The ARC/INFO version of the Digital Geologic Map of the Cougar Buttes
7.5'quadrangle consists of five coverages:
1)	coug_geo - geology
Geologic units are delineated by geologic line entities and
described by polygons which are attributed with the following set
of attribute items in coug_geo.pat.  For display purposes, the
geology coverage contains three annotation subclasses: anno.geo
contains unit labels, anno.fault contains formal fault names, and
anno.twn_rnge contains township and range data.
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>COUG_GEO.PAT:
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>COLUMN   ITEM NAME        WIDTH OUTPUT  TYPE N.DEC  ALTERNATE NAME
>    1  AREA                   8    18     F      5
>    9  PERIMETER              8    18     F      5
>   17  COUG_GEO#          4     5     B      -
>   21  COUG_GEO-ID        4     5     B      -
>   25  LABL                  35    35     C      -
>   60  PLABL                 35    35     C      -
>   95  TAG                   25    25     C      -
>  120  SHDPS                  3     3     I      -
>  123  NAME                 254   254     C      -
>  377  SHDFIL                 3     3     I      -
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LABL	geologic map unit label, in plain text
Alphabetized list of map units symbols (LABL) and the
corresponding map unit names (NAME) specified in the Cougar
Buttes geologic map database (coug_geo.pat):
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>Jg		Granite
>Jp		Porphyritic quartz monzonite, monzogranite,
>			and granodiorite
>Kcb		Monzogranite of Cougar Buttes
>Kgd		Granodiorite
>Kmi		Mafic-rich intermediate rocks
>Kmp		Mixed plutonic rocks
>Kp		Porphyritic monzogranite
>MzPrgg		Granitic orthogneiss
>Prgn		Gneiss
>QTbrbc		Breccia, strata of Blackhawk Canyon
>QTbrc 		Breccia, carbonate rocks
>QTbrg		Breccia, granitic rocks
>QTc		Conglomerate of Cushenbury Spring
>QTs1		Sandstone and conglomerate, member 1
>QTs2		Sandstone and conglomerate, member 2
>QTspcb 		Saprolite, monzogranite of Cougar Buttes
>QTspmp 		Saprolite, mixed plutonic rocks
>Qmof		Moderately old alluvial fan deposits
>Qmof? 		Moderately old alluvial fan deposits?
>Qmol		Moderately old lacustrine deposits
>Qmol? 		Moderately old lacustrine deposits?
>Qmolsbc		Moderately old landslide breccia,
>			strata of Blackhawk Canyon
>Qmolsc		Moderately old landslide breccia,
>		carbonate rocks
>Qmolscc		Moderately old landslide breccia,
>			conglomerate of Cushenbury Springs
>Qmos		Moderately old slope wash and alluvial
>			deposits
>Qoc		Old colluvial deposits
>Qoc?		Old colluvial deposits?
>Qoc1		Old colluvial deposits, unit 1
>Qoc2		Old colluvial deposits, unit 2
>Qof		Old alluvial fan deposits
>Qof? 		Old alluvial fan deposits?
>Qolsbc		Old landslide breccia, strata of Blackhawk
>		Canyon
>Qolsc		Old landslide breccia, carbonate-rock
>Qolsg		Old landslide breccia, granitic rocks
>Qp		Active playa deposits
>Qvodf		Very old debris flow fan deposits
>Qvof1		Very old alluvial fan deposits, unit 1
>Qvof2		Very old alluvial fan deposits, unit 2
>Qvos		Very old slope wash and alluvial deposits
>Qvos? 		Very old slope wash and alluvial deposits?
>Qw		Active wash deposits
>Qya		Young axial valley deposits
>Qyas+Qye	Young alluvial and slope wash deposits +
>		Quaternary young eolian deposits
>Qydf		Young debris flow fan deposits
>Qye		Young eolian deposits
>Qye? 		Young eolian deposits?
>Qyf		Young alluvial fan deposits
>Qyf1		Young alluvial fan deposits, unit 1
>Qyf2		Young alluvial fan deposits, unit 2
>Qyf3		Young alluvial fan deposits, unit 3
>Qyf4		Young alluvial fan deposits, unit 4
>Qyfe		Young alluvial fan and eolian deposits
>Qyfe? 		Young alluvial fan and eolian deposits?
>Qyfs 		Young alluvial fan sand deposits
>Qyfw1		Young alluvial fan feeder wash deposits,
>			unit 1
>Qyfw2		Young alluvial fan feeder wash deposits,
>			unit 2
>Qyfw3		Young alluvial fan feeder wash deposits,
>			unit 3
>Qyfw4		Young alluvial fan feeder wash deposits,
>			unit 4
>Qyls		Young landslide deposits
>Qyos 		Young(?) and old slope wash and alluvial deposits
>Qyoss1		Young(?) and old slope wash and alluvial deposits,
>			substrate 1
>Qyoss2		Young(?) and old slope wash and alluvial deposits,
>			substrate 2
>Qyoce		Young and old colluvial and eolian deposits
>Qyp		Young playa deposits
>Qyse		Young slope wash, alluvial, and eolian deposits
>Qyse? 		Young slope wash, alluvial, and eolian deposits?
>Qysos1		Young slope wash and alluvial deposits,
>			oxidized, substrate 1
>Qysos2		Young slope wash and alluvial deposits,
>			oxidized, substrate 2
>Qysos2? 		Young slope wash and alluvial deposits,
>			oxidized, substrate 2?
>Qysos3		Young slope wash and alluvial deposits,
>			oxidized, substrate 3
>Qysos3? 		Young slope wash and alluvial deposits,
>			oxidized, substrate 3?
>Qyss		Young slope wash and alluvial deposits,
>			sandstone substrate
>Qysws1		Young slope wash and alluvial deposits,
>			white, substrate 1
>Qysws2		Young slope wash and alluvial deposits,
>			white, substrate 2
>Qyw		Young wash deposits
>Ta		Arkosic sandstone
>Ta? 		Arkosic sandstone?
>Tb		Basalt
>Tl		Lacustrine strata
>Tl? 		Lacustrine strata?
PLABL	coded geologic map unit label used to generate plot labels
with relevant stratigraphic symbols. The geologic units with
LABL MzPrgg (Mesozoic or Proterozoic) and Prgn (Proterozoic)
appear as }<gg, <gn respectively in the item PLABL.
The replacement characters call their corresponding symbols
from the Stratagem Font Group.  Geologic map unit labels will
plot on derivative  map plots with appropriate stratigraphic
symbols if PLABL is used as the source of unit labels.
The Stratagem Font Group is accessed through geofont.txt,
and is included in the data package.
TAG	enables identification of polygons, within a unit, of which
the geology is sufficiently distinct from that of the overall
unit.  The default designation is the unit label with the
suffix A.  Polygons representing unique properties other
than the default can be identified with suffixes B, C...etc.
All polygons in the Cougar Buttes quadrangle are designated
by the suffix A.
SHDPS	polygon color from shadeset scamp2.shd (included in the
data package)
NAME	geologic name of each unit
SHDFIL	polygon fill pattern from shadeset geology2.shd (included
in the data package)
Geologic lines, which include features such as faults, contacts,
and marker horizons  are attributed with the following set of feature
attribute items contained in coug_geo.aat.
(A complete description of each line type is available in the data
table, lines.rel.)
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>COUG_GEO.AAT:
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>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  COUG_GEO#          4     5     B      -
>   29  COUG_GEO-ID        4     5     B      -
>   33  L-TAG                 25    25     C      -
>   58  L-SYMB                 3     3     I      -
>   61  L-NAME               200   200     C      -
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L-TAG	line tag which consists of a character and numerical value, e.g.
C17, allows the user to relate the line entity to its corresponding
definition in lines.rel
List of line types used in the Cougar Buttes geologic map coverage
(coug _geo.aat), including abbreviated descriptions from lines.rel:
>C17	Contact, landslide, location meets map accuracy standard
>C18	Contact, landslide, location may not meet map accuracy
>	standard
>C2	Contact, generic, location may not meet map accuracy
>	standard
>C22	Contact, landslide, questionable, location may not meet map
>	accuracy standard
>C23	Contact, landslide, questionable, covered, location may not
>	meet map accuracy standard
>C30	Contact, sedimentary, location may not meet map accuracy
>	standard
>C31	Contact, sedimentary, inferred, location may not meet map
>	accuracy standard
>C32	Contact, sedimentary, covered, location may not meet map
>	accuracy standard
>C42	Contact, sedimentary, gradational, location may not meet
>	map accuracy standard
>C49	Contact, igneous, location meets map accuracy standard
>C50	Contact, igneous, location may not meet map accuracy
>	standard
>C65	Contact, metamorphic, location meets map accuracy standard
>C66	Contact, metamorphic, location may not meet map accuracy
>	standard
>C81	Contact, regolith, location meets map accuracy standard
>C82	Contact, regolith, location may not meet map accuracy
>	standard
>CL1	Cartographic line, map boundary
>F14	Fault, high angle, strike slip, right lateral, inferred,
>	location may not meet map accuracy standard
>F16	Fault, high angle, normal slip, location may not meet map
>	accuracy standard
>F20	Fault, high angle, strike slip, right lateral, covered,
>	location may not meet map accuracy standard
>F22	Fault, high angle, normal slip, covered, location may not
>	meet map accuracy standard
>F31	Fault, high angle, slip unspecified, generic, inferred,
>	location may not meet map accuracy standard
>F38	Fault, high angle, strike slip, right lateral,
>	questionable, location may not meet map accuracy standard
>F8	Fault, high angle, strike slip, right lateral, location
>	may not meet map accuracy standard
>F90	Fault, low angle, slip unspecified, older over younger,
>	location may not meet map accuracy standard
>F98	Fault, low angle, normal slip, younger over older,
>	location may not meet map accuracy standard
>MH1	Marker horizon, buried paleosol, location meets map
>	accuracy standard
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L-SYMB	calls up the appropriate line symbol from the lineset
geoscamp2.lin (included in the data package)
L-NAME	formal name, where applicable, of geologic linear feature
The Helendale Fault is the only formally named fault
in the Cougar Buttes quadrangle.
2)	coug_str - structural lines
Geologic stuctural features in the Cougar Buttes quadrangle
include upright anticlines and upright synclines. The attribute
values, L-TAG and L-SYMB, link the line tag to the data table,
lines.rel and call up the appropriate line symbol from the
lineset geoscamp2.lin respectively.
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>COUG_STR.AAT:
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>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  COUG_STR#              4     5     B      -
>   29  COUG_STR-ID            4     5     B      -
>   33  L-TAG                 25    25     C      -
>   58  L-SYMB                 3     3     I      -
>
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List of line types used in the Cougar Buttes structural map
coverage (coug _str.aat), including abbreviated descriptions from
lines.rel:
>FA33	Fold axial trace, anticline, upright, location meets map
>	accuracy standard
>FA97	Fold axial trace, syncline, upright, location meets map
>	accuracy standard
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3)	coug_pts - geological point data
Geological point data includes information describing the types and
the orientation of bedding, foliation, and lineations. One annotation
subclass is included in the geologic points coverage: dip displays
the respective dip and plunge values associated with individual point
data.
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>COUG_PTS.PAT:
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>COLUMN   ITEM NAME        WIDTH OUTPUT  TYPE N.DEC  ALTERNATE NAME
>    1  AREA                   8    18     F      5
>    9  PERIMETER              8    18     F      5
>   17  COUG_PTS#              4     5     B      -
>   21  COUG_PTS-ID            4     5     B      -
>   25  P-DIP                  3     3     I      -
>   28  P-STRIKE               3     3     I      -
>   31  P-SYMB                 3     3     I      -
>   34  P-TAG                 25    25     C      -
>   59  P-PLUNGE               3     3     I      -
>   62  P-DIPDIR               3     3     I      -
>
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P-DIP		the dip of planar features
P-STRIKE	the azimuth strike of planar features
P-SYMB		calls the point-type from the markerset
geoscamp2.mrk (included in the data package)
P-TAG		point tag which consists of a character(s) and
numerical value, e.g. FN42, allows the user to relate
the point entity to its corresponding definition in
the data table, points.rel
Point types (quantitative orientation data) in coug_pts.pat and
their corresponding, abbreviated descriptions from points.rel:
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>B2	Bedding attitude, sedimentary, inclined
>FN42	Foliation attitude, metamorphic, inclined
>L26	Lineation, metamorphic, minor fold axes, sinistral
>	rotation
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P-PLUNGE	lineation plunge value
P-DIPDIR	azimuthal direction of dip
To date, there is no other way to indicate to the user the
cardinal direction of dip using the traditional convention
(traditional geologic notation allows a quadrant
designation following the dip value).
4)	coug_ptsorn - structural line ornamentation
The point data included in coug_ptsorn allow a visual representation
of the type of structural linear feature, e.g. anticline and syncline
symbols.  The items P-TAG and P-SYMB link the point tag to its full
description in points.rel and call up the appropriate point symbol
from geoscamp2.mrk.
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>COUG_PTSORN.PAT:
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>COLUMN   ITEM NAME        WIDTH OUTPUT  TYPE N.DEC  ALTERNATE NAME
>    1  AREA                   8    18     F      5
>    9  PERIMETER              8    18     F      5
>   17  COUG_PTSORN#           4     5     B      -
>   21  COUG_PTSORN-ID         4     5     B      -
>   25  P-TAG                 25    25     C      -
>   50  P-SYMB                 3     3     I      -
>
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Point types (fold axes ornamentation) in coug_ptsorn.pat and
their corresponding, abbreviated descriptions from points.rel:
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>FAC10	Fold ornament, syncline, upright axial plane
>FAC4	Fold ornament, anticline, upright axial plane
>
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5)	coug_ldr - annotation leaders
Annotation leaders point to unit labels that are placed outside the
perimeter of a particular geologic polygon.  These cartographic line
entities are attributed with only  a single attribute, L-SYMB, and
all have the same value, 1.
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>COUG_LDR.AAT:
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>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  COUG_LDR#              4     5     B      -
>   29  COUG_LDR-ID            4     5     B      -
>   33  L-SYMB                 3     3     I      -
>
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The data dictionary tables, lines.rel and points.rel each
contain three items: L-TAG and P-TAG establish the links
between the .aat, and the .pat to the respective data
tables. The items L-DEF and P-DEF, respectively provide the
coded definition for an entity.  The items L-EXP and P-EXP
provide a parsed explanation of the code contained in the
corresponding -DEF items.

A complete description of the polygon, line, and point data coding schemes is available in U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Reports 97-859, OFR 97-860, and OFR 97-861 (full source citations follow): Matti, J.C., Miller, F.K., Powell, R.E., Kennedy, S.A., Bunyapanasarn, T.P., Koukladas, Catherine, Hauser, R.M., and Cossette, P.M., 1997b, Geologic-point attributes for digital geologic-map databases produced by the Southern California Areal Mapping Project (SCAMP), Version 1.0: U.S.Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-859 Matti, J.C., Miller, F.K., Powell, R.E., Kennedy, S.A., and Cossette, P.M., 1997c, Geologic-polygon attributes for digital geologic-map databases produced by the Southern California Areal Mapping Project (SCAMP), Version 1.0: U.S.Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-860 Matti, J.C., Powell, R.E., Miller, F.K., Kennedy, S.A., Ruppert, K.R., Morton, G.L., and Cossette, P.M., 1997a, Geologic-line attributes for digital geologic-map databases produced by the Southern California Areal Mapping Project (SCAMP), Version 1.0: U.S.Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-861