Metadata: Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Publication_Date: 2016 Title: Lithology.gdb Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Susan M. Karl (ed.) Originator: James V. Jones, III (ed.) Originator: Timothy S. Hayes (ed.) Publication_Date: 2016 Title: GIS-based identification of areas that have resource potential for critical minerals in six selected groups of deposit types in Alaska Series_Information: Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2016-1191 Other_Citation_Details: The larger work includes data sets for mineral resource data, geochemistry (stream sediment, rock, soil, mineral, and heavy mineral concentrate), igneous rock geochemical indices, aeroradiometric data, and hydrologic units analyzed for select deposit types. Online_Linkage: http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20161191 Description: Abstract: Polygon features showing the distribution of various lithology types in Alaska. These data layers were derived from a statewide geology geospatial database containing attributes which generalize the lithologies of the geologic units. Each polygon feature class is also provided as a shapefile. Purpose: The lithology data layers were created to provide rock type information to estimate the potential of mineral resources in the state of Alaska. Supplemental_Information: Frederic H. Wilson, Hults, Chad P., Mull, Charles G., and Karl, Susan, M., comps., 2015, Geologic map of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 3340, 196 p., 2 sheets, scale 1:584,000, http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/sim3340. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2015 Currentness_Reference: publication date Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: 172.0 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -130.0 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 71.4 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 51.0 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: lithology Theme_Keyword: carbonate Theme_Keyword: ultramafic Theme_Keyword: hypabyssal Theme_Keyword: metaigneous Theme_Keyword: gravel Theme_Keyword: plutonic Theme_Keyword: volcanic Theme_Keyword: arkose Theme_Keyword: sandstone Theme_Keyword: coal Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation, 008 Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System Place_Keyword: Alaska Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: None. Users are advised to read the metadata for the dataset thoroughly to understand appropriate use and data limitations. Data_Set_Credit: Nora Shew Native_Data_Set_Environment: Data was created using ESRI ArcGIS, version 10.2 Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: This dataset was derived from a geology data set intended for use at a nominal scale of 1:250,000. The lithologic coding in the Alaska geology database is based on the regional geologic unit. Geologic units are comprised of more than one rock type, therefore a particular area may be covered by more than one lithology layer. The relative abundance of each lithology in each geologic unit is a coded attribute. The coding schema uses 'Major' for greater or equal to 33 percent; 'Minor' if between 10 and 33 percent; 'Incidental' for less than 10 percent; and 'Indeterminate, major' if relative abundance is unknown. Logical_Consistency_Report: The lithology feature classes consist of polygons. The polygons were selected from a state geology dataset based on the lithology and its relative abundance, and then the polygons were dissolved into single part features. Completeness_Report: Geologic data and knowledge is not uniform across the state of Alaska; therefore, the certainty of the distribution of lithologies is uneven. These datasets are created from the current best digital data available. The attributes from the original geology dataset are not included, however the digital geologic map is published data. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Data is presented for use at a nominal scale of 1:250,000. Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: Polygons were selected from the Alaska state geology database based on the lithology attributes and relative abundance to create the lithology data sets. Once selected, the polygons were exported to a new data set, and then the polygons were dissolved into single part features. All attributes from the original geology dataset were dropped. Process_Date: 2015 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: Nora Shew Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 4210 University Drive City: Anchorage State_or_Province: Alaska Postal_Code: 99508-4626 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907-786-7445 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nshew@usgs.gov Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Planar: Map_Projection: Map_Projection_Name: NAD 1983 Alaska Albers (Meters) Albers_Conical_Equal_Area: Standard_Parallel: 55.0 Standard_Parallel: 65.0 Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -154.0 Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 50.0 False_Easting: 0.0 False_Northing: 0.0 Planar_Coordinate_Information: Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair Coordinate_Representation: Abscissa_Resolution: 0.001 Ordinate_Resolution: 0.001 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: 297.9786982 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Carbonate_major Entity_Type_Definition: Subset of the Alaska geology database in which lithology is categorized as 'Carbonate', 'Calc-silicate-rock', or 'Metacarbonate', and RANK is 'Major' or 'Indeterminate, major'. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: this data set Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Carbonate_other Entity_Type_Definition: Subset of the Alaska geology database in which lithology is categorized as 'Carbonate', 'Calc-silicate-rock', or 'Metacarbonate', and RANK is 'Minor', 'Incidental', or 'Indeterminate, major'. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: this data set Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Ultramafic_major Entity_Type_Definition: Subset of the Alaska geology database in which lithology is categorized as 'Gabbroic', 'Anorthosite', 'Ultramafic', 'Lamprophyre', 'Mafic-volcanic', 'Ultramafic-volcanic', 'Greenstone', 'Serpentinite', 'Mafic-hypabyssal' excluding 'Hypabyssal-andesite', 'Mafic-volcanic' excluding 'Andesite', 'Metadiabase', 'Metagabbro', 'Metaultramafic', 'Metadunite', 'Metaperidotite' or 'Metapyroxenite'. RANK is 'Major' or 'Indeterminate, major'. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: this data set Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Ultramafic_other Entity_Type_Definition: Subset of the Alaska geology database in which lithology is categorized as 'Gabbroic', 'Anorthosite', 'Ultramafic', 'Lamprophyre', 'Mafic-volcanic', 'Ultramafic-volcanic', 'Greenstone', 'Serpentinite', 'Mafic-hypabyssal' excluding 'Hypabyssal-andesite', 'Mafic-volcanic' excluding 'Andesite', 'Metadiabase', 'Metagabbro', 'Metaultramafic', 'Metadunite', 'Metaperidotite' or 'Metapyroxenite'. RANK is 'Minor' or 'Incidental'. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: this data set Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Gravel_anthro Entity_Type_Definition: Subset of the Alaska geology database in which the geologic unit is categorized as placer or anthropogenic deposits. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: this data set Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Gravel_highlevel Entity_Type_Definition: Subset of the Alaska geology database in which the geologic unit is categorized as Quaternary or Tertiary aged high-level gravel. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: this data set Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Gravel_undivided Entity_Type_Definition: Subset of the Alaska geology database in which the geologic unit is categorized as Quaternary or Tertiary aged older surficial deposits, undivided. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: this data set Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Hypabyssal Entity_Type_Definition: Subset of the Alaska geology database in which lithology is categorized as 'Hypabyssal'. No selection on RANK is made. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: this data set Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Metaigneous Entity_Type_Definition: Subset of the Alaska geology database in which lithology is categorized as 'Metaigneous'. No selection on RANK is made. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: this data set Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Plutonic_major Entity_Type_Definition: Subset of the Alaska geology database in which lithology is categorized as 'Plutonic' and RANK is 'Major' or 'Indeterminate, major'. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: this data set Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Plutonic_other Entity_Type_Definition: Subset of the Alaska geology database in which lithology is categorized as 'Plutonic' and RANK is 'Minor' or 'Incidental'. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: this data set Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Volcanic Entity_Type_Definition: Subset of the Alaska geology database in which lithology is categorized as 'Volcanic'. No selection on RANK is made. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: this data set Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: REE_lith_major Entity_Type_Definition: Subset of the Alaska geology database in which lithology is categorized as 'Granitic' excluding 'Granodiorite' and 'Tonalite', 'Syenitic', 'Foidal-syenitic', 'Intrusive-carbonatite', or 'Felsic-hypabyssal'. RANK is 'Major' or 'Indeterminate, major'. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: this data set Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Arkose Entity_Type_Definition: Subset of the Alaska geology database in which lithology is categorized as 'Arkose'. No selection on RANK is made. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: this data set Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Coal_unit Entity_Type_Definition: Created from shapefile coalunit_poly.shp in publication Merritt, R.D., and Hawley, C.C., 1986, Map of Alaska's coal resources: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Special Report 37, scale 1:2,500,000. Shapefile was converted to a geodatabase feature class and 2 fields, age and selection, were added. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Special Report 37 and this data set. Attribute: Attribute_Label: id Attribute_Definition: Field id is retained from the original shapefile. Attribute_Definition_Source: this data set Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: The only value in the dataset is 0; no definition available. Attribute: Attribute_Label: RANK Attribute_Definition: Coal rank is the classification or grade of coal. 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The label is Tku in polygon attribute table, but TKu on map sheet. The unit age is given as Tertiary-Cretaceous on the map sheet. 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Correlates with RANK. Attribute_Definition_Source: ADGGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: free text Attribute: Attribute_Label: age Attribute_Definition: Geologic age of geologic unit as presented in original publication ADGGS Special Report 37. Null values are present. Attribute_Definition_Source: this data set Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: free text or null Attribute: Attribute_Label: selection Attribute_Definition: Field created to base age query for sandstone uranium HUC analysis. Attribute_Definition_Source: this data set Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: yes Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Geologic unit is Tertiary or Upper Cretaceous in age. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data set Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: no Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Geologic age is not of Tertiary or Upper Cretaceous age. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data set Attribute: Attribute_Label: coalbearing Attribute_Definition: Field created to base coal query for sandstone uranium HUC analysis. Null values are present. Attribute_Definition_Source: this data set Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: yes Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Geologic unit is described as coal-bearing in ADGGS Special Report 37. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data set Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Sandstone Entity_Type_Definition: Subset of the Alaska geology database in which lithology is categorized as 'Clastic' but excluding 'Mudstone', 'Siltstone', 'Siltstone-mudstone', 'Graywacke', and ' Calcarenite', or 'Metaclastic' excluding 'Metasiltstone', 'Pelitic-schist', 'Phyllite', 'Slate', and 'Metagraywacke'. No selection on RANK is made. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: this data set Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Sandstone_buffer Entity_Type_Definition: The intersection of a 3 km outside only buffer around the Sandstone layer with unconsolidated sediments. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: this data set Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Sandstone_Tert Entity_Type_Definition: Subset of dataset Sandstone in which age is either 'Tertiary' or 'Tertiary and/or Cretaceous'. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: this data set Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: SnGranite_lith Entity_Type_Definition: Subset of the Alaska geology database in which lithology is categorized as 'Granitic' excluding 'Granodiorite' and 'Tonalite', or 'Felsic-hypabyssal'. No selection on RANK is made. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: this data set Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: MS902 Box 25286 Denver Federal Center City: Lakewood State_or_Province: CO Postal_Code: 80225 Country: U.S.A. Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-888-ASK-USGS Resource_Description: USGS Open-File Report 2016-1191 Distribution_Liability: This publication was prepared by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, product, or process disclosed in this report, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference therein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: ArcGIS geodatabase Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20161191 Fees: none Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20151229 Metadata_Review_Date: 20160906 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: Nora Shew Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 4210 University Drive City: Anchorage State_or_Province: AK Postal_Code: 99508-4626 Country: U.S.A. 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