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Preliminary Digital Geologic Map of the Appalachian Piedmont and Blue Ridge, South Carolina Segment

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Identification_Information
Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
Spatial_Reference_Information
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: J. Wright Horton, Jr.

Originator: Connie L. Dicken

Publication_Date: 2001

Title:

Preliminary Digital Geologic Map of the Appalachian Piedmont and Blue Ridge, South Carolina Segment

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map, vector digital data

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 01-298

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/openfile/of01-298/>

Description:

Abstract:: A preliminary geology coverage of the Piedmont and Blue Ridge in South Carolina has been compiled at 1:5000,000 scale and digitized as part of a patchwork of coverages for the analysis of regional and national geochemical patterns that may have environmental and resource implications. It was produced from other compilations that incorporate more detailed geologic maps as well as additional sources. The compilation is designed to meet short-term needs until better coverage of the regional geology is available.
Purpose:: This preliminary geology coverage of the Piedmont and Blue Ridge in South Carolina is part of a set of coverages being assembled for the analysis of regional and national geochemical patterns that may have environmental and resource implications.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20000609
Ending_Date: 20010803

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: as needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -83.35405826
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -78.49951258
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 35.21542393
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 32.04661212

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Theme_Keyword: lithology
Theme_Keyword: geology
Theme_Keyword: faults

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Place_Keyword: South Carolina
Place_Keyword: United States of America
Place_Keyword: Greenville
Place_Keyword: Appalachian Piedmont
Place_Keyword: Blue Ridge

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Augmented FIPS 10-4 and FIPS 6-4, version 1.0
Place_Keyword: 45045 = Greenville
Place_Keyword: 45083 = Spartanburg
Place_Keyword: 45021 = Cherokee
Place_Keyword: 45091 = York
Place_Keyword: 45077 = Pickens
Place_Keyword: 45057 = Lancaster
Place_Keyword: 45073 = Oconee
Place_Keyword: 45087 = Union
Place_Keyword: 45023 = Chester
Place_Keyword: 45007 = Anderson
Place_Keyword: 45025 = Chesterfield
Place_Keyword: 45059 = Laurens
Place_Keyword: 45055 = Kershaw
Place_Keyword: 45039 = Fairfield
Place_Keyword: 45071 = Newberry
Place_Keyword: 45001 = Abbeville
Place_Keyword: 45047 = Greenwood
Place_Keyword: 45079 = Richland
Place_Keyword: 45063 = Lexington
Place_Keyword: 45081 = Saluda
Place_Keyword: 45065 = McCormick
Place_Keyword: 45037 = Edgefield
Place_Keyword: 45003 = Aiken

Access_Constraints: none

Use_Constraints:

The U.S. Geological Survey makes no warranties related to the accuracy of the data and users are required to determine the suitability of use for any particular purpose.
This map should not be used at a scale greater than 1: 500,000.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: J. Wright Horton, Jr.
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address
Address: USGS National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 926A
City: Reston
State_or_Province: VA
Postal_Code: 20192
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-6933

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 703-648-6953

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: whorton@usgs.gov

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/openfile/of01-298/index_east.jpg>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:: Index map showing the overall coverage of the map. 384x314 pixels, 32-bit RGB true color
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/openfile/of01-298/sc_map2.jpg>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:: Reduced-size image showing the geologic units of the map. 1535x1175 pixels, 32-bit RGB true color
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/openfile/of01-298/sc_map.jpg>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:: Reduced-size image showing the lithologic units of the map. 1535x1175 pixels, 32-bit RGB true color
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG

Data_Set_Credit: J. Wright Horton, Jr.

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

ARC/INFO version 8.0.1 ArcView 3.1, 3.2 Windows NT operating system

Data_Set_Structure:

Data_Set_Part:

Part_Type: Arc/Info coverage
Part_Name: geology.e00
Part_Description:: Polygon coverage that contains the following attributes: area, perimeter, geology#, geology-id, id, map_code, general_sy, map_unit, age, groupings, descriptio, geo_prov, and lithology

Data_Set_Part:

Part_Type: Arc/Info coverage
Part_Name: faults.e00
Part_Description:: Line coverage that contains faults for the south carolina segment (not including the unconsolidated deposits on the coastal plain).

Data_Set_Part:

Part_Type: ArcView shapefile
Part_Name: lat_long.dbf
Part_Description:: ArcView shapefile that contains 1 degree latitude and longitude lines for reference.

Data_Set_Part:

Part_Type: ArcView shapefile
Part_Name: counties.dbf
Part_Description:: ArcView shapefile that contains county data to be used for reference.

Data_Set_Part:

Part_Type: ArcView shapefile
Part_Name: sources.dbf
Part_Description:: Shapefile that contains the principal sources of geologic map data.

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:: Attributes were assigned based on the source maps used and edited at the discretion of J. Wright Horton, Jr. All attributes were checked against the source maps for errors and corrected as needed.
Information within the ArcView project has been generalized for ease of use. For example, the background text information contains ages with ? to indicate that some are not known. However, within the tables, the ages do not have ?. This is to allow the user to query based on ages or other fields without having to perform complex queries.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

All polygons were checked for closure. Overshoots and undershoots have been corrected and deleted where necessary.

Completeness_Report:

This coverage was assembled mainly from other regional compilations listed under the heading: Principal Sources of Geologic Map Data (found in descriptions.doc). Those sources incorporate numerous, more detailed maps as well as new mapping. Modifications are based on sources listed under References Cited and Additional Sources of Geologic Data (found in descriptions.doc). Although including all of the latest geologic mapping is far beyond the intended scope of this compilation, this coverage for South Carolina is still generally more up-to-date than the comparable database coverages for North Carolina and Georgia (North Carolina Geological Survey, 1985; Georgia Geological Survey, 1976). Dikes of early Jurassic diabase as compiled separately by Bell (1988), are omitted here. The Atlantic Coastal Plain boundary is adapted from Offield and Sutphin (2000) with local modifications, and it differs slightly from that of Prowell and others (2000). Surficial geologic units are not shown in the Piedmont and Blue Ridge on this coverage or others nearby (Georgia Geologic Survey, 1976; North Carolina Geological Survey, 1985, Virginia Geological Survey, 1993), although deposits such as floodplain alluvium may be important for understanding regional geochemical patterns. Many rock types are lumped because of the compilation scale (1:500,000) and because the geology of many areas has not been mapped and studied in detail. No new fieldwork was conducted, so any errors in the source maps will be perpetuated. This compilation and others of similar scale in this region (e.g., Georgia Geological Survey, 1976; North Carolina Geological Survey, 1985) should be considered progress reports to be superseded as knowledge of the geology improves.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:: Rubbersheeting was performed to minimize the error. Digital maps were compared to hard copy maps and errors were corrected as needed.
This map is intended to be used at a scale of 1:500,000.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Barker, Chris A.

Originator: Secor, D.T., Jr.

Originator: Pray, J.R.

Originator: Wright, J.E.

Publication_Date: 1998

Title:

Age and deformation of the Longtown metagranite, South Carolina Piedmont: A possible constraint on the origin of the Carolina terrane

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map - page size, illustration in paper

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Journal of Geology
Issue_Identification: v. 106, p. 713-725

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Chicago, Illinois
Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Source_Scale_Denominator: 100000

Type_of_Source_Media: map, Figure 2 of Ridgeway and Longtown 7.5' quadrangles.

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1998

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: barker

Source_Contribution:

Provided geologic map data in Ridgeway and Longtown 7.5-minute quadrangles, South Carolina.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Boland, Irene, B.

Publication_Date: 1996

Title:

The geologic, geophysical, and geochemical nature of the Carolina terrane in north central South Carolina

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: maps, page-size illustrations

Other_Citation_Details: Unpublished Ph.D thesis 121 p.

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Columbia, South Carolina
Publisher: University of South Carolina

Source_Scale_Denominator: 200000

Type_of_Source_Media: map

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1996

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: boland

Source_Contribution:

Provided geologic map data in Carolina terrane, north-central South Carolina

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Butler, J.Robert

Publication_Date: 1977

Title:

Generalized geologic map of the Spartanburg quadrangle, South Carolina and North Carolina

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Aiken, South Carolina
Publisher: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Savannah River Labratory

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Heffner, J.D.
Originator: Ferguson, R.B.
Publication_Date: 1977
Title:: Savannah River Laboratory Hydrogeochemical and stream sediment reconnaissance, Preliminary raw data release, Spartanburg 1º x 2º NTMS area, North Carolina and South Carolina, National Uranium Resource Evaluation Program: U.S. Department if Energy, DPST-77-146-2, GJBX-9

Source_Scale_Denominator: 250000

Type_of_Source_Media: map

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1977

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: butler 77

Source_Contribution:

Provided geologic map compilation in Spartanburg 1º x 2º quadrangle.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Butler, J. Robert

Publication_Date: 1988

Title: Geologic map of Chester County, South Carolina

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open File Report
Issue_Identification: Open File Report 63

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Columbia, South Carolina
Publisher: South Carolina Geological Survey

Source_Scale_Denominator: 130000

Type_of_Source_Media: map

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1988

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: butler88

Source_Contribution: Provided geologic map data in Chester County, South Carolina.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Curl, Douglas C.

Publication_Date: 1998

Title:

Stratigraphy and structure of Wellford and Reidville quadrangles in part of the eastern Inner Piedmont, near Spartanburg South Carolina

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Other_Citation_Details: unpublished M.S. thesis

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Knoxville, Tennessee
Publisher: University of Tennessee

Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000

Type_of_Source_Media: map

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1998

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: curl

Source_Contribution:

Provided geologic map data in Wellford and Reidville 7.5-minute quadrangles.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Daniels, David L.

Publication_Date: 1974

Title:

Geologic interpretation of geophysical maps, central Savannah River area, South Carolina and Georgia

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Geophysical Investigations map
Issue_Identification: GP-893

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Source_Scale_Denominator: 250000

Type_of_Source_Media: map

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1974

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: daniels

Source_Contribution:

Provided interpretive geologic map data in central Savannah River area.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Dennis, Allen J.

Publication_Date: 1995

Title:

Rocks of the Carolina terrane in the Spartanburg 30º x 60º quadrangle

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Other_Citation_Details: prepared for 1995 Carolina Geological Society Annual Meeting

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Aiken, South Carolina
Publisher: Allen J. Dennis, University of South Carolina at Aiken

Online_Linkage: www.eos.duke.edu/cgs/cgscdguide.htm

Source_Scale_Denominator: 100000

Type_of_Source_Media: maps

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1995

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: dennis

Source_Contribution:

Provided geologic map data and compilation in Spartanburg 30 x 60-minute quadrangle.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Goldsmith, Richard

Originator: Milton, D.J.

Originator: Horton, J.W., Jr.

Publication_Date: 1988

Title:

Geologic map of the Charlotte 1º X 2º quadrangle, North Carolina and South Carolina

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map
Issue_Identification: I-1251-E

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Source_Scale_Denominator: 250000

Type_of_Source_Media: map

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1988

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: goldsmith

Source_Contribution:

Provided geologic map data and compilation in Charlotte 1º x 2º quadrangle.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Hadley, J.B.

Originator: Nelson, A.E.

Publication_Date: 1971

Title:

Geologic map of the Knoxville quadrangle, North Carolina, Tennessee, and South Carolina

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map
Issue_Identification: I-654

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Source_Scale_Denominator: 250000

Type_of_Source_Media: map

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1971

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: hadley

Source_Contribution:

Provided geologic map data and compilation in Knoxville 1º x 2º quadrangle.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Johnson, Bruce R.
Publication_Date: unpublished, draft version
Title: Geologic Map Unit Classification, ver. 6.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Other_Citation_Details:: Contributors to the classification scheme are as follows: Richard Berg, Pam Derkey, Jim Evans, Mike Foose, Tom Frost, Dave Fullerton, Ralph Haugerud, Steve Ludington, Dave Miller, Barry Moring, Jack Reed, Gary Raines, Dave Soller, Doug Stoeser, Ric Wilson, and Lynn Wingard.

Type_of_Source_Media: paper

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1998

Source_Currentness_Reference: current draft

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: johnson

Source_Contribution: Provided classification scheme for lithology.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Lawerence, D.P.

Publication_Date: 1999

Title:

Tectonic setting of the northwest-trending Buzzard's Roost shear zone, central South Carolina

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Series_Information:

Series_Name: South Carolina Geology
Issue_Identification: South Carolina Geology, v. 41, p. 1-9 and Figure 3.

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Columbia, South Carolina
Publisher: South Carolina Geological Survey

Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000

Type_of_Source_Media: paper

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1999

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: lawerence

Source_Contribution:

Provided geologic map data and compilation in Cokesbury, Waterloo, Cross Hill, Bush River, Ninety Six, Dyson, and Chappells 7.5-minute quadrangles.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Maher, H.D., Jr.

Originator: Sacks, P.E.

Originator: Secor, D.T.

Publication_Date: 1991

Title: The eastern Piedmont in South Carolina (Chapter 6)

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Knoxville, Tennessee
Publisher: University of Tennessee Press

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Horton, J.W., Jr.

Originator: Zullo, V.A.

Publication_Date: 1991

Title:

The Geology of the Carolina, Carolina Geological Society Fiftieth Anniversary Volume

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Knoxville, Tennessee
Publisher: University of Tennessee Press

Other_Citation_Details: p. 93-108, Figs. 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 and 6-5.

Type_of_Source_Media: page-sized maps in book chapter

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1991

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: maher

Source_Contribution: Provided geologic map compilations in eastern Piedmont.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Maybin, A.H., III

Originator: Niewendorp, C.A.

Publication_Date: 1993

Title:

The central Piedmont allochthon: An Alleghanian terrane in the central Piedmont of South Carolina

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Series_Information:

Series_Name: South Carolina Geology
Issue_Identification: South Carolina Geology, v. 36, p. 47-57

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Columbia, South Carolina
Publisher: South Carolina Geological Survey

Source_Scale_Denominator: 80000

Type_of_Source_Media: map

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1993

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: maybin and niewendorp

Source_Contribution:

Provided geologic map data in Ora and Philson Crossroads 7.5-minute quadrangles.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Nelson, Arthur E.

Originator: Horton, J. Wright, Jr.

Originator: Clarke, James W.

Publication_Date: 1998

Title:

Geologic Map of the Greenville 1º x 2º Quadrangle, South Carolina, Georgia, and North Carolina

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Miscellaneous Investigation Series
Issue_Identification: Map I-2175 (Sheet 1 and 2), 12 p. text

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Source_Scale_Denominator: 250000

Type_of_Source_Media: map

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1998

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Greenville Quad

Source_Contribution:

Provided geologic map data and compilation in the Greenville 1º x 2º quadrangle.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Offield, Terry W.

Originator: Sutphin, David, ed

Publication_Date: 2000

Title:

Revised stratigraphic and tectonic framework of the Carolina slate belt from southern Virginia to the South Carolina-Georgia border (with observations bearing on the origin of slate-belt gold deposits)

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: CD-ROM digital maps

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report
Issue_Identification: 99-2

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Source_Scale_Denominator: 100000

Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2000

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: offield

Source_Contribution:

Provided source of geologic map data and compilation for Carolina slate belt and adjacent areas.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Pray, J.R.

Publication_Date: 1997

Title:

Geology of the Modoc fault zone and adjacent terranes in the Southern Appalachian Piedmont; geochronological and kinematic investigations

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Other_Citation_Details: unpublished dissertation

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Columbia, South Carolina
Publisher: University of South Carolina

Source_Scale_Denominator: 476000

Type_of_Source_Media: map

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1997

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: pray

Source_Contribution:

Provided geologic map interpretation for Modoc fault zone and adjacent terranes of eastern Piedmont.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Robinson, Gilpin R.

Originator: Lesure, F.G., Jr.

Originator: Marlowe, J.I. II

Originator: Foley, N.K.

Originator: Clark, S.H.

Publication_Date: 1992

Title:

Bedrock Geology and Mineral Resources of the Knoxville 1° x 2° Quadrangle, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin
Issue_Identification: 1979

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Source_Scale_Denominator: 250000

Type_of_Source_Media: map

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1992

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: robinson

Source_Contribution:

Provided update of Hadley and Nelson geologic map compilation in Knoxville 1º x 2º quadrangle.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Schaeffer, Malcolm F.

Publication_Date: 1981

Title: Preliminary geologic map of north central South Carolina

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Series_Information:

Series_Name: South Carolina Geology
Issue_Identification: v. 25, p. 1-8.

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Columbia, South Carolina
Publisher: South Carolina Geological Survey

Source_Scale_Denominator: 250000

Type_of_Source_Media: map

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1981

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: schaeffer

Source_Contribution:

Provided geologic map data and compilation in north-central South Carolina.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Secor, Donald T., Jr.

Originator: Snoke, A.W.

Originator: Bramlett, K.W.

Originator: Costello, O.P.

Originator: Kimbrell, O.P.

Publication_Date: 1986

Title:

Character of the Alleghanian orogeny in the southern Appalachians: Part I. Alleghanian deformation in the eastern Piedmont of South Carolina

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Geological Society of America Bulletin
Issue_Identification: v. 97, p. 1319-1328, Figs. 1 and 3.

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Boulder, Colorado
Publisher: Geological Society of America

Source_Scale_Denominator: 857000 (figure 1) and 294000 (figure 3), approximately

Type_of_Source_Media: map

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1986

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: secor

Source_Contribution:

Provided supplementary geologic map compilation and regional interpretation for central and eastern Piedmont.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: West, Thomas E., Jr.

Publication_Date: 1997

Title:

Structural studies along the Carolina-Inner Piedmont terrane boundary in South Carolina and Georgia: Implications for the tectonics of the southern Appalachians [Ph.D. dissertation]

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: maps

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Columbia, South Carolina
Publisher: University of South Carolina

Other_Citation_Details:

Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, 72 p.
Scale varies from figure to figure within the publication. Approximate scales of the figures are given here:

316000 (figure 3-3, Whitmire reentrant, scale approximate)
178570 (figure 3-4 Shoals Jct., Cokesbury, and Waterloo 7.5' quadrangles)
24000 (plates 1-3 same quadrangles)

Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000

Type_of_Source_Media: maps

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1997

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: west

Source_Contribution:

Provided geologic map interpretation of Whitmire re-entrant and detailed geologic maps of Shoals Junction, Cokesburg, and Waterloo 7.5-minute quadrangles.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: J.W. Horton, Jr., conducted literature search for sources of geologic map data.
Process_Date: 200005 - 200006

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: Emphasizing areas not previously compiled by Offield and Sutphin (2000) and Nelson and others (1998), J.W. Horton, Jr. compiled multiple sources of geologic map data in pencil on 1:500,000-scale greenline base and registered mylar overlay, with revisions to merge units and reduce inconsistencies.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: offield and nelson
Process_Date: 200006

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: J.W. Horton, Jr. compiled map unit descriptions initially from Offield and Sutphin (2000), North Carolina Geological Survey (1985; to match across State line); Nelson and others (1998), Goldsmith and others (1988), Boland (1996), and Dennis (1995), with revisions to accommodate other source maps.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: offield, nelson, goldsmith, boland, and dennis
Process_Date: 200006 - 200007

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: Following earlier discussions, J.W. Horton, Jr. gave a preliminary working copy of the map to S.C. State Geologist C.W. Clendenin and Scott Howard, South Carolina Geological Survey, who declined an invitation to help in compilation but provided helpful discussions and references, including the latest version of Maybin and others' (2000) general compilation.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: maybin
Process_Date: 20000918

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: J.W. Horton Jr. wrote drafts of introduction and reference lists, which were updated as needed.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: compiled all references
Process_Date: 200008 - 200009

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: J.W. Horton, Jr. provided copy of Offield and Sutphin's (2000) digital geologic map compilation (CD-ROM) to C.L. Dicken for integration with map.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: offield
Process_Date: 200006

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: C.L. Dicken received Greenville quad transparency from J.W. Horton, Jr. Scanned the stable base material and converted the scanned image to a grid (two separate coverages- one for the geology and one for faults). The grids were then auto-vectorized in Arc/Info. Once all the lines were generated, the coverage was georeferenced. Some rubber sheeting was needed to decrease error for the coverages.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Greenville quad
Process_Date: 20000609

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

C.L. Dicken received mylar sheet which contained the area of South Carolina (not including Greenville quad) to be included in this map. The mylar contained the geology and fault lines. This sheet was scanned in as lineart image. The image was converted to a grid; then converted to lines by using the GRIDLINE function in Arc/Info. The lines then were georeferenced and rubber sheeted.
Projection information:

Lambert Conic Conformal

Spheroid               Clarke 1886
Central Meridian      -96 00 00
Reference Latitude     00 00 00
Standard Parallel 1    33 00 00
Standard Parallel 2    45 00 00

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: south carolina

Process_Date: 20000620

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: Joined the coverage from the greenville and south carolina coverage into one coverage and made corrections as needed. Built polygon for the geology coverage and the line coverage for the faults.
Tagged polygons with ID numbers and made edits as needed.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: greenville and south carolina
Process_Date: 20000703

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: J.W. Horton, Jr. gave C.L. Dicken revisions of the geology and fault coverage. These changes were made and attributes were updated.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: south carolina, curl, pray, west, lawrence
Process_Date: 20010313

Process_Step:

Process_Description: All finals revisions have been made to date.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: all sources
Process_Date: 20010803

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: point

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: string

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.002
Longitude_Resolution: 0.002
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: decimal degrees

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: geology.pat
Entity_Type_Definition:: Polygon attribute table for the geology coverage. The attributes address the identification, symbolization, age, lithology and description of the rock units.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Arc/Info

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MAP_CODE

Attribute_Definition:

Symbol for the different units on the map. (character, width 16)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: TK
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Coastal Plain sediments (Tertiary and Cretaceous)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: TRc
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Chatham Group (Triassic)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: bz
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Mylonitic rocks of Brevard fault zone (Late Paleozoic)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: myg
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: mylonitic gneiss (Late Paleozoic)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: ph
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Phyllonite and phyllonitic schist (Late Paleozoic)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: mym
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Mylonitic rocks of Modoc fault zone (Late Paleozoic)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Cg
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Granite (Carboniferous and Permian)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Cd
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Gabbro and diorite (Carboniferous)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: DScg
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: (Concord Plutonic Suite) Gabbro?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: DScs
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: (Concord Plutonic Suite) Syenite?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Dgg
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: (Concord Plutonic Suite) Gray Court metagranite (Devonian)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Dp
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: (Concord Plutonic Suite) Pacolet granite (Devonian)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Dle
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: (Granite of Lowrys pluton) Equigranular granite (Devonian)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Dlp
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: (Granite of Lowrys pluton) Porphyritic granite (Devonian)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sgn
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: (Granite of Lowrys pluton) Newberry granite and similar, possibly related granites (Silurian)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: DSg
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: (Table Rock Plutonic Suite) Granodiorite gneiss and granite gneiss (Devonian to Silurian)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Pzgf
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: (Table Rock Plutonic Suite) Reedy River complex (informal name of Wagener, 1977) and smaller unnamed plutons (Paleozoic)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Pzgp
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: (Table Rock Plutonic Suite) Gneissic granite of Greenville (Paleozoic)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SOsga
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: (Table Rock Plutonic Suite) Gneissic granite of Antreville (Silurian to Ordovician)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SOsg
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: (Table Rock Plutonic Suite) Gneissic granite of Starr (Silurian to Ordovician)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SOg
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: (Table Rock Plutonic Suite) Caesars Head Granite (Silurian to Ordovician)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SOgg
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: (Table Rock Plutonic Suite) Granite gneiss, undivided (Silurian to Ordovician)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Ogt
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: (Table Rock Plutonic Suite) Toluca Granite and associated metagranites (Ordovician?)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Omg
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: (Table Rock Plutonic Suite) Migmatitic granitoid gneiss (Ordovician?)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Chg
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Henderson Gneiss (Cambrian)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Pza
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Anderson metagabbro (Paleozoic?)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Pzgj
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Granite sheets near Joanna (Paleozoic?)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Pzgsa
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Santuck granite (Paleozoic?)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: PzZgr
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Metamorphosed granitoids (Paleozoic to Neoproterozoic)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CZgr
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: Metamorphosed granite to granodiorite (Cambrian to Neoproterozoic)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CZdi
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Diorite (Cambrian to Neoproterozoic)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: OCgw
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Waxhaw metagranite (Cambrian)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CZge
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Edgemoor metagranite (Cambrian or Neoproterozoic)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CZggf
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Great Falls metagranite (Cambrian or Neoproterozoic)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CZgph
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Pleasant Hill metagranite (Cambrian or Neoproterozoic?)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zglt
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Longtown Metagranite (Neoproterozoic)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: mtg
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: Biotite metatonalite and granodiorite (Paleozoic or Neoproterozoic?)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Ztr
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Metatrondhjemite (Neoproterozoic?)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zto
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Metatonalite (Neoproterozoic)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Ztl
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Little Mountain metatonalite (Neoproterozoic)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: PzZq
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: Metamorphosed quartz diorite to diorite (Paleozoic or Neoproterozoic?)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CZmd
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Metadiorite (Cambrian or Neoproterozoic?)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: PzZg
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: Metagabbro and minor metadiorite (Middle Paleozoic to Neoproterozoic?)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CZdg
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: Metadiorite and minor metagabbro, containing sparse hornblendite and pyroxenite (Cambrian or Neoproterozoic?)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: um
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Ultramafic rock (Paleozoic or Neoproterozoic)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: m
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: Latimer complex of Griffin (1979) (Paleozoic or Neoproterozoic)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: hgg
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: (Hammett Grove Meta-igneous Suite of Mittwede (1989)) Metagabbro

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: hgu
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: (Hammett Grove Meta-igneous Suite of Mittwede (1989)) Metamorphosed ultramafic rocks?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CZbu
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: Ultramafic rocks of Burks Mountain complex (Cambrian or Neoproterozoic)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CZba
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: Amphibolite of Burks Mountain complex (Cambrian or Neoproterozoic)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CZvs
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: Metavolcanic and metasedimentary rocks of Belair belt (Ordovician to Neoproterozoic?)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CZk
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: Migmatitic paragneiss and schist of Kiokee belt (Cambrian or Neoproterozoic?)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: OCc
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Cid Formation (Ordovician to Late Cambrian?)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: OCr
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Richtex Formation (Ordovician to Middle Cambrian)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Cap
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Asbill Pond Formation (Middle Cambrian)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: OZfs
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Flat Swamp Formation (Ordovician to Neoproterozoic?)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: OZvi
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Layered metavolcanic rocks (Ordovician to Neoproterozoic?)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: OZvf
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: Felsic metavolcanic rocks and layered felsic gneiss interpreted to be metavolcanic (Ordovician to Neoproterozoic?)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: OZvm
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: Mafic to intermediate metavolcanic rocks including layered hornblende gneiss and amphibolite (Ordovician to Neoproterozoic?)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CZpf
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Persimmon Fork Formation (Cambrian to Neoproterozoic)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CZph
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: Quartz-sericite phyllite and schist (Cambrian to Neoproterozoic?)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zlm
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Lincolnton Metadacite (Neoproterozoic)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: gn
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: Biotite-quartz-plagioclase gneiss (Paleozoic to Neoproterozoic)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: am
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Amphibolite and amphibole gneiss (Paleozoic to Neoproterozoic)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: ms
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Tuffaceous metasiltstone (Paleozoic to Neoproterozoic)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CZlr
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: Metasedimentary rocks of Little River Sequence (Cambrian or Neoproterozoic?)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CZbl
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Blacksburg Formation, undivided (Neoproterozoic?)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zba
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: (Battleground Formation) Metasedimentary rocks (undivided)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zbp
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: (Battleground Formation) Schistose to phyllitic volcaniclastic rocks

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zbf
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: (Battleground Formation) Felsic metavolcanic rocks

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zbm
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: (Battleground Formation) Mafic to intermediate metavolcanic rocks

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: eca
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: Enoree mélange (informal name of Mittwede and Maybin, 1989), Cedar Shoals gneiss (informal name of Horkowitz, 1984) and Cross Anchor mafic complex (informal name as used by Maybin and Niewendorp, 1993) collectively interpreted by Maybin and Niewendorp (1993) as part of Central Piedmont allochthon. Cedar Shoals gneiss is biotite-quartz-feldspar gneiss interpreted as metagraywacke and interlayered felsic gneiss interpreted as metavolcanic rock (Dennis and others, 1995, Stop 10)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: pcc
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: Philson Crossroads complex (informal name of Maybin and Niewendorp, 1993)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CZgi
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: Biotite gneiss having interlayered marble, calc-silicate gneiss, sillimanite-muscovite schist, and garnet-quartz rock (Cambrian to Neoproterozoic?)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CZcp
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: Chauga River Formation and Poor Mountain Formation (Cambrian or Neoproterozoic?)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CZwa
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: Wallhalla metamorphic suite (informal name of Horton and McConnell, 1991) (Cambrian or Neoproterozoic?)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CZgl
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: Biotite-quartz-plagioclase gneiss and interlayers locally containing hornblende, sillimanite, microcline, and muscovite (Cambrian or Neoproterozoic?)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CZwr
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: Biotite-quartz-feldspar gneiss of Whitmire reentrant (Cambrian or Neoproterozoic?)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CZga
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: Amphibolite having interlayered biotite gneiss, hornblende gneiss, and minor mica schist (Cambrian or Neoproterozoic?)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CZsp
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: Sillimanite schist and sillimanite-mica schist (Cambrian or Neoproterozoic?)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CZsg
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: Biotite-plagioclase-quartz gneiss and biotite-muscovite schist (Cambrian or Neoproterozoic?)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CZpg
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Megacrystic biotite gneiss (Cambrian or Neoproterozoic?)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CZms
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: Sillimanite-mica schist and muscovite-biotite schist (Cambrian or Neoproterozoic?)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CZbg
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: Biotite gneiss and muscovite-biotite gneiss (Cambrian or Neoproterozoic?)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CZgs
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Garnetiferous mica schist (Cambrian or Neoproterozoic?)?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zatb
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: (Tallulah Falls Formation) Gneissic metagraywacke and schist?

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zata
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: (Tallulah Falls Formation) Amphibolite

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Yt
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Toxaway Gneiss (Mesoproterozoic)?

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: general_symbol
Attribute_Definition:: A general symbol for the units (a little less detailed than the map symbols, code of width 16)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Map_unit
Attribute_Definition: Type of rocks (descriptive text of width 125))

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: age

Attribute_Definition: Geologic age of the map units (descriptive text of width 40))

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Cambrian

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Cambrian and/or Neoproterozoic

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Cambrian or Neoproterozoic

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Cambrian to Neoproterozoic

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Carboniferous

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Carboniferous to Permian

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Devonian

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Devonian to Silurian

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Early Paleozoic-Neoproterozoic

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Late Paleozoic

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Mesoproterozoic

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Middle Cambrian

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Middle Paleozoic to Neoproterozoic

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Neoproterozoic

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Ordovician

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Ordovician to Cambrian

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Ordovician to Late Cambrian

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Ordovician to Middle Cambrian

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Ordovician to Neoproterozoic

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Ordovician to Silurian

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Paleozoic

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Paleozoic or Neoproterozoic

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Paleozoic to Neoproterozoic

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Silurian

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Silurian to Ordovician

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Tertiary and Cretaceous

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Triassic

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: undetermined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: groupings

Attribute_Definition:

terranes (grouping of the units into common terranes) (descriptive text of width 80)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Atlantic Coastal Plain

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Battleground and Blacksburg Formations

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Bel Air Belt, layered and stratified rocks

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Blue Ridge

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value:: Carolina Slate Belt and Charlotte Belt, layered and stratified rocks

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Central Piedmont Allochthon of Maybin and Niewendorp

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Early Mesozoic Rift Basins, layered and stratified rocks

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Early Paleozoic Plutonic Rocks

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value:: Early Paleozoic-Neoproterozoic Plutons and Subvolcanic Complexes

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Kiokee Belt, layered and stratified rocks

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Late Paleozoic Plutonic Rocks

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Late Paleozoic Shear Zones

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Little River Belt, layered and stratified rocks

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Mafic-Ultramafic Complexes and Ultramafic Rocks

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Middle Paleozoic Plutonic Rocks

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Plutons of Undetermined Affinity and Age

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Western Piedmont, layered and stratified rocks

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: descriptio
Attribute_Definition:: Specific lithologic description of the units. (descriptive text of width 200)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: geo_prov

Attribute_Definition: geologic provinces (descriptive text of width 25)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Atlantic Coastal Plain

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Piedmont Mesozoic basin

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Eastern Piedmont

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Central Piedmont

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Western Piedmont

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Blue Ridge

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: lithology

Attribute_Definition:

units are classified by lithology based on Bruce Johnson's classification scheme. (descriptive text of width 33)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: amphibolite

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: augen gneiss

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: biotite gneiss

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: conglomerate

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: diorite

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: felsic metavolcanic rock

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: gabbro

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: gneiss

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: granite

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: granitic gneiss

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: granitoid

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: mafic gneiss

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: mafic metavolcanic rock

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: mafic rock

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: metasedimentary rock

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: metavolcanic rock

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: mica schist

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: mylonite

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: paragneiss

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: phyllite

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: phyllonite

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: quartz diorite

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: schist

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: syenite

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: tonalite

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: trondhjemite

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: ultramafic intrusive rock

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: unconsolidated deposit

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: fault.aat
Entity_Type_Definition: Line coverage that contains 4 fault classes
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: attributes were assigned by Horton.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: class

Attribute_Definition: lines separated into 4 different classes

Attribute_Definition_Source: assigned by Horton

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Ductile shear zone (Late Paleozoic)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Fault (unspecified)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Normal fault (Mesozoic)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Thrust fault (Paleozoic)

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

By virtue of its origin in Arc/Info, the polygon attribute table includes attributes SHAPE, AREA, PERIMETER, COVER# and COVER-id.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

FAULTS.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  FAULTS#                4     5     B      -
   29  FAULTS-ID              4     5     B      -
   33  CLASS                 40    40     C      -
GEOLOGY.PAT:

COLUMN   ITEM NAME        WIDTH OUTPUT  TYPE N.DEC  ALTERNATE NAME
    1  AREA                   8    18     F      5
    9  PERIMETER              8    18     F      5
   17  GEOLOGY#               4     5     B      -
   21  GEOLOGY-ID             4     5     B      -
   25  ID                    16    16     I      -
   41  MAP_CODE              16    16     C      -
   57  GENERAL_SY            16    16     C      -
   73  MAP_UNIT             125   125     C      -
  198  AGE                   40    40     C      -
  238  GROUPINGS             80    80     C      -
  318  DESCRIPTIO           200   200     C      -
  518  GEO_PROV              25    25     C      -
  543  LITHOLOGY             33    33     C      -

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: J. Wright Horton, Jr.
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address
Address: USGS National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 926A
City: Reston
State_or_Province: VA
Postal_Code: 20192
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-6933

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 703-648-6953

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: whorton@usgs.gov

Distribution_Liability:

The US Geological Survey provides these geographic data "as is." The USGS makes no guarantee or warranty concerning the accuracy of information contained in this geographic data. The USGS further makes no warranties, either expressed or implied as to any other matter whatsoever, including, without limitation, the condition of the product, or its fitness for any particular purpose. The burden for determining fitness for use lies entirely with the user. Although these data have been processed successfully on USGS computers, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS regarding the use of these data on any other system, nor does the fact of distribution constitute or imply any such warranty. In no event shall the USGS have any liability whatsoever for payment of any consequential, incidental, indirect, special, or tort damages of any kind, including, but not limited to, any loss of profits arising out of use of or reliance on the geographic data or arising out of the delivery, installation, operation, or support by the USGS.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: ArcView shapefiles
Format_Version_Number: 1.0
Format_Information_Content: Geologic units, with lithology, and abbreviated base map layers
File_Decompression_Technique: unzip
Transfer_Size: 3.1 megabytes

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/openfile/of01-298/data_files.zip>

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: ArcInfo export
Format_Version_Number: 8.0.1
Format_Information_Content: Geologic units, with lithology, and abbreviated base map layers
File_Decompression_Technique: unzip
Transfer_Size: 1.8 megabytes

Digital_Transfer_Option: