Geologic maps and structure sections of the southwestern Santa Clara Valley and southern Santa Cruz Mountains, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz Counties, California

This database and accompanying plot files depict the distribution of geologic
materials and structures at a regional (1:24,000) scale. The report is
intended to provide geologic information for the regional study of materials
properties, earthquake shaking, landslide potential, mineral hazards, seismic
velocity, and earthquake faults. In addition, the report contains new
information and interpretations about the regional geologic history and
framework. However, the regional scale of this report does not provide
sufficient detail for site development purposes. In addition, this map does
not take the place of fault-rupture hazard zones designated by the California
State Geologist (Hart and Bryant, 1997). Similarly, the database cannot be
substituted for comprehensive maps that systematically identify and classify
landslide hazards.

This digital map database, compiled from previously published and unpublished
data, and new mapping by the authors, represents the general distribution of
bedrock and surficial deposits in the mapped area. Together with the
accompanying text file (scvmf.ps, scvmf.pdf, scvmf.txt), it provides current
information on the geologic structure and stratigraphy of the area covered.
The database delineates map units that are identified by general age and
lithology following the stratigraphic nomenclature of the U.S. Geological
Survey. The scale of the source maps limits the spatial resolution (scale) of
the database to 1:24,000 or smaller.