Federal Geographic Data Committee FGDC Document Number FGDC-STD-013-2006

FGDC Digital Cartographic Standard for Geologic Map Symbolization Appendix A

37LITHOLOGIC PATTERNS

[Lithologic patterns are usually reserved for use on stratigraphic columns, sections, or charts]
37.1Sedimentary-rock lithologic patterns

mm
. V.o. '0;o; ; ; .0 - .
v
. D Q . q
.^5/ O '<5-
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m
601 602 603 605 606 607 608
Gravel or Gravel or Crossbedded gravel Breccia (1st option) Breccia (2nd option) Massive sand or conglomerate or Bedded sand or
conglomerate conglomerate sandstone sandstone
(1st option) (2nd option)

Crossbedded sand Crossbedded sand Ripple-bedded sand Argillaceous or Calcareous Dolomitic Silt, siltstone,
or sandstone (1st or sandstone or sandstone shaly sandstone sandstone sandstone or shaly silt
option) (2nd option)

Sandy or silty shale Clay or clay shale Dolomitic shale Calcareous shale or
marl

624 Oil shale 626 627 628

629 630
Fossiliferous clastic Nodular or irregularly
limestone bedded limestone

632 633 634 635 636 637

Cherty crossbedded Cherty
limestone
and sandy crossbedded clastic
limestone

631
Limestone, irregular
(burrow?) fillings of
saccharoidal dolomite

638 639 640 641 642 643 644

Argillaceous or Cherty limestone Cherty limestone Dolomitic limestone, Dolostone or Crossbedded Oolitic dolostone
shaly limestone (1st option) (2nd option) limy dolostone, or dolomite dolostone or or dolomite
limy dolomite dolomite
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1 *For more information, see general guidelines on pages A-i to A-v.
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37LITHOLOGIC PATTERNS (continued)

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 [Lithologic patterns are usually reserved for use on stratigraphic columns, sections, or charts]
37.1Sedimentary-rock lithologic patterns (continued)

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Y X Y X Y XTl
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xx xx Y
x

645 646 647 648 649 650 651

Sandy dolostone Silty dolostone Argillaceous or Cherty dolostone Bedded chert Bedded chert (2nd Fossiliferous bedded
or dolomite or dolomite shaly dolostone or dolomite (1st option) option) chert
or dolomite

652 653 654 655 656 657 658

659 661 W&g

iiniiimiii
s

7 7 77 7 7 77 7 7 77 7 7 77 7 7 T
B e
660 662 663 664 665
Underclay Bentonite Glauconite Limonite Siderite

669
Interbedded sandstone and siltstone

666 667

rock 668 670 671 672

Interbedded Interbedded ripple-Interbedded shale and silty
sandstone and bedded sandstone limestone (shale
shale and shale dominant)

673 674 675 676 677 678 679

Interbedded shale Interbedded shale Interbedded calc- Interbedded Interbedded Interbedded Interbedded
and limestone and limestone areous shale and silty limestone limestone and limestone and limestone and shale
(shale dominant) (shale dominant) limestone (shale and shale
(1st option) (2nd option) dominant)
shale (1st option) shale (2nd option) (limestone dominant)
..A Loess (1st option) Loess (2nd option) Loess (3rd option)
A- / o.

Y.H.-

682 683
Till or diamicton (2nd option)
Till or diamicton (3rd option)
680 681 684 685 686
Interbedded Till or diamicton
limestone and (1st option)
calcareous shale

*For more information, see general guidelines on pages A-i to A-v.

 [Lithologic patterns are usually reserved for use on stratigraphic columns, sections, or charts]
37.2Metamorphic-rock, igneous-rock, and vein-matter lithologic patterns

\ -, \ ~ ' 702 703 704 705 706

Schistose or gneissoid granite

701
Metamorphism

707 708 709

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s. s
s. s, s. s.
%, '). s, s,
710
s , s , stalc,
Soapstone,
itorhserpentinite
(<.) lij
<\) <%
1
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AA A A A A X XX X X X X :
:4 ^a\q% A?
% y. z z z z z z
713
Y Y Y YY Y
1
X X X X X X X
3 v.d s XX ; s fs,s
's -AbXc Z Z Z Z Z Z Z

A A X X X X X X X
V-4>.SX;Q t>'i>.x;o V4

'a .4 ? -A X ' o'4 <5 Z

') : Z Z Z Z Z Z

Y Y Y YY Y X X X X X X X Z Z Z Z Z Z Z
1
A A A A A A A X X X X X X X Z Z Z Z Z Z Z
711Y YYY
YY 712 714 715 716
Z Z Z Z Z Z Z
Tuffaceous rock 'l Crystal
X tuff
X X X X X X
Volcanic breccia Volcanic breccia or Zeolitic rock
and tuff agglomerate

719

m Banded igneous rock

720 721 722
717 718
Basaltic flows Granite (1st option)

X \ v '
x^ x^
*- X \ /
x; X X X X X
/ X X -A /
//
X // X X X X X
H
= . *.\\
/y X'
\ \ X / \ > -'ll : x;
X X X X X
/ \ / / X '// \V '

723 724 725 726 727 728

Igneous rock (3rd Igneous rock (4th Igneous rock (5th Igneous rock (6th Igneous rock (7th Igneous rock (8th
option) option) option) option) option) option)

= Y X A <5
D
= V V V V V V V V 732 733
V
' V V V Y V V V V
xVxx 11/ Xxx V V V V V V V V
V
' V V V V V V V V
731
729 730 Vitrophyre
Porphyritic rock (1st Porphyritic rock (2nd
option) option)

*For more information, see general guidelines on pages A-i to A-v.

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FGDC Digital Cartographic Standard for Geologic Map Symbolization Appendix A
38EXPLANATION FOR PATTERN CHART
DISCUSSION*
This diagram provides some basic information on how to use the new Pattern Chart, which is enclosed in the sleeve on the inside back cover of this
standard volume. For more specific information on the use of patterns (and color) on geologic maps, see Section 5, entitled "Guidelines for Map Color
and Pattern Selection," in the accompanying introductory text.
Most patterns on this new chart were designed (in Adobe Illustrator 8.0.1) to closely replicate patterns in the informal "Technical Cartographic Standards"
volume (U.S. Geological Survey, ca. 1975). In some cases, however, lineweights of pattern elements had to be increased to facilitate higher resolution
(1800 dpi) digital output; therefore, some patterns may not plot or print correctly if output at lower resolutions.
Each pattern has been assigned a new pattern number (see below each box). In addition, each pattern now has associated with it a generic look-up table
number that can be used to access a pattern if it has been incorporated into a patternset.
DESCRIPTION

Abbreviations used in pattern numbers: K, black; C, cyan; M, magenta; DO, dropout; R, red; B, brown
Overprint patterns have white background
Pattern is in front. One bounding box (having Fill and Stroke set to 'None') is in back White background is
transparent (underlying map-unit color will be visible)
Dropout patterns have black background
Pattern is in front. Two bounding boxes are in back: box directly beneath pattern has Fill set to 100% black
and Stroke set to 'None'; box to rear has both Fill and Stroke set to 'None' Black background represents
underlying map-unit color. If white pattern is used "as is," it will knock out the underlying map-unit color; if
pattern is changed to one of the CMYK values in the underlying map-unit color, it will knock out the other
CMYK value(s) in map-unit color

Pattern number
IGNEOUS PATTERNS (Series 300) Generic lookup-table number
shown below box shown in upper left-hand
302-K 302-C 302-M 301-DO corner of box (can be used
to access a particular
pattern from a patternset)

302-DO

304-M 303-DO
s, sy .

'sy-Xy.

304-DO

304-K 304-C
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1
VA \ N' \
305-DO

AVANT.
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s'y s'y s'y s'y s'y

/ / s'y s'y s'y /> 'X-yXy.

V '- ' - CV '- - ' v- .
AA'
A/A/A/A^ 305-C 305-M
^2T I32! /v
305-K y"s's<y's^ y-sx A^XiAX)*.'1 -, ./A/A/v

''A
sy sy sy AINA^X^
^JA'A>VA>V
/s y s y s y .'TA /<Ov- 17 ^ / /
/ yWAN-W^ A < 0 / < C / v 1/ </. </ < /
S'. s' V

306-K 306-C 306-

M
306-DO

A-381 For more information, see general guidelines on pages A-i to A-v.