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Miller, Fred K. , Matti, Jonathan C. , Brown, Howard J. , and Pamela M. Cossette (digital compiler), 2000301, Digital Geologic Map of the Butler Peak 7.5' Quadrangle, San Bernardino County, California: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report USGS OF 00-145, 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 0.0000001
Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.0000001
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.
BTLRPK_GEO.PAT: COLUMN ITEM NAME WIDTH OUTPUT TYPE N.DEC ALTERNATE NAME 1 AREA 8 18 F 5 9 PERIMETER 8 18 F 5 17 BTLRPK_GEO# 4 5 B - 21 BTLRPK_GEO-ID 4 5 B - 25 TAG 25 25 C - 50 LABL 35 35 C - 85 PLABL 35 35 C - 120 SHD 3 3 I - 123 SHDFIL 3 3 I - 126 SHDPS 3 3 I - 129 NAME 200 200 C -TAG enables identification of polygons, within a unit, of which the geology is sufficiently distinct from that of the overall unit. The default designation is the unit label with the suffix A. Polygons representing unique properties other than the default can be identified with suffixes B, C...etc. All polygons in the Butler Peak quadrangle are designated by the suffix A.
BTLRPK_GEO.AAT: COLUMN ITEM NAME WIDTH OUTPUT TYPE N.DEC ALTERNATE NAME 1 FNODE# 4 5 B - 5 TNODE# 4 5 B - 9 LPOLY# 4 5 B - 13 RPOLY# 4 5 B - 17 LENGTH 8 18 F 5 25 BTLRPK_GEO # 4 5 B - 29 BTLRPK_GEO -ID 4 5 B - 33 L-SYMB 3 3 I - 36 L-TAG 25 25 C -L-SYMB stores appropriate line symbol value from the lineset geoscamp2.lin (included in the data package)
BTLRPK_PTS.PAT: COLUMN ITEM NAME WIDTH OUTPUT TYPE N.DEC ALTERNATE NAME 1 AREA 8 18 F 5 9 PERIMETER 8 18 F 5 17 BTLRPK_PTS# 4 5 B - 21 BTLRPK_PTS-ID 4 5 B - 25 P-DIP 3 3 I - 28 P-STRIKE 3 3 I - 31 P-SYMB 3 3 I - 34 P-TAG 25 25 C - 59 P-UNIQUE 200 200 C - 259 P-AGECON 50 50 C - 309 P-SOURCE 200 200 C - 509 P-AGE 100 100 C - 609 P-PLUNGE 3 3 I - 612 P-DIPDIR 3 3 I -P-DIP the dip of planar features
BTLRPK_LDR.AAT: COLUMN ITEM NAME WIDTH OUTPUT TYPE N.DEC ALTERNATE NAME 1 FNODE# 4 5 B - 5 TNODE# 4 5 B - 9 LPOLY# 4 5 B - 13 RPOLY# 4 5 B - 17 LENGTH 8 18 F 5 25 BTLRPK_LDR# 4 5 B - 29 BTLRPK_LDR-ID 4 5 B - 33 L-SYMB 3 3 I -
In our mapping in the Butler Peak quadrangle, we were guided in part by the findings of R.S. MacColl 1:36,000-scale mapping of the Rattlesnake Mountain pluton.
Technical review by David M. Miller led to significant improvements in aspects of the data base, the plot file, and in the discription of the geologic units of the Butler Peak 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 and (2) the U.S. Forest Service (San Bernardino National Forest). In our digital preparation of the data set, carried out in the Geographic Information System laboratory of the Mineral Resources Survey Program of the U.S. Geological Survey in Spokane, Washington, we received valuable assistance from Paul C. Hyndman and from Rachel Hauser at the SCAMP Geographic Information System laboratory in Riverside, California.
Dibblee, T.W., Jr., 1964, Geologic map of the Lucerne Valley quadrangle, San Bernardino County, California: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations Map I-426, scale 1:62,500.
MacColl, R.S., 1964, Geochemical and structural studies in batholithic rocks of southern California: Part 1, Structural geology of Rattlesnake Mountain pluton: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 75, p. 805-822
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The data set for the Butler Peak quadrangle has been prepared by the Southern California Areal Mapping Project (SCAMP), a cooperative project sponsored jointly by the U.S. Geological Survey and the California Division of Mines and Geology, as part of an ongoing effort to utilize a Geographical Information System (GIS) format to create a regional digital geologic database for southern California. This regional database is being developed as a contribution to the National Geologic Map Data Base of the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program of the USGS. Development of the dataset for the Butler Peak quadrangle has also been supported by the U.S. Forest Service, San Bernardino National Forest.
The digital geologic map database for the Butler Peak 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, the U.S. Forest Service, San Bernardino National Forest, is using the database as part of a study of an endangered plant species that shows preference for particular rock type environments. The Butler Peak database is not suitable for site-specific geologic evaluations at scales greater than 1:24,000 (1 in = 2,000 ft).
Miller, Fred K. , Matti, Jonathan C. , Brown, Howard J. , and Powell, Robert E. , 1998, Geologic map of the Fawnskin 7.5' quadrangle, San Bernardino County, California, version 1.0: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report USGS OFR 98-579, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California.Online Links:
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) the 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.
Transformation data (initial DXF scan data format to ARC/INFO
coverage) for the Butler Peak quadrangle are as follows:
Scale (X,Y) = (609.489,609.966) Skew (degrees) = (0.003) Rotation (degrees) = (-0.025) Translation = (-6246.250,-537.794) RMS Error (input,output) = (0.001,0.850) Affine X = Ax + By + C Scale (X,Y) = (609.489,609.966) Skew (degrees) = (0.003) Rotation (degrees) = (-0.025) Translation = (-6246.250,-537.794) RMS Error (input,output) = (0.001,0.850) Affine X = Ax + By + C Y = Dx + Ey + F A = 609.489 B = 0.300 C = -6246.250 D = -0.266 E = 609.966 F = -537.794
The geologic map database is considered to be substantially complete in its present form. In future revisions, all polygons will be encoded with polygon-specific geologic data that is currently included in the Description of Map Units in this version (version 1.0). Concentration of geologic observations is lowest in the southwestern part of the quadrangle, but is considered adequate because of the single bedrock unit found there. Granitic rock names follow IUGS (Streckeisen, 1976) nomenclature. Some polygons of the generalized unit Qs, might be assigned to more specific Quaternary units after detailed study.
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 Butler Peak 7.5' geologic-map database should be used to evaluate and understand the geologic character of the Butler Peak 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 many actual and potential geologic hazards represented by faults and landslides. However, it is not sufficiently detailed for site-specific determinations or evaluations of those features. Faults shown do not take the place of fault-rupture hazard zones designated by the California State Geologist (see Hart, 1988).
Use of the Butler Peak 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 any derivative maps, the detail and accuracy issues inherent in map scale limitations are also present in the digital data. The fact that this database was edited at a scale of 1:24,000 means that higher-resolution data generally are not present in the dataset. Plotting at scales larger than 1:24,000 will not yield greater, real detail, although it may reveal fine-scale irregularities beyond the intended resolution of the database. Similarly, although higher-resolution data is incorporated at a few places, the resolution of the combined output will be limited by the lower-resolution data.
This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity with U.S. Geological Survey editorial standards or with the North American Stratigraphic Code. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Hart, E. W., 1988, Fault-rupture zones in California; Alquist-Priolo Special Studies Zones Act of 1972 with index to special studies zones maps: California Division of Mines and Geology Special Publication 42
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