granite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIPnpg;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Narragansett Pier Plutonic Suite - porphyritic granite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RITRd;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: diabase

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RITRvq;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: vein quartz

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIwater;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Water

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIZbm;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Blackstone Group - greenstone, amphibolite, serpentinite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIZbq;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Blackstone Group - quartzite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIZbs;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Blackstone Group - epidote and biotite schist

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIZbu;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Blackstone Group - undifferentiated rock

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIZdg;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Dedham Granite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIZeag;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Esmond Igneous Suite - augen granite gneiss

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIZefg;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Esmond Igneous Suite - fine-grained granite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIZefv;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Esmond Igneous Suite - felsic volcaniclastic rock

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIZeg;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Esmond Igneous Suite - granite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIZegd;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Esmond Igneous Suite - granodiorite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIZegg;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Esmond Igneous Suite - granite gneiss

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIZem;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Esmond Igneous Suite - mafic/intermediate rock

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIZha;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Harmony Group - Absalona Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIZhn;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Harmony Group - Nipsachuck Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIZhw;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Harmony Group - Woonasquatucket Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIZms;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: mica schist

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIZnfa;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Newport Group - Fort Adams Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIZnnn;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Newport Group - Newport Neck Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIZnpn;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Newport Group - Price Neck Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIZp;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Plainfield Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIZsag;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sterling Igneous Suite - alaskite gneiss

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIZseg;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Granites of southeastern Rhode Island - granite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIZsepg;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Granites of southeastern Rhode Island - porphyritic granite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIZsgg;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sterling Igneous Suite - granite gneiss

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIZsmg;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sterling Igneous Suite - mafic/intermediate gneiss

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIZwm;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Waterford Group - Mamacoke Formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RIZwr;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Waterford Group - Rope Ferry Gneiss

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: source

Attribute_Definition:

An alphanumeric code (e.g. US001) that designates the source material used.

type: character

width: 6

output width: 8

Attribute_Definition_Source: Doug Stoeser (USGS)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RI001

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Hermes, O.D., Gromet, L.P., Murray, D.P., Hamidzada, N.A., 1994, Geologic Map of Rhode Island, Rhode Island Geographic Information System, http://www.edc.uri.edu/rigis-spf/Statewide/state.html#geology, scale 1:100,000.

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: US001

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Johnson, Bruce R. and Leveritch, Beth, 1998, 1:100,000 Scale State Boundaries of the Conterminous United States: U.S. Geological Survey, unpublished (see metadata file: st100kmeta.txt, CONUSdocumentationNENJ.pdf)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: unit_age

Attribute_Definition:

geologic age from the source map used.

type: character

width: 60

output width: 60

Attribute_Definition_Source: Doug Stoeser (USGS)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Cambrian

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Cambro-Ordovician

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Cambro-Ordovician? to Carboniferous?

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Cretaceous

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Devonian

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Devonian? or Mississippian?

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Holocene

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Jurassic

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Late Proterozoic

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Late Proterozoic? or older?

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Late Proterozoic? to Devonian?

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Pennsylvanian

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Pennsylvanian? or Late Proterozoic?

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Permian

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Triassic?

Enumerated_Domain_Value: unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: rocktype1

Attribute_Definition:

The predominant lithology found in the formation.

type: character

width: 40

output width: 40

Attribute_Definition_Source: Johnson Lith Class 6.1a

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: alkali-granite (alaskite)

Enumerated_Domain_Value: arenite

Enumerated_Domain_Value: ash-flow tuff

Enumerated_Domain_Value: augen gneiss

Enumerated_Domain_Value: biotite gneiss

Enumerated_Domain_Value: clay or mud

Enumerated_Domain_Value: conglomerate

Enumerated_Domain_Value: diabase

Enumerated_Domain_Value: felsic gneiss

Enumerated_Domain_Value: gneiss

Enumerated_Domain_Value: granite

Enumerated_Domain_Value: granitic gneiss

Enumerated_Domain_Value: granodiorite

Enumerated_Domain_Value: greenstone

Enumerated_Domain_Value: lamprophyre

Enumerated_Domain_Value: mafic gneiss

Enumerated_Domain_Value: marble

Enumerated_Domain_Value: meta-conglomerate

Enumerated_Domain_Value: mica schist

Enumerated_Domain_Value: migmatite

Enumerated_Domain_Value: olistostrome

Enumerated_Domain_Value: phyllite

Enumerated_Domain_Value: plutonic rock (phaneritic)

Enumerated_Domain_Value: quartz diorite

Enumerated_Domain_Value: quartz monzonite

Enumerated_Domain_Value: quartzite

Enumerated_Domain_Value: rhyolite

Enumerated_Domain_Value: sandstone

Enumerated_Domain_Value: siltstone

Enumerated_Domain_Value: tonalite

Enumerated_Domain_Value: troctolite

Enumerated_Domain_Value: tuff

Enumerated_Domain_Value: unknown

Enumerated_Domain_Value: water

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: rocktype2

Attribute_Definition:

The second most predominant lithology in the formation.

type: character

width: 40

output width: 40

Attribute_Definition_Source: Johnson Lith Class 6.1

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: amphibolite

Enumerated_Domain_Value: arenite

Enumerated_Domain_Value: argillite

Enumerated_Domain_Value: augen gneiss

Enumerated_Domain_Value: diorite

Enumerated_Domain_Value: gneiss

Enumerated_Domain_Value: granitic gneiss

Enumerated_Domain_Value: granodiorite

Enumerated_Domain_Value: ignimbrite

Enumerated_Domain_Value: metasedimentary rock

Enumerated_Domain_Value: mica schist

Enumerated_Domain_Value: monzonite

Enumerated_Domain_Value: pegmatite

Enumerated_Domain_Value: phyllite

Enumerated_Domain_Value: quartz diorite

Enumerated_Domain_Value: quartzite

Enumerated_Domain_Value: sand

Enumerated_Domain_Value: sandstone

Enumerated_Domain_Value: schist

Enumerated_Domain_Value: shale

Enumerated_Domain_Value: siltstone

Enumerated_Domain_Value: slate

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: RI_geol.aat

Entity_Type_Definition: Arc attribute table for Rhode Island geologic coverage.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: arc-code

Attribute_Definition:

Unique identifier for the line feature

type: integer

width: 3

output width: 3

Attribute_Definition_Source: AAT data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: contact, location certain

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: contact, location inferred, queried

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: normal fault, location certain, digitized with upthrown side on the right (code of 1 added to ARC-PARA1 where U/D is designated in source)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: normal fault, location inferred, queried, digitized with upthrown side on the right (code of 1 added to ARC-PARA1 where U/D is designated in source)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 7

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: shoreline or riverbank

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 10

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: thrust fault, location certain, teeth on right from origin (angle of thrusting added to ARC-PARA1 where designated in source)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 12

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: thrust fault, location inferred, queried, teeth on right from origin (angle of thrusting added to ARC-PARA1 where designated in source)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 30

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: fault, sense of displacement unknown or undefined, location certain.

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 32

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: fault, sense of displacement unknown or undefined, location inferred or queried.

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 94

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: shear zone, certain

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 99

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: bounding line (neatline) of coverage

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 113

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: strike slip fault, motion unknown, location certain.

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 115

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: strike slip fault, motion unknown, location inferred.

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 124

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: state boundary

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: arc-para1

Attribute_Definition:

Used for "decorated" lines where additional information is needed.

type: integer

width: 3

output width: 3

Attribute_Definition_Source: AAT data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: no additional information

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: U/D designated in source.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: arc-para2

Attribute_Definition:

"Scratch" field used mostly in Alaska.

type: integer

width: 3

output width: 3

Attribute_Definition_Source: AAT data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: no additional information

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Narragansett Basin border fault

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: probable fault

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: source

Attribute_Definition:

An alphanumeric code (e.g. US001) that designates the source material used.

type: character

width: 6

output width: 8

Attribute_Definition_Source: Doug Stoeser (USGS)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RI001

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RI101

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: C.L. Dicken flipped arcs.

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: US001

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Coding for polygon attributes:

NAME: FEATURE:

orig_label unmodified map unit symbols from source cover

sgmc_label orig_label modified for standard geologic age symbols and an

integer code added for province

unit_link sgmc_label and a state code identifier

source reference to source of data

unit_age geologic age

rocktype1 predominant lithology

rocktype2 second most predominant lithology

Coding for arc attributes:

NAME: FEATURE:

arc-code unique integer identifier

arc-para1 used where additional information is needed

arc-para2 scratch field

source reference to source of data

Coding for point attributes:

NAME: FEATURE:

point_feature name of feature on map

source reference to source of data

Coding for dikes (special arcs) attributes:

NAME: FEATURE:

orig_label unmodified map unit symbols from source cover

sgmc_label orig_label modified for standard geologic age symbols and an

integer code added for province

arc-code unique integer identifier

dike_lith general lithology

dike_age geologic age

source reference to source of data

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: ESRI

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

U.S. Geological Survey Information Services

Reston-ESIC

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address:

U.S. Geological Survey

507 National Center

City: Reston

State_or_Province: Virginia

Postal_Code: 20192

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone:

1-888-ASK-USGS

1-703-648-5953

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: http://www.usgs.gov/contact/

Distribution_Liability:

Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for

descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the USGS.

Although these data have been used by the USGS and have been successfully

imported into data base programs, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made

by the USGS as to how successfully or accurately the data can be imported into

any specific application software running on any specific hardware platform.

The fact of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no

responsibility is assumed by the USGS in connection therewith.

This data base GIS is not meant to be used or displayed at any scale other than 1:500,000.

Resource_Description:

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: ARC/INFO export

Format_Version_Number: 9.0

Format_Information_Content: Geologic units and structural features

File_Decompression_Technique: gzip and tar

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/

Fees: none

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20060130

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Person: Connie L. Dicken

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr. MS954

City: Reston

State_or_Province: VA

Postal_Code: 20192

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-6482

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cdicken@usgs.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata ("CSDGM version 2")

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998