Geologic maps and structure sections of the southwestern Santa Clara Valley and southern Santa Cruz Mountains, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz Counties, California

Online link https://geo-nsdi.er.usgs.gov/metadata/map-mf/2373/metadata.faq.html
Description This digital map database, compiled from previously published and unpublished data, and new mapping by the authors, represents the general distribution of bedrock and surficial deposits in the mapped area. Together with the accompanying text file (scvmf.
Originators McLaughlin, Robert J.; Clark, Joseph C.; Brabb, Earl E.; Helley, E. J.; Colón, C. J.; Valin, Zenon C.; Wentworth, Carl M.; Minnick, J. L.; May, T. E.; Randolph, C. R.; Gerhardt, Lisa; Nelson, C. E.; Showalter, Patrick; and Lindquist, Taryn A.

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>COVERAGE NAME: tepk_geol
>----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>DATABASE STRUCTURE OF TEPK_GEOL.PAT:
>
>COLUMN   ITEM NAME        WIDTH OUTPUT  TYPE N.DEC  ALTERNATE NAME     INDEXED?
>    1  AREA                   8    18     F      5                        -
>    9  PERIMETER              8    18     F      5                        -
>   17  TEPK_GEOL#             4     5     B      -                        -
>   21  TEPK_GEOL-ID           4     5     B      -                        -
>   25  LABEL                 10    10     C      -                        -
>   35  SUPPRESS               4     4     C      -                        -
>   39  SYMBOL                 4     4     N      0                        -
>   43  CINDER                 4     5     B      -                        -
>   47  DESCRIPTION	      57    57     C      -                        -
>
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: LABEL
>DESCRIPTION: Geologic unit labels
>ITEM VALUES FOR 'LABEL':
>LABEL  SYMBOL   DESCRIPTION
>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>af      524      Artificial fill deposits
>Qal      14      Flood plain and stream channel deposits
>Qac      12      Alluvium and colluvium, undivided
>Qfd      20      Fan alluvium and debris-flow deposits
>Qf       28      Fan alluvium
>Qc      516      Colluvium, undivided
>Qd       13      Debris-flow deposits
>Qsw      32      Sheetwash deposits
>Qls      30      Landslide deposits
>Qt        5      Terrace alluvium
>QTa      43      Ancha Formation
>Qp       25      Pediment deposits
>QTs      64      Upper Santa Fe Group sediments
>Tby     195      Younger basalt of Caja del Rio
>Tbr     200      Basalt of Caja del Rio
>Tdt     207      Dacite of Tetilla Peak
>Tat     203      Andesite of Tetilla Peak
>Tbs     199      Basalt of Tsinat Mesa
>Tbj     168      Basalt of Mesita de Juana
>Tbb     172      Basalt of La Bajada
>Tc      292      Cieneguilla Basanite
>Te      147      Espinaso Formation
>Tbd     287      Basaltic dikes
>Tmi     129      Monzonite and monzonite porphyry intrusions
>Tmh     125      Hornblende monzonite porphyry intrusions
>Tsp      72      Santa Fe Group--eastern piedmont facies
>Tab     131      Abiquiu Formation
>Tg       57      Galisteo Formation
>Kmn     441      Mancos Shale, Niobrara Member
>Kmj     423      Mancos Shale, Juana Lopez Member, and Blue Hill and
Fairport Members of the Carlile Shale, undivided
>Kmb     433      Mancos Shale, Bridge Creek Limestone and Graneros
Members, undivided
>Kmd     470      Mancos Shale and Dakota Sandstone, undivided
>Kdc     430      Dakota Sandstone, Cubero Tongue
>Kdo     424      Dakota Sandstone, Oak Canyon Member
>Jmj     359      Morrison Formation, Jackpile Sandstone Member
>Jmb     354      Morrison Formation, Brushy Basin Member
>Jmw     355      Morrison Formation, Westwater Canyon Member
>Jwb     341      Wanakah Formation, Beclabito Member
>Jt      345      Todilto Formation
>Je      356      Entrada Sandstone
>TRc     349      Chinle Formation
>
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: SUPPRESS
>DESCRIPTION: flag to suppress printing of unit labels in small polygons
>ITEM VALUES FOR 'SUPPRESS':
>yes
>
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: SYMBOL
>DESCRIPTION: value of shadesymbol (in shadeset color524.shd) used to color geology polygons
>ITEM VALUES FOR 'SYMBOL':
>see table of values above
>
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: CINDER
>DESCRIPTION: Flag to draw cross-hatch pattern on selected geologic units
>ITEM VALUES FOR 'CINDER':
>0  do not draw pattern
>1  draw cross-hatch pattern
>
>
>DATABASE STRUCTURE OF TEPK_GEOL.AAT:
>
>COLUMN   ITEM NAME        WIDTH OUTPUT  TYPE N.DEC  ALTERNATE NAME     INDEXED?
>    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  TEPK_GEOL#             4     5     B      -                        -
>   29  TEPK_GEOL-ID           4     5     B      -                        -
>   33  DESCRIPTION           25    25     C      -                        -
>   58  SYMBOL                 4     4     I      -                        -
>
>
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: DESCRIPTION
>DESCRIPTION: type of line
>ITEM VALUES FOR 'DESCRIPTION':
>DESCRIPTION            SYMBOL
>------------------------------
>syncline - concealed   95
>anticline -certain     60
>border                 5
>fault - concealed      149
>Tbd dike - certain         402
>Tmi dike - certain         202
>fault - certain        102
>flow contact           406
>pit or quarry          15
>contact - certain      1
>
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: SYMBOL
>DESCRIPTION: line symbols (in carto.lin, geol_sfo.lin, and geoscamp1.lin) used to draw lines
>ITEM VALUES FOR 'SYMBOL':
>see table of values above
>
>----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>COVERAGE NAME: tepk_bed
>----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>DATABASE STRUCTURE OF TEPK_BED.PAT:
>
>COLUMN   ITEM NAME        WIDTH OUTPUT  TYPE N.DEC  ALTERNATE NAME     INDEXED?
>    1  AREA                   8    18     F      5                        -
>    9  PERIMETER              8    18     F      5                        -
>   17  TEPK_BED#              4     5     B      -                        -
>   21  TEPK_BED-ID            4     5     B      -                        -
>   25  AZIMUTH                8    10     F      0                        -
>   33  DIP                    4     4     B      -                        -
>   37  STATION                8     8     C      -                        -
>   45  SYMBOL                 8     8     I      -                        -
>   53  SUPPRESS               5     5     C      -                        -
>
>
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: AZIMUTH
>DESCRIPTION: compass direction of bedding trend, in degrees
>ITEM VALUES FOR 'AZIMUTH':
>Range of values: 0 - 360
>
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: DIP
>DESCRIPTION: angle of bedding dip, in degrees from horizontal
>ITEM VALUES FOR 'DIP':
>range of values: 0 - 90
>
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: STATION
>DESCRIPTION: unique identifier assigned to location at which measurement was taken
>ITEM VALUES FOR 'STATION':
>DTPB01
>DTPB02
>DTPB03
>DTPB04
>DTPB05
>DTPB06
>DTPB07
>DTPB08
>DTPB09
>DTPB10
>DTPB100
>DTPB102
>DTPB103
>DTPB104
>DTPB105
>DTPB106
>DTPB107
>DTPB108
>DTPB109
>DTPB11
>DTPB110
>DTPB111
>DTPB112
>DTPB113
>DTPB114
>DTPB115
>DTPB116
>DTPB117
>DTPB118
>DTPB119
>DTPB12
>DTPB120
>DTPB121
>DTPB122
>DTPB13
>DTPB14
>DTPB15
>DTPB16
>DTPB17
>DTPB18
>DTPB19
>DTPB20
>DTPB84
>DTPB85
>DTPB87
>DTPB88
>DTPB89
>DTPB90
>DTPB91
>DTPB92
>DTPB93
>DTPB94
>DTPB95
>DTPB96
>DTPB97
>DTPB98
>DTPB99
>SM96-10
>SM96-13
>SM96-15
>SM96-17
>SM96-18
>SM96-21
>SM96-22
>SM96-32
>SM96-33
>SM96-34
>SM96-35
>SM96-37
>SM96-39
>SM96-41
>SM96-42
>SM96-43
>SM96-44
>SM96-46
>SM96-47
>SM96-48
>SM96-50
>SM96-51
>SM96-56
>SM96-57
>SM96-8
>SM96-9
>SM9616a
>SM9616b
>SM9622a
>SM96bd01
>SM96bd02
>SM96bd03
>SM96bd04
>SM96bd05
>SM96bd06
>SM96bd08
>SM96bd09
>SM96bd10
>SM96bd11
>SM96bd12
>SM96bd13
>SM96bd14
>SM96bd15
>SM96bd17
>SM96bd18
>SM96bd19
>SM96bd20
>bd84
>bd85
>bd86
>
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: SYMBOL
>DESCRIPTION: value of symbol (in markerset geoscamp1.mrk) used to plot points
>ITEM VALUES FOR 'SYMBOL':
>2
>6
>
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: SUPPRESS
: flag indicating whether to show points on map (plot points if suppress = no)
>ITEM VALUES FOR 'SUPPRESS':
>yes
>
>----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>COVERAGE NAME: tepk_struct
>----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>DATABASE STRUCTURE OF TEPK_STRUCT.PAT:
>
>COLUMN   ITEM NAME        WIDTH OUTPUT  TYPE N.DEC  ALTERNATE NAME     INDEXED?
>    1  AREA                   8    18     F      5                        -
>    9  PERIMETER              8    18     F      5                        -
>   17  TEPK_FAULT#            4     5     B      -                        -
>   21  TEPK_FAULT-ID          4     5     B      -                        -
>   25  STATION                9     9     C      -                        -
>   34  SCALE__TYP            13    13     C      -                        -
>   47  CERT_SLPS             11    11     C      -                        -
>   58  AZIMUTH                8    12     F      0                        -
>   66  DIP                    9     9     C      -                        -
>   75  DIP_DIRCTN             5     5     I      -                        -
>   80  RAKE1                  9     9     C      -                        -
>   89  RAKE2                  9     9     C      -                        -
>   98  LIN_TREND              5     5     I      -                        -
>  103  LIN_PLUNGE             5     5     I      -                        -
>  108  SYMBOL                 8     8     I      -                        -
>  116  SUPPRESS               5     5     C      -                        -
>
>
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: STATION
>DESCRIPTION: unique identifier assigned to location at which measurement was taken
>ITEM VALUES FOR 'STATION':
>96-10
>96-12
>96-14
>96-15
>96-16
>96-17
>96-18
>96-19
>96-3
>96-32
>96-33
>96-34
>96-35
>96-36
>96-37
>96-38
>96-39
>96-4
>96-40
>96-42
>96-43
>96-44
>96-46
>96-47
>96-48
>96-5
>96-50
>96-51
>96-55
>96-56
>96-57
>96-8
>96-9
>
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: SCALE_TYP
>DESCRIPTION: Type of fault observation made
>ITEM VALUES FOR 'SCALE_TYP':
>SCALE_TYP       DESCRIPTION
>---------------------------------------
>mapflt		map-scale fault plane
>meso		mesoscale fault plane
>dragfl		drag fold
>joint		joint
>dike		mesoscale dike
>mapdike	map-scale dike
>
>
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: CERT_SLPS
>DESCRIPTION: Slip-sense code for fault
>ITEM VALUES FOR 'CERT_SLPS':
>----- RAKE -----
><45 deg  >45 deg    DEFINITION
>--------------------------------------------------
>  CN       CS       certainly normal-sinistral slip
>  PN       PS       probably normal-sinistral slip
>  SN                possibly normal-sinistral slip
>  CN       CD       certainly normal-dextral slip
>  PN                probably normal-dextral slip
>  SN                possibly normal-dextral slip
>
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: AZIMUTH
>DESCRIPTION: compass direction of fault plane trend, in degrees
>ITEM VALUES FOR 'AZIMUTH':
>Range of values: 0 - 360
>
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: DIP
>DESCRIPTION: angle of fault plane dip, in degrees from horizontal
>ITEM VALUES FOR 'DIP':
>range of values: 0 - 90
>
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: DIP_DIRCTN
>DESCRIPTION: compass direction of fault plane dip, in degrees
>ITEM VALUES FOR 'DIP_DIRCTN':
>Range of values: 0 - 360
>
>
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: RAKE1
>DESCRIPTION: Primary fault slickenline rake, degrees and compass direction
>ITEM VALUES FOR 'RAKE1':
>integer values between 0 and 90 degrees with letter designating direction (N,E,W, or S)
>
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: RAKE2
>DESCRIPTION: Secondary or younger fault slickenline rake, degrees and compass direction
>ITEM VALUES FOR 'RAKE2':
>integer values between 0 and 90 degrees with letter designating direction (N,E,W, or S)
>
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: LIN_TREND
>DESCRIPTION: Trend (compass direction) of primary slickenlines, in degrees
>ITEM VALUES FOR 'LIN_TREND':
>Range of values: 0 - 360
>
>
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: LIN_PLUNGE
>DESCRIPTION: Plunge of primary slickenlines, in degrees from horizontal
>ITEM VALUES FOR 'LIN_PLUNGE':
>Range of values: 0 - 90
>
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: SYMBOL
>DESCRIPTION: value of markersymbol (in geoscamp1.mrk) used to plot map symbol
>ITEM VALUES FOR 'SYMBOL':
>0
>105
>106
>181
>
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: SUPPRESS
>DESCRIPTION: flag indicating whether to plot data point at map scale (plot if suppress not equal to yes)
>ITEM VALUES FOR 'SUPPRESS':
>yes
>
>----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>COVERAGE NAME: tepk_chem
>----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>DATABASE STRUCTURE OF TEPK_CHEM.PAT:
>
>COLUMN   ITEM NAME        WIDTH OUTPUT  TYPE N.DEC  ALTERNATE NAME     INDEXED?
>    1  AREA                   8    18     F      5                        -
>    9  PERIMETER              8    18     F      5                        -
>   17  TEPK_CHEM#             4     5     B      -                        -
>   21  TEPK_CHEM-ID           4     5     B      -                        -
>   25  GEOLOGY               10    10     C      -                        -
>   35  AGE                    9     9     C      -                        -
>   44  AGE_UNCERT            14    14     C      -                        -
>   58  SMPL_TYPE             12    12     C      -                        -
>   70  SYMBOL                 8    10     F      0                        -
>   78  STATION               11    11     C      -                        -
>
>
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: GEOLOGY
>DESCRIPTION:  Unit abbreviation for geologic unit in which sample was collected
>ITEM VALUES FOR 'GEOLOGY':
>see "LABEL" item in coverage "tepk_geol"
>
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: AGE
>DESCRIPTION: Age of sample, in Ma
>ITEM VALUES FOR 'AGE':
>real numbers in the range 2.03 - 3.04
>
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: AGE_UNCERT
>DESCRIPTION: Uncertainty of age determination +/-, in Ma
>ITEM VALUES FOR 'AGE_UNCERT':
>real numbers in the range 0.03 - 0.35
>
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: SMPL_TYPE
>DESCRIPTION: Type of sample determination
>ITEM VALUES FOR 'SMPL_TYPE':
>AR      Ar-40/Ar-39 age determination
>C       Whole-rock chemistry
>K-AR    K-40/Ar-39 age determination
>
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: SYMBOL
>DESCRIPTION: Markersymbol (in oilgas.mrk) used to plot data on map
>ITEM VALUES FOR 'SYMBOL':
>102
>127
>238
>
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: STATION
>DESCRIPTION: unique identifier assigned to sample and location
>ITEM VALUES FOR 'STATION':
>58BTP142
>58BTP162
>58BTP48
>58BTP49
>58BTP84
>58BTP85
>79STPA71
>79ZTP04
>79ZTP05
>79ZTP10
>96DTP01
>96DTP02
>96DTP03
>96DTP04
>96DTP05
>96DTP06
>96DTP07
>96DTP08
>96DTP09
>96DTP10
>96DTP11
>96DTP12
>96DTP13
>96DTP14
>96DTP15
>96DTP19
>96DTP24
>96DTP30
>96DTP34
>96TTP01
>97DTP101
>97DTP88
>97DTP91
>97DTP96
>97DTP97
>97DTP98A
>97DTP99
>BachMen20
>SM96-49
>
>----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>COVERAGE NAME: tepk_amt
>----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>DATABASE STRUCTURE OF TEPK_AMT.PAT:
>
>COLUMN   ITEM NAME        WIDTH OUTPUT  TYPE N.DEC  ALTERNATE NAME     INDEXED?
>    1  AREA                   8    18     F      5                        -
>    9  PERIMETER              8    18     F      5                        -
>   17  TEPK_AMT#              4     5     B      -                        -
>   21  TEPK_AMT-ID            4     5     B      -                        -
>   25  STATION               13    14     C      -                        -
>
>
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: STATION
>DESCRIPTION: unique identifier assigned to location of data collection
>ITEM VALUES FOR 'STATION':
>AMT-4
>
>----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>COVERAGE NAME: tepk_wells
>----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>DATABASE STRUCTURE OF TEPK_WELLS.PAT:
>
>COLUMN   ITEM NAME        WIDTH OUTPUT  TYPE N.DEC  ALTERNATE NAME     INDEXED?
>    1  AREA                   4    12     F      3                        -
>    5  PERIMETER              4    12     F      3                        -
>    9  TEPK_WELLS#            4     5     B      -                        -
>   13  TEPK_WELLS-ID          4     5     B      -                        -
>   17  WELL_NAME             26    26     C      -                        -
>
>
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: WELL_NAME
>DESCRIPTION: Text identification of well type and location
>ITEM VALUES FOR 'WELL_NAME':
>Eight Hundred Foot Well
>Cochiti-T Windmill
>
>
>-----------------------------------------------
>COVERAGE NAME:	tepk_marker
>-----------------------------------------------
>
>DATABASE STRUCTURE OF TEPK_MARKER.PAT
>
>COLUMN   ITEM NAME           WIDTH  OUTPUT  TYPE N.DEC  ALTERNATE NAME    INDEXED?
>  1	 AREA		          8      18     F     5                        -
>  9     PERIMETER                8      18     F     5                        -
>  17    TEPK_MARKER#             4       5     B     -                        -
>  21    TEPK_MARKER-ID           4       5     B     -                        -
>  25    ANGEL                    4       4     N     0                        -
>  29    MARKER                   4       4     I     -                        -
>
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: ANGLE
>DESCRIPTION: rotation angle of decoration symbol
>range of values: 0 - 360
>
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: MARKER
>DESCRIPTION: value of markersymbol
>135
>190
>191
>192

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