Schruben, Paul G.
Geology and resource assessment of Costa Rica at 1:500,000 scale; a digital representation of maps of the U.S. Geological Survey's 1987 Folio I-1865
1997
Digital Data Series
DDS-19-R
Reston, Virginia
U.S. Geological Survey
https://doi.org/10.3133/ds19
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/dds-19/
Geologic map at 1:500,000 scale, digitized from USGS I-1865.
Includes mines, prospects, and occurrences, permissive tracts for
several mineral deposit types, and gravity anomaly contours.
The original map was intended to provide a generalized mineral
resource assessment of the country of Costa Rica. The supporting
data would be of appropriate detail to carry out regional analysis
of mineral resources and related geological concerns, but would
likely be too coarse to answer detailed questions that require
locational accuracy within a few kilometers.
Note that the original work was provided in paper form and digitized
in the mid-1990s, consequently these data do not include a lot of
details about either the geologic units or the mineral occurrences.
Many of the mineral occurrences are also listed in the Mineral
Resource Data System (MRDS).
This information is no more current than it was when published in
1987, meaning no revisions have occurred and no new information
added to these data since that time.
1987
Publication date of the source map.
None planned
-85.95
-82.55
11.215
8.03
none
none
Alexandria Digital Library Feature Type Thesaurus
faults
mineral deposit areas
mine sites
Common geographic areas
fCS = Costa Rica
General glossary for mineral resources spatial data
shapefile
Mineral Resource Data System commodity types
Gold
USGS Thesaurus
aluminum
barium
bedrock geologic units
bouguer anomaly
chromium
cobalt
copper
economic geology
geologic contacts
geospatial datasets
gold
iron
isostatic anomaly
lead
manganese
mineral deposits
mineral resources
molybdenum
natural resource assessment
nickel
platinum
silver
sulfur
titanium
zinc
Peter N Schweitzer
USGS Geology, Energy, and Minerals Science Center
Geologist
mailing address
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
Reston
VA
20192-0002
USA
703-648-6533
703-648-6252
pschweitzer@usgs.gov
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/dds-19/dds-19-large.png
Screen capture image of map interface showing geologic units, faults, and mine sites., (771 x 771 pixels)
PNG
Note that the digitizing of the source material was carried out in the
mid 1990s by Paul G. Schruben, then of the USGS.
Peter N. Schweitzer
2016
(Complete metadata record)
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/metadata/dds-19.xml
XML format
Geospatial data here consist of geologic units, faults, and mineral
occurrences at 1:500,000 scale and a similar collection of data at the
more detailed 1:100,000 scale for the Tilaran region only. These data
of different scale are stored in separate database tables.
Potential users should note that the current conversion of these data
did not include correction or update of the basic information.
DDS-19 included geochemical analysis of samples from the Tilaran
region. However these data contained a number of confusing and
duplicative features, and the proper repository for such observations
would be the National Geochemical Database. Accordingly the
geochemistry table in DDS-19 has been omitted from this collection.
Schruben, Paul G.
Geology and resource assessment of Costa Rica at 1:500,000 scale; a digital representation of maps of the U.S. Geological Survey's 1987 folio I-1865
1997
Digital Data Series
DDS-19-R
Reston, Virginia
U.S. Geological Survey
https://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds19/
500000
digital
1997
publication date of the digitized material
DDS-19-R
The scientific content of this work forms the entirety of the information presented here.
U.S. Geological Survey
Dirección General de Geología, Minas e Hidrocarburos
Universidad de Costa Rica
1987
Mineral Resource Assessment of the Republic of Costa Rica
map
U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map
i-1865
Reston, Virginia
U.S. Geological Survey
Prepared in cooperation with Los Alamos National Laboratory with funding provided by U.S. Agency for International Development
https://pubs.usgs.gov/imap/1865/report.pdf
500000
paper (scanned)
1987
publication date
i1865
Original source material digitized for DDS-19
Conversion of data from DDS-19 (ArcInfo 6 coverages) to workspaces
compatible with ArcGIS 10 and exported data as shapefiles,
ingested the shapefiles into PostgreSQL+PostGIS for presentation
through map intefaces and data services on MRData.usgs.gov.
201610
Peter N Schweitzer
Midwest Region
Geologist
mailing address
U.S. Geological Survey
National Center Mail Stop 954
12201 Sunrise Valley Dr
Reston
VA
20192
USA
703-648-6533
703-648-6252
pschweitzer@usgs.gov
Vector
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639
Entity point
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String
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decimal degrees
World Geodetic System 1984
WGS 84
6378137
298.257
datadxny
Data dictionary, explaining tables and fields.
USGS
id
Record ID.
Row identifier within datadxny table.
Integer values.
Integer of width 4.
this data release
1
168
1
tblorder
Table order.
Order in which this table should appear in some presentations.
Integer values.
Integer of width 4.
this data release
1
14
1
tblname
Table name.
Name of the table.
Textual values of no more than 20 characters.
this data release
number
Ordinal position.
Order in which this field occurs in the RDBMS.
Integer values.
Integer of width 4.
this data release
(no value)
Information not available for this record.
14 records have no value for number.
this data release
1
56
1
label
Field label.
Label of the field in the RDBMS.
Textual values of no more than 32 characters.
this data release
(no value)
Information not available for this record.
14 records have no value for label.
this data release
category
Category.
General category of information provided by the contents of the field.
Textual values of no more than 50 characters.
this data release
(no value)
Information not available for this record.
13 records have no value for category.
this data release
short_desc
Short description.
Descriptive name of the field used in some presentations, not
constrained by rules affecting the label.
Textual values of no more than 40 characters.
this data release
(no value)
Information not available for this record.
14 records have no value for short_desc.
this data release
description
Description.
Longer description of the purpose and contents of the field.
Textual values of no more than 4096 characters.
this data release
link
Link.
URL providing more information about the field.
Textual values of no more than 96 characters.
this data release
(no value)
Information not available for this record.
158 records have no value for link.
this data release
origin
Origin of field.
Abbreviation of an organization, data set, or other entity responsible
for defining the field.
Textual values of no more than 12 characters.
this data release
(no value)
Information not available for this record.
158 records have no value for origin.
this data release
sqltype
SQL type.
Data type of the field as used in the RDBMS.
Textual values of no more than 8 characters.
this data release
(no value)
Information not available for this record.
14 records have no value for sqltype.
this data release
dbftype
DBF field type.
Data type of the field when expressed in DBF.
Textual values of no more than 1 characters.
this data release
(no value)
Information not available for this record.
40 records have no value for dbftype.
this data release
width
Field width.
Field width when expressed in DBF.
Integer values.
Integer of width 4.
this data release
(no value)
Information not available for this record.
110 records have no value for width.
this data release
1
4096
1
prec
Precision.
Precision of the field (places to right of decimal) when expressed in
DBF, only for numeric fields.
Integer values.
Integer of width 4.
this data release
(no value)
Information not available for this record.
150 records have no value for prec.
this data release
0
0
1
units
Units of measure.
Units of measure of the field values.
Textual values of no more than 64 characters.
this data release
(no value)
Information not available for this record.
112 records have no value for units.
this data release
nodata
No data value.
Special value indicating no data available.
Textual values of no more than 16 characters.
this data release
(no value)
Information not available for this record.
158 records have no value for nodata.
this data release
bouguerl
Bouguer gravity anomaly contours as lines.
USGS
gid
Row ID.
Unique identifier for the row in the database table.
Integer values.
Integer of width .
this data release
1
634
1
grav_id
Cover-id.
Record identifier used as the cover-id value in the original ArcInfo
coverage, lacks scientific significance.
Integer values.
Integer of width .
this data release
1
634
1
geom
Geometry, LCC.
Geometry of the feature expressed in meters using the original map
projection, Lambert Conformal Conic.
USER-DEFINED of width .
this data release
wgs84_geom
Geometry, WGS84.
Geometry of the feature expressed in decimal degrees WGS84 west
longitudes negative.
USER-DEFINED of width .
this data release
bouguerp
Bouguer gravity anomaly contours as polygon features.
USGS
gid
Row ID.
Unique identifier for the row in the database table.
Integer values.
Integer of width .
this data release
1
172
1
grav_id
cover-id.
Record identifier used as the cover-id value in the original ArcInfo
coverage, lacks scientific significance.
Integer values.
Integer of width .
this data release
1
171
1
ptype
Gravity anomaly.
Bouguer anomaly value, in milligals, of the contour forming the
polygon.
Integer values.
Integer of width 3.
this data release
-80
120
mgal
1
geom
Geometry, LCC.
Geometry of the feature expressed in meters using the original map
projection, Lambert Conformal Conic.
USER-DEFINED of width .
this data release
wgs84_geom
Geometry, WGS84.
Geometry of the feature expressed in decimal degrees WGS84 west
longitudes negative.
USER-DEFINED of width .
this data release
geol_arc
Geologic contacts, faults, and caldera boundaries, .
USGS
gid
Row ID.
Unique identifier for the row in the database table.
Integer values.
Integer of width .
this data release
1
3081
1
geol_id
cover-id.
Record identifier used as the cover-id value in the original ArcInfo
coverage, lacks scientific significance.
Integer values.
Integer of width .
this data release
1
3081
1
ftype
Line type code.
Number given to differentiate fault types.
Integer values.
Integer of width 1.
this data release
0
3
1
ftext
Fault type.
Category of fault: normal, thrust, or caldera (edge?).
Textual values of no more than 20 characters.
this data release
(no value)
Information not available for this record.
2078 records have no value for ftext.
this data release
gtype
Line type code.
Number given to differentiate line types other than faults.
Integer values.
Integer of width 1.
this data release
0
3
1
gtext
Line type.
Type of line: contact, water, or edge ("end") of the area mapped.
Textual values of no more than 20 characters.
this data release
(no value)
Information not available for this record.
749 records have no value for gtext.
this data release
geom
Geometry, LCC.
Geometry of the feature expressed in meters using the original map
projection, Lambert Conformal Conic.
USER-DEFINED of width .
this data release
wgs84_geom
Geometry, WGS84.
Geometry of the feature expressed in decimal degrees WGS84 west
longitudes negative.
USER-DEFINED of width .
this data release
geol_poly
Geologic units.
USGS
gid
Row ID.
Unique identifier for the row in the database table.
Integer values.
Integer of width .
this data release
1
516
1
geol_id
cover-id.
Record identifier used as the cover-id value in the original ArcInfo
coverage, lacks scientific significance.
Integer values.
Integer of width .
this data release
1
516
1
ptypei
Legend item sequence.
Integer indicating the sequence of a given polygon type in the legend.
Integer values.
Integer of width 2.
this data release
1
13
1
ptype
Geologic unit symbol.
Short text symbol typically used to label geologic map units.
Textual values of no more than 8 characters.
this data release
description
Geologic unit description.
Short description of the geologic unit.
Textual values of no more than 64 characters.
this data release
geom
Geometry, LCC.
Geometry of the feature expressed in meters using the original map
projection, Lambert Conformal Conic.
USER-DEFINED of width .
this data release
wgs84_geom
Geometry, WGS84.
Geometry of the feature expressed in decimal degrees WGS84 west
longitudes negative.
USER-DEFINED of width .
this data release
isostaticl
Isostatic gravity anomaly contours as lines.
USGS
gid
Row ID.
Unique identifier for the row in the database table.
Integer values.
Integer of width .
this data release
1
387
1
f_id
cover-id.
Record identifier used as the cover-id value in the original ArcInfo
coverage, lacks scientific significance.
Integer values.
Integer of width .
this data release
1
994
1
geom
Geometry, LCC.
Geometry of the feature expressed in meters using the original map
projection, Lambert Conformal Conic.
USER-DEFINED of width .
this data release
wgs84_geom
Geometry, WGS84.
Geometry of the feature expressed in decimal degrees WGS84 west
longitudes negative.
USER-DEFINED of width .
this data release
isostaticp
Isostatic gravity anomaly contours as polygons.
USGS
gid
Row ID.
Unique identifier for the row in the database table.
Integer values.
Integer of width .
this data release
1
174
1
gravis_id
cover-id.
Record identifier used as the cover-id value in the original ArcInfo
coverage, lacks scientific significance.
Integer values.
Integer of width .
this data release
1
174
1
ptype
Isostatic anomaly.
Isostatic gravity anomaly, in milligals, of the contour formed by the
polygon.
Integer values.
Integer of width 3.
this data release
-60
100
mgal
1
geom
Geometry, LCC.
Geometry of the feature expressed in meters using the original map
projection, Lambert Conformal Conic.
USER-DEFINED of width .
this data release
wgs84_geom
Geometry, WGS84.
Geometry of the feature expressed in decimal degrees WGS84 west
longitudes negative.
USER-DEFINED of width .
this data release
maalt
Areas of hydrothermal alteration within the Tilarán region.
USGS
gid
Row ID.
Unique identifier for the row in the database table.
Integer values.
Integer of width .
this data release
1
13
1
maalt_id
cover-id.
Record identifier used as the cover-id value in the original ArcInfo
coverage, lacks scientific significance.
Integer values.
Integer of width .
this data release
0
0
1
ptypei
(empty field).
No record contains a value for this field.
Textual values of no more than 4 characters.
this data release
(no value)
Information not available for this record.
13 records have no value for ptypei.
this data release
ptype
(empty field).
No record contains a value for this field.
Textual values of no more than 64 characters.
this data release
(no value)
Information not available for this record.
13 records have no value for ptype.
this data release
geom
Geometry, LCC.
Geometry of the feature expressed in meters using the original map
projection, Lambert Conformal Conic.
USER-DEFINED of width .
this data release
wgs84_geom
Geometry, WGS84.
Geometry of the feature expressed in decimal degrees WGS84 west
longitudes negative.
USER-DEFINED of width .
this data release
mafault
Geologic faults, dikes, and ground movement arrows within the Tilarán region.
USGS
gid
Row ID.
Unique identifier for the row in the database table.
Integer values.
Integer of width .
this data release
1
200
1
maft_id
cover-id.
Record identifier used as the cover-id value in the original ArcInfo
coverage, lacks scientific significance.
Integer values.
Integer of width .
this data release
1
200
1
ftype
Fault type code.
Number indicating type of fault symbol.
Integer values.
Integer of width 1.
this data release
1
4
1
description
Fault type.
Type of line: fault or mass movement arrow, or dike.
Textual values of no more than 64 characters.
this data release
geom
Geometry, LCC.
Geometry of the feature expressed in meters using the original map
projection, Lambert Conformal Conic.
USER-DEFINED of width .
this data release
wgs84_geom
Geometry, WGS84.
Geometry of the feature expressed in decimal degrees WGS84 west
longitudes negative.
USER-DEFINED of width .
this data release
mageolp
Geologic units within the Tilarán region at 1:100,000 scale.
USGS
gid
Row ID.
Unique identifier for the row in the database table.
Integer values.
Integer of width .
this data release
1
123
1
mage_id
cover-id.
Record identifier used as the cover-id value in the original ArcInfo
coverage, lacks scientific significance.
Integer values.
Integer of width .
this data release
1
123
1
ptypei
Legend sequence.
Number indicating the sequence of geologic units in the legend.
Integer values.
Integer of width 2.
this data release
1
13
1
ptype
Geologic unit symbol.
Short text symbol typically used to label geologic map units.
Textual values of no more than 6 characters.
this data release
description
Geologic unit description.
Short description of the geologic unit.
Textual values of no more than 80 characters.
this data release
(no value)
Information not available for this record.
1 records have no value for description.
this data release
geom
Geometry, LCC.
Geometry of the feature expressed in meters using the original map
projection, Lambert Conformal Conic.
USER-DEFINED of width .
this data release
wgs84_geom
Geometry, WGS84.
Geometry of the feature expressed in decimal degrees WGS84 west
longitudes negative.
USER-DEFINED of width .
this data release
mapoint
Mines, prospects, and veins in the Tilarán region.
USGS
gid
Row ID.
Unique identifier for the row in the database table.
Integer values.
Integer of width .
this data release
1
28
1
mapt_id
cover-id.
Record identifier used as the cover-id value in the original ArcInfo
coverage, lacks scientific significance.
Integer values.
Integer of width .
this data release
1
28
1
ptype
Location name.
Name of the point location, a mine prospect, or vein.
Textual values of no more than 64 characters.
this data release
geom
Geometry, LCC.
Geometry of the feature expressed in meters using the original map
projection, Lambert Conformal Conic.
USER-DEFINED of width .
this data release
wgs84_geom
Geometry, WGS84.
Geometry of the feature expressed in decimal degrees WGS84 west
longitudes negative.
USER-DEFINED of width .
this data release
mines
Mines, prospects, and occurrences in Costa Rica.
USGS
gid
Row ID.
Unique identifier for the row in the database table.
Integer values.
Integer of width .
this data release
1
320
1
mines_id
cover-id.
Record identifier used as the cover-id value in the original ArcInfo
coverage, lacks scientific significance.
Integer values.
Integer of width .
this data release
0
321
1
code
Unknown ID.
Integer identifier of unknown significance.
Integer values.
Integer of width 4.
this data release
1
320
1
overplot
Unknown modifier.
A few records have 'Y' in this field, but I do not know what it means.
Textual values of no more than 4 characters.
this data release
(no value)
Information not available for this record.
311 records have no value for overplot.
this data release
recno
MRDS ID.
Identifier linking this record with the Mineral Resource Data System.
This is the old-style identifier consisting of one or two letters
followed by numbers.
Textual values of no more than 8 characters.
this data release
(no value)
Information not available for this record.
1 records have no value for recno.
this data release
site
Site name.
Name of the site.
Textual values of no more than 64 characters.
this data release
commod
Commodities.
Commodity abbreviations, typically element symbols written in upper
case letters.
Textual values of no more than 64 characters.
this data release
(no value)
Information not available for this record.
1 records have no value for commod.
this data release
dep_type
Deposit type.
Short description of the type of mineral deposit at the site.
Textual values of no more than 64 characters.
this data release
model
Deposit model.
Name of the mineral deposit model.
Textual values of no more than 64 characters.
this data release
(no value)
Information not available for this record.
46 records have no value for model.
this data release
model_no
Deposit model code.
Code identifying the mineral deposit model, generally a value from Cox
and Singer (1986).
Textual values of no more than 8 characters.
this data release
(no value)
Information not available for this record.
46 records have no value for model_no.
this data release
minerals
Minerals.
Names or types of minerals reported at the site, a list delimited by
commas, semicolons, or both.
Textual values of no more than 80 characters.
this data release
(no value)
Information not available for this record.
128 records have no value for minerals.
this data release
host_rock
Host rock.
Lithologic terms describing the rocks hosting the mineral deposit, a
list delimited by commas.
Textual values of no more than 80 characters.
this data release
(no value)
Information not available for this record.
120 records have no value for host_rock.
this data release
alteration
Alteration.
Terms describing the mineral alteration at or near the site.
Textual values of no more than 80 characters.
this data release
(no value)
Information not available for this record.
260 records have no value for alteration.
this data release
comments
Comments.
Descriptive comments about the deposit or site.
Textual values of no more than 80 characters.
this data release
(no value)
Information not available for this record.
135 records have no value for comments.
this data release
geom
Geometry, LCC.
Geometry of the feature expressed in meters using the original map
projection, Lambert Conformal Conic.
USER-DEFINED of width .
this data release
wgs84_geom
Geometry, WGS84.
Geometry of the feature expressed in decimal degrees WGS84 west
longitudes negative.
USER-DEFINED of width .
this data release
tracts
Permissive tracts defined for several mineral deposit types in Costa Rica.
USGS
gid
Row ID.
Unique identifier for the row in the database table.
Integer values.
Integer of width .
this data release
1
42
1
domdis_id
cover-id.
Record identifier used as the cover-id value in the original ArcInfo
coverage, lacks scientific significance.
Integer values.
Integer of width .
this data release
1
42
1
ptype
Deposit type code.
Letter code identifying deposit type of the permissive tract.
Textual values of no more than 4 characters.
this data release
(no value)
Information not available for this record.
17 records have no value for ptype.
this data release
description
Mineral deposit type.
Type of mineral deposit that may be found within the tract.
Textual values of no more than 64 characters.
this data release
(no value)
Information not available for this record.
2 records have no value for description.
this data release
geom
Geometry, LCC.
Geometry of the feature expressed in meters using the original map
projection, Lambert Conformal Conic.
USER-DEFINED of width .
this data release
wgs84_geom
Geometry, WGS84.
Geometry of the feature expressed in decimal degrees WGS84 west
longitudes negative.
USER-DEFINED of width .
this data release
Peter N Schweitzer
USGS Geology, Energy, and Minerals Science Center
Geologist
mailing address
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
Reston
VA
20192-0002
USA
703-648-6533
703-648-6252
pschweitzer@usgs.gov
USGS Digital Data Series DDS-19
Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are
considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose
for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated
metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved
for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty
expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the
data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor
shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.
shapefile
1.0
Geologic units, faults, mine sites, permissive tracts, gravity anomaly contours, along with detailed geologic units, faults, mine sites, and hydrothermal alteration areas from the Tilaran region.
2.2
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/dds-19/dds19-shp.zip
KMZ
2.2
Geologic units, faults, mine sites, and permissive tracts.
1.5
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/dds-19/dds19.kmz
KML
2.2
Geologic units, faults, mine sites, and permissive tracts.
3.8
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/dds-19/dds19.kml
WMS
1.3.0
Geologic units, faults, mine sites, permissive tracts, gravity anomaly contours, along with detailed geologic units, faults, mine sites, and hydrothermal alteration areas from the Tilaran region.
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/services/dds19?service=WMS&request=GetCapabilities&version=1.3.0
none
20201230
Peter N Schweitzer
USGS Geology, Energy, and Minerals Science Center
Geologist
mailing address
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
Reston
VA
20192-0002
USA
703-648-6533
703-648-6252
pschweitzer@usgs.gov
Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
FGDC-STD-001-1998