Preliminary Geologic Description of the San Jose 30 X 60 Minute Quadrangle, California: A Digital Database

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Title:
Preliminary Geologic Description of the San Jose 30 X 60 Minute Quadrangle, California: A Digital Database
Abstract:
The San Jose 30 x 60-minute quadrangle straddles the California Coast Ranges southeast of San Francisco, and extends from west of the San Andreas fault near Santa Cruz on the southwest (long. -122°, lat. 37°) to the San Joaquin River in the Central Valley on the northeast (long. -121°, lat. 37.5°). The map is a new geologic compilation that is based on extensive previous work by many authors and a great deal of new mapping, largely at 1:24,000, much of which is previously unpublished.
This report presents the preliminary geologic map of the San Jose 30 x 60-minute quadrangle at a scale of 1:100,000, and consists of a spatial database of nine layers, two colored map sheets (geologic map and correlation diagram), and a descriptive text.
Supplemental_Information:
Geologic Database:
  a. of98-795_4a.e00.gz -- Geology (ARC export coverage)
  b. of98-795_4b.e00 --  Tectonic blocks (ARC export coverage)
  c. of98-795_4c.e00 -- Annotation (ARC export coverage)
  d. of97-744_4d.tar.gz -- Geology (ARCVIEW shape files)
  e. of97-744_4e.tar -- Tectonic blocks (ARCVIEW shape files)
  f. of97-744_4f.tar -- Annotation (ARCVIEW shape files)

Quadrangle Index Database:
  a. of98-795_5a.e00 -- ARC export coverage
  b. of98-795_5b.tar -- ARCVIEW shape files

Topographic Base Database:
  a. of98-795_6a.e00 -- Drainage (ARC export coverage)
  b. of98-795_6b.e00 -- Index contours (ARC export coverage)
  c. of98-795_6c.e00 -- Intermediate contours (ARC export coverage)
  d. of98-795_6d.e00 -- Culture (ARC export coverage)
  e. of98-795_6e.e00 -- Land (ARC export coverage)
  f. of98-795_6f.tar -- Drainage (ARCVIEW shape files)
  g. of98-795_6g.tar -- Index contours (ARCVIEW shape files)
  h. of98-795_6h.tar -- Intermediate contours (ARCVIEW shape files)
  i. of98-795_6i.tar -- Culture (ARCVIEW shape files)
  j. of98-795_6j.tar -- Land (ARCVIEW shape files)

Plot File of Geologic Map:
  a. of98-795_7a.ps -- PostScript file
  b. of98-795_7b.pdf -- PDF file

Plot File of Correlation Diagram:
  a. of98-795_8a.ps -- PostScript file
  b. of98-795_8b.pdf -- PDF file
  1. How might this data set be cited?
    Wentworth, Carl M., M. Clark Blake, Jr., McLaughlin, Robert J., and Graymer, Russell W., 1998, Preliminary Geologic Description of the San Jose 30 X 60 Minute Quadrangle, California: A Digital Database: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-0795.

    Online Links:

  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.0
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -121.0
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.5
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.0
  3. What does it look like?
    http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1998/of98-795/of98-795_7b.pdf (PDF)
    A 17.6 megabyte PDF representation of the San Jose 30 X 60 Minute Quadrangle, California.
  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
    Calendar_Date: 1998
    Currentness_Reference:
    publication date
  5. What is the general form of this data set?
    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?
      This is a vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):
      • Entity point
      • Complete chain
      • GT-polygon composed of chains
    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?
      Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
      Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
      UTM_Zone_Number: 10
      Transverse_Mercator:
      Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.9996
      Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -123
      Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.0
      False_Easting: 500000
      False_Northing: 0.0
      The horizontal datum used is NAD27.
      The ellipsoid used is Clarke 1866.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378206.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/294.98.
  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
    OF98-795_4a.PAT or SJ-GEOL.PAT
    Geologic map of San Jose 30 X 60 Minute Quadrangle, California (Source: OFR-98-0795)
    PTYPE
    Polygon type (Source: OFR-98-795)
    ValueDefinition
    afArtificial fill (Modern)
    QhcStream channel deposits (Holocene)
    QhaAlluvium (Holocene)
    QlsLandslide deposits (Quaternary)
    QaAlluvium, undivided (Quaternary)
    QcColluvium (Quaternary)
    QtStream terrace deposits (Quaternary)
    QpaAlluvium (upper Pleistocene)
    QoaOlder alluvium (lower-middle Pleistocene?)
    QmtMarine terrace deposits (Pleistocene)
    QarAromas Sand (Pleistocene)
    QTnNonmarine deposits (Pleistocene and Pliocene?)
    PPPercolation pond (Modern)
    GPgravel pit (Modern)
    QhbmBay Mud (Holocene)
    QhbBasin deposits (Holocene)
    QhfpFlood plain deposits (Holocene)
    QhlLevee deposits (Holocene)
    QhcStream channel deposits (Holocene)
    QhtStream terrace deposits (Holocene)
    Qhf1Younger Alluvial fan deposits (Holocene)
    Qhf2Older Alluvial fan deposits (Holocene)
    QpfAlluvial fan deposits (Upper Pleistocene)
    QofAlluvial fan deposits (middle to upper Pleistocene)
    QhcStream channel deposits (Holocene)
    QhcjChannel deposits of the San Joaquin River (Holocene)
    QhbBasin deposits of the San Joaquin River (Holocene)
    QhljLevee deposits of the San Joaquin River (Holocene)
    QhrBasin rim and distal fan deposits (Holocene)
    QapAlluvium of Patterson (upper Holocene)
    QfcAlluvial fan complex (Holocene and upper Pleistocene)
    QsuUpper member, Alluvial fan complex (Holocene and upper Pleistocene)
    QslLower member, Alluvial fan complex (Holocene and upper Pleistocene)
    QluUpper member, Alluvium of Los Banos (upper and middle Pleistocene)
    QlmMiddle member, Alluvium of Los Banos (upper and middle Pleistocene)
    QllLower member, Alluvium of Los Banos (upper and middle Pleistocene)
    TpPurisima Formation (Pliocene and Upper Miocene)
    TscSanta Cruz Mudstone (Upper Miocene)
    TsmSanta Margarita Sandstone (Upper Miocene)
    TmMonterey Formation (Middle Miocene)
    TloLompico Sandstone (Middle and Lower Miocene)
    TlaLambert Shale (Lower Miocene)
    TvqVaqueros Sandstone and volcanic rocks (Lower Miocene and Oligocene)
    TvzZayante Sandstone (Lower Miocene and Oligocene)
    TvbBasalt, probably equivalent to basalt west of the map area dated at 23.7 Ma (Tuerner, 197; Fox and others, 1984)
    TsrRices Mudstone Member, San Lorenzo Formation (Oligocene and Eocene)
    TstTwobar Shale Member, San Lorenzo Formation (Oligocene and Eocene)
    TbuSandstone and mudstone, undivided, Butano Sandstone (Eocene)
    TbcConglomerate, Butano Sandstone (Eocene)
    KgrGranitic and Metamorphic Rocks (Cretaceous and older)
    scSilica-carbonate rock (Miocene?)
    TmeShale and sandstone of Highland Way (lower Miocene to lower Eocene)
    TlsSandstone and mudstone, Sandstone and shale of Loma Chiquita Ridge (Eocene)
    TcmMottled mudstone and sandstone of Mount Chual (lower Eocene), Sandstone and shale of Loma Chiquita Ridge (Eocene)
    KusSandstone and shale (Upper Cretaceous)
    KucConglomerate (Upper Cretaceous)
    KJsMudstone (Lower Cretaceous and Upper Jurassic)
    JslSlate of Loma Prieta Peak (Jurassic?)
    JbkBasalt, andesite, and quartz keratophyre (Upper to Middle Jurassic)
    JicIntrusive complex (Upper Jurassic?)
    JdwCumulate rocks (Jurassic)
    QTscSanta Clara Formation (Pleistocene and Pliocene)
    scSilica Carbonate rock (Miocene?)
    TmsMonterey Shale (Middle to Lower Miocene)
    TusSandstone, Monterey Shale (Middle to Lower Miocene)
    TtsTemblor Sandstone (Middle Miocene to Oligocene?)
    TtvDacitic volcanic and intrusive rocks (middle Miocene)
    JspSerpentinized ultramafic rocks (Jurassic)
    fmMelange of the Central Belt, Franciscan Complex (Lower Tertiary? and Upper Cretaceous)
    fplForaminiferal Limestone (Upper to Lower Cretaceous)
    fpvBasaltic volcanic rocks (Lower Cretaceous)
    fmsGraywacke of the Marin Headlands terrane (Lower Cretaceous)
    fmcRadiolarian chert of the Marin Headlands terrane (Lower Cretaceous to Lower Jurassic)
    fmvBasaltic volcanic rocks of the Marin Headlands terrane (Lower Jurassic)
    QTpPackwood Gravels of Crittenden (1951) (Pleistocene? and Pliocene)
    TsgSilver Creek Gravels of Graymer and DeVito (1993) (Pliocene)
    TbaBasalt of Anderson and Coyote Reservoirs (Pliocene)
    TvoAndesite of Silver Creek (Miocene)
    TsoSandstone of Silver Creek (Miocene)
    scSilica-carbonate rock (Miocene?)
    KJkKnoxville Formation (Lower Cretaceous and Upper Jurassic)
    JspSerpentinite, Coast Range Ophiolite (Jurassic)
    TbrBriones Formation (upper Miocene)
    TccClaremont Formation (upper to middle Miocene)
    TtsTemblor Sandstone (middle to lower Miocene)
    TbmBrown-weathering mudstone (Eocene)
    TgsGlauconitic sandstone and red mudstone (lower Eocene and/or upper Paleocene)
    KcuSandstone, mudstone, and conglomerate (Cretaceous)
    QTiIrvington Gravels of Savage (1951) (Pleistocene and Pliocene?)
    TorOrinda Formation (upper Miocene)
    TorvBasalt and andesite of the Orinda Formation (upper Miocene)
    KbsSandstone and mudstone, Berryessa Formation (Cretaceous)
    KbcConglomerate, Berryessa Formation (Cretaceous)
    KauSandstone, mudstone, and conglomerate of the Berryessa Formation (Upper Cretaceous)
    JbkBasalt, keratophyre, and quartz keratophyre, Coast Range Ophiolite (Jurassic)
    JicIntrusive diabase, diorite, and gabbro, Coast Range Ophiolite (Jurassic)
    TslBasalt of San Luis Reservoir (upper Miocene)
    TqsQuien Sabe Volcanics (upper Miocene)
    TqiIntrusive Phase, Quien Sabe Volcanics (upper Miocene)
    TvVolcanic rocks, undivided (upper Miocene?)
    TltSiltstone and sandstone (upper to middle Miocene)
    TtsTemblor Sandstone (middle Miocene)
    blBlueschist block, Eastern Belt, Franciscan complex (Cretaceous and Jurassic)
    fb1Lower Unit, Burnt Hills terrane (Upper Cretaceous)
    fb2Middle Unit, Burnt Hills terrane (Upper Cretaceous)
    fb3Upper Unit, Burnt Hills terrane (Upper Cretaceous)
    fy1Lower Unit, Yolla Bolly terrane (Cretaceous? and Jurassic)
    fy2Middle Unit, Yolla Bolly terrane (Cretaceous? and Jurassic)
    fy3Upper Unit, Yolla Bolly terrane (Cretaceous? and Jurassic)
    fysMetagraywacke, undivided, Yolla Bolly terrane (Cretaceous? and Jurassic)
    fyuYolla Bolly terrane, undivided, Yolla Bolly terrane (Cretaceous? and Jurassic)
    fwsWard Creek (?) terrane, Yolla Bolly terrane (Cretaceous? and Jurassic)
    QTtTulare Formation (Pleistocene and Pliocene?)
    TfnFanglomerate (lower Pliocene? and upper Miocene)
    TvsValley Springs Formation (lower Miocene and upper Oligocene)
    TpfPoverty Flat Sandstone (upper and middle Eocene)
    TkrKreyenhagen Shale (middle Eocene)
    TdsDomengine Sandstone (middle Eocene)
    TteSandstone and siltstone, Tesla Formation (Eocene and Paleocene)
    TtqQuartzose sandstone, Tesla Formation (Eocene and Paleocene)
    KmmShale, Moreno Formation (Upper Cretaceous)
    KmsSandstone, Moreno Formation (Upper Cretaceous)
    KpsSandstone, Panoche Formation (Upper Cretaceous)
    KpcConglomerate, Panoche Formation (Upper Cretaceous)
    KpmMudstone, Panoche Formation (Upper Cretaceous)
    KmMudstone (Upper Cretaceous)
    KshShale (Lower Cretaceous)
    KJmMudstone, including Hawk Shale (Lower Cretaceous and Upper Jurassic)
    KlcConglomerate (Lower Cretaceous)
    JlcLotta Creek Formation (Upper Jurassic)
    JbkBasalt, keratophyre, and quartz keratophyre, Coast Range Ophioline (Jurassic)
    JicIntrusive diabase, diorite, and gabbro, Coast Range Ophioline (Jurassic)
    JdwDunite-wehrlite, Coast Range Ophiolite (Jurassic)
    asAntigorite schist, Coast Range Ophioline (Jurassic)
    OF98-795_4a.AAT or SL-GEOL.AAT
    Linear geologic features (Source: OFR-98-795)
    LYTPE
    Line type (Source: OFR-98-795)
    ValueDefinition
    contact, approx. locatedunfaulted depositional or intrusive boundary between map units, relatively confident identification, location approximate
    contact, certainunfaulted depositional or intrusive boundary between map units, confident identification and location
    contact, concealedunfaulted depositional or intrusive boundary between map units, concealed beneath overlying map unit, identification and location dependant on adjacent control
    contact, inferredunfaulted depositional or intrusive boundary between map units, identification inferred, location approximate
    contact, inferred, queriedunfaulted depositional or intrusive boundary between map units, identification inferred, location uncertain
    fault, approx. locatedfault showing mappable disruption of map units or separating coherent Franciscan rock from melange, relatively confident identification, location approximate
    fault, certainfault showing mappable disruption of map units or separating coherent Franciscan rock from melange, confident identification and location
    fault, concealedfault showing mappable disruption of map units or separating coherent Franciscan rock from melange, concealed beneath overlying map unit, identification and location dependant on adjacent control
    fault, concealed, queriedfault showing mappable disruption of map units or separating coherent Franciscan rock from melange, concealed beneath overlying map unit, identification and/or location uncertain
    fault, inferredfault showing mappable disruption of map units or separating coherent Franciscan rock from melange, identification inferred, location uncertain
    fault, inferred, queriedfault showing mappable disruption of map units or separating coherent Franciscan rock from melange, identification inferred, location uncertain
    map boundaryboundary of San Jose 30 X 60-minute quadrangle
    scratch boundaryboundary without geologic attribute, here used bto close otherwise incomplete unit boundaries (largely narrow stream channels - Qa), assign no line symbol in plotting
    water boundaryboundary of open water from 1:100,000 base
    OF98-795_4a.PAT or SJ-GEOL.PAT
    Geologic units at specific points (same attributes as polygon coverage) (Source: OFR-98-795)
    OF98-795_4b.PAT OR SJ-BLKS.PAT
    Types of tectonic blocks (Source: OFR-98-795)
    BKTYPE
    Block type (Source: OFR-98-795)
    ValueDefinition
    aamphibolite, garnet amphibolite
    bblueschist
    eeclogite
    hhighgrade, undifferentiated
    mmica schist
    tgreenschist
    ygrayblack schist, Ward Creek terrane?
    OF98-795_4c.AAT OR SJ-ANNO.AAT
    Annotation (Source: OFR-98-795)
    LTYPE
    Line type (Source: OFR-98-795)
    ValueDefinition
    landsline arrowlandslide arrow, points down slope
    leaderleader, connects unit label annotation with unit polygon
    contact, certainObserved contact
    OF98-795_5a.PAT OR SJ-QGRID.PAT
    Quadrangle Index (Source: OFR-98-795)
    OF98-795_5a.AAT or SJ-QGRID.AAT
    Quadrangle boundaries (Source: OFR-98-795)
    LTYPE
    Line type (Source: OFR-98-795)
    ValueDefinition
    quadboundarysboundary of 7.5-minute quadrangle, exclusive of outer boundary of 1:100,000 quadrangle
    sheetboundaryOutside boundary of mapped area

Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
    • Carl M. Wentworth
    • M. Clark Blake, Jr.
    • Robert J. McLaughlin
    • Russell W. Graymer
  2. Who also contributed to the data set?
  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

Why was the data set created?


How was the data set created?

  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?
    Pike and others, 1992 (source 1 of 1)
    Pike, R.J., Acevedo, William, and Showalter, P.K., 1992, Mapping topographic form by digital image-processing in the San Jose 1:100,000 sheet, California: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 92-420.

    Type_of_Source_Media: paper
    Source_Scale_Denominator: 100000
    Source_Contribution: delineation of landform types
  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
    (process 1 of 2)
    The geologic database was compiled digitally in vector form as individual 7.5-minute quadrangles from source materials ranging in scale from 1:12,000 to 1:62,500. Much of the material was initially fitted to 1:24,000 topography in polyconic or California State Plane (zone 4) projection. These were converted to UTM (see below), and the larger resulting departures from the 1:100,000 base then refitted to that base. Some of the most detailed areas, particularly in the Santa Cruz Mountains and the Del Puerto Ophiolite, were simplified for smaller scale presentation. The geology layers for the 32 individual quadrangles were assembled into a single layer for the 1:100,000 map area and interior quadrangle boundaries were removed. The locations and identities of tectonic blocks in the Diablo Range were similarly compiled, both from mapped points and from areas too small to show at scale (diameter less than 100 m) or representing aggregates of blocks. The resulting spatial database and standard symbol sets in ALACARTE were then used to prepare the colored geologic map image presented here. Some of the details in the spatial database, although retained in the 1:100,00 image, are too small for legible portrayal at that scale.
    Date: 08-Jun-2009 (process 2 of 2)
    Creation of original metadata record Person who carried out this activity:
    Jennifer Lenz
    US Geological Survey
    12201 Surise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 918
    Reston, VA
    USA

    703-648-6974 (voice)
    703-648-6560 (FAX)
    pschweitzer@usgs.gov
  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

  1. How well have the observations been checked?
  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?
  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
    The mapped area includes geologic units which are questionable and are indicated with a question mark. Geologic units underlying bodies of water are not indicated in this report.
  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?
    The geologic database was compiled in vector form over the past decade from a large variety of sources. This geologic database is based on individual 7.5-minute quadrangles from source materials ranging in scale from 1:12,000 to 1:62,500.

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?
Access_Constraints: none
Use_Constraints: none
  1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
    USGS Information Services
    Box 25286, Denver Federal Center
    Denver, Colorado
    USA

    1-888-ASK-USGS (voice)
    1-303-202-4695 (FAX)
    infoservices@usgs.gov
  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set? US Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-795
  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?
    This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity with U.S. Geological Survey editorial standards or with the North American Stratigraphic Code. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
    This database, identified as 'Preliminary geologic map of the San Jose 30 X 60-minute quadrangle, California: a digital database', has been approved for release and publication by the Director of the USGS. Although this database has been reviewed and is substantially complete, the USGS reserves the right to revise the data pursuant to further analysis and review. This database is released on condition that neither the USGS nor the U.S. Government may be held liable for any damages resulting from its use.
  4. How can I download or order the data?
    • Availability in digital form:
      Data format: ARC/INFO export files
      of98-795_4a.e00.gz	sj-geol		Geology: compressed ARC export coverage containing both lines and polygons
      of98-795_4b.e00	sj-blks		Tectonic blocks: ARC export coverage containing points
      of98-795_4c.e00	sj-anno		Annotation: ARC export coverage containing lines (leaders and landslide arrows) and several labels
      of98-795_5a.e00	sj-qdgrid	Quadrangle Index: ARC export coverage containing lines, polygons, and annotation
      of98-795_6a.e00	sj-drain	Drainage: ARC export coverage containing lines
      of98-795_6b.e00	sj-index	Index contours: ARC export coverage containing lines
      of98-795_6c.e00	sj-inter	Land: ARC export coverage containing lines
      
      in format ARCE (version 7.2.1) Size: 7
      Network links: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1998/of98-795/of98-795_10a.tar.gz
      Data format: ARCVIEW shapefiles
      of97-744_4d.tar.gz	Geology: ARCVIEW line and polygon Shape files bundled as one compressed tar file
      of97-744_4e.tar	Tectonic blocks: ARCVIEW point Shape files bundled as one tar file
      of97-744_4f.tar	Annotation: ARCVIEW line Shape files bundled as one tar file
      of98-795_5b.tar	Quadrangle Index: ARCVIEW line and polygon shape files bundled as one tar file
      of98-795_6f.tar	Drainage: ARCVIEW line Shape files bundled as one tar file
      of98-795_6g.tar	Index contours: ARCVIEW line Shape files bundled as one tar file
      of98-795_6h.tar	Intermediate contours: ARCVIEW line Shape files bundled as one tar file
      of98-795_6i.tar	Culture: ARCVIEW line Shape files bundled as one tar file
      of98-795_6j.tar	Land: ARCVIEW line Shape files bundled as one tar file
      
      in format Shapefile (version 1.0) Size: 21
      Network links: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1998/of98-795/of98-795_10b.tar.gz
    • Cost to order the data: none


Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 05-Feb-2016
Metadata author:
Peter N Schweitzer
USGS Midwest Area
Collection manager, USGS Geoscience Data Clearinghouse, http://geo-nsdi.er.usgs.gov/
Mail Stop 954
12201 Sunrise Valley Dr
Reston, VA
USA

703-648-6533 (voice)
703-648-6252 (FAX)
pschweitzer@usgs.gov
Metadata standard:
Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)

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