Chugach National Forest: Geologic Map from USGS Branch of Alaska Geology ( GEOLOGY)

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Originator: USDA Forest Service, Chugach National Forest
Publication_Date: Unpublished material
Title:: Chugach National Forest: Geologic Map from USGS Branch of Alaska Geology ( GEOLOGY)
Online_Linkage: <URL:http://agdc.usgs.gov/data/usfs/chugach/geology.html>

Description:

Abstract:: Digitized from the Geologic Map of the Chugach National Forest, AK prepared by Steven W Nelson, JA Dumoulin, & Marti L Miller, 1985.
Purpose: Forest plan revision.
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Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1985

Currentness_Reference: 1985

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Progress: In Work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Irregular

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -150
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -143
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 62
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 59

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Theme_Keyword: GEOLOGY

Place:

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Place_Keyword: AK
Place_Keyword: Alaska
Place_Keyword: Chugach
Place_Keyword: Forest
Place_Keyword: South Central

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Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Chugach National Forest GIS

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 3301 C Street, Suite 300
City: Anchorage
State_or_Province: AK
Postal_Code: 99503
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (907)743-9574

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Karin.Preston/r10_chugach@fs.fed.us

Hours_of_Service: 7:30AM - 4:30PM Alaska Standard Time

Contact_Instructions: Mail or E-Mail the above address.

Native_Data_Set_Environment: IBM RS6000 AIX, ARC/Info

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Originator: USGS Branch of Alaska Geology
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title: Unknown

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: N/A

Source_Contribution: See above.

Type_of_Source_Media: paper map

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Calendar_Date: 1985

Source_Currentness_Reference: 1985

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Process_Date: unknown

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Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator

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UTM_Zone_Number: 6

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<><><><>  Data File and Item Definitions  <><><><> 			Theme       File Description           Item           Re- BEG WI O- TY DE ALT     Item Description
Name        ---------------            -----          DEF COL DE WI PE CI Name    ----------------
GEOLOGY     Geologic Map               AREA                1   8 18  F  5         Polygon Area in Square Meters
Polygons                   PERIMETER           9   8 18  F  5         Distance Around the Polygon in Meters
GEOLOGY#           17   4  5  B  0         Coverage Feature Number - System Generated
Page 1 of 3                GEOLOGY-ID         21   4  5  B  0         Coverage Feature ID - System Generated
============ THEME SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOLLOWS ============
GEO-CODE           25   4  4  I  - CODE    Geologic Feature Code
Valid Codes
100 = Surficial deposits, undifferentiated
101 = Ice fields or Glaciers
102 = Water contacts (Lakes and Ocean)
220 = Yakataga Formation (Miocene)
230 = Redwood Formation (Miocene and Oligocene?)
235 = Sedimentary rocks, undivided Poul Creek
Formation (Miocene, Oligocene, and Eocene)
240 = Tokun Formation (Oligocene and Eocene)
250 = Kulthieth Formation (Eocene)
255 = Stillwater Formation (Eocene)
270 = Conglomerate, Orca Group (Eocene? and Paleocene)
271 = Sedimentary rocks undivided, Orca Group
(Eocene? and Paleocene)
272 = Tuffaceous sedimentary rocks, Orca Group
(Eocene? and Paleocene)
320 = Volcanic rocks, undivided, Poul Creek Formation
(Miocene, Oligocene, and Eocene)
330 = Pillow basalt, Orca Group (Eocene? and Paleocene)
331 = Pillow basalt and sedimentary rocks, Orca Group
(Eocene? and Paleocene)
332 = Interbedded sedimentary and mafic volcanic rocks,
Orca Group (Eocene? and Paleocene)
333 = Volcanic rocks, undivided, Orca Group
(Eocene? and Paleocene)
334 = Sheeted dikes, Orca Group (Eocene? and Paleocene)
405 = Dacite of Cape Saint Elias (Miocene)
420 = Granite and qranodiorite (Oligocene)
421 = Gabbro and diorite (Oligocene)
422 = Miners Bay pluton (Oligocene)
423 = Mafic plugs (Oligocene)
440 = Granite granodiorite (Eocene)
455 = Felsic dikes (Eocene? and Paleocene?)
Updated 01/15/03

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Theme       File Description           Item           Re- BEG WI O- TY DE ALT     Item Description
Name        ---------------            -----          DEF COL DE WI PE CI Name    ----------------

GEOLOGY     Geologic Map                                                            470 = Gabbro, Orca Group (Eocene? and Paleocene)
Polygons                                                                471 = Ultramafic rocks, Orca Group
(Eocene? and Paleocene)
510 = Sedimentary rocks, undivided, Valdez Group
Page 2 of 3	                                                            553 = Ultamafic rocks, Valdez Group
554 = Interbedded volcanic and sedimentary rocks,
Valdez Group
610 = Paragneiss, Valdez Group
611 = Greenstone, Valdez Group
650 = McHugh Complex melange
GEO-TYPE           29   8 8 C  - TYPE    Geologic Feature Type
Valid Codes
Fresh = Fresh water (lakes)
Glacier = Ice fields or Glaciers
Km = McHugh Complex melange
Kvg = Paragneiss, Valdez Group
Kvgr = Greenstone, Valdez Group
Kvs = Sedimentary rocks, undivided, Valdez Group
Kvu = Ultamafic rocks, Valdez Group
Kvvs = Interbedded volcanic and sedimentary rocks
Valdez Group
Qu = Surficial deposits, undifferentiated
Salt = Salt water (ocean)
Td = Dacite of Cape Saint Elias (Miocene)
Tfd = Felsic dikes (Eocene? and Paleocene)
Tg = Granite and qranodiorite (Oligocene)
Tgd = Gabbro and diorite (Oligocene)
Tgg = Granite granodiorite (Eocene)
Tk = Kulthieth Formation (Eocene)
Tm = Mafic plugs (Oligocene?)
Tmb = Miners Bay pluton (Oligocene)
Toc = Conglomerate, Orca Group (Eocene? and Paleocene)
Tod = Sheeted dikes, Orca Group (Eocene? and Paleocene)
Togb = Gabbro, Orca Group (Eocene? and Paleocene)
Top = Pillow basalt, Orca Group (Eocene? and Paleocene)
Tops = Pillow basalt and sedimentary rocks, Orca Group
(Eocene? and Paleocene)
Tos = Sedimentary rocks undivided, Orca Group
(Eocene? and Paleocene)
Tosv = Interbedded sedimentary and mafic volcanic
rocks, Orca Group (Eocene? and Paleocene)
Tots = Tuffaceous sedimentary rocks, Orca Group
(Eocene? and Paleocene)
Tou = Ultramafic rocks, Orca Group
(Eocene? and Paleocene)
Tov = Volcanic rocks, undivided, Orca Group
(Eocene? and Paleocene)
Tps = Sedimentary rocks, undivided, Poul Creek
Formation (Miocene, Oligocene, and Eocene)
Tpv = Volcanic rocks, undivided, Poul Creek Formation
(Miocene, Oligocene, and Eocene)
Tr = Redwood Formation (Miocene and Oligocene?)
Ts = Stillwater Formation (Eocene)
Tt = Tokun Formation (Oligocene and Eocene)
Ty = Yakataga Formation (Miocene)
Updated 01/15/03

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Theme       File Description           Item           Re- BEG WI O- TY DE ALT     Item Description
Name        ---------------            -----          DEF COL DE WI PE CI Name    ----------------

GEOLOGY     Geologic Map               FNODE#              1   4  5  B  0         The Arcs's From-Node ID
Arcs                       TNODE#              5   4  5  B  0         The Arc's To-Node ID
LPOLY#              9   4  5  B  0         The Poly-ID on the Left Side of Arc
Page 3 of 3                RPOLY#             13   4  5  B  0         The Poly-ID on the Right Side of Arc
LENGTH             17   8 18  F  5         Length of the Arc in Meters
GEOLOGY#           25   4  5  B  0         Coverage Feature Number - System Generated
GEOLOGY-ID         29   4  5  B  0         Coverage Feature ID - System Generated
============ THEME SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOLLOWS ============
ARC-CODE           33   3  3  I  - AC      Geologic arc code
Valid Codes
1 = Stratigraphic contact, certain
2 = Stratigraphic contact, approximate
4 = Normal fault, certain
5 = Normal fault, approximate
7 = Shoreline or riverbank
10 = Thrust fault, certain
11 = Thrust fault, approximate
15 = Ice contact (glacier limit)
51 = Concealed contact
52 = Concealed fault
53 = Concealed thrust fault
93 = Lineament
99 = Bounding line(neatline) of coverage

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Distribution_Information:

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Contact_Organization: Chugach National Forest

Contact_Position: Database Administrator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing address
Address: 3301 C Street, Suite 300
City: Anchorage
State_or_Province: AK
Postal_Code: 99503
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (907)743-9574

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Karin.Preston/r10_chugach@fs.fed.us

Hours_of_Service: 7:30AM - 4:30PM Alaska Standard Time

Contact_Instructions: Mail or E-Mail the above address.

Resource_Description: GEOLOGY

Distribution_Liability:

This information is being shared as a prototype. The Forest Service cannot assure the reliability or suitability of this information for a particular purpose. Original data was compiled from various sources. Spatial information may not meet National Map Accuracy Standards.

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Network_Resource_Name:: <URL:ftp://agdc.usgs.gov/pub/usfs/chugach/e00_files/geology.e00.gz>

Access_Instructions: Open access via anonymous ftp

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 19970311

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Karin Preston
Contact_Organization: Chugach National Forest

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 3301 C Street, Suite 300
City: Anchorage
State_or_Province: AK
Postal_Code: 99503
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (907)743-9574

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Karin.Preston/r10_chugach@fs.fed.us

Hours_of_Service: 7:30AM - 4:30PM Alaska Standard Time

Contact_Instructions: Mail or E-Mail the above address.

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Access_Constraints: None

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