Possible Costs Associated with Investigating and Mitigating Some Geologic Hazards in Rural Parts of San Mateo County, California

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Description This publication addresses deep-seated landslide susceptibility, debris flow susceptibility, and other geologic hazards in rural parts of western San Mateo County. The report also estimates possible costs of investigating and mitigating the landslide haz
Originators Brabb, Earl E.; Roberts, Sebastian; Cotton, William R.; Kropp, Alan L.; Wright, Robert H.; Zinn, Erik N.; Mills, Suzanne K.; Barnes, Jason B.; and Marsolek, Joanna E.
Publication U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-127

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>USER-DEFINED ITEMS IN DILLONPOLY.PAT:
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>ATTRIBUTE NAME: DESCRIPTION
>DATABASE ITEM STRUCTURE: 80,80,C,0
>DESCRIPTION: Short textual description of the map unit. Complete
>  descriptions of the map units are normally provided in an accompanying
>  report. This description is typically shown on the legend printed on the
>  map sheet.
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: LABEL
>DATABASE ITEM STRUCTURE: 6,6,C,0
>DESCRIPTION: Map unit label.
>
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: SYMBOL
>DATABASE ITEM STRUCTURE: 4,4,I,0
>DESCRIPTION: Integer index of the proper color for this polygon.  The index
>  indicates which element of the shade set color524.shd is used.
>
>CORRELATION OF ITEMS SYMBOL, LABEL, AND DESCRIPTION IN DILLONPOLY.PAT:
>
>SYMBOL   LABEL  DESCRIPTION
>0               water
>2        Qal    alluvium
>12       Qcl    colluvium and loess, undivided
>16       Qls    younger landslide deposits
>23       Qg     terrace gravel
>25       Qac    alluvium and colluvium, undivided
>26       Qt     talus
>29       Xdi    diorite and quartz diorite
>32       Qf     fan deposits
>35       Qop    Pinedale outwash gravel
>35       Qop?   Pinedale outwash gravel, uncertain
>64       Xgr    granodiorite and quartz monzonite
>75       Xbg    biotite gneiss
>88       YXggp  granitic rocks, biotite gneiss, and pegmatite
>98       QTgm   gravel of Mesa Cortina
>102      Xsg    biotite-muscovite-sillimanite gneiss and schist
>112      Qtb    Bull Lake till
>115      Qtp    Pinedale till
>150      YXpg   pegmatite and granite complex
>156      YXp    pegmatite
>222      Xqz    quartzite
>334      Xam    amphibolite
>367      Kpm    Pierre Shale, shale and sandstone member
>371      Kb     Benton Shale
>411      Kps    Pierre Shale, sandstone member
>416      Kp     Pierre Shale, undivided
>417      Kpl    Pierre Shale, lower shale member
>427      Jm     Morrison Formation
>440      Kn     Niobrara Formation
>444      QTd    diamicton
>449      QTls   older landslide deposits
>454      Kd     Dakota Sandstone
>455      Qgo    older outwash gravel
>456      Qr     rock-glacier deposits
>468      Xkbg   microcline-biotite gneiss
>496      Qdf    debris-flow deposit
>504      Xbmg   biotite-muscovite gneiss and schist
>514      af     artificial fill
>520      Xmg    migmatite
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>USER-DEFINED ITEMS IN DILLONPOLY.AAT:
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>
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: DESCRIPTION
>DATABASE ITEM STRUCTURE: 80,80,C,0
>DESCRIPTION: Text indicating the type of linear geologic feature.
>
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: SYMBOL
>DATABASE ITEM STRUCTURE: 3,3,I,0
>DESCRIPTION: Integer index of the line type used for plotting the feature
>  on the map.  The symbol set used to plot these features is geol_sfo.lin.
>
>CORRELATION OF ITEMS SYMBOL AND DESCRIPTION IN DILLONPOLY.AAT:
>
>SYMBOL   DESCRIPTION
>0        water boundary
>1        contact
>2        contact, approximately located
>4        contact, concealed
>14       thrust fault
>20       thrust fault, approximately located
>24       thrust fault, concealed
>50       normal fault
>173      map boundary
>176      fault, concealed
>176      normal fault, concealed
>183      normal fault, approximately located
>184      normal fault, concealed
>216      fault, approximately located
>227      fault
>
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>COVERAGE NAME: dillonline
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>USER-DEFINED ITEMS IN DILLONLINE.AAT:
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>
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: DESCRIPTION
>DATABASE ITEM STRUCTURE: 80,80,C,0
>DESCRIPTION: Text indicating the type of linear geologic feature.
>
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: SYMBOL
>DATABASE ITEM STRUCTURE: 3,3,I,0
>DESCRIPTION: Integer index of the line type used for plotting the feature
>  on the map.  The line type is given by the symbol set (whose
>  name is specified in an accompanying attribute) and this
>  index value.
>
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: SYMSET
>DATABASE ITEM STRUCTURE: 20,20,C,0
>DESCRIPTION: Name of the symbol set containing the appropriate line
>  style to be used for plotting this feature.  Text.
>
>CORRELATION OF ITEMS SYMBOL, SYMSET, AND DESCRIPTION IN DILLONLINE.AAT:
>
>SYMBOL  SYMSET         DESCRIPTION
>11      geoscamp1.lin  scarp
>15      geoscamp1.lin  sackung structure
>60      geol_sfo.lin   anticline
>63      geol_sfo.lin   anticline, concealed
>92      geol_sfo.lin   plunging syncline
>92      geol_sfo.lin   syncline
>95      geol_sfo.lin   plunging syncline, concealed
>95      geol_sfo.lin   syncline, concealed
>173     geol_sfo.lin   cross-section line A-A'
>173     geol_sfo.lin   cross-section line B-B'
>
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>COVERAGE NAME: dillonpoint
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>
>USER-DEFINED ITEMS IN DILLONPOINT.PAT:
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>
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: DESCRIPTION
>DATABASE ITEM STRUCTURE: 80,80,C,0
>DESCRIPTION: Text indicating the type of geologic point feature.
>
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: AZIMUTH
>DATABASE ITEM STRUCTURE: 7,7,I,0
>DESCRIPTION: Integer value in the range 0-359 indicating rotation of the
>  point feature in the horizontal plane. In the case of bedding or jointing,
>  this value indicates the strike.
>
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: INCLINATION
>DATABASE ITEM STRUCTURE: 5,5,I,0
>DESCRIPTION: Integer value in the range 0-90 indicating the inclination from
>  horizontal of the point feature. In the case of bedding or jointing,
>  this value indicates the dip.
>
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: SYMBOL
>DATABASE ITEM STRUCTURE: 3,3,I,0
>DESCRIPTION: Integer index of the point type used for plotting the feature
>  on the map.  The point type is given by the symbol set (whose
>  name is specified in an accompanying attribute) and this
>  index value.
>
>ATTRIBUTE NAME: SYMSET
>DATABASE ITEM STRUCTURE: 20,20,C,0
>DESCRIPTION: Name of the symbol set containing the appropriate symbol
>  to be used for plotting this feature.  Text.
>
>CORRELATION OF ITEMS SYMBOL, SYMSET, AND DESCRIPTION IN DILLONPOINT.PAT:
>
>SYMBOL  SYMSET          DESCRIPTION
>2       geoscamp2.mrk   strike and dip of inclined beds
>53      plotter.mrk     sample locality for zircon age dating
>81      geoscamp2.mrk   strike and dip of foliation
>82      geoscamp2.mrk   vertical foliation
>122     usgs.mrk        gravel pit
>130     geoscamp2.mrk   bearing and plunge of lineation

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