GEOLOGIC AND TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS OF THE KABUL SOUTH 30’ X 60’ QUADRANGLE, AFGHANISTAN By Robert G. Bohannon 2010 U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 3137 ABSTRACT This report consists of two map sheets, this pamphlet, and a collection of database files. Sheet 1 is the geologic map with three highly speculative cross sections, and sheet 2 is a topographic map that comprises all the support data for the geologic map. Both maps (sheets 1 and 2) are produced at 1:100,000-scale and are provided in geospatial PDF format that preserves the georegistration and original layering. The database files include images of the topographic hillshade (shaded relief) and color-topography files used to create the topographic maps, a copy of the Landsat image, and a gray-scale basemap. Vector data from each of the layers that comprise both maps are provided in the form of Arc/INFO shapefiles. Most of the geologic interpretations and all of the topographic data were derived exclusively from images. A variety of image types were used, and each image type corresponds to a unique view of the geology. The geologic interpretations presented here are the result of comparing and contrasting between the various images and making the best uses of the strengths of each image type. A limited amount of fieldwork, in the spring of 2004 and the fall of 2006, was carried out within the quadrangle, but all the war-related dangers present in Afghanistan restricted its scope, duration, and utility. The maps that are included in this report represent works-in-progress in that they are simply intended to be the best possible product for the time available and conditions that exist during the early phases of reconstruction in Afghanistan. This report has been funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)as a part of several broader programs that USAID designed to stimulate growth in the energy and mineral sectors of the Afghan economy. The main objective is to provide maps that will be used by scientists of the Afghan Ministry of Mines, the Afghanistan Geological Survey, and the Afghan Geodesy and Cartography Head Office in their efforts to rebuild the energy and mineral sectors of their economy. The U.S. Geological Survey has produced a variety of geologic, topographic, Landsat natural-color, and Landsat false-color maps covering Afghanistan at the 1:250,000 scale. These maps may be used to complement the information presented here. PURPOSE: The main objective is to provide maps that will be used by scientists of the Afghan Ministry of Mines,the Afghanistan Geological Survey, and the Afghan Geodesy and Cartography Head Office in their efforts to re-build the energy and mineral sectors of their economy. At the same time, the maps provide a jump-start for the fledgling internal mapping programs of those agencies. It is hoped that this set of maps will emerge eventually in new and improved versions as Afghan earth scientists modify them in response to knowledge gained from more detailed field-oriented studies. DISCLAIMERS This database, identified as SIM3137, has been approved for release and publication by the Director of the USGS. Although this database has been subjected to rigorous review and is substantially complete, the USGS reserves the right to revise the data pursuant to further analysis and review. Furthermore, it is released on condition that neither the USGS nor the United States Government may be held liable for any damages resulting from its authorized or unauthorized use. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty, expressed or implies is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system, or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute such warranty. The U.S. Geological Survey shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. Any use of trade, product or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Geological Survey. Although this information product, for the most part, is in the public domain, it also contains copyrighted material as noted in the text. Permission to reproduce copyrighted items for other than personal use must be secured from the copyright owner. NOTE: There may be some discrepancies between the geospatial PDF/PDF's and the geodatabase (gdb). The gdb has been through the the complete digital review process, and takes precedence over the geospatial PDF's, which should be used as an edited graphic presentation only. CONTENTS 00README.txt SIM3137_pamphlet.pdf SIM3137_sheet1_geo.pdf -- A geospatial PDF file SIM3137_sheet2_geo.pdf -- A geospatial PDF file SIM3137.met The following files are included for ease of printing only, and do not contain any fonts: SIM3137_sheet1_print.pdf SIM3137_sheet2_print.pdf DATA FILES: kabul_south_gdb Basemap citybounds contours90mDEM elevations kabul_south_xsections lakes rivers roads settlements Geology kabul_south_dikes kabul_south_folds kabul_south_geo kabul_south_geo_labels kabul_south_lines kabul_south_paleoshores kabul_south_pnts shapefiles basemap citybounds.shp (dbf./prj./sbn./sbx./shp.xml./shx.) contours90mDEM.shp (dbf./prj./sbn./sbx./shp.xml./shx.) elevations.shp (dbf./prj./sbn./sbx./shp.xml./shx.) kabul_south_xsections.shp (dbf./prj./sbn./sbx./shp.xml./shx.) lakes.shp (dbf./prj./sbn./sbx./shp.xml./shx.) rivers.shp (dbf./prj./sbn./sbx./shp.xml./shx.) roads.shp (dbf./prj./sbn./sbx./shp.xml./shx.) settlements.shp (dbf./prj./sbn./sbx./shp.xml./shx.) Geology kabul_south_dikes.shp (dbf./prj./sbn./sbx./shp.xml./shx.) kabul_south_folds.shp (dbf./prj./sbn./sbx./shp.xml./shx.) kabul_south_geo.shp (dbf./prj./sbn./sbx./shp.xml./shx.) kabul_south_geo_labels.shp dbf./prj./sbn./sbx./shp.xml./shx.) kabul_south_lines.shp (dbf./prj./sbn./sbx./shp.xml./shx.) kabul_south_paleoshores.shp (dbf./prj./sbn./sbx./shp.xml./shx.) kabul_south_pnts.shp (dbf./prj./sbn./sbx./shp.xml./shx.) Kabul_south_hillshade landsat_34.0_69.0_731.tif/tfw topobase.tif/tfw SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Minimum System Requirements Windows Intel Pentium 1.3 GHz processor, Microsoft Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4, Windows Server 2003 and 2008, Windows XP Professional, Home Edition, Tablet PC edition with Service Pack 2 or 3, Windows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise with or without Service Pack 1. Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 with Service Pack 1, 7.0 or 8.0; Firefox 2.0 or 3.0 128 MB of RAM (256 recommended), 335 MB of available hard-disk space Macintosh PowerPC G4, GS 5, or Intel processor, Mac OS X v. 10.4.11–10.5.6 Safari 2.0.4 or later 128 MB of RAM (256 MB recommended), 405 MB of available hard-disk space Software required: Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.0 or later ArcGIS 9.2 on PC-Intel Windows XP CPU speed: 1.0 GHz or higher Processor: Intel Pentium or Intel Xeon processors Memory/RAM: 512 MB minimum, 1 GB or higher Screen resolution: 1024 × 768 or higher at normal size (96 dpi), 24-bit color depth Display properties: Greater than or equal to 256 color depth INSTRUCTIONS AND DOCUMENTATION FOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SIM 3137 To access the data: The database can be downloaded via the Web from http://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/3137/. The main products are two geospatial Portable Document Format (PDF) maps,and a pamphlet in Portable Document Format (PDF).The pamphlet requires Adobe Acrobat for viewing. Acrobat software runs on a variety of systems, and is available for download free of charge from Adobe at: http://www.adobe.com. The two map sheets are in a geospatial Portable Document Format (PDF): SIM3137_sheet1_geo.pdf, and SIM3137_sheet2_geo.pdf. In Acrobat 9, in the free reader, or using Adobe Acrobat Pro a set of analysis tools can be found to review the geospatial PDF's. Under the tools menu the Geospatial Location Tool (Tools => Analysis => Geospatial Location Tool) can be used to read geographic locations on the map. The Object Data Tool (Tools => Analysis =>Object Data Tool) can be used to see data associated with selected features. To print files that do not contain any fonts, use the SIM3137_sheet1_print.pdf or the SIM3137_sheet2_print.pdf files. These print files may give a better printed result than the geospatial PDF's on some systems. However, the geospatial PDF files can be downloaded, from which paper copies may also be printed.