Abstract:
This portion of the data release presents Raman spectroscopy of rock samples collected from Von Damm vent field, Mid Cayman Rise, in the Caribbean Sea. These data were collected in 2020 (USGS Field Activity 2020-602-FA). Location information for the sample is included in each Attribute Definition of this metadata file.
Purpose:
These data serve to expand the knowledge and statistics for deep ocean marine mineral occurrences and composition within the global ocean.
Supplemental_Information:
Funding for this research is acknowledged from the U.S. Geological Survey Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, through the U.S. Geological Survey Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center.
Additional information about the USGS field activities from which these data were derived is available online at:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2020-602-FA
Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
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