Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Connie L. Dicken

Originator: Suzanne W. Nicholson

Originator: John D. Horton

Originator: Michael P. Foose

Originator: Julia A.L. Mueller

Publication_Date: 2005

Title: Integrated Geologic Map Databases for the United States: Alabama,
Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina

Edition: version 1.0

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report

Issue_Identification: 2005-1323

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1323

Larger_Work_Citation:

Description:

Abstract: This report presents the results of the USGS Mineral Resources
Program activity to compile a national-scale geologic map database to
support national and regional level projects, including mineral resource
and geoenvironmental assessments. The only comprehensive sources of
regional- and national-scale geologic maps are state geologic maps with
scales ranging from 1:100,000 to 1:1,000,000. Digital versions of these
state maps form the core of what is presented here. Because no adequate
geologic map exists for the state of Alaska, it is being compiled in
regional blocks that also form part of this national database. It is
expected that this series will completed by approximately the end of
2007. These maps and databases are being released in blocks of states
or, in the case of Alaska, as compiled blocks of 1:250,000-scale
quadrangles as chapters in this series. For Alaska, formal maps as well
as databases are being published here, whereas for the conterminous U.S.
only state databases and preview graphics are presented, because
published maps for most states already exist. For Alaska these regional
compilations will form the base for compiling a new geologic map of the
state. As documented in Chapter A, standards for the conterminous U.S.
are somewhat different than those for Alaska and Hawaii.

Purpose: 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.

Supplemental_Information:

This database consists of five major Arc/Info GIS datasets for each
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).

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2005

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: none planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -91.654855

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.097733

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 34.995820

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.037524

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Theme_Keyword: geology

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Place_Keyword: USA

Place_Keyword: Mississippi

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Geologic Map Database Catalog themes,
augmented

Theme_Keyword: 3100 - Vector

Theme_Keyword: 3110 - ESRI

Theme_Keyword: 3112 - export

Theme_Keyword: 1100 - Geology

Theme_Keyword: 1101 - General

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Augmented FIPS 10-4 and FIPS 6-4, version 1.0

Place_Keyword: US28 = Mississippi

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.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Suzanne W. Nicholson

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr. MS954

City: Reston

State_or_Province: VA

Postal_Code: 20192

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-6344

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: swnich@usgs.gov

Data_Set_Credit:

State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) activity of the National Surveys
and Analysis

projects of the US Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program.

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

ARC/INFO version 8.3 and 9.0

ArcView 3.2

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report: 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

Logical_Consistency_Report: 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.

Completeness_Report: Bodies of water are classified as water, and the
geologic units underlying them are not included in this coverage.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Accuracy of Mississippi 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.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: MS Department of Environmental Quality - Office of Geology

Publication_Date: 1991

Title: Surface Geology

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: unknown

Publisher: unknown

Online_Linkage:
http://www.maris.state.ms.us/HTM/DataWarehouse/Statewide_theme.htm

Source_Scale_Denominator: 500,000

Type_of_Source_Media: online

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1991

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: ms - digital geology

Source_Contribution: provided internal linework and formation code of
units.

Process_Step:

Process_Description: The purpose of this standardization is to allow all
SGMC covers to be seamlessly joined without any additional effort to
form regional or national level digital maps. Note that for Alaska, the
state is being compiled as blocks of 1:250k quadrangles that will
ultimately be used to compile a new state map. Douglas Stoeser and Ric
Wilson are co-coordinators for the overall SGMC effort, with Stoeser
coordinating work on the mainland states and Wilson coordinating work
for Alaska and Hawaii.

Process_Date: 2003 - 2004

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

C.L. Dicken obtained the digital geologic map of Mississippi from the
following web site:

http://www.maris.state.ms.us

The coverage was re-projected into the following:

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: 0.00000

All attributes were deleted except USGS-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 USGS-CODE where then calculated into a new field called
orig_label and altered slightly from all capital letters to capital and
lower case letters to match the paper map.

Process_Date: 20040708

Process_Step:

Process_Description: The internal arcs that were county boundaries were
removed from the coverage.

Process_Date: 20040708

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The relevant state outline (arcs) was removed from the coverage and
replaced with the arcs from the 1:100,000 Scale State Boundaries of the
Conterminous United States.

This allows for a seamless fit of each state to a standard state
boundary base.

Water polygons that were generated from the use of this outline are
tagged with a source code of MS201.

Process_Date: 20041116

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The following attributes were exported from Filemaker as a .dbf:

orig_label, map_symbol2, unit_link, reference_id, unit_age, rocktype1,
and rocktype2.

orig_label reflects the original map symbol used on the source map

map_symbol2 reflects map-symbol1 with the addition of a province number

unit_link is an auto generated field based on map-symbol2 and the state
abbreviation (e.g. IN001) that produces a unique identifier for each map
unit

reference_id was populated with an alphanumeric code (e.g. US001) that
designates the source used for the linework and other references used to
describe the age or lithologies of the unit.

unit_age was populated with general age assignment

rocktype1 records dominant lithology (must be \>50% of unit), using
standardized data dictionary

rocktype2 records second most dominant lithology, using standardized
data dictionary

The attributes were then converted using the following structure:

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

Process_Date: 20050404

Process_Step:

Process_Description: The USGS-CODE attributes were all capital letters
in the digital file. These were modified to match the paper map so we
could join the attribute table from filemaker to the digital file.

Process_Date: 20050314

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Once the .dbf was in the correct format with
standardized column widths and data structure, it was converted into a
lookup table (.lut) in Arc/Info. Then a joinitem was performed to join
the look-up table to the polygon attribute table. orig_label was used as
the merge item.

Process_Date: 20050404

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Next, in preparing the uniform .aat file, the following items were added
to the table:

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

Process_Date: 20041117

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Arc-code was populated using the paper map source to tag the lines using
the AAT line type data dictionary (see Chapter A in this series).

Arc-para1 was populated when additional information was available such
as identifying the upthrown side of a fault or direction of thrusting on
a fault. (see Chapter A)

Arc-para2 is a scratch field that is used mostly in Alaska.

Source was populated with an alphanumeric code (e.g. US001) that
designates the source used for the linework.

Process_Date: 20041117

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Once the .aat and the .pat were populated with the correct attributes,
the coverage was exported as an .e00 file (msgeol_lcc.e00).

Then it was unprojected into geographic coordinates and exported again
(msgeol_dd.e00).

Process_Date: 20050411

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The faults were extracted to generate a separate fault file. PUT was the
command used to copy the line features from the geology line coverage
into a new fault line coverage.

The data were exported as msfaults_lcc.e00 and then unprojected into
geographic coordinates and exported again (msfaults_dd.e00).

Process_Date: 20050411

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Finally, the geology lines, geology polygons and
fault line coverages were converted into shapefiles; in both geographic
coordinates and in Lambert Conformal Conic projection.

Process_Date: 20050411

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: Lambert Conformal Conic

Lambert_Conformal_Conic:

Standard_Parallel: 33

Standard_Parallel: 45

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -100.0

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0

False_Easting: 0.00000

False_Northing: 0.00000

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.01

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.01

Planar_Distance_Units: Meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927

Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866

Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: ms_geol.pat

Entity_Type_Definition: Polygon attribute table for the Mississippi
geologic coverage.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: orig_label

Attribute_Definition:

unmodified map unit symbol from source cover.

type: character

width: 12

output width: 12

Attribute_Definition_Source: Doug Stoeser

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Cc

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Chester group

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Cm

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Chester group

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: D

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Chester group

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Ec

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Cockfield

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Ecm

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Cook Mountain formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Ej

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Jackson group

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Ek

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Kosciusko formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Et

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Tallahatta formation and Neshoba
sand

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Ew

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Wilcox formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Ewb

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Wilcox formation; Bashi marl member

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Ewn

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Wilcox formation; Nanafalia
formation of Alabama

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Ezw

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Zilpha formation and Winona
formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Kc

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Coffee sand

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Kd

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Demopolis chalk

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Ke

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Eutaw formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Ket

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Eutaw formation (Tombigbee sand
member)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Km

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Mooreville chalk

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Kma

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Mooreville chalk (Arcola limestone
member)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Kp

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Prairie Bluff chalk and Owl Creek
formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Kr

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Ripley formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Krm

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Ripley formation (McNairy sand
member)

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Kt

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Tuscaloosa formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Mc

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Catahoula formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Mph

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Pascagoula and Hattiesburg formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Of

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Forest Hill formation and Red Bluff
clay

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Ov

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Vicksburg group and Chickasawhay
limestone

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Pac

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Clayton formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Pan

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Naheola formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Pap

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Porters Creek formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Pc

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Citronelle formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Qa

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Alluvium

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Qc

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Coastal deposits

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Ql

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Loess and brown loam

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: water

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: water

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: sgmc_label

Attribute_Definition:

orig_label + ;n where n= province number (n=0 if no province number)

type: character

width: 16

output width: 16

Attribute_Definition_Source: Doug Stoeser

Attribute_Domain_Values:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Chester group

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Chester group

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Chester group

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: EOc;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Cockfield

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: EOcm

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Cook Mountain formation

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Jackson group

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: EOk;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Kosciusko formation

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Tallahatta formation and Neshoba
sand

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: EOw;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Wilcox formation

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Wilcox formation; Bashi marl member

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: EOwn;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Wilcox formation; Nanafalia
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Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: EOzw;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Zilpha formation and Winona
formation

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Coffee sand

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Kd;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Demopolis chalk

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Ke;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Eutaw formation

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Eutaw formation (Tombigbee sand
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Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Km;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Mooreville chalk

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Mooreville chalk (Arcola limestone
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Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Kp;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Prairie Bluff chalk and Owl Creek
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Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Ripley formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Krm;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Ripley formation (McNairy sand
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Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Kt;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Tuscaloosa formation

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Catahoula formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: MIph;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Pascagoula and Hattiesburg formation

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Forest Hill formation and Red Bluff
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Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Vicksburg group and Chickasawhay
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Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: PNac;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Clayton formation

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Naheola formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: PNap;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Porters Creek formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: PSc;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Citronelle formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Ha;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Alluvium

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Hc;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Coastal deposits

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Loess and brown loam

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: water;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: water

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Attribute_Definition:

composite map label = ST + sgmc_label

This creates a unique identifier for every unit in the CONUS
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type: character

width: 18

output width: 18

Attribute_Definition_Source: Doug Stoeser

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Chester group

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Chester group

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Chester group

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Cockfield

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Cook Mountain formation

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Jackson group

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Kosciusko formation

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Tallahatta formation and Neshoba
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Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Wilcox formation

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Wilcox formation; Bashi marl member

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Wilcox formation; Nanafalia
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Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Zilpha formation and Winona
formation

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Coffee sand

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Demopolis chalk

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Eutaw formation

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Eutaw formation (Tombigbee sand
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Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Mooreville chalk

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Mooreville chalk (Arcola limestone
member)

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Prairie Bluff chalk and Owl Creek
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Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Ripley formation

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Ripley formation (McNairy sand
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Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Tuscaloosa formation

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Catahoula formation

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Pascagoula and Hattiesburg formation

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Forest Hill formation and Red Bluff
clay

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Vicksburg group and Chickasawhay
limestone

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Clayton formation

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Naheola formation

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Porters Creek formation

Enumerated_Domain:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Citronelle formation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: MSHa;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Alluvium

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: MSHc;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Coastal deposits

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: MSPSl;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Loess and brown loam

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: MSwater;0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: water

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: source

Attribute_Definition:

An alphanumeric code (e.g. US001) that designates the source material
used.

type: character

width: 6

output width: 8

Attribute_Definition_Source: Doug Stoeser

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: MS001

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Moore, William Halsell, 1969,
reprinted 1985, Geologic Map of Mississippi, Compiled by Bicker, A. R.,
Jr., a revision of the geologic map published by the MS Geological
Survey in 1945 in cooperation with the USGS, revised from data submitted
by Dr. E. E. Russell of MS State University from published reports of
the MS Geological Survey and from field revisions, Mercury Maps Inc.,
Jackson, MS.

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: MS201

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Water polygons that are generated
when the standard base map is used (US001).

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: MS202

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Edits by C.L. Dicken.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: unit_age

Attribute_Definition:

geologic age from the source map used.

type: character

width: 60

output width: 60

Attribute_Definition_Source: Doug Stoeser

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Devonian

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Eocene

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Holocene

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Late Cretaceous

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Miocene

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Mississippian

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Oligocene

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Paleocene

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Pleistocene

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Upper Cretaceous

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: rocktype1

Attribute_Definition:

The predominant lithology found in the formation.

type: character

width: 40

output width: 40

Attribute_Definition_Source: Johnson Lith Class 6.1a

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: alluvium

Enumerated_Domain_Value: carbonate

Enumerated_Domain_Value: clay or mud

Enumerated_Domain_Value: claystone

Enumerated_Domain_Value: limestone

Enumerated_Domain_Value: sand

Enumerated_Domain_Value: sandstone

Enumerated_Domain_Value: shale

Enumerated_Domain_Value: water

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: rocktype2

Attribute_Definition:

The second most predominant lithology in the formation.

type: character

width: 40

output width: 40

Attribute_Definition_Source: Johnson Lith Class 6.1a

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: chert

Enumerated_Domain_Value: clay or mud

Enumerated_Domain_Value: gravel

Enumerated_Domain_Value: limestone

Enumerated_Domain_Value: mixed clastic/carbonate

Enumerated_Domain_Value: sand

Enumerated_Domain_Value: sandstone

Enumerated_Domain_Value: shale

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: ms_geol.aat

Entity_Type_Definition: Arc attribute table for Mississippi geologic
coverage.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: arc-code

Attribute_Definition:

Unique identifier for the line feature

type: integer

width: 3

output width: 3

Attribute_Definition_Source: AAT data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: contact, location certain

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 7

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: shoreline or riverbank

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 30

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: fault, sense of displacement unknown
or undefined, location certain

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 51

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: contact, concealed

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 124

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: state boundary

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: arc-para1

Attribute_Definition:

Used for \"decorated\" lines where additional information is needed.

type: integer

width: 3

output width: 3

Attribute_Definition_Source: AAT data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: no additional information

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: arc-para2

Attribute_Definition:

\"Scratch\" field used mostly in Alaska.

type: integer

width: 3

output width: 3

Attribute_Definition_Source: AAT data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: no additional information

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: source

Attribute_Definition:

An alphanumeric code (e.g. US001) that designates the source material
used.

type: character

width: 6

output width: 8

Attribute_Definition_Source: Doug Stoeser

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: MS001

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Moore, William Halsell, 1969,
reprinted 1985, Geologic Map of Mississippi, Compiled by Bicker, A. R.,
Jr., a revision of the geologic map published by the MS Geological
Survey in 1945 in cooperation with the USGS, revised from data submitted
by Dr. E. E. Russell of MS State University from published reports of
the MS Geological Survey and from field revisions, Mercury Maps Inc.,
Jackson, MS.

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: MS101

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Edits made by C.L. Dicken. Added
arcs to create faults from paper source (MS001).

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: US001

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 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)

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Coding for polygon 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

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 lithology

Coding 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 data

Coding for point attributes:

NAME: FEATURE:

point_feature name of feature on map

source reference to source of data

Coding 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

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: ESRI

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

U.S. Geological Survey Information Services

Reston-ESIC

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address:

U.S. Geological Survey

507 National Center

City: Reston

State_or_Province: Virginia

Postal_Code: 20192

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone:

1-888-ASK-USGS

or

1-703-648-5953

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: http://www.usgs.gov/contact/

Distribution_Liability:

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.

Resource_Description:

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: ARC/INFO export

Format_Version_Number: 8.3

Format_Information_Content: Geologic units and structural features

File_Decompression_Technique: gzip and tar

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/

Fees: none

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20050411

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Person: Connie L. Dicken

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr. MS954

City: Reston

State_or_Province: VA

Postal_Code: 20192

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-6482

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cdicken@usgs.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial
Metadata (\"CSDGM version 2\")

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998