Mineral Resources On-Line Spatial Data
Interactive maps > Data download > Geology > by state
- one: geologic map with formations, - two: faults (where present), - three: dikes (where present), - four: miscellaneous line features (where present), - five: miscellaneous point features (where present).
Dicken, Connie L. , Nicholson, Suzanne W. , Horton, John D. , Foose, Michael P. , and Mueller, Julia A.L. , 2005, Integrated Geologic Map Databases for the United States: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1323, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA.Online Links:
This is a Vector data set.
The map projection used is Lambert Conformal Conic.
Planar coordinates are encoded using coordinate pair
Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.01
Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.01
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 |
|---|---|
| at | Almond Trondhjemite |
| ba | Beaverdam Amphibolite |
| bm | Mylonitic and Cataclastic Rocks in the Brevard, Towaliga, and Goat Rock Fault Zones |
| bsg | Bluff Springs Granite |
| Cb | Bibb Dolomite |
| Cbf | Brierfield Dolomite |
| Cc | Conasauga Formation |
| Cch | Chilhowee Group undifferentiated |
| Ccl | Conasauga Formation, lower unnamed shale facies |
| Ccn | Cochran Formation |
| Ccr | Copper Ridge Dolomite |
| Ck | Ketona Dolomite |
| Cn | Nichols Formation |
| Cr | Rome Formation |
| cr | Mylonitic and Cataclastic Rocks in the Brevard, Towaliga, and Goat Rock Fault Zones |
| Cs | Shady Dolomite |
| Cwwr | Weisner and Wilson Ridge Formations undifferentiated |
| da | Dadeville Complex; Agricola Schist |
| Dc | Chattanooga Shale |
| Dcfm | Chattanooga Shale and Frog Mountain Sandstone undifferentiated |
| dch | Dadeville Complex; Camp Hill Granite Gneiss |
| Dfm | Frog Mountain Sandstone |
| dmum | Dadeville Complex; Mafic and ultramafic rock |
| drc | Dadeville Complex; Ropes Creek Amphibolite |
| drm | Dadeville Complex; Rock Mills Granite Gneiss |
| Dtjc | Talladega Group; Jemison Chert and Chulafinnee Schist undifferentiated |
| Dtjcc | Talladega Group; No name on map |
| dwgn | Dadeville Complex; Waverly Gneiss |
| dws | Dadeville Complex; Waresville Schist |
| egn | Elkahatchee Quartz Diorite Gneiss |
| em | Emuckfaw Group; Emuckfaw Group undifferentiated in part |
| emg | Emuckfaw Group; Glenloch Schist |
| EOgl | Claiborne Group; Gosport Sand and Lisbon Formation undifferentiated in part |
| EOh | Wilcox Group; Hatchetigbee Formation |
| EOj | Jackson Group undifferentiated |
| EOl | Claiborne Group; Gosport Sand and Lisbon Formation undifferentiated in part |
| EOt | Claiborne Group; Tallahatta Formation |
| Halt | Alluvial, coastal and low terrace deposits |
| hch | Hatchet Creek Group; Hanover Schist |
| hcp | Hatchet Creek Group; Pinchoulee Gneiss |
| hf | Higgins Ferry Group |
| hfgr | Higgins Ferry Group; Roscoelite-graphite-quartz schist and graphitic quartzite |
| hfgt | Higgins Ferry Group; Garnet quartzite (garnetite) and garnitiferous altered mafic rock |
| hg | Hissop Granite |
| hgs | Hillabee Greenstone |
| hgsf | Hillabee Greenstone, unnamed dacite unit |
| hp | Heflin Phyllite |
| jg | Jacksons Gap Group; Jacksons Gap Group undifferentiated in part |
| jgc | Jacksons Gap Group; Jacksons Gap Group, Unnamed unit |
| jgt | Jacksons Gap Group; Tallassee Metaquartzite |
| ka | Ketchepedrakee Amphibolite |
| kb | Kahatchee Mountain Group; Brewer Phyllite |
| kbs | Kahatchee Mountain Group; Sawyer Limestone Member of Brewer Phyllite |
| Kck | Tuscaloosa Group; Coker Formation |
| Kd | Selma Group; Demopolis Chalk |
| Ke | Eutaw Formation |
| Kg | Tuscaloosa Group; Gordo Formation |
| kgn | Kowaliga Gneiss |
| Km | Selma Group; Mooreville Chalk |
| Kp | Selma Group; Providence Sand |
| Kpb | Selma Group; Prairie Bluff Chalk |
| Kr | Selma Group; Ripley Formation |
| KRb | Selma Group; Blufftown Formation |
| Krc | Selma Group; Cusseta Sand Member of the Ripley Formation |
| ksc | Kahatchee Mountain Group; Stumps Creek Formation |
| Kt | Tuscaloosa Group undifferentiated |
| kwc | Kahatchee Mountain Group; Wash Creek Slate |
| kwck | Kahatchee Mountain Group; Kalona Quartzite Member of Wash Creek Slate |
| kwx | Kahatchee Mountain Group; Waxahatchee Slate |
| Mb | Bangor Limestone |
| Mbm | Bangor and Monteagle Limestones undivided in part |
| mda | Mitchell Dam Amphibolite |
| Mf | Floyd Shale |
| Mfp | Fort Payne Chert |
| mgn | Motts Gneiss |
| mgna | Motts Gneiss, Unnamed unit |
| Mh | Hartselle Sandstone |
| mi | Mad Indian Group |
| migr | Mad Indian Group; Irregular zones of sericite-quartz schist |
| MIm | Miocene Series undifferentiated |
| MIm | Monteagle Limestone |
| mm | Moffits Mill Schist |
| Mp | Pennington Formation |
| Mpm | Pride Mountain Formation |
| Mpmm | Pride Mountain Formation and Monteagle Limestone undifferentiated |
| Mt | Tuscumbia Limestone |
| Mtfp | Tuscumbia Limestone and Fort Payne Chert undivided |
| Mu | Paleozoic shale undifferentiated |
| mu | Metaclastic rocks of unknown affinity |
| my | Mylonitic and Cataclastic Rocks in the Brevard, Towaliga, and Goat Rock Fault Zones |
| oa | Opelika Complex; Auburn Gneiss |
| Oal | Athens Shale and Lenoir Limestone undifferentiated |
| oas | Opelika Complex; Auburn Gneiss, Unnamed unit |
| ob | Opelika Complex; Bottle Granite |
| Oc | Chickamauga Limestone |
| Oca | Attalla Chert Conglomerate Member of the Chickamauga Limestone |
| OCccr | Chepultepec and Copper Ridge Dolomites undifferentiated |
| OCk | Knox Group undifferentiated |
| Ocm | Colvin Mountain Sandstone |
| Og | Greensport Formation |
| OGEOrs | Claiborne/Jackson Group; Residuum |
| OGo | Oligocene Series undifferentiated |
| Oi | Inman Formation |
| ol | Opelika Complex; Loachapoka Schist |
| Olo | Little Oak Limestone |
| Olol | Little Oak and Lenoir Limestones undifferentiated |
| Olon | Little Oak and Newala Limestones undifferentiated |
| Olp | Leipers Limestone |
| Olv | Longview Limestone |
| On | Newala Limestone |
| Onlv | Newala and Longview Limestones undifferentiated |
| Onv | Nashville Group |
| Onvsr | Nashville and Stones River Groups undifferentiated |
| ORa | Athens Shale |
| Os | Sequatchie Formation |
| Oscmg | Sequatchie Formation, Colvin Mountain Sandstone, Greensport Formation undifferentiated |
| Osr | Stones River Groups undifferentiated in part |
| Ou | Ordovician System undivided in part (Includes Sequatchie Formation, Elkmont Formation, Leipers Limestone, Inman Formation, Nashville Group, and Stones River Group) |
| pbm | Poe Bridge Mountain Group |
| pbmgr | Poe Bridge Mountain Group; Roscoelite-graphite quartz schist and graphitic quartzite |
| pbmgt | Poe Bridge Mountain Group; Garnet quartzite (garnetite) and garnitiferous altered mafic rock |
| pc | Pine Mountain Group; Chewacla Marble |
| ph | Pine Mountain Group; Hollis Quartzite |
| pm | Pine Mountain Group; Manchester Schist |
| PMpw | Parkwood Formation |
| PMpwf | Parkwood Formation and Floyd Shale undifferentiated |
| PMpwp | Parkwood and Pennington Formations undifferentiated |
| PNcl | Midway Group; Clayton Formation |
| PNn | Midway Group; Naheola Formation |
| PNnf | Wilcox Group; Nanafalia Formation |
| PNpc | Midway Group; Porters Creek Formation |
| PNsm | Wilcox Group; Salt Mountain Limestone |
| PNtu | Wilcox Group; Tuscahoma Sand |
| Ppv | Pottsville Formation |
| Ppv11 | Pottsville Formation (lower part) |
| Ppv1u | Pottsville Formation (upper part) |
| Ppv21 | Pottsville Formation (lower part) |
| Ppv2u | Pottsville Formation (upper part) |
| PSPOci | Citronelle Formation |
| PSt | High terrace deposits |
| rg | Rockford Granite |
| sf | Sylacauga Marble Group; Fayetteville Phyllite |
| sgb | Sylacauga Marble Group; Gooch Branch Chert |
| sgq | Sylacauga Marble Group; Gantts Quarry Formation |
| sj | Sylacauga Marble Group; Jumbo Dolomite |
| Srm | Red Mountain Formation |
| ssrc | Sylacauga Marble Group; Shelvin Rock Church Formation |
| Su | Silurian System undivided (Includes Wayne Group and Brassfield Limestone) |
| tbr | Talladega Group; Butting Ram Sandstone |
| tld | Talladega Group; Lay Dam Formation |
| tldc | Talladega Group; Cheaha Quartzite Member of Lay Dam Formation |
| tldd | Talladega Group; Lay Dam Formation, unnamed diamictite facies |
| tldm | Talladega Group; Miller Mill Quartzite Member of the Lay Dam Formation |
| uhg | Uchee Complex; Hospilika Granite |
| um | Ultramafic rock |
| upc | Uchee Complex; Phenix City Gneiss |
| Water | water |
| we | Wedowee Group; Wedowee Group undifferentiated |
| wec | Wedowee Group; Cornhouse Schist |
| weh | Wedowee Group; Hackneyville Schist |
| wh | Wacoochee Complex; Halawaka Schist |
| wpc | Wacoochee Complex; Phelps Creek Gneiss |
| wwm | Wacoochee Complex; Whatley Mill Gneiss |
| zg | Zana Granite |
| Value | Definition |
|---|---|
| at;7 | Almond Trondhjemite |
| ba;7 | Beaverdam Amphibolite |
| bm;9 | Mylonitic and Cataclastic Rocks in the Brevard, Towaliga, and Goat Rock Fault Zones |
| bsg;7 | Bluff Springs Granite |
| CAb;6 | Bibb Dolomite |
| CAbf;6 | Brierfield Dolomite |
| CAc;3 | Conasauga Formation |
| CAc;5 | Conasauga Formation |
| CAc;6 | Conasauga Formation |
| CAch;6 | Chilhowee Group undifferentiated |
| CAcl;6 | Conasauga Formation, lower unnamed shale facies |
| CAcn;6 | Cochran Formation |
| CAcr;5 | Copper Ridge Dolomite |
| CAk;3 | Ketona Dolomite |
| CAk;4 | Ketona Dolomite |
| CAn;6 | Nichols Formation |
| CAr;6 | Rome Formation |
| cr;9 | Mylonitic and Cataclastic Rocks in the Brevard, Towaliga, and Goat Rock Fault Zones |
| CAs;6 | Shady Dolomite |
| CAwwr;6 | Weisner and Wilson Ridge Formations undifferentiated |
| da;8 | Dadeville Complex; Agricola Schist |
| Dc;2 | Chattanooga Shale |
| Dc;3 | Chattanooga Shale |
| Dc;4 | Chattanooga Shale |
| Dcfm;4 | Chattanooga Shale and Frog Mountain Sandstone undifferentiated |
| dch;8 | Dadeville Complex; Camp Hill Granite Gneiss |
| Dfm;6 | Frog Mountain Sandstone |
| dmum;8 | Dadeville Complex; Mafic and ultramafic rock |
| drc;8 | Dadeville Complex; Ropes Creek Amphibolite |
| drm;8 | Dadeville Complex; Rock Mills Granite Gneiss |
| Dtjc;7 | Talladega Group; Jemison Chert and Chulafinnee Schist undifferentiated |
| Dtjcc;7 | Talladega Group; No name on map |
| dwgn;8 | Dadeville Complex; Waverly Gneiss |
| dws;8 | Dadeville Complex; Waresville Schist |
| egn;7 | Elkahatchee Quartz Diorite Gneiss |
| em;7 | Emuckfaw Group; Emuckfaw Group undifferentiated in part |
| emg;7 | Emuckfaw Group; Glenloch Schist |
| EOgl;1 | Claiborne Group; Gosport Sand and Lisbon Formation undifferentiated in part |
| EOh;1 | Wilcox Group; Hatchetigbee Formation |
| EOj;1 | Jackson Group undifferentiated |
| EOl;1 | Claiborne Group; Gosport Sand and Lisbon Formation undifferentiated in part |
| EOt;1 | Claiborne Group; Tallahatta Formation |
| Halt;0 | Alluvial, coastal and low terrace deposits |
| hch;7 | Hatchet Creek Group; Hanover Schist |
| hcp;7 | Hatchet Creek Group; Pinchoulee Gneiss |
| hf;7 | Higgins Ferry Group |
| hfgr;7 | Higgins Ferry Group; Roscoelite-graphite-quartz schist and graphitic quartzite |
| hfgt;7 | Higgins Ferry Group; Garnet quartzite (garnetite) and garnitiferous altered mafic rock |
| hg;7 | Hissop Granite |
| hgs;7 | Hillabee Greenstone |
| hgsf;7 | Hillabee Greenstone, unnamed dacite unit |
| hp;7 | Heflin Phyllite |
| jg;7 | Jacksons Gap Group; Jacksons Gap Group undifferentiated in part |
| jgc;7 | Jacksons Gap Group; Jacksons Gap Group, Unnamed unit |
| jgt;7 | Jacksons Gap Group; Tallassee Metaquartzite |
| ka;7 | Ketchepedrakee Amphibolite |
| kb;7 | Kahatchee Mountain Group; Brewer Phyllite |
| kbs;7 | Kahatchee Mountain Group; Sawyer Limestone Member of Brewer Phyllite |
| Kck;1 | Tuscaloosa Group; Coker Formation |
| Kd;1 | Selma Group; Demopolis Chalk |
| Ke;1 | Eutaw Formation |
| Kg;1 | Tuscaloosa Group; Gordo Formation |
| kgn;7 | Kowaliga Gneiss |
| Km;1 | Selma Group; Mooreville Chalk |
| Kp;1 | Selma Group; Providence Sand |
| Kpb;1 | Selma Group; Prairie Bluff Chalk |
| Kr;1 | Selma Group; Ripley Formation |
| KRb;1 | Selma Group; Blufftown Formation |
| Krc;1 | Selma Group; Cusseta Sand Member of the Ripley Formation |
| ksc;7 | Kahatchee Mountain Group; Stumps Creek Formation |
| Kt;1 | Tuscaloosa Group undifferentiated |
| kwc;7 | Kahatchee Mountain Group; Wash Creek Slate |
| kwck;7 | Kahatchee Mountain Group; Kalona Quartzite Member of Wash Creek Slate |
| kwx;7 | Kahatchee Mountain Group; Waxahatchee Slate |
| Mb;2 | Bangor Limestone |
| Mb;3 | Bangor Limestone |
| Mb;5 | Bangor Limestone |
| Mbm;5 | Bangor and Monteagle Limestones undivided in part |
| mda;7 | Mitchell Dam Amphibolite |
| Mf;4 | Floyd Shale |
| Mfp;2 | Fort Payne Chert |
| Mfp;3 | Fort Payne Chert |
| mgn;9 | Motts Gneiss |
| mgna;9 | Motts Gneiss, Unnamed unit |
| Mh;2 | Hartselle Sandstone |
| Mh;3 | Hartselle Sandstone |
| Mh;4 | Hartselle Sandstone |
| mi;7 | Mad Indian Group |
| migr;7 | Mad Indian Group; Irregular zones of sericite-quartz schist |
| MIm;1 | Miocene Series undifferentiated |
| MIm;2 | Monteagle Limestone |
| MIm;3 | Monteagle Limestone |
| MIm;5 | Monteagle Limestone |
| mm;9 | Moffits Mill Schist |
| Mp;2 | Pennington Formation |
| Mp;3 | Pennington Formation |
| Mpm;2 | Pride Mountain Formation |
| Mpm;3 | Pride Mountain Formation |
| Mpm;4 | Pride Mountain Formation |
| Mpmm;2 | Pride Mountain Formation and Monteagle Limestone undifferentiated |
| Mt;2 | Tuscumbia Limestone |
| Mt;3 | Tuscumbia Limestone |
| Mtfp;3 | Tuscumbia Limestone and Fort Payne Chert undivided |
| Mtfp;5 | Tuscumbia Limestone and Fort Payne Chert undivided |
| Mtfp;6 | Tuscumbia Limestone and Fort Payne Chert undivided |
| Mu;5 | Paleozoic shale undifferentiated |
| Mu;6 | Paleozoic shale undifferentiated |
| mu;7 | Metaclastic rocks of unknown affinity |
| my;9 | Mylonitic and Cataclastic Rocks in the Brevard, Towaliga, and Goat Rock Fault Zones |
| oa;8 | Opelika Complex; Auburn Gneiss |
| Oal;6 | Athens Shale and Lenoir Limestone undifferentiated |
| oas;8 | Opelika Complex; Auburn Gneiss, Unnamed unit |
| ob;8 | Opelika Complex; Bottle Granite |
| Oc;3 | Chickamauga Limestone |
| Oc;5 | Chickamauga Limestone |
| Oca;3 | Attalla Chert Conglomerate Member of the Chickamauga Limestone |
| Oca;5 | Attalla Chert Conglomerate Member of the Chickamauga Limestone |
| OCAccr;3 | Chepultepec and Copper Ridge Dolomites undifferentiated |
| OCAccr;5 | Chepultepec and Copper Ridge Dolomites undifferentiated |
| OCAccr;6 | Chepultepec and Copper Ridge Dolomites undifferentiated |
| OCAk;3 | Knox Group undifferentiated |
| OCAk;4 | Knox Group undifferentiated |
| Ocm;6 | Colvin Mountain Sandstone |
| Og;6 | Greensport Formation |
| OGEOrs;1 | Claiborne/Jackson Group; Residuum |
| OGo;1 | Oligocene Series undifferentiated |
| Oi;3 | Inman Formation |
| ol;8 | Opelika Complex; Loachapoka Schist |
| Olo;6 | Little Oak Limestone |
| Olol;6 | Little Oak and Lenoir Limestones undifferentiated |
| Olon;6 | Little Oak and Newala Limestones undifferentiated |
| Olp;3 | Leipers Limestone |
| Olv;6 | Longview Limestone |
| On;6 | Newala Limestone |
| Onlv;6 | Newala and Longview Limestones undifferentiated |
| Onv;3 | Nashville Group |
| Onvsr;3 | Nashville and Stones River Groups undifferentiated |
| ORa;6 | Athens Shale |
| Os;2 | Sequatchie Formation |
| Os;3 | Sequatchie Formation |
| Os;5 | Sequatchie Formation |
| Os;6 | Sequatchie Formation |
| Oscmg;5 | Sequatchie Formation, Colvin Mountain Sandstone, Greensport Formation undifferentiated |
| Oscmg;6 | Sequatchie Formation, Colvin Mountain Sandstone, Greensport Formation undifferentiated |
| Osr;3 | Stones River Groups undifferentiated in part |
| Ou;2 | Ordovician System undivided in part (Includes Sequatchie Formation, Elkmont Formation, Leipers Limestone, Inman Formation, Nashville Group, and Stones River Group) |
| pbm;7 | Poe Bridge Mountain Group |
| pbmgr;7 | Poe Bridge Mountain Group; Roscoelite-graphite quartz schist and graphitic quartzite |
| pbmgt;7 | Poe Bridge Mountain Group; Garnet quartzite (garnetite) and garnitiferous altered mafic rock |
| pc;9 | Pine Mountain Group; Chewacla Marble |
| ph;9 | Pine Mountain Group; Hollis Quartzite |
| pm;9 | Pine Mountain Group; Manchester Schist |
| PAMpw;2 | Parkwood Formation |
| PAMpw;4 | Parkwood Formation |
| PAMpwf;4 | Parkwood Formation and Floyd Shale undifferentiated |
| PAMpwp;3 | Parkwood and Pennington Formations undifferentiated |
| PAMpwp;5 | Parkwood and Pennington Formations undifferentiated |
| PApv;3 | Pottsville Formation |
| PApv11;3 | Pottsville Formation (lower part) |
| PApv1u;3 | Pottsville Formation (upper part) |
| PApv21;4 | Pottsville Formation (lower part) |
| PApv2u;4 | Pottsville Formation (upper part) |
| PNcl;1 | Midway Group; Clayton Formation |
| PNn;1 | Midway Group; Naheola Formation |
| PNnf;1 | Wilcox Group; Nanafalia Formation |
| PNpc;1 | Midway Group; Porters Creek Formation |
| PNsm;1 | Wilcox Group; Salt Mountain Limestone |
| PNtu;1 | Wilcox Group; Tuscahoma Sand |
| PSPOci;1 | Citronelle Formation |
| PSt;0 | High terrace deposits |
| rg;7 | Rockford Granite |
| sf;7 | Sylacauga Marble Group; Fayetteville Phyllite |
| sgb;7 | Sylacauga Marble Group; Gooch Branch Chert |
| sgq;7 | Sylacauga Marble Group; Gantts Quarry Formation |
| sj;7 | Sylacauga Marble Group; Jumbo Dolomite |
| Srm;3 | Red Mountain Formation |
| Srm;5 | Red Mountain Formation |
| Srm;6 | Red Mountain Formation |
| ssrc;7 | Sylacauga Marble Group; Shelvin Rock Church Formation |
| Su;2 | Silurian System undivided (Includes Wayne Group and Brassfield Limestone) |
| tbr;7 | Talladega Group; Butting Ram Sandstone |
| tld;7 | Talladega Group; Lay Dam Formation |
| tldc;7 | Talladega Group; Cheaha Quartzite Member of Lay Dam Formation |
| tldd;7 | Talladega Group; Lay Dam Formation, unnamed diamictite facies |
| tldm;7 | Talladega Group; Miller Mill Quartzite Member of the Lay Dam Formation |
| uhg;9 | Uchee Complex; Hospilika Granite |
| um;7 | Ultramafic rock |
| upc;9 | Uchee Complex; Phenix City Gneiss |
| water;0 | water |
| we;7 | Wedowee Group; Wedowee Group undifferentiated |
| wec;7 | Wedowee Group; Cornhouse Schist |
| weh;7 | Wedowee Group; Hackneyville Schist |
| wh;9 | Wacoochee Complex; Halawaka Schist |
| wpc;9 | Wacoochee Complex; Phelps Creek Gneiss |
| wwm;9 | Wacoochee Complex; Whatley Mill Gneiss |
| zg;7 | Zana Granite |
| Value | Definition |
|---|---|
| ALat;7 | Almond Trondhjemite |
| ALba;7 | Beaverdam Amphibolite |
| ALbm;9 | Mylonitic and Cataclastic Rocks in the Brevard, Towaliga, and Goat Rock Fault Zones |
| ALbsg;7 | Bluff Springs Granite |
| ALCAb;6 | Bibb Dolomite |
| ALCAbf;6 | Brierfield Dolomite |
| ALCAc;3 | Conasauga Formation |
| ALCAc;5 | Conasauga Formation |
| ALCAc;6 | Conasauga Formation |
| ALCAch;6 | Chilhowee Group undifferentiated |
| ALCAcl;6 | Conasauga Formation, lower unnamed shale facies |
| ALCAcn;6 | Cochran Formation |
| ALCAcr;5 | Copper Ridge Dolomite |
| ALCAk;3 | Ketona Dolomite |
| ALCAk;4 | Ketona Dolomite |
| ALCAn;6 | Nichols Formation |
| ALCAr;6 | Rome Formation |
| ALcr;9 | Mylonitic and Cataclastic Rocks in the Brevard, Towaliga, and Goat Rock Fault Zones |
| ALCAs;6 | Shady Dolomite |
| ALCAwwr;6 | Weisner and Wilson Ridge Formations undifferentiated |
| ALda;8 | Dadeville Complex; Agricola Schist |
| ALDc;2 | Chattanooga Shale |
| ALDc;3 | Chattanooga Shale |
| ALDc;4 | Chattanooga Shale |
| ALDcfm;4 | Chattanooga Shale and Frog Mountain Sandstone undifferentiated |
| ALdch;8 | Dadeville Complex; Camp Hill Granite Gneiss |
| ALDfm;6 | Frog Mountain Sandstone |
| ALdmum;8 | Dadeville Complex; Mafic and ultramafic rock |
| ALdrc;8 | Dadeville Complex; Ropes Creek Amphibolite |
| ALdrm;8 | Dadeville Complex; Rock Mills Granite Gneiss |
| ALDtjc;7 | Talladega Group; Jemison Chert and Chulafinnee Schist undifferentiated |
| ALDtjcc;7 | Talladega Group; No name on map |
| ALdwgn;8 | Dadeville Complex; Waverly Gneiss |
| ALdws;8 | Dadeville Complex; Waresville Schist |
| ALegn;7 | Elkahatchee Quartz Diorite Gneiss |
| ALem;7 | Emuckfaw Group; Emuckfaw Group undifferentiated in part |
| ALemg;7 | Emuckfaw Group; Glenloch Schist |
| ALEOgl;1 | Claiborne Group; Gosport Sand and Lisbon Formation undifferentiated in part |
| ALEOh;1 | Wilcox Group; Hatchetigbee Formation |
| ALEOj;1 | Jackson Group undifferentiated |
| ALEOl;1 | Claiborne Group; Gosport Sand and Lisbon Formation undifferentiated in part |
| ALEOt;1 | Claiborne Group; Tallahatta Formation |
| ALHalt;0 | Alluvial, coastal and low terrace deposits |
| ALhch;7 | Hatchet Creek Group; Hanover Schist |
| ALhcp;7 | Hatchet Creek Group; Pinchoulee Gneiss |
| ALhf;7 | Higgins Ferry Group |
| ALhfgr;7 | Higgins Ferry Group; Roscoelite-graphite-quartz schist and graphitic quartzite |
| ALhfgt;7 | Higgins Ferry Group; Garnet quartzite (garnetite) and garnitiferous altered mafic rock |
| ALhg;7 | Hissop Granite |
| ALhgs;7 | Hillabee Greenstone |
| ALhgsf;7 | Hillabee Greenstone, unnamed dacite unit |
| ALhp;7 | Heflin Phyllite |
| ALjg;7 | Jacksons Gap Group; Jacksons Gap Group undifferentiated in part |
| ALjgc;7 | Jacksons Gap Group; Jacksons Gap Group, Unnamed unit |
| ALjgt;7 | Jacksons Gap Group; Tallassee Metaquartzite |
| ALka;7 | Ketchepedrakee Amphibolite |
| ALkb;7 | Kahatchee Mountain Group; Brewer Phyllite |
| ALkbs;7 | Kahatchee Mountain Group; Sawyer Limestone Member of Brewer Phyllite |
| ALKck;1 | Tuscaloosa Group; Coker Formation |
| ALKd;1 | Selma Group; Demopolis Chalk |
| ALKe;1 | Eutaw Formation |
| ALKg;1 | Tuscaloosa Group; Gordo Formation |
| ALkgn;7 | Kowaliga Gneiss |
| ALKm;1 | Selma Group; Mooreville Chalk |
| ALKp;1 | Selma Group; Providence Sand |
| ALKpb;1 | Selma Group; Prairie Bluff Chalk |
| ALKr;1 | Selma Group; Ripley Formation |
| ALKRb;1 | Selma Group; Blufftown Formation |
| ALKrc;1 | Selma Group; Cusseta Sand Member of the Ripley Formation |
| ALksc;7 | Kahatchee Mountain Group; Stumps Creek Formation |
| ALKt;1 | Tuscaloosa Group undifferentiated |
| ALkwc;7 | Kahatchee Mountain Group; Wash Creek Slate |
| ALkwck;7 | Kahatchee Mountain Group; Kalona Quartzite Member of Wash Creek Slate |
| ALkwx;7 | Kahatchee Mountain Group; Waxahatchee Slate |
| ALMb;2 | Bangor Limestone |
| ALMb;3 | Bangor Limestone |
| ALMb;5 | Bangor Limestone |
| ALMbm;5 | Bangor and Monteagle Limestones undivided in part |
| ALmda;7 | Mitchell Dam Amphibolite |
| ALMf;4 | Floyd Shale |
| ALMfp;2 | Fort Payne Chert |
| ALMfp;3 | Fort Payne Chert |
| ALmgn;9 | Motts Gneiss |
| ALmgna;9 | Motts Gneiss, Unnamed unit |
| ALMh;2 | Hartselle Sandstone |
| ALMh;3 | Hartselle Sandstone |
| ALMh;4 | Hartselle Sandstone |
| ALmi;7 | Mad Indian Group |
| ALmigr;7 | Mad Indian Group; Irregular zones of sericite-quartz schist |
| ALMIm;1 | Miocene Series undifferentiated |
| ALMIm;2 | Monteagle Limestone |
| ALMIm;3 | Monteagle Limestone |
| ALMIm;5 | Monteagle Limestone |
| ALmm;9 | Moffits Mill Schist |
| ALMp;2 | Pennington Formation |
| ALMp;3 | Pennington Formation |
| ALMpm;2 | Pride Mountain Formation |
| ALMpm;3 | Pride Mountain Formation |
| ALMpm;4 | Pride Mountain Formation |
| ALMpmm;2 | Pride Mountain Formation and Monteagle Limestone undifferentiated |
| ALMt;2 | Tuscumbia Limestone |
| ALMt;3 | Tuscumbia Limestone |
| ALMtfp;3 | Tuscumbia Limestone and Fort Payne Chert undivided |
| ALMtfp;5 | Tuscumbia Limestone and Fort Payne Chert undivided |
| ALMtfp;6 | Tuscumbia Limestone and Fort Payne Chert undivided |
| ALMu;5 | Paleozoic shale undifferentiated |
| ALMu;6 | Paleozoic shale undifferentiated |
| ALmu;7 | Metaclastic rocks of unknown affinity |
| ALmy;9 | Mylonitic and Cataclastic Rocks in the Brevard, Towaliga, and Goat Rock Fault Zones |
| ALoa;8 | Opelika Complex; Auburn Gneiss |
| ALOal;6 | Athens Shale and Lenoir Limestone undifferentiated |
| ALoas;8 | Opelika Complex; Auburn Gneiss, Unnamed unit |
| ALob;8 | Opelika Complex; Bottle Granite |
| ALOc;3 | Chickamauga Limestone |
| ALOc;5 | Chickamauga Limestone |
| ALOca;3 | Attalla Chert Conglomerate Member of the Chickamauga Limestone |
| ALOca;5 | Attalla Chert Conglomerate Member of the Chickamauga Limestone |
| ALOCAccr;3 | Chepultepec and Copper Ridge Dolomites undifferentiated |
| ALOCAccr;5 | Chepultepec and Copper Ridge Dolomites undifferentiated |
| ALOCAccr;6 | Chepultepec and Copper Ridge Dolomites undifferentiated |
| ALOCAk;3 | Knox Group undifferentiated |
| ALOCAk;4 | Knox Group undifferentiated |
| ALOcm;6 | Colvin Mountain Sandstone |
| ALOg;6 | Greensport Formation |
| ALOGEOrs;1 | Claiborne/Jackson Group; Residuum |
| ALOGo;1 | Oligocene Series undifferentiated |
| ALOi;3 | Inman Formation |
| ALol;8 | Opelika Complex; Loachapoka Schist |
| ALOlo;6 | Little Oak Limestone |
| ALOlol;6 | Little Oak and Lenoir Limestones undifferentiated |
| ALOlon;6 | Little Oak and Newala Limestones undifferentiated |
| ALOlp;3 | Leipers Limestone |
| ALOlv;6 | Longview Limestone |
| ALOn;6 | Newala Limestone |
| ALOnlv;6 | Newala and Longview Limestones undifferentiated |
| ALOnv;3 | Nashville Group |
| ALOnvsr;3 | Nashville and Stones River Groups undifferentiated |
| ALORa;6 | Athens Shale |
| ALOs;2 | Sequatchie Formation |
| ALOs;3 | Sequatchie Formation |
| ALOs;5 | Sequatchie Formation |
| ALOs;6 | Sequatchie Formation |
| ALOscmg;5 | Sequatchie Formation, Colvin Mountain Sandstone, Greensport Formation undifferentiated |
| ALOscmg;6 | Sequatchie Formation, Colvin Mountain Sandstone, Greensport Formation undifferentiated |
| ALOsr;3 | Stones River Groups undifferentiated in part |
| ALOu;2 | Ordovician System undivided in part (Includes Sequatchie Formation, Elkmont Formation, Leipers Limestone, Inman Formation, Nashville Group, and Stones River Group) |
| ALpbm;7 | Poe Bridge Mountain Group |
| ALpbmgr;7 | Poe Bridge Mountain Group; Roscoelite-graphite quartz schist and graphitic quartzite |
| ALpbmgt;7 | Poe Bridge Mountain Group; Garnet quartzite (garnetite) and garnitiferous altered mafic rock |
| ALpc;9 | Pine Mountain Group; Chewacla Marble |
| ALph;9 | Pine Mountain Group; Hollis Quartzite |
| ALpm;9 | Pine Mountain Group; Manchester Schist |
| ALPAMpw;2 | Parkwood Formation |
| ALPAMpw;4 | Parkwood Formation |
| ALPAMpwf;4 | Parkwood Formation and Floyd Shale undifferentiated |
| ALPAMpwp;3 | Parkwood and Pennington Formations undifferentiated |
| ALPAMpwp;5 | Parkwood and Pennington Formations undifferentiated |
| ALPApv;3 | Pottsville Formation |
| ALPApv11;3 | Pottsville Formation (lower part) |
| ALPApv1u;3 | Pottsville Formation (upper part) |
| ALPApv21;4 | Pottsville Formation (lower part) |
| ALPApv2u;4 | Pottsville Formation (upper part) |
| ALPNcl;1 | Midway Group; Clayton Formation |
| ALPNn;1 | Midway Group; Naheola Formation |
| ALPNnf;1 | Wilcox Group; Nanafalia Formation |
| ALPNpc;1 | Midway Group; Porters Creek Formation |
| ALPNsm;1 | Wilcox Group; Salt Mountain Limestone |
| ALPNtu;1 | Wilcox Group; Tuscahoma Sand |
| ALPSPOci;1 | Citronelle Formation |
| ALPSt;0 | High terrace deposits |
| ALrg;7 | Rockford Granite |
| ALsf;7 | Sylacauga Marble Group; Fayetteville Phyllite |
| ALsgb;7 | Sylacauga Marble Group; Gooch Branch Chert |
| ALsgq;7 | Sylacauga Marble Group; Gantts Quarry Formation |
| ALsj;7 | Sylacauga Marble Group; Jumbo Dolomite |
| ALSrm;3 | Red Mountain Formation |
| ALSrm;5 | Red Mountain Formation |
| ALSrm;6 | Red Mountain Formation |
| ALssrc;7 | Sylacauga Marble Group; Shelvin Rock Church Formation |
| ALSu;2 | Silurian System undivided (Includes Wayne Group and Brassfield Limestone) |
| ALtbr;7 | Talladega Group; Butting Ram Sandstone |
| ALtld;7 | Talladega Group; Lay Dam Formation |
| ALtldc;7 | Talladega Group; Cheaha Quartzite Member of Lay Dam Formation |
| ALtldd;7 | Talladega Group; Lay Dam Formation, unnamed diamictite facies |
| ALtldm;7 | Talladega Group; Miller Mill Quartzite Member of the Lay Dam Formation |
| ALuhg;9 | Uchee Complex; Hospilika Granite |
| ALum;7 | Ultramafic rock |
| ALupc;9 | Uchee Complex; Phenix City Gneiss |
| ALwater;0 | water |
| ALwe;7 | Wedowee Group; Wedowee Group undifferentiated |
| ALwec;7 | Wedowee Group; Cornhouse Schist |
| ALweh;7 | Wedowee Group; Hackneyville Schist |
| ALwh;9 | Wacoochee Complex; Halawaka Schist |
| ALwpc;9 | Wacoochee Complex; Phelps Creek Gneiss |
| ALwwm;9 | Wacoochee Complex; Whatley Mill Gneiss |
| ALzg;7 | Zana Granite |
| Value | Definition |
|---|---|
| AL001 | Szabo, M. W., Osborne, E. W., Copeland, C. W. Jr., Neathery, T. L., 1988, Geologic Map of Alabama, Geological Survey of Alabama Special Map 220, scale 1:250,000. |
| AL201 | Polygons have been updated from source by C.L. Dicken. |
| Value | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cambrian | |
| Cambrian? | |
| Cambrian?-Ordovician? | |
| Cretaceous | |
| Devonian | |
| Eocene | |
| Eocene-Oligocene | |
| Holocene | |
| Miocene | |
| Mississippian | |
| Oligocene | |
| Ordovician | |
| Ordovician-Cambrian | |
| Paleocene | |
| Paleozoic | |
| Pennsylvanian | |
| Pennsylvanian-Mississippian | |
| Pleistocene | |
| Pleistocene-Pliocene | |
| Precambrian-Paleozoic | |
| Precambrian?-Cambrian? | |
| Silurian | |
| Silurian?-Devonian | |
| Upper Cretaceous |
| Value | Definition |
|---|---|
| alluvium | |
| amphibolite | |
| arkose | |
| augen gneiss | |
| conglomerate | |
| chert | |
| clay or mud | |
| claystone | |
| conglomerate | |
| dacite | |
| dolostone (dolomite) | |
| felsic gneiss | |
| gneiss | |
| granite | |
| granitic gneiss | |
| granodiorite | |
| greenstone | |
| limestone | |
| mafic gneiss | |
| marble | |
| metasedimentary rock | |
| mica schist | |
| mudstone | |
| mylonite | |
| orthogneiss | |
| phyllite | |
| pyroxenite | |
| quartz diorite | |
| quartz monzonite | |
| quartz-feldspar schist | |
| quartzite | |
| residuum | |
| sand | |
| sandstone | |
| schist | |
| shale | |
| silt | |
| slate | |
| terrace | |
| tonalite | |
| trondhjemite | |
| water |
| Value | Definition |
|---|---|
| amphibolite | |
| beach sand | |
| bentonite | |
| carbonate | |
| chert | |
| clay or mud | |
| claystone | |
| conglomerate | |
| dolostone (dolomite) | |
| gneiss | |
| granite | |
| granitic gneiss | |
| granodiorite | |
| limestone | |
| mafic gneiss | |
| mafic metavolcanic rock | |
| meta-conglomerate | |
| metasedimentary rock | |
| mica schist | |
| migmatite | |
| mixed clastic/carbonate | |
| mudstone | |
| pegmatite | |
| phyllite | |
| phyllonite | |
| quartz monzonite | |
| quartzite | |
| sand | |
| sandstone | |
| schist | |
| shale | |
| silt | |
| siltstone | |
| slate |
| Value | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1 | contact, location certain |
| 3 | contact, location inferred, queried |
| 4 | normal fault, location certain, digitized with upthrown side on the right (code of 1 added to arc-para1 where U/D is designated in source) |
| 6 | normal fault, location inferred, queried, digitized with upthrown side on the right (code of 1 added to arc-para1 where U/D is designated in source) |
| 7 | shoreline or riverbank |
| 10 | thrust fault, location certain, teeth on right from origin (angle of thrusting added to arc-para1 where designated in source) |
| 12 | thrust fault, location inferred, queried, teeth on right from origin (angle of thrusting added to arc-para1 where designated in source) |
| 30 | fault, sense of displacement unknown or undefined, location certain |
| 32 | fault, sense of displacement unknown or undefined, location inferred or queried |
| 52 | normal fault, concealed |
| 53 | thrust fault, concealed |
| 87 | right lateral fault, location certain |
| 90 | left lateral fault, location certain |
| 100 | fault, sense of displacement unknown or undefined, concealed |
| 124 | state boundary |
| Value | Definition |
|---|---|
| 0 | no additional information |
| 1 | U/D is designated in source |
| Value | Definition |
|---|---|
| 0 | no additional information |
| 100 | nature of contact uncertain (may possibly be a fault or a stratigraphic contact) |
| Value | Definition |
|---|---|
| AL001 | Szabo, M. W., Osborne, E. W., Copeland, C. W. Jr., Neathery, T. L., 1988, Geologic Map of Alabama, Geological Survey of Alabama Special Map 220, scale 1:250,000. |
| AL102 | Arcs that have been flipped from source by C.L. Dicken. |
| AL101 | Arcs that have been added/edited by C.L. Dicken by using the paper source material (AL001). |
| US001 | Johnson, Bruce R. and Leveritch, Beth, 1998, 1:100,000 Scale State Boundaries of the Conterminous United States: U.S. Geological Survey, unpublished (see metadata file: st100kmeta.txt, Chapter A) |
NAME: FEATURE: orig_label unmodified map unit symbols from source cover sgmc_label orig_label modified for standard geologic age symbols and an integer code added for province unit_link sgmc_label and a state code identifier source reference to source of data unit_age geologic age rocktype1 predominant lithology rocktype2 second most predominant lithologyCoding for arc attributes:
NAME: FEATURE: arc-code unique integer identifier arc-para1 used where additional information is needed arc-para2 scratch field source reference to source of dataCoding for point attributes:
NAME: FEATURE: point_feature name of feature on map source reference to source of dataCoding for dikes (special arcs) attributes:
NAME: FEATURE: orig_label unmodified map unit symbols from source cover sgmc_label orig_label modified for standard geologic age symbols and an integer code added for province arc-code unique integer identifier dike_lith general lithology dike_age geologic age source reference to source of data
State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) activity of the National Surveys and Analysis projects of the US Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program.
703-648-6344 (voice)
swnich@usgs.gov
A primary goal of this work is to develop geologic map datasets with standardized structure and attribution. The database design and standards are documented in Chapter A of this series. The intent is that contiguous databases can be merged seamlessly and without any additional effort. In addition to a common database structure, the conterminous U.S. state databases (the contiguous 48 states) have been fitted to a set of standard state boundaries so that, when states are merged, they match without slivers or overlap. No attempt has been made to reconcile differences in mapping across state boundaries.
Szabo, Michael W. , Charles W. Copelnad, Jr., Mancini, Ernest A. , and Geolgical Survey of Alabama, 1988, Geologic Map of Alabama: Geological Survey of Alabama Special Map 220, Geological Survey of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.Online Links:
Geological Survey of Alabama, and U.S. Geological Survey, 1997, Digital Geologic Map of Alabama: Special Map 220, unknown, unknown.Online Links:
Johnson, Bruce R. , unpublished, 1:100,000 Scale State Boundaries of the Conterminous United States.
Johnson, Bruce R. , unpublished, Geologic Map Unit Classification, ver. 6.1.
projection: Lambert Conformal Conic units: meters datum: NAD27 standard parallel 1: 33 0 0.000 standard parallel 2: 45 0 0.000 central meridian: -100 0 0.000 reference latitude: 0 0 0.000 false easting: 0.00000 false northing: 0.00000All attributes were deleted except map_code. (Note: Attributes associated with the generation of the coverages were not deleted.
PAT - shape, area, perimeter, coverage#, and coverage-id AAT - shape, fnode#, tnode#, lnode#, rnode#, length, coverage#, and coverage-id)The values from map_code where then calculated into a new field called orig_label.
item name: arc-code width: 3 output: 3 type: i item name: arc-para1 width: 3 output: 3 type: i item name: arc-para2 width: 3 output: 3 type: i item name: source width: 6 output: 8 type: c
Onsvr was changed to Onvsr htgt was changed to hfgt 2 polygons of Cr were changed to cr TI was changed to Tl (upper case i changed to lower case L) Mpm changed to Mb (one polygon) MIm changed to Mpm (one polygon) Mtfp changed to Mf (one polygon) Mtfp changed to Mpm (one polygon) Oc changed to Srm (one polygon) Srm changed to Dcfm (one polygon) Dcfm changed to Mtfp (one polygon) Oc changed to PMpwf (one polygon) Mtfp changed to PMpwf (one polygon) Srm changed to Mtfp (one polygon) Mt changed to Mf (two polygons) Split the following polgyons: Mb(two polygons), Mt and OCAccr
item name: orig_label width: 12 output: 12 type: c item name: sgmc_label width: 16 output: 16 type: c item name: unit_link width: 18 output: 18 type: c item name: source width: 6 output: 8 type: c item name: unit_age width: 60 output: 60 type: c item name: rocktype1 width: 40 output: 40 type: c item name: rocktype2 width: 40 output: 40 type: c
The values of the attributes ROCKTYPE1 and ROCKTYPE2 were assigned based on the information in the legends of the source maps (most of which are paper). The definitions of these values are described in the draft document Geologic Map Classification version 6.1 (Johnson and others); available at the following website: <http://geology.usgs.gov/dm>
Accuracy of Alabama state boundary and those arcs intersecting it: The accuracy of the state boundary arcs is based on the 1: 100,000 scale original data used to produce this boundary. ( Johnson, Bruce R. and Leveritch, Beth, 1998, 1:100,000 Scale State Boundaries of the Conterminous United States: U.S. Geological Survey, unpublished (see metadata file: st100kmeta. txt, Chapter A))
Those internal arcs intersecting the state boundary were extended or shortened as needed to complete polygons, possibly creating a small amount of error.
Bodies of water are classified as water, and the geologic units underlying them are not included in this coverage.
All internal polygons were checked for closure with vendor software and on hard copy plots. Overshoots and undershoots have been deleted or corrected as appropriate.
Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?
- Access_Constraints: none
- Use_Constraints:
- This database is not meant to be used or displayed at any scale other than 1:500,000. Any hardcopies utilizing these data sets shall clearly indicate their source. If the licensee has modified the data in any way they are obligated to describe the types of modifications they have performed on the hardcopy map. Licensee specifically agrees not to misrepresent these data sets, nor to imply that changes they made were approved by the U.S. Geological Survey.
1-888-ASK-USGS or 1-703-648-5953 (voice)
<http://www.usgs.gov/contact/>
Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the USGS. Although these data have been used by the USGS and have been successfully imported into data base programs, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to how successfully or accurately the data can be imported into any specific application software running on any specific hardware platform. The fact of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the USGS in connection therewith. This data base GIS is not meant to be used or displayed at any scale other than 1:500,000.
| Data format: | Geologic units and structural features in format ARC/INFO export (version 8.3) |
|---|---|
| Network links: |
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1323/data/> |
703-648-6482 (voice)
cdicken@usgs.gov
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
URL: http://tin.er.usgs.gov/geology/state/metadata/al.faq.html
Page Contact Information: Peter Schweitzer
Page Last Modified: Wednesday, 10-Sep-2008 16:26:04 EDT
