Title: Geologic map of the Osage SW 7.5' quadrangle, Newton, Madison, and Carroll Counties, Arkansas By Kenzie J. Turner and Mark R. Hudson 2018 U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 3416 U.S. Geological Survey data release https://doi.org/10.5066/P98DH5SP ABSTRACT: This map summarizes the geology of the U.S. Geological Survey Osage SW 7.5-minute quadrangle in the Ozark Plateaus region of northern Arkansas. Physiographically, the Osage SW quadrangle is located within a transitional area between the Boston Mountains to the south, and the Springfield Plateau to the north. Geologically, the area is on the southern flank of the Ozark dome; an uplift with the oldest rocks exposed at its center in the St. Francois Mountains in Missouri. Exposed within the quadrangle is an approximately 1,460-foot-thick sequence of Ordovician, Mississippian, and Pennsylvanian carbonate and clastic sedimentary rocks that have been mildly deformed by a series of faults and folds. The southeasternmost corner of the map area falls within the Buffalo National River—a park which encompasses the Buffalo River and adjacent land that is administered by the National Park Service. DISCLAIMERS: This database, identified as SIM 3416, has been approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (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 implied 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 USGS or the U.S. Government 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 may contain copyrighted material as noted in the text. Permission to reproduce copyrighted items for other than personal use must be secured from the copyright owner. REPORT FILES: The map, pamphlet, and readme files for this report are located at and can be downloaded via the Web from at the U.S. Geological Survey publications website at https://doi.org/10.3133/sim3416 List of files: sim3416_00ReadMe.txt sim3416.pdf sim3416_geospatial.pdf HOW TO OBTAIN THE REPORT FILES The map product is a Portable Document Format (.pdf) map, which requires Adobe Acrobat for viewing. The Portable Document Format (PDF) file can be downloaded, from which paper copies may be printed. Acrobat software runs on a variety of systems, and is available for download free of charge from Adobe at http://www.adobe.com. Suggested citation: Turner, K.J., and Hudson, M.R., 2018, Geologic map of the Osage SW 7.5' quadrangle, Newton, Madison, and Carroll Counties, Arkansas: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 3416, scale 1:24,000, https://doi.org/10.3133/sim3416. The map sheet can be obtained via the Internet from the U.S. Geological Survey publications website. Go to the web page at https://doi.org/10.3133/sim3416/ and follow the directions to download the files. DATA RELEASE GIS AND OTHER FILES The GIS database (data release) for this report is located at and can be downloaded via the Web from ScienceBase at https://doi.org/10.5066/P98DH5SP List of files: OsageSW_AR_metadata_.txt OsageSW_base.tif (Osage SW sim3416 topographic base) OsageSW_base.tfw OsageSW_Hillshade.tif (Osage SW sim3416 shaded relief base) OsageSW_Hillshade.tfw OsageSW_SIM3416.gdb GeologicMap OrientationPoints StructureControlPoints CartographicLines ContactsAndFaults GeologicLines StructureContourLines DataSourcePolys MapUnitPolys DataSources DescriptionOfMapUnits GeoMaterialDict Glossary shapefiles directory: OrientationPoints.shp (.dbf/.prj/.sbn/.sbx/.shx.xml/.shx) point StructureControlPoints.shp (.dbf/.prj/.sbn/.sbx/.shx.xml/.shx) point CartographicLines.shp (.dbf/.prj/.sbn/.sbx/.shx.xml/.shx) line ContactAndFaults.shp (.dbf/.prj/.sbn/.sbx/.shx.xml/.shx) line GeologicLines.shp (.dbf/.prj/.sbn/.sbx/.shx.xml/.shx) line StructureContourLines.shp (.dbf/.prj/.sbn/.sbx/.shx.xml/.shx) line DataSourcePolys.shp (.dbf/.prj/.sbn/.sbx/.shx.xml/.shx) polygon MapUnitPolys.shp (.dbf/.prj/.sbn/.sbx/.shx.xml/.shx) polygon GeMS_GeoMaterialDict.txt OsageSW_DataSources_Table.txt OsageSW_DescrOfMapUnits_Table.txt OsageSW_Glossary_Table.txt OsageSW_GeodatabaseToShapefileFieldTranslation.txt SIM3416GIS.gdb directory (contains GIS data as geodatabase feature classes). HOW TO OBTAIN THE DIGITAL GIS FILES: The digital files constituting the geologic map database of this report can be obtained via the Internet from the U.S. Geological Survey ScienceBase website. Go to the web page at https://doi.org/10.5066/P98DH5SP and follow the directions to download the files. ArcReader may be downloaded free of charge from http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/arcreader/download for viewing additional files included in this report. Suggested citation: Turner, K.J., and Hudson, M.R., 2018, Data release for geologic map of the Osage SW 7.5' quadrangle, Newton, Madison, and Carroll Counties, Arkansas: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P98DH5SP. These maps are offered as an online-only, digital publication. Users should be aware that, because of differences in rendering processes and pixel resolution, some slight distortion of scale may occur when viewing it on a computer screen or when printing it on an electronic plotter, even when it is viewed or printed at its intended publication scale.