Seismotectonic maps in the vicinity of the lower Wabash Valley, Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky - Digital Spatial Database: Seismic reflection lines

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What does this data set describe?

Title:
Seismotectonic maps in the vicinity of the lower Wabash Valley, Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky - Digital Spatial Database: Seismic reflection lines
Abstract:
This cover includes seismic reflection lines that have geophysical cross-sectional interpretations constraining subsurface structures that may penetrate to hypocentral depths. Lines were gathered from theses, dissertations, and publications.
  1. How might this data set be cited?
    Rhea, Susan, 1997, Seismotectonic maps in the vicinity of the lower Wabash Valley, Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky - Digital Spatial Database: Seismic reflection lines: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-0681, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver,CO.

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  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -89
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -87
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 39
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.5
  3. What does it look like?
  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
    Beginning_Date: 1960
    Ending_Date: 1996
    Currentness_Reference:
    all discovered lines are included
  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):
      • Point (0)
      • String (29)
      • GT-polygon composed of chains (0)
    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?
      Horizontal positions are specified in geographic coordinates, that is, latitude and longitude. Latitude and longitude values are specified in Decimal Degrees. The horizontal datum used is Unknown.
      The ellipsoid used is Clarke 1866.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378206.4.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/294.98.
  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
    REFLEC.AAT
    code for line name used on map and reference (Source: Rhea)
    LINE
    code for line name (Source: Rhea)
    ValueDefinition
    (blank) 
    AA' 
    AD 
    Barnes Crk 
    DG 
    E-W Tie Li 
    EF 
    FH 
    Grayville 
    H05 
    H06 
    H07 
    H08 
    H09 
    Hamilton C 
    IH 
    KJ 
    Muhlenburg 
    New Harmon 
    P-2 
    Pope Co., 
    RS1 
    RS2 
    RS3 
    Union Co., 
    Webster Corelection line
    REF
    code for reference (Source: Rhea)
    ValueDefinition
    (blank) 
    Bertagne and Leissing 91 
    Heigold and Oltz 91 
    Heigold&Kolata 93 
    Rene and Stanonis 95 
    Rudman 60, 63 
    Rudman 63 
    Sexton et al. 86 
    Sexton, 1995 
    Sexton, 1995year and author

Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
    • Rhea, Susan
  2. Who also contributed to the data set?
    Sharon Diehl
  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
    Susan Rhea
    US Geological Survey
    Geophysicist
    MS966, Box 25046, Federal Center
    Denver, CO
    USA

    303-273-8639 (voice)
    303-273-8600 (FAX)
    rhea@usgs.gov
    Contact_Instructions: email is the best way to make contact

Why was the data set created?

The data was generated to help in understanding the seismotectonic hazards in the vicinity of the lower Wabash Valley. This data complements similar data collected in the vicinity of New Madrid, MO US Geological Survey Open-File Report 95-0574, available at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1995/0574/

How was the data set created?

  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?
    (source 1 of 10)
    Bear, G.W., Rupp, J.A., and Rudman, A.J., 1997, Seismic interpretation of the deep structure of the Wabash Valley fault system: Seismological Research Letters v. 68, no. 4, Seis. Soc. America.

    Other_Citation_Details: p. 624-640
    Type_of_Source_Media: figure, map
    Source_Scale_Denominator: variable
    Source_Contribution: figure, map
    (source 2 of 10)
    Bertagne, A.J., and Leising, T.C., 1991, Interpretation of seismic data from the Rough Creek graben of western Kentucky and southern Illinois, in Leighton, M.W., Kolata, D.r., Oltz, D.F., and Eidel, J.J., eds., Interior cratonic basins: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Memoir 51, AAPG.

    Other_Citation_Details: p. 199-208
    Type_of_Source_Media: figure, map
    Source_Scale_Denominator: variable
    Source_Contribution: figure, map
    (source 3 of 10)
    Heigold, P.C. and Kolata, D.R., 1993, Proterozoic crustal boundary in the southern part of the Illinois Basin: Tectonophysics v. 217, Elsevier Press.

    Other_Citation_Details: p 307-319
    Type_of_Source_Media: figure, map
    Source_Scale_Denominator: variable
    Source_Contribution: figure, map
    (source 4 of 10)
    Heigold, P.C., and Oltz, D.F., 1991, Seismic expression of the stratigraphic succession: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Memoir 51, AAPG.

    Other_Citation_Details: p. 169-178
    This is part of the following larger work.

    Leighton, M.W., Kolata, D.R., Oltz, D.F., and Eidel, J.J., 1991, Interior cratonic basins: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Memoir 51, AAPG.

    Type_of_Source_Media: figure, map
    Source_Scale_Denominator: variable
    Source_Contribution: figure, map
    (source 5 of 10)
    Potter, C.J., Goldhaber, M.B., Heigold, P.C., and Drahovzal, J.A., 1995, Structure of the Reelfoot-Rough Creek rift system, Fluorspar area fault complex, and Hicks dome, southern Illinois and western Kentucky-New constraints from regional seismic relfection data: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1538, chapter Q, U.S. Geological Survey.

    Other_Citation_Details: Chapter Q, p Q1-Q19
    This is part of the following larger work.

    Shedlock, K.M., and Johnston, A.C., 1995, Investigations of the New Madrid seismic zone: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1538, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado.

    Type_of_Source_Media: figure, map
    Source_Scale_Denominator: variable
    Source_Contribution: figure, map
    (source 6 of 10)
    Rene, R.M., and Stanonis, F.L., 1995, Reflection seismic profiling of the Wabash Valley fault system in the Illinois Basin: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1538, chapter O, U.S. Geological Survey.

    Other_Citation_Details: Chapter O, p. O1-O33
    This is part of the following larger work.

    Shedlock, K.M., and Johnston, A.C., 1995, Investigations of the New Madrid seismic zone: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1538, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado.

    Type_of_Source_Media: figure, map
    Source_Scale_Denominator: variable
    Source_Contribution: figure, map
    (source 7 of 10)
    Rudman, A.J., 1963, A study of seismic reflections from the surface of the basement complex in Indiana: Indiana University Ph.D. dissertation, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

    Other_Citation_Details: 168 p., 8 folded plates
    Type_of_Source_Media: figure, map
    Source_Scale_Denominator: variable
    Source_Contribution: figure, map
    (source 8 of 10)
    Sexton, J.L., Braille, L.W., Hinze, W.J., and Campbell, M.J., 1986, Seismic reflection profiling studies of a buried Precambrian rift beneath the Wabash Valley fault zone: Geophysics v. 51.

    Other_Citation_Details: p. 640-660
    Type_of_Source_Media: figure, map
    Source_Scale_Denominator: variable
    Source_Contribution: figure, map
    (source 9 of 10)
    Sexton, J.L., 1995, Written communication.

    Type_of_Source_Media: figure, map
    Source_Scale_Denominator: variable
    Source_Contribution: figure, map
    (source 10 of 10)
    Sexton, J.L., 1996, Written communication.

    Type_of_Source_Media: figure, map
    Source_Scale_Denominator: variable
    Source_Contribution: figure, map
  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
    Date: 26-Oct-1995 (process 1 of 2)
    The length and orientation of seismic reflection line P-2 is inferred from the center of a circle shown on a small-scale index map (Figure 3) from Heigold and Kolata (1993).
    Lines AB, AD, BC, DG, EF, FH, IH, and KJ were digitized from the locations of shotpoints from a large folded map in Rudman (1963).
    Lines Posey-White Co N and S and Gallatin Co were digitized from Figure 2 in Bear and others (1997).
    The Barnes Creek line was plotted from latitude and longitude data provided by John L. Sexton (written communication, 1995).
    Latitude and longitude data for the COCORP lines, IL-1 and IN-1, were downloaded from Cornell University's website (http:www.geo.cornell.edu/).
    Lines Webster Co, Union Co., Pope Co., and Muhlenberg Co. were derived from figures in Bertagne and Leising (1991).
    The Grayville, New Harmony, and Hamilton Co. line locations were digitized from Figure 3 of Sexton and others (1986).
    Lines RS1 to RS3 were digitized from data that was transferred from Figure 2 of Rene and Stanonis (1995), onto 7 1/2' topographic maps.
    Lines HO5 to HO9 were digitized from Figure 12-1 in Heigold and Oltz (1991).
    The Hicks Do,e line was digitized from an index map of Potter and others (1995), and then adjusted by eye.
    reflec_all was clipped to create reflec.
    Date: 06-May-1998 (process 2 of 2)
    Creation of original metadata record Person who carried out this activity:
    Susan Rhea
    US Geological Survey
    Geophysicist
    MS966, Box 25046, Federal Center
    Denver, CO
    USA

    303-273-8639 (voice)
    303-273-8600 (FAX)
    rhea@usgs.gov
    Contact_Instructions: email is the best way to make contact
  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?
    Wheeler, R.L., Diehl, S.F., Rhea, Susan, Sargent, M.L., Bear, G.W., 1997, Map showing selected wells and geophysical survey and modeling lines in the vicinity of the lower Wabash Valley, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-2583-C, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO.

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

  1. How well have the observations been checked?
    The attribute accuracy is described, where present, with each attribute defined in the Entity and Attribute Section.
  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?
  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?
    Chain-node topology present.

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)
    Susan Rhea
    US Geological Survey
    Geophysicist
    USGS Mail Stop 966
    Box 25046, Federal Center
    Denver, CO
    USA

    303-273-8639 (voice)
    303-273-8600 (FAX)
    rhea@usgs.gov
    Contact_Instructions: Email is the best way to make contact.
  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set? USGS Open-File Report 97-0681
  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 and stratigraphic nomenclature. Any use of trade names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the USGS.
  4. How can I download or order the data?
  5. What hardware or software do I need in order to use the data set?
    ARC/INFO version 7.0.3 or later or ArcView 3.0 or later

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 10-Jun-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:
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)
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