NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY 2002



NBMG OPEN-FILE REPORT 2002-1



Nevada Geologic Map Index Update 2001




Ronald H. Hess and Michael D. Dennis












This information should be considered preliminary.


It has not been edited or checked for completeness or accuracy.
























Nevada Geologic Map Index Update - 2001




Ronald H. Hess and Michael D. Dennis



NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY (NBMG)


Mackay School of Mines


University of Nevada, Reno


In cooperation with:


U.S. Geological Survey STATEMAP program



NBMG OPEN-FILE REPORT 2002-1





This report updates and expands NBMG Open-File Report 97-2, "Interactive index of geologic mapping in Nevada" and its subsequent updates in 1999 and 2000. Geologic map references were added to the index, several references were deleted because of duplication, and approximately 800 records were edited to correct location errors and misspellings, to add missing information, or to standardize data content. These maps were published by the USGS, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Geological Society of Nevada, and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Approximately 15 records were deleted as duplicates. All of the records were edited to add data to the new Theme field.


The USGS Web site was searched for any new Geologic Quadrangle Maps, Digital Data Series Maps, Miscellaneous Investigations Series Maps, Miscellaneous Field Studies Maps, and Open-File Report maps. The USGS National Geologic Map Database was also searched for any geologic maps pertaining to Nevada published from 1995 to 2001. Publishers searched within the USGS National Geologic Map Database include USGS, Geological Society of America, and the Society of Economic Geologists. Several maps published as USGS Open-File Reports were added to the index.


The USGS Web site was also searched for information available in digital format. The entire digital database was searched for all geological map types. The search included all references on Nevada released up to December 2001. All maps listed in this database are now included in the index.



The GeoRef internet database and the DeLaMare Library files were searched for maps published during 1997-2001 by the Society of Economic Geologists, Geological Society of America, and for all theses and dissertations. Several theses and dissertations were added to the index from both GeoRef and the DeLaMare Library.


Several NBMG publications were searched to find new entries and to verify old ones. These include Bulletins, Reports, Maps, Urban Area Maps and Folios, Field Studies Maps, and Open-File Reports. Several publications from Maps, Bulletins and Open-File Reports were added to the index. The NBMG Publication Price List, May 2001, was used to make sure all available maps were in the index.


Publications of the Geological Society of Nevada were reviewed for any additional geologic maps. These publications include Symposium Proceedings, Field Trip Compendiums, Field Trip Guidebooks, and monthly newsletters. These references were published between 1988 and 2001. Several maps were added from Symposium Proceedings and Field Trip Compendiums.


The geologic map index data have been entered into a table stored in a dBase format. The geographic data, based on latitude and longitude coordinates contained within the database, are converted to ArcView shapefiles to provide a map showing the outline of areas covered by geological maps in the index. In ArcView these outlines can be selected by pointing to or by logical expression to obtain geologic mapping reference information for the area or areas of interest.


A Web-enabled interface has also been created by selecting geologic maps that fall within, cut, or bound 60- by 30-minute blocks (the same as 1:100,000-scale maps) in Nevada. This simple index allows web users to select their area of interest from a simple outline graphic of 60- by 30-minute blocks of Nevada and then be presented with a text listing of all geologic mapping in that quadrangle. This interface is available on the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Web site at “ftp://ftp.nbmg.unr.edu/NBMG/geoindex/geology.html” and is also included in the 100k directory on this CD-ROM. To view it from the CD-ROM with your browser, select the /100k/index.html file.


The tabular data file geoindex.dbf, created in a dBase III+ file format, located in the dBase directory can also be imported into many spreadsheet and database programs which then allow searches by title, author, or location. A comma-delimited simple text file list of the database, named allmaps.txt, is included in the document directory and the same list in html format, named allmaps.html, is located in the 100k directory.



FIELD NAMES and DEFINITIONS of the full GEOINDEX Database:


UNIQUE_ID  a field that lists an unique number for each entry.


STATE           Lists the 2-character designation for state. (e.g., NV = Nevada, CA = California).


AUTHOR       Lists all (or most) authors listed on map. Author format includes last name, first initial/s;

                        (e.g., Harris, J.M.; Waldo, E.M.).


YEAR             4-digit designation for year of publication.


TITLE            Displays the entire title, capitalizing each initial letter. (e.g., A Geologic Map of Lost Pass

                        Quadrangle).


COUNTY       Displays all counties, in alphabetical order, that are covered in whole or part by the map.


PUBLISHER  The publisher of the map spelled out (e.g., United States Geological Survey)


SERIES          The individual series which the publisher catalogs the map (e.g., geologic quadrangle,

                        miscellaneous information map)

 

EMPHASIS    This field was dropped. Information in this field was standardized and moved into the theme field.

 

THEME         abbreviation for type of mapping as defined in the National Geologic Map Database, see below:

 

geochem – Geochemical analysis shown on a map or spatially referenced in a database, such as:

                        Geochemical anomaly

                        Geochemical analysis

                        Chemical composition

                        Isotope geochemistry

                        Igneous and metamorphic geochemistry

                        Determinative geochemistry

                        Petrologic composition

 

geochron – Isotopic age estimates, shown on a map or spatially referenced in a database, such as:

                        Age determination

                        Dating

                        Isochron

                        Isotope geochronology

                        Potassium-argon dating

                        Radiocarbon dating

                        Radiometric dating

 

geoleng – Maps of soils or engineering properties of buried geologic units, such as:

                        Engineering geology

                        Engineering properties

                        Environmental geology

                        Military geology

                        Geology for planning

                        Rock mechanics

                        Soil mechanics

                        Urban geology

                        Geotechnical properties

                        Nuclear reactor or power plant siting

 

 

 

 

geolgenbed – Bedrock geologic maps, such as:

                        Bedrock geologic map

                        Petrofacies

                        Petrology

                        Structural geology

                        Ophiolites

                        Arc deposits

                        Island arcs

                        Precambrian geology

 

geolgensur – Surficial geologic maps, such as:

                        Glacial deposits

                        Surficial geologic map

                        Quaternary geologic map

                        Drift deposits

 

geolother – Other assorted map information.

 

geolstruc – Maps of structure or thickness of buried geologic units, such as:

                        Structure contours

                        Structure

                        Isopach

                        Thickness

                        Paleotectonics

                        Contours

                        Depth to bedrock

                        Basement map

 

geopgrav – Maps of variations in Earth's gravity field, such as:

                        Bouguer gravity

                        Free-air anomaly

                        Gravimetric

                        Gravity field

                        Gravity potential

                        Isanomalic map

                        Isogal map

                        Isogram map

                        Isostatic anomaly

 

geopmag – Maps of the magnetic field induced in rocks, such as:

                        Aeromagnetic

                        Archaeomagnetism

                        Filtered magnetic

                        Geomagnetism

                        Isodynamic line

                        Magnetic anomaly

                        Magnetic inclination

                        Remnant magnetism

 

geopother – Other assorted geophysical information.

 

hazenvir – Maps specifically noting environmental hazards, such as:

                        Contamination

                        Environmental geology

                        Environmental impact

                        Reclamation

                        Waste disposal

                        Nuclear plant hazards

                        Subsurface repositories

 

paleo – Fossil localities, descriptions and ages, shown on a map or spatially referenced in a database, such as:

                        Fossil plants, Fossil animals, Fossil record, Micropaleontology,

                        Conodonts, Calcareous microfossils, Foraminifera, Radiolarians, Ostracods, etc.

                        Palynology

                        Pollen record

                        Fossil spores

                        Paleobotany

                        Paleoecology

                        Trace fossils

                        Radiolarians

                        Dinosaurs

 

resergother-- Maps of energy resources that does not include petroleum or coal, such as:

                        Uranium resources

                        Radioactive energy resources

                        Geothermal resources map

                        Hot springs maps

                        Peat resources

 

resergpet – Petroleum-related maps, such as maps of fuel oil, natural gas, oil, oil shales, petroleum,

                        oil wells, oilfields, shale, and tar sands.

 

resmet – Maps of metallic resource (e.g., copper), such as:

                        Economic geology  

                        Mineral resources

                        Mineral deposits

                        Mines

                        Prospects

                        Resource appraisal assessment

Metals (actinide series, alkali metals, aluminum, antimony, barium, beryllium, bismuth, cadmium, calcium, cerium, cesium, chromium, cobalt, columbium, copper, dysprosium, erbium, europium, francium, gallium, germanium, hafnium, gold, indium, iridium, iron, lanthanide series, lead, lithium, magnesium, magnetite, manganese, marble, mercury, metal ores, molybdenum, nickel, niobium, osmium, palladium, platinum, plutonium, protactinium, potassium, precious metals, quicksilver, radium, rare earth metals, rhenium, rhodium, rubidium, ruthenium, scandium, silver, sodium, steel, strontium, tantalum, technetium, thallium, thorium, tin, titanium, tungsten, uranium, vanadium, yttrium, zinc, zirconium, etc.)

                        Strategic metals

 

resnonmet – Maps of nonmetallic resources (e.g. sand and gravel), such as:

                        Resource assessment

                        Economic geology

                        Mineral resources

                        Prospects

                        Resource appraisal

                        Strategic minerals

Nonmetals (abrasive materials, actinolite, agate, aggregates, alum, alunite, amber, amphiboles, apatite, argon, arsenic, asbestos, astatine, bauxite, bentonite, barites, biotite, boron, brick, bromine, building stone, carbonates, cement, ceramic materials, chlorine, chrysotile, clay, clay products, concrete, conglomerates, corundum, diamonds, diatomite, dolomite, emerald, emery, feldspar, fertilizers, fluorine, fluorite, fluorspar, fuller's earth, garnet, gems, gemstones, glass, granite, gravel, gypsum, halogens, helium, hydrogen, illite, iodine, inert gases, jade, kaolin, krypton, kyanite, laterite, lepidolite, lime, limestone, marble, margarite, mica, mineral paints, micaceous minerals, monazite, muscovite, onyx, neon, nitrates, nitrogen, ochre, opal, ornamental stone, oxygen, paragonite, pearls, phosphates, phosphorus, pigments, potash, potter's clay, potter's earth, pottery materials, porcelain, precious stones, pumice, quartz, quartzite, radon, refractory materials, ruby, salt, sand, sapphire, selenium, serpentinite, silicates, silicon, slate, smectite, soapstone, talc, tellurium, tripolite, vermiculite, volcanic ash, xenon, zeolite)

 

reswat – Maps of groundwater aquifers, water quality, etc, such as:

                        Artesan wells

                        Ground water resources

                        Hydrogeologic map

                        Hydrologic resources

                        Hydrology

                        Lakes

                        Mineral waters

                        Springs

                        Water resources

                        Water wells

 

MAP               This field combines an abbreviated combination of publisher and series information

                         (e.g.,USGS_GQ10 would be “usgs geologic quadrangle 10").

 

 

 

 

 

MAP field abbreviations:

 

            AAPG_B                    American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

            AEG_B                       Association of Engineering Geologists Bulletin

            AGS_D                       Arizona Geological Society Digest

            AGU_T                      American Geophysical Union Tectonics

            AIMM_B                    American Institute of Mineral and Metallurgical Engineering Bulletin

            AJS                             American Journal of Science

            ASU_MS                    Arizona State University Master's Thesis

            BGSU_MS                 Bowling Green State University Master's Thesis

            BYU_GS                    Brigham Young University Geology Studies

            BYU_RSGS               Brigham Young University Research Studies Geology Studies

            C                                 Compass

            CG                              California Geology

            CIT_PhD                    California Institute of Technology Ph.D. Dissertation

            CSU_MS                    Colorado School of Mines Master's Thesis

            CSU_PhD                   Colorado School of Mines Ph.D. Dissertation

            CSUF_MS                  California State University Fresno Master's Thesis

            CSUH_BS                  California State University Humboldt Bachelors Thesis

            CSULB_MS               California State University Long Beach Master's Thesis

            CSU_MS                    Colorado State University Master's Thesis

            CU_B                         California University Bulletin

            CU_MS                      Columbia University Master's Thesis

            CU_PGS                     California University Pub. Geol. Sci.

            CU_PhD                     Columbia University PhD Dissertation

            DOE                           Earth Science Lab., Univ. of Utah

            DOE_R                       Department of Energy Report

            DRI_TR                      Desert Research Institute Technical Report

            EG                              Economic Geology

            EWU_MS                   Eastern Washington University Master's Thesis

            GSA_B                       Geological Society of America Bulletin

            GSA_GS                    Geological Society of America Geology Studies

            GSA_MC                   Geological Society of America Map and Chart Series

            GSA_MM                  Geological Society of America Memoir

            GSA_SP                     Geological Society of America Special Paper

            GSN_FTC                  Geological Society of Nevada Field Trip Compendium

            GSN_SP                     Geological Society of Nevada Symposium Proceedings

            GSS                            Geological Society of Sacramento

            GTM                           Global Tectonics and Metallogeny

            IAPG                          Intermountain Association of Petroleum Geologists Field Conference Guidebook

            IBMG_B                    Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin

            IGC                             International Geologic Conference

            ISU_MS                     Idaho State University Master's Thesis

            JG                               Journal of Geology

            KAS_T                       Kansas Academy of Science Transactions

            LLU_MS                    Loma Linda University Master's Thesis

            MIT_MS                    Massachusetts Institute of Technology Master's Thesis

            MIT_PhD                   Massachusetts Institute of Technology Ph.D. Dissertation

            MM                            Mines and Mining

            MSC_MS                   Montclair State College Master's Thesis

            MSM                          Mackay School of Mines

            MSM_CRP                 Mackay School of Mines Curtiss-Wright Project

            MSM_G                     Mackay School of Mines Guidebook

            MU_MS                     Miami University Master's Thesis

            NAU_MS                   Northern Arizona University Master's Thesis

            NBMG_B                   Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin

            NBMG_FS                 Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Field Studies

            NBMG_M                  Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Map

            NBMG_OF                Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report

            NBMG_R                   Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Report

            NBMG_U                   Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Urban Map

            NDCNR_WRB          Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Water Resources Bulletin

            NDCNR_WRRR        Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Water Resources Reconnaissance Services Report

            NDWR_WRB            Nevada Division of Water Resources Water Resources Bulletin

            NPS                            Nevada Petroleum Society

            NSE_B                       Nevada State Engineer Water Resources Bulletin

            NSE_R                       Nevada State Engineer Report

            NSE_WRB                 Nevada State Engineer Water Resources Bulletin

            NURE                         Department of Energy

            NU_MS                      Northwestern University Master's Thesis

            OSU_MS                    Oregon State University Master's Thesis

            OhSU_MS                  Ohio State University Master's Thesis

            OhU                            Ohio University Master's Thesis

            PSU_MS                    Pennsylvania State University Master's Thesis

            PU_PhD                     Purdue University Ph.D. Dissertation

            RU_MS                      Rice University Master's Thesis

            SDSU_MS                  San Diego State University Master's Thesis

            SEPM                         Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists

            SGS                            Stanford Geological Survey

            SGS_M                       Stanford Geological Survey Map

            SJSU_MS                   San Jose State University Master's Thesis

            SM_Q                         School of Mines Quarterly

            SP_MS                       Southern Pacific Mineral Survey

            SUGS                         Stanford University Geological Sciences

            SU_MS                       Stanford University Master's Thesis

            SU_PhD                     Stanford University PhD Dissertation

            SU_SR                        Stanford University Student Report

            TAM_MS                   Texas A & M Master's Thesis

            TERRA                      Terrascan Group

            TTU_MS                    Texas Tech. University Master's Thesis

            TU_MS                      Tulane University Master's Thesis

            UA_MS                      University of Arizona Master's Thesis

            UCD_MS                   University of California, Davis Master's Thesis

            UCLASL_R               University of California Las Alamos Scientific Lab. Report

            UCLA_MS                 University of California, Los Angeles Master's Thesis

            UCLA_PhD                University of California, Los Angeles Ph.D. Dissertation

            UCR_MS                    University of California, Riverside Master's Thesis

            UCSB_MS                 University of California, Santa Barbara Master's Thesis

            UC_MS                      University of California Master's Thesis

            UCo_MS                    University of Colorado Master's Thesis

            UDNR_TP                  Utah Department of Natural Resources Technical Publication

            UGMS_G                   Utah Geological and Mineralogical Survey Guidebook

            UGMS_M                  Utah Geological and Mineralogical Survey Map

            UGMS_SS                  Utah Geological and Mineralogical Survey Special Studies

            UGS_P                       Utah Geological Society Publication

            UI_MS                        University of Idaho Master's Thesis

            UI_PhD                      University of Idaho Ph.D. Dissertation

            UIo_MS                      University of Iowa Master's Thesis

            UMi_MS                    University of Missouri Master's Thesis

            UNC_MS                   University of North Carolina Master's Thesis

            UNLV_MS                 University of Nevada, Las Vegas Master's Thesis

            UNM_MS                  University of New Mexico Master's Thesis

            UNO_MS                   University of New Orleans Master's Thesis

            UNR_MS                   University of Nevada, Reno Master's Thesis

            UNR_PhD                  University of Nevada, Reno Ph.D. Dissertation

            UNM_MS                  University of Nebraska Master's Thesis

            UNO_MS                   University of Oregon Master's Thesis

            USAEC_R                  United States Atomic Energy Commission Report

            USBM_RI                  United States Bureau of Mines Report of Investigations

            USBM_TP                  United States Bureau of Mines Technical Paper

            USBR                         United States Bureau of Reclamation

            USGS(AR)®)              United States Geological Survey Annual Report

            USGSE                       United States Geological Exploration

            USGS_PM                  United States Geological Survey Preliminary Map

            USGS_B                     United States Geological Survey Bulletin

            USGS_C                     United States Geological Survey Circular

            USGS_DDS               United States Geological Survey Digital Data Series

            USGS_GP                  United States Geological Survey Geophysical Investigations Map

            USGS_GQ                  United States Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map

            USGS_HMD              United States Geological Survey House Miscellaneous Document

            USGS_I                      United States Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Map

            USGS_M                    United States Geological Survey Monograph

            USGS_MF                  United States Geological Survey Misc. Field Studies Map

            USGS_MG                 United States Geological Survey Monograph

            USGS_NTS                United States Geological Survey Technical Letter

            USGS_OFR                United States Geological Survey Open-File Report

            USGS_PP                   United States Geological Survey Professional Paper

            USGS_R-TEI             United States Geological Survey Report TEI

            USGS_R-TEM           United States Geological Survey Report TEM

            USGS_SM                  United States Geological Survey Special Map Monograph

            USGS_SMI-PM         United States Geological Survey SMI-Preliminary Map

            USGS_TEI                 United States Geological Survey Report TEI

            USGS_WS                 United States Geological Survey Water Supply Paper

            USGS_WSP               United States Geological Survey Water Supply Paper

            UT_MS                      University of Texas Master's Thesis

            UURI_R                     University of Utah Research Institute Report

            UU_MS                      University of Utah Master's Thesis

            UWa_MS                   University of Washington Master's Thesis

            UWi_MS                    University of Wisconsin Master's Thesis

            UWy_MS                   University of Wyoming Master's Thesis

            WGA_ESB                 Wyoming Geological Association Earth Science Bulletin

            WSU_MS                   Washington State University Master's Thesis

            YU_PhD                     Yale University Ph.D. Dissertation

 

NLAT             North bounding Latitude in degrees, minutes, seconds

 

SLAT              South bounding Latitude in degrees, minutes, seconds

 

WLONG         West bounding Longitude in degrees, minutes, seconds

 

ELONG          East bounding Longitude in degrees, minutes, seconds

 

CLAT             Center Latitude in degrees, minutes, seconds

 

CLONG          Center Longitude in degrees, minutes, seconds

 

PLATE           Plate or figure number, if assigned.

 

DIGITAL_FORMAT 

                        r-- report online as a pdf or html file may have links to jpeg's or gif's

                        g-- georeferenced image online such as geotiff image

                        x-- full GIS online

                        The field is empty if the map is not available digitally.

 

SCALE                       The scale of the map as 1:xxxxxxx. Some scales were measured off reproduced maps and may be approximate.

 

DEPOSITORY           The physical location of the reference may be noted.

 

REMARKS                Any additional remarks about the map or publication.

 

MAP_CHECK           This field includes an "x" if the map and its coordinates have been checked, or it contains a

                                    "z" if the map has not yet been looked at.

 

NBMGSALE              This field contains an "x" if the map is available from the NBMG Publication Sales Office.

 

NBMGINFO              This field contains an "x" if the map is available for examination at the NBMG Information Office.

 

C_Date                       This field indicates the year the reference was first entered into the index or substantially edited.

 

CLAT             Center Latitude in degrees and decimal degrees

 

CLONG          Center Longitude in degrees and decimal degrees (negative in western hemisphere)

 

 

The geoindex database was updated and edited using Arcview GIS software. Contained on this CD-ROM is the master geoindex database and a series subset files divided out by scale. The master and subset files are in shape file format and can be directly viewed using Arcview GIS software or ArcExplorer.

 

ArcExplorer is a free viewing package, developed by ESRI, that is located in the software directory on this CD-ROM. To find out more about ArcExplorer go to the free_viewing_software.htm file located in the software directory. For Arcview users a set of pre-built ArcView Version 3x project APR files, designed for use from various cdrom drive letter designations, are contained in the Av3views directory. To utilize these APR project files you must already have installed a full version of ArcView 3x

 

The Geoindex database in shapefile format and dBase III+ file format are contained on this CD-ROM. This information should be considered preliminary. It has not been edited or checked for completeness or accuracy.

 

 

As part of the digital data release for this project several digital base layers of Nevada data in Shapefile format, designed to be used at 1:1,000,000 scale, are included on the CDROM with this project. They are:

 

County_p.shp             Statewide county polygon coverage

County_a.shp              Statewide county boundary arc coverage

Cities.shp                    Major towns in Nevada

Roads_a.shp               Major roads in Nevada

nv_100k.shp               Polygon coverage of 100k USGS topographic map boundaries

nv_1x2.shp                 Polygon coverage of 1x2 degree USGS topographic map boundaries

nvqdp.shp                   Polygon coverage of 7.5 minute USGS topographic map boundaries

tr_p.shp                       Township and Range polygon coverage

tr_a.shp                       Township and Range arc coverage

  

 

A 1:1,000,000-scale, black and white, georeferenced raster graphic of the Nevada state base map is located in the NV_DRG directory.

 

 

 

Cdrom Directory structure:

 

Readme.txt                             Text File

OFR0201.htm                         Full Report in HTML format

OFR0201.txt                           Full Report in plain text format

\Geoindex\Av3views              Arcview version 3x Project files for use from various drive letter designation

\Geoindex\Dbase                    Directory containing geoindex dBase file

\Geoindex\Document             Directory containing NBMG Open-File Report 02-01 file

\Geoindex\Metadata               Directory containing metadata files

\Geoindex\Nv_drg                  Directory contains B&W version of Nevada State base map in DRG (tiffw) format

\Geoindex\Shapefiles             Directory containing shapefiles of project and base data layers directories

\Geoindex\Shapefiles\basedata           Directory containing 1:1,000,000 scale Nevada basedata shape files including major roads, county and state boundaries.

\Geoindex\Shapefiles\master  Directory containing complete geoindex shapefile database (all scales)

\Geoindex\Shapefiles\scale    Directory containing separate geoindex shapefiles broken out by scale

\Geoindex\Software                Directory containing ArcExplorer viewing software

 

 

All shape files are in UTM, zone 11, meters, NAD 27 projection.

 

 

For questions about NBMG Open-File Report 2002-01 contact:

 

Ron Hess

Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

University of Nevada, Reno, M.S. 178

Reno, Nevada 89557-0088

Email: rhess@unr.edu

Phone: 775-784-6691 Ext. 121