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Miller, F.K., and Matti, J.C., 2001, Geologic map of the Fifteenmile Valley 7.5' quadrangle, San Bernardino County, California: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 01-132, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California.Online Links:
This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):
The map projection used is Polyconic.
Planar coordinates are encoded using coordinate pair
Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000001
Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000001
Planar coordinates are specified in Meters
The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1927.
The ellipsoid used is Clarke 1866.
The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378206.4.
The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/294.98.
Value | Definition |
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Qaf | Artifical fill |
Qdg | Disturbed ground |
Qw | Very young wash deposits |
Qw2 | Very young wash deposits, Unit 2 |
Qw1 | Very young wash deposits, Unit 1 |
Qf | Very young alluvial fan deposits |
Qf2 | Very young alluvial fan deposits, Unit 2 |
Qf1 | Very young alluvial fan deposits, Unit 1 |
Qa | Very young alluvial-valley deposits |
Qsw | Very young slope wash deposits |
Qc | Very young colluvial deposits |
Qt | Very young talus deposits |
Qls | Very young landslide deposits |
Qp | Very young playa deposits |
Qp1 | Very young playa deposits, Unit 1 |
Qe | Very young eolian deposits |
Qs | Very young surficial deposits, undifferentiated |
Qyw | Young wash deposits |
Qyf | Young alluvial fan deposits |
Qyf5 | Young alluvial fan deposits, Unit 5 |
Qyf4 | Young alluvial fan deposits, Unit 4 |
Qyf3 | Young alluvial fan deposits, Unit 3 |
Qyf2 | Young alluvial fan deposits, Unit 2 |
Qyf1 | Young alluvial fan deposits, Unit 1 |
Qysw | Young slope wash deposits |
Qyc | Young colluvial deposits |
Qyls | Young landslide deposits |
Qyp | Young playa deposits |
Qye | Young eolian deposits |
Qys | Young surficial deposits, undifferentiated |
Qof | Old alluvial fan deposits |
Qof3 | Old alluvial fan deposits, Unit 3 |
Qof2 | Old alluvial fan deposits, Unit 2 |
Qof1 | Old alluvial fan deposits, Unit 1 |
Qoc | Old colluvial deposits |
Qos | Old surficial deposits, undifferentiated |
Qvof | Very old alluvial fan deposits |
Qvof3 | Very old alluvial fan deposits, Unit 3 |
Qvof2 | Very old alluvial fan deposits, Unit 2 |
Qvof1 | Very old alluvial fan deposits, Unit 1 |
Qvosw | Very old slope wash deposits |
TKmg | Mafic granodiorite |
Mzu | Granitic rocks, undivided |
Kdp | Monzogranite of Deadman Point |
Khr | Hybrid rocks |
KTrmm | Mixed monzogranite and leucocratic monzonite |
Kaw | Alaskitic rocks of western Granite Mountains |
Krp | Rattlesnake pluton of MacColl (1964), porphyritic monzogranite |
Kr | Rattlesnake pluton of MacColl (1964), even-grained monzogranite |
Klm | Monzogranite of Luna Mountain |
Kml | Mixed mafic and leucocratic granitic rocks |
Khl | Heterogeneous leucocratic granitic rocks |
Km | Mixed granitic and metamorphic rocks |
KJhb | Hornblende-biotite granodiorite |
KJdg | Mixed diorite and gabbro |
KJos | Mixed granitic rocks of Oak Spring |
Jcr | Cataclastic rocks |
Jsc | Fine-grained rocks of Silver Canyon |
Tra | Alaskite of Sunset Cove |
Trsp | Quartz monzonite of Strawberry Peak |
Trh | Monzonite of Hill 4001 |
Trrl | Monzonite of Rabbit Lake |
Trfp | Monzonite Fifteenmile Point |
Trf | Monzonite of Fawnskin |
Trfl | Leucocratic monzonite of Fawnskin |
m | Metasedimentary rocks, undivided |
Value | Definition |
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C17 | Contact, landslide, location meets map accuracy standard |
C19 | Contact, landslide, inferred, location may not meet map accuracy standard |
C29 | Contact, sedimentary, location meets map accuracy standard |
C30 | Contact, sedimentary, location may not meet map accuracy standard |
C31 | Contact, sedimentary, inferred, location may not meet map accuracy standard |
C37 | Contact, sedimentary, separates terraced alluvial units, location meets map accuracy standard |
C49 | Contact, igneous, location meets map accuracy standard |
C50 | Contact, igneous, location may not meet map accuracy standard |
C51 | Contact, igneous, inferred, location may not meet map accuracy standard |
C54 | Contact, igneous, identity questionable, inferred, location may not meet map accuracy standard |
C99 | Contact, igneous, scratch boundary |
CL1 | Cartographic line, map boundary |
F1 | Fault, high angle, slip unspecified, generic, location meets map accuracy standard |
F7 | Fault, high angle, slip unspecified, location meets map accuracy standard |
F14 | Fault, high angle, strike slip, right lateral, inferred, location may not meet map accuracy standard |
F177 | Fault, low angle, thrust slip, older over younger, location meets map accuracy standard |
F178 | Fault, low angle, thrust slip, older over younger, location may not meet map accuracy standard |
F180 | Fault, low angle, thrust slip, older over younger, inferred beneath mapped covering unit, location may not meet map accuracy standard |
F183N | Fault, low angle, thrust slip, older over younger, existence questionable, inferred beneath mapped covering unit, location may not meet map accuracy standard |
F19 | Fault, high angle, slip unspecified, inferred beneath mapped covering unit, location may not meet map accuracy standard |
F193 | Fault, low angle, thrust slip, older over younger, thrust scarp, location meets map accuracy standard |
F195N | Fault, low angle, thrust slip, older over younger, thrust scarp, identity questionable, location may not meet map accuracy standard |
F2 | Fault, high angle, strike slip, right lateral, location meets map accuracy standard |
F31 | Fault, high angle, slip unspecified, generic, existence questionable, location may not meet map accuracy standard |
GF7 | Geomorphic feature, topographic scarp, origin unknown, location may not meet map accuracy standard |
LT2 | Lineament, aligned topographic saddles, location may not meet map accuracy standard |
Value | Definition |
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B2 | Bedding, inclined, sedimentary rocks |
FN13 | Foliation, primary igneous, inclined |
FN14 | Foliation, primary igneous, vertical |
L1 | Lineation, origin not determined |
Value | Definition |
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FC2 | Fault attribute, strike slip arrows, right lateral |
Technical review by Karl Kellog led to significant improvements that eventually were reflected in aspects of the database, the plot file, and in the description of the geologic units of the Fifteenmile Valley 7.5' quadrangle.
Geologic mapping and digital preparation of this report were sponsored jointly by (1) the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program of the U.S. Geological Survey, (2) the California Division of Mines and Geology, and (3) the Southern California Areal Mapping Project (SCAMP). In our digital preparation of the data set, carried out in the Geographic Information System laboratory of the Mineral Resources Program of the U.S. Geological Survey in Spokane, Washington by Pamela M. Cossette, we received valuable assistance from Paul C. Hyndman in Spokane, Washington, and from Rachel Alvarez at the SCAMP Geographic Information System laboratory in Riverside, California.
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The data set for the Fifteenmile Valley 7.5' quadrangle was prepared under the U.S. Geological Survey Southern California Areal Mapping Project (SCAMP) as part of an ongoing effort to develop a regional geologic framework of southern California, and to utilize a Geographical Information System (GIS) format to create regional digital geologic databases. These regional databases are being developed as contributions to the National Geologic Map Database of the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program of the USGS.
The digital geologic map database for the Fifteenmile Valley 7.5' quadrangle has been created as a general-purpose data set that is applicable to other land-related investigations in the earth and biological sciences. For example, it can be used for mineral resource evaluation studies, animal and plant habitat studies, and soil studies in the San Bernardino National Forest. The database is not suitable for site-specific geologic evaluations.
Miller, Fred K. , Matti, Jonathan C. , and Brown, Howard J. , 2000301, Digital geologic map of the Butler Peak 7.5' quadrangle, San Bernardino County, California: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-145, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California.Online Links:
Geologic-map units in the Fifteenmile Valley quadrangle database were described using
standard field methods. Consistent with these methods, the database author has assigned
standard geologic attributes to geologic lines, points, and polygons identified in the
database.
Nation-wide geologic-map accuracy standards have not been developed and adopted by the
U.S. Geological Survey and other earth-science entities. Until such standards are adopted,
the SCAMP project has developed internal map-accuracy standards for 1:24,000-scale
geologic maps produced by the project.
Geologic lines and points on 1:24,000 scale geologic maps are judged to meet SCAMP's
internal map-accuracy standards if they are located to within +/-15 meters, relative to
topographic or cultural features on the base map.
Lines and points that meet (or may not meet) this SCAMP internal map-accuracy standard are
identified both in the digital database and on derivative geologic-map plots. Within the
database, line and point data that are judged to meet the SCAMP internal map-accuracy
standard are denoted by the attribute code .MEE. (meets) in the appropriate data table;
line and point data that may not meet the SCAMP internal map-accuracy standard are denoted
by the attribute code .MNM. (may not meet).
On any derivative geologic-map plot, line data that are judged to meet the SCAMP internal
map-accuracy standard are denoted by solid lines; line data that may not meet the SCAMP
internal map-accuracy standard are denoted by dashed or dotted lines. There is no
cartographic device for denoting the map-accuracy for geologic-point data (eg. symbols
representing bedding, foliation, lineations, etc.).
The maximum transformation RMS error acceptable for 7.5' quadrangle transformation and
data input is 0.003 (1.8 meters). Horizontal positional accuracy was checked by visual
comparison of hard-copy plots with base-stable source data.
Scale (X,Y) = (609.484,609.992) Skew (degrees) = (0.010) Rotation (degrees) = (0.001) Translation = (-6431.841,-881.055) RMS Error (input,output) = (0.000,0.247) Affine X = Ax + By + C Y = Dx + Ey + F A = 609.484 B = 0.099 C = -6431.841 D = 0.012 E = 609.992 F = -881.055 TICs id input x input y output x output y x error y error ------------------------------------------------------------- 1 19.985 1.447 5748.683 1.770 0.215 -0.121 2 1.120 1.447 -5748.683 1.770 -0.215 0.121 3 1.131 24.178 -5740.129 13867.671 0.215 -0.122 4 19.967 24.178 5740.129 13867.671 -0.215 0.122
The geologic map and digital database of the Fifteenmile Valley 7.5' quadrangle contain new
data that have been subjected to rigorous review and are a substantially complete
representation of the current state of knowledge concerning the geology of the quadrangle.
Polygon and chain-node topology present.
The areal extent of the map is represented digitally by an appropriately projected
(polyconic projection), mathematically generated box. Consequently, polygons intersecting
the lines that comprise the map boundary are closed by that boundary. Polygons internal to
the map boundary are completely enclosed by line segments which are themselves a set of
sequentially numbered coordinate pairs. Point data are represented by coordinate pairs.
Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?
- Access_Constraints: None
- Use_Constraints:
- The Fifteenmile Valley 7.5' geologic-map database should be used to evaluate and understand the geologic character of the Fifteenmile Valley 7.5' quadrangle as a whole. The data should not be used for purposes of site-specific land-use planning or site-specific geologic evaluations. The database is sufficiently detailed to identify and characterize geologic materials and structures. However, it is not sufficiently detailed for site-specific determinations.
Use of this digital geologic map database should not violate the spatial resolution of the data. Although the digital form of the data removes the constraint imposed by the scale of a paper map, the detail and accuracy inherent in map scale are also present in the digital data. The fact that this database was compiled and edited at a scale of 1:24,000 means that higher resolution information may not have been uniformly retained in the dataset. Plotting at scales larger than 1:24,000 will not yield greater real detail, although it may reveal fine-scale irregularities below the intended resolution of the database. Similarly, although higher resolution data is incorporated in most of the map, the resolution of the combined output will be limited by the lower resolution data.
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This digital, geologic map database of the Fifteenmile Valley 7.5' quadrangle, 1:24,000 map-scale, and any derivative maps thereof, is not meant to be used or displayed at any scale larger than 1:24,000 (e.g., 1:12,000).
Data format: | Geologic map units, and structural features in format ArcInfo Export and TIFF (version 7.2.1) Size: 4 megabytes |
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