Derivative geologic materials map of the Tanana B-1 Quadrangle, central Alaska

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Title:
Derivative geologic materials map of the Tanana B-1 Quadrangle, central Alaska
Abstract:
This report provides detailed (1:63,360-scale) mapping of the Tanana B-1 Quadrangle (250 square miles; equivalent to four 7.5 minute quadrangles). The area is part of the Manley Hot Springs-Tofty mining districts and adjacent to the Rampart mining district to the north of the Tanana A-1 and A-2 Quadrangles. This report includes a derivative map of geologic construction materials based on the resulting geologic maps, field investigations, and laboratory materials analyses.
Supplemental_Information:
The layers listed below are present as ArcGIS shape files. Attribute information for the following layers (entities) is included in this metadata file under the "Entity_and_Attribute_Information" section. Each layer is listed and described in detail under its own heading starting "Entity_Type_Label." Basic unit information is also included in the geologic unit code set file "RI1997-15_codeset.pdf". Layers include:
tanb1mat2_polygon     geologic materials unit polygons
  1. How should this data set be cited?

    Pinney, D.S., 1997, Derivative geologic materials map of the Tanana B-1 Quadrangle, central Alaska: Report of Investigation RI 97-15D, State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks, AK, USA.

    Online Links:

    Other_Citation_Details: 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360

  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -150.52404955
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -149.97139557
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 65.50914386
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 65.24096052

  3. What does it look like?

  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

    Beginning_Date: 1996
    Ending_Date: 1997
    Currentness_Reference: publication date

  5. What is the general form of this data set?

    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map and vector digital data

  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?

    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

      Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
      Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
      UTM_Zone_Number: 5
      Transverse_Mercator:
      Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600
      Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -153.000000
      Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
      False_Easting: 500000.000000
      False_Northing: 0.000000

      Planar coordinates are encoded using coordinate pair
      Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000064
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000064
      Planar coordinates are specified in meters

      The horizontal datum used is D_Clarke_1866.
      The ellipsoid used is Clarke 1866.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6,378,206.4.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/294.978698.

  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

    tanb1mat2_polygon.shp
    Object type is vector, there are 1367 rows associated with this entity, and the entity values refer to geologic materials unit contacts (Source: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys)

    MAT
    Geologic materials definitions (Source: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys)

    ValueDefinition
    RIVRiver- Yukon River

    Formal codeset
    Codeset Name:RI1997-15_codeset.pdf
    Codeset Source:Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys <http://www.dggs.alaska.gov/metadata/RI1997-15_codeset.pdf>


Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)

  2. Who also contributed to the data set?

    Funding for the geologic mapping and geochronologic dating performed for this project was provided by the U.S. Geological Survey STATEMAP Program under award number 1474-HQ-96-AG (June 1996 through May 1997) and by the Alaska State Legislature.

  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

    State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys
    GIS Data Manager/Cartographer
    3354 College Road
    Fairbanks, AK 99709-3707
    USA

    (907) 451-5029 (voice)
    (907) 451-5050 (FAX)
    dggspubs@alaska.gov

    Contact_Instructions:
    You may view our web site at <http://www.dggs.alaska.gov> for the latest information on available data. Please e-mail your questions and data requests when possible since our web site and e-mail address will remain current even if our phone number and mailing address change.


Why was the data set created?

The Tanana B-1 quadrangle lies between the villages of Rampart, on the Yukon River, and Manley Hot Springs, at the terminus of the Elliot Highway. At the time this project was published the area towns were not part of any municipal or local governmental jurisdiction. The investigation of gold, tin, and other mineral occurrences in conjunction with comprehensive geologic mapping and recently acquired geophysical data will pro­vide a scientific basis for continued mineral exploitation that will economically benefit the region's inhabitants and the State of Alaska. This publication also identifies sources of construction materials and evaluates the type and severity of geologic constraints to future development in the region.


How was the data set created?

  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

    Eakin, 1912 (source 1 of 6)
    Eakin, H.M., 1912, The Rampart and Hot Springs regions: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin Bulletin 520, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA, USA.

    Online Links:

    Other_Citation_Details: p. 271-287
    This is part of the following larger work.

    U.S. Geological Survey Staff, 1912, Mineral resources of Alaska, report on progress of investigations of 1911: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin Bulletin 520, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA, USA.

    Other_Citation_Details: 352 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:2,500,000
    Type_of_Source_Media: paper
    Source_Contribution:
    This map contains geologic unit descriptions and outcrop locations and was used to plan traverses and help define geologic units.

    Eakin, 1913 (source 2 of 6)
    Eakin, H.M., 1913, A geologic reconnaissance of a part of the Rampart Quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin Bulletin 535, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA, USA.

    Online Links:

    Other_Citation_Details: 38 p., 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000
    Type_of_Source_Media: paper
    Source_Contribution:
    This map contains geologic unit descriptions and outcrop locations and was used to plan traverses and help define geologic units.

    Hopkins and Taber, 1962 (source 3 of 6)
    Hopkins, D.M., and Taber, B., 1962, Asymmetrical valleys in central Alaska (abs.): Special Paper v. 68, Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, USA.

    Online Links:

    • NONE

    Other_Citation_Details: p. 116
    Type_of_Source_Media: paper
    Source_Contribution:
    This map contains geologic unit descriptions and outcrop locations and was used to plan traverses and help define geologic units.

    Newberry and Clautice, 1997 (source 4 of 6)
    Newberry, R.J., and Clautice, K.H., 1997, Compositions of placer gold in the Rampart-Eureka-Manley-Tofty area, eastern Tanana and western Livengood quadrangles, central Interior Alaska, determined by electron microprobe analysis: Public Data File PDF 97-49, State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys (DGGS), Fairbanks, AK, USA.

    Online Links:

    Other_Citation_Details: 49 p.
    Type_of_Source_Media: paper
    Source_Contribution:
    This report contains information that was used to aid in the creation of and sample preparation for the surficial geologic map (RI 97-15C).

    Wagner, 1957 (source 5 of 6)
    Wagner, A.A., 1957, The use of the Unified Soil Classification System by the Bureau of Reclamation: Proceedings v. I, 4th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, London, England.

    Online Links:

    • NONE

    Other_Citation_Details: 125 p.
    Type_of_Source_Media: paper
    Source_Contribution:
    This report contains information that was used to aid in the creation of and sample preparation for the surficial and geologic materials map (RI 97-15C and RI 97-15D).

    Yeend, 1990 (source 6 of 6)
    Yeend, W., 1990, Gold placers, geomorphology, and paleo-drainage of Eureka Creek and Tofty areas, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin Bulletin 1946, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA, USA.

    Online Links:

    Other_Citation_Details: p. 107-109
    Type_of_Source_Media: paper
    Source_Contribution:
    This report contains information that was used to aid in the creation of and sample preparation for the surficial geologic map (RI 97-15C).

  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

    Date: 1996 (process 1 of 3)
    Fieldwork - Fieldwork for engineering-geologic investigations, including ridge and valley traverses, road-cut investigations, and river exposures, was conducted approximately between April 30 and July 4, 1996 by a surficial geologist. Field notes and sediment samples were collected throughout the area for surficial investigations. Surficial mapping involved using sources cited below on a regular basis for checking and correlating general units. The surficial mapper recorded observations on co-registered acetate overlays on 1:50,000-scale (nominal) color-infrared aerial photographs, and directly on 1:63,360-scale topographic base maps. Stations were located using air photos and topographic maps.

    Data sources used in this process:

    • Eakin, 1912
    • Eakin, 1913
    • Hopkins and Taber, 1962
    • Newberry and Clautice, 1997
    • Yeend, 1990

    Date: 1996 (process 2 of 3)
    Photo interpretation - Before, during, and after field work, engineering-geologic information was interpreted using 1:50,000-scale (nominal) color-infrared air-photo stereopairs, and compiled onto acetate overlays. Photo interpretation was based on field notes from fieldwork process step (above), observed land forms and relationships in the photos, and all known geologic data from previous work in the area. The main sources of existing data include Eakin (1912; 1913), Hopkins and Tabor (1962), and Yeend (1989). The overlay information was transferred to a paper 1:63,360-scale USGS topographic base using a zoom transfer scope.

    Data sources used in this process:

    • Eakin, 1912
    • Eakin, 1913
    • Hopkins and Taber, 1962
    • Newberry and Clautice, 1997
    • Yeend, 1990

    Date: 1996 (process 3 of 3)
    Digital Cartography - Engineering-geologic information was digitized from the paper USGS topographic base map into Arc/Info 7.0.4 GIS (ArcEdit module) using a large-format digitizing table. Surficial-geologic polygons and lines were then edited and attributed using Arc, Info, and ArcEdit. Bedrock point data of locations of structural observations (strike, dip, cleavage, jointing, etc.) were intersected with the surficial-geologic polygon coverage using the Arc command "intersect" in order to identify locations that were mapped as surficial materials based on aerial photography but were found to have small exposures that were desirable to be mapped as bedrock. These areas were then modified in the surficial-geologic coverages to be areas of bedrock exposure. Final bedrock and surficial geology polygon coverages were merged using the Arc command "union" to generate the polygon coverage used to make the comprehensive geologic map. Other cartographic elements, primarily text and tables, were created in CorelDraw, converted to CGM format, and imported into ArcPlot for final layout. Data from the comprehensive geologic map of the area were used as the basis for generating the derivative engineering-geologic map. An ArcInfo lookup table was made to assign geologic units (item UNIT) from the comprehensive map to appropriate engineering-geologic units (item MAT) based on the Unified Soil Classification System as described by Wagner (1957). This lookup table was applied to the ArcInfo polygon coverage containing the geologic units and a new engineering-geologic polygon coverage was generated using the "dissolve" command based on the new materials-unit item "MAT". Additional features were mapped from ground observations and interpretation of air photos, and digitized and attributed using ArcInfo. ArcPlot was used to generate plot files of the resulting materials coverage using DGGS-standard symbology.

    Data sources used in this process:

    • Wagner, 1957

  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

    Reifenstuhl, R.R., Dover, J.H., Pinney, D.S., Newberry, R.J., Clautice, K.H., Liss, S.A., Blodgett, R.B., Bundtzen, T.K., and Weber, F.R., 1997, Geologic map of the Tanana B-1 quadrangle, central Alaska: Report of Investigation RI 97-15A, State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys (DGGS), Fairbanks, AK, USA.

    Online Links:

    Other_Citation_Details: 17 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360
    Reifenstuhl, R.R., Dover, J.H., Pinney, D.S., Newberry, R.J., Clautice, K.H., Liss, S.A., Blodgett, R.B., Bundtzen, T.K., and Weber, F.R., 1997, Interpretive geologic bedrock map of the Tanana B-1 Quadrangle, Central Alaska: Report of Investigation RI 97-15B, State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys (DGGS), Fairbanks, AK, USA.

    Online Links:

    Other_Citation_Details: 15 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360
    Pinney, D.S., 1997, Surficial geologic map of the Tanana B-1 Quadrangle, central Alaska: Report of Investigation RI 97-15C, State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks, AK, USA.

    Online Links:

    Other_Citation_Details: 5 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360
    Pinney, D.S., 1997, Derivative map of potential geologic hazards in the Tanana B-1 Quadrangle, Alaska: Report of Investigation RI 97-15E, State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks, AK, USA.

    Online Links:

    Other_Citation_Details: 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360


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

  1. How well have the observations been checked?

    Surficial and materials point, line, and polygon data were determined in the field using 1:63,360-scale topographic maps and 1:50,000 (nominal) scale, color-infrared aerial photographs. Geologic data included in the compilation are the field maps and notes from this project as well as data from other sources as noted in the "Sources Cited" section. Attributes were verified for consistency and completeness during the creation of the metadata.

  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

    DGGS location data and estimated position errors were manually entered into a spreadsheet. Sample numbers and locations with selected data were spatially registered and analyzed in ArcGIS software. Location data for the surficial and materials maps were determined visually using topographic maps at a scale of 1:63,360 and 1:50,000 (nominal) scale, color-infrared aerial photographs. See "Source_Information" section for horizontal positional accuracy of locations not measured by DGGS.

  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

    This dataset includes geospatial information about geologic material units.

  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

    Polygon topology present and clean on appropriate data. Other data are line, point, or annotation data and do not require topologic relationships.


How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access_Constraints:
This report, map, and/or dataset are available directly from the State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys (see contact information below).
Use_Constraints:
Any hard copies or published datasets utilizing these datasets shall clearly indicate their source. If the user has modified the data in any way, the user is obligated to describe the types of modifications the user has made. User specifically agrees not to misrepresent these datasets, nor to imply that changes made by the user were approved by the State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys.

  1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)

    State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys
    Natural Resource Technician
    3354 College Road
    Fairbanks, AK 99709-3707
    USA

    907-451-5020 (voice)
    907-451-5050 (FAX)
    dggspubs@alaska.gov

    Hours_of_Service: 8 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, except State holidays
    Contact_Instructions:
    Please view our web site (<http://www.dggs.alaska.gov>) for the latest information on available data. Please contact us using the e-mail address provided above when possible.
  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

    Report of Investigation 97-15D

  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

    The State of Alaska makes no express or implied warranties (including warranties of merchantability and fitness) with respect to the character, function, or capabilities of the electronic services or products or their appropriateness for any user's purposes. In no event will the State of Alaska be liable for any incidental, indirect, special, consequential, or other damages suffered by the user or any other person or entity whether from the use of the electronic services or products, any failure thereof, or otherwise, and in no event will the State of Alaska's liability to the requester or anyone else exceed the fee paid for the electronic service or product.

  4. How can I download or order the data?

  5. What hardware or software do I need in order to use the data set?

    Please check the MapInfo web site (<http://www.mapinfo.com/>) for the latest documentation on importing ESRI shape files.


Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 06-May-2008
Last Reviewed: 06-May-2008
To be reviewed: 22-Mar-2009
Metadata author:
State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys
Metadata Manager
3354 College Road
Fairbanks, AK 99709-3707
USA

907-451-5039 (voice)
907-451-5050 (FAX)
dggspubs@alaska.gov

Hours_of_Service: 8 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, except State holidays.
Contact_Instructions:
Please contact us through the e-mail address above whenever possible.
Metadata standard:
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)


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