Point Shapefile of Locations of Ferromanganese Crusts in the World Ocean Compiled by the USGS in Open-File Report 89-020 (ussamp_sta_ofr89-020.shp: excludes NGDC Sample Locations)

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Metadata:

Identification_Information
Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
Spatial_Reference_Information
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 2014
Title:

Point Shapefile of Locations of Ferromanganese Crusts in the World Ocean Compiled by the USGS in Open-File Report 89-020 (ussamp_sta_ofr89-020.shp: excludes NGDC Sample Locations)

Edition: 1.1
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 89-020

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr8920V.1.1
Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1989/0020/downloads/
Online_Linkage:

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1989/0020/downloads/ofr89-020_ussamp_sta.zip

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: F.T. Manheim
Originator: C.M. Lane-Bostwick
Publication_Date: 1989
Title:

Chemical Composition of Ferromanganese Crusts in the Word Ocean: A Review and Comprehensive Database

Edition: 1.1
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 89-020

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1989/0020/
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr8920V.1.1

Description:

Abstract:

Ferromanganese crusts in the world's oceans may serve as potential sources of metals, such as cobalt and magnesium, valuable to civilian and military industry; these are metals that the United States would otherwise be dependent on foreign sources. Unlike abyssal ferromanganese nodules, which form in areas of low disturbance and high sediment accumulation, ferromanganese crusts have been found to contain three to five times more cobalt than abyssal ferromanganese nodules and can be found on harder, steeper substrates than abyssal plains, which can be too steep for permanent sediment accumulation. Ferromanganese crusts have also been documented on seamounts and plateaus within the U.S. exclusive economic zone in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans and are therefore of strategic importance to the United States Government as well as to civilian mining and metallurgical industries. A database containing ferromanganese crust occurrences throughout the world's oceans was assembled from published and unpublished sources to provide data gathering and analytical information for these samples. These data provide the digital formatted locations of the sample locations of the U.S. Geological Survey and Scripps Institution Nodule Data Bank (SNDB) from appendixes A and B. These locations from 1986 and earlier are also represented on the maps of Lane and others (1986).

Lane, C.M., Manheim, F.T., Hathaway, J.C., and Ling, T.H., 1986, Station maps of the world ocean-ferromanganese-rust database: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map, 1869, http://pubs.usgs.gov/mf/1986/1869/

Purpose:

The purpose of this dataset is to release the information contained in Appendix A (excluding A9) and Appendix B from USGS Open-File Report 89-020 in a GIS compatible format. These data contain station location information to be used with the analysis information of the chemical composition of ferromanganese crusts in the world oceans. The digital files actually have more columns of information relative to the tables published in OFR 89-020.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2014

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -179.745000
East_Bounding_Coordinate: 179.883000
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 56.167000
South_Bounding_Coordinate: -65.617000

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:e72ae5e1-6480-42e3-b373-6e2486c1734f

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC
Theme_Keyword: ferromanganese crust
Theme_Keyword: station locations

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Alexandria Digital Library Feature Type Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: mineral deposit areas

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: geospatial datasets
Theme_Keyword: sea-floor characteristics
Theme_Keyword: mineral resources
Theme_Keyword: field sampling
Theme_Keyword: geochemistry
Theme_Keyword: sedimentary rocks

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None.
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: Pacific Ocean
Place_Keyword: Indian Ocean

Access_Constraints: None.
Use_Constraints: None.
Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310

Data_Set_Credit:

U.S. Geological Survey. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey as the originator of the dataset.

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.4095

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: C.M. Lane
Originator: F.T. Manheim
Originator: J.C. Hathaway
Originator: T.H. Ling
Publication_Date: 1986
Title: Station Maps of the World Ocean-Ferromanganese-Crust Data Base
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Miscellaneous Field Studies Map
Issue_Identification: 1869

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/mf/1986/1869/
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/mf1869

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

The data in the digital file were only spot checked against the paper report. It is assumed that the digital file and paper version are representative of one another except the digital files have more columns of information than are presented in the paper version. There are some suspect samples that have the yrcol (year collected) attribute with a value of 8. It is assumed these records should have a value of 83.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

The assumption was that the digital file downloaded from the NGDC site would correspond to the sample locations in OFR 89-020 excluding the NGDC samples. This does not appear to be the case. Appendix A and Appendix B in OFR 89-020 represent the station locations, with Appendix A A9 being the NGDC locations. Excluding A9, Appendix A has 1764 records and Appendix B has 624 records. This file has 1988 records. Additionally, the README.TXT file distributed with the digital data from NGDC indicates that this file represents the sample locations presented in Tables 1-18 (excluding Table 11 which is the NGDC data). However, there are locations from the tables that are not represented in this file. Some of the attribute information is not fully described in the README. TXT file, where some of the enumerated domain values are defined and others are not. And in the case of the attribute "morph", a mixture of coded values (defined in the README.TXT file) and free text values are used in the attribute.

Completeness_Report: All records from the downloaded usgssamp.sta file are included.
Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

The overall accuracy of the data varies and is mostly unknown. However, based on known devices and the time frame of data collection, positional accuracy is assumed to be around 1 kilometer or more.

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

No information is recorded regarding how the depths were measured that are present in the data files. Therefore no accuracy value can be assumed.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS)

Originator: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Originator: U.S. National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC)
Publication_Date: 1991
Title: U.S. Geological Survey Ferromanganese Crust Data Set
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
Series_Information:

Series_Name: NGDC Data Set
Issue_Identification: 1019

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Boulder, CO
Publisher: National Geophysical Data Center

Other_Citation_Details:

This citation refers to the location where the digital data were acquired.

Online_Linkage: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/geology/usgscrust.html

Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1991

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: FeMn Manheim
Source_Contribution:

The digital file containing station locations for all the sample data other than the NGDC data listed in Table 11 were uploaded to National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) in the file ussamp.sta - assuming the upload was around 1991 according to the README.TXT file. In turn, the data were downloaded from that site (http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/geology/usgscrust.html) on August 6, 2014. It is assumed that these data represent the information presented in Appendix A and B in Manheim and Lane-Bostwick (1989) with the exclusion of A9 in Appendix A (NGDC data). The following information regarding the data is extracted from the README.TXT file.

All corresponding sample data other than the NGDC data listed in Table 11. are stored in the file called ussamp.sta. There are some sample records that do not have chemical analyses associated with them. They include dredges were there was no recovery, camera stations and physical oceanographic stations (Multisonde) where physical properties of the water column were taken on the German/US MIDPAC cruises.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: F.T. Manheim
Originator: C.M. Lane-Bostwick
Publication_Date: 1989
Title:

Chemical Composition of Ferromanganese Crusts in the World Ocean: A Review and Comprehensive Database

Edition: 1
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 89-020

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1989/0020/
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr8920V.1.1

Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1989

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: FeMnOFR
Source_Contribution:

The Open-File Report provided the details necessary to complete the metadata.

Process_Step:

Process_Description: The digital ASCII files were downloaded from NGDC.
Process_Date: 20140806
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Brian J. Buczkowski
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Core Curator and Data Management Specialist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-458-8700 x2361
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bbuczkowski@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The downloaded file ussamp.sta is an ASCII text file with the individual fields of information delimited by "|". Using Vi version 7.3 (under Cygwin on a Windows 7 computer) all of the "|" symbols were replaced with commas. Additionally, based on the README.TXT file, a header line was added to the file. This process step and all remaining process steps were performed by the same person - VeeAnn A. Cross.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ussamp.sta
Process_Date: 201408
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: ussamp_vac.csv
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Marine Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2251
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The VB 2010 program SchemaGen (a simple VS 2010 tool written by VeeAnn Cross at the USGS in Woods Hole) was used to generate the appropriate field definition information for the schema.ini file. This enables the hard coding of an attribute type when the file is brought into ArcGIS. For instance, the Sequence number in the tables often had leading zeros. Because ArcGIS would have recognized this field as numeric, those leading zeros would have been lost. By assigning that field to be a text attribute, those leading zeros were maintained. Creating an appropriate schema.ini file to define the attributes aids in the prevention of data being lost because ArcGIS interprets the field as the wrong attribute type.

Process_Date: 201408

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The comma-delimited text file was then added to ArcMap 9.3.1 as an event theme and converted to a shapefile.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ussamp_vac.csv
Process_Date: 201408
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: ussamp_sta_ofr89-020.shp

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The comma-delimited text file had some blanks. Shapefiles don't allow blanks in numeric fields, those blanks are automatically converted to zeros. In some numeric fields zeros did exist. Those were left as zeros, but the blank fields that were converted to zeros were replaced with -9999.

Process_Date: 201409

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The ASCII file marked the end of a record with "$". That attribute was deleted from the shapefile.

Process_Date: 201409

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Using XTools Pro (version 7.1.0) in ArcMap 9.3.1 - export the attribute table to a comma-delimited text file using Table Operations - Export Table to Text. Exclude the attribute FID from the export.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ussamp_sta_ofr89-020.shp
Process_Date: 201409
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: ussamp_sta_ofr89-020.csv

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Modified the title to move the dataset name from the beginning of the title. Added USGS Thesaurus keywords. Add the DOI link in the identification section and as a network resource name. Also added DOI links in the cross-references and source contribution when possible. The metadata date (but not the metadata creator) was edited to reflect the date of these changes (20210412). The metadata available from a harvester may supersede metadata bundled within a download file. Compare the metadata dates to determine which metadata file is most recent. Tweaked a thesaurus name (20211117).

Process_Date: 20211117
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross

Contact_Position: Marine Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2251
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1988

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: ussamp_sta_ofr89-020
Entity_Type_Definition: point shapefile
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Esri

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: sequence_n
Attribute_Definition:

Sequence number. Six digit number where the first 3 digits are based on the "Marsden Square" system and the last 3 digits are an assigned serial number for each sample within that 10-degree grid segment. This is a numeric field represented as a text field to maintain leading zeros.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: ASCII text.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: lat1
Attribute_Definition: Latitude on bottom in decimal degrees.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -65.617
Range_Domain_Maximum: 56.167
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: lat2
Attribute_Definition:

Latitude off bottom in decimal degrees. No data value is -9999. 1723 records have this no data value.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -56.153
Range_Domain_Maximum: 39.383
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: lon1
Attribute_Definition: Longitude on bottom in decimal degrees.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -179.745
Range_Domain_Maximum: 179.883
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: lon2
Attribute_Definition:

Longitude off bottom in decimal degrees. No data value is -9999. 1721 records have this no data value.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -178.007
Range_Domain_Maximum: 175.8682
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: depth1
Attribute_Definition:

Depth on bottom in meters. No data value is -9999. 90 records have this no data value.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 64
Range_Domain_Maximum: 7117
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: depth2
Attribute_Definition:

Depth off bottom in meters. No data value is -9999. 1423 records have this no data value.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 55
Range_Domain_Maximum: 5877
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: cruise
Attribute_Definition: Cruise identification. 2 records are blank.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: ASCII text.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: station
Attribute_Definition: Station number. 979 records are blank.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: ASCII text.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: sample_no
Attribute_Definition: Sample number. 715 records are blank.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: ASCII text.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: moncol
Attribute_Definition:

Month collected. Numeric value representing the month, where 1 is January through 12 (December). No data values represented as -9999. 1203 records have this no data value.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 12
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: month

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: daycol
Attribute_Definition:

Day of collection. No data value is -9999. Zeros did occur in the original digital data and are assumed to be intended as no data. 1478 records either have the no data value or 0.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 31
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: day

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: yrcol
Attribute_Definition:

Two digit number representing the year of collection (complete year with the preceeding 19 added). An apparent error occurs where the year is 8. No data value is -9999. 1166 records have this no data value.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 8
Range_Domain_Maximum: 86
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: year

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: hour
Attribute_Definition:

Numeric value representing the hour time of collection. No specific detail was given in the readme.txt file or the report regarding format. No data values are -9999. 1668 records have this no data value.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2359
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: time

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: sec
Attribute_Definition:

Numeric value representing the seconds time of collection. No specific detail was given in the readme.txt file or the report regarding format. No data values are -9999. 1932 records have this no data value.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 30
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: seconds

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: phase1
Attribute_Definition: Phases collected. 665 records are blank.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: ASCII text.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: sampdev
Attribute_Definition: Sampling device. 235 records have blanks.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: ASCII text.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: amtcol
Attribute_Definition:

Amount collected. No data value is -9999. Zero values also exist and are thought to be no data, but it could possibly be a rounding error in the original file. 1497 records have the no data value, 4 records have a value of 0.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 4900
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: weight (unit specified in the following attribute)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: unitscol
Attribute_Definition: Units of amount collected. 1491 records have a blank.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: ASCII text.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: inst
Attribute_Definition:

Institution affiliated with the sample. 213 records have a blank.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: APLIN
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: undefined, but assumed related to the author Aplin.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Open-File Report 89-020.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: BRG
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Possibly the French Geological Survey, more commonly abbreviated as BRGM.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Not available.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: FSU
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Florida State University
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

README.TXT file distributed from NGDC with the ASCII data files (included in the download zip file of these data).

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: GSJ
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Undefined, but assumed to be Geological Survey of Japan.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Not available.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: HIG
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Hawaii Institute of Geophysics
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

README.TXT file distributed from NGDC with the ASCII data files (included in the download zip file of these data).

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: LDGO
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Lamont Doherty Geological Observatory
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

README.TXT file distributed from NGDC with the ASCII data files (included in the download zip file of these data).

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: NOAA
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Undefined but assumed to be National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Not available.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: NZOI-GLASBY
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Undefined, but assumed to be related to New Zealand Oceanographic Institute.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Not available.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: OSU
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Oregon State University
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

README.TXT file distributed from NGDC with the ASCII data files (included in the download zip file of these data).

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: REF
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Undefined.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Not available.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SIO
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Scripps Institute of Oceanography
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

README.TXT file distributed from NGDC with the ASCII data files (included in the download zip file of these data).

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: TUCLZ
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Technical University Clausthal-Zellerfeld
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

README.TXT file distributed from NGDC with the ASCII data files (included in the download zip file of these data).

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: UMIAMI
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: University of Miami
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

README.TXT file distributed from NGDC with the ASCII data files (included in the download zip file of these data).

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: USGS
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: U.S. Geological Survey
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

README.TXT file distributed from NGDC with the ASCII data files (included in the download zip file of these data).

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: USGS-MENLO
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

U.S. Geological Survey, Branch of Pacific Marine Geology, Menlo Park, CA.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Open-File Report 89-020

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: USGS-WH
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Undefined but assumed to be USGS Woods Hole, MA office.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Not available.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: USSR
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Russian data
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

README.TXT file distributed from NGDC with the ASCII data files (included in the download zip file of these data).

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: UWASH
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: University of Washington
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

README.TXT file distributed from NGDC with the ASCII data files (included in the download zip file of these data).

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: WHOI
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

README.TXT file distributed from NGDC with the ASCII data files (included in the download zip file of these data).

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SMIT
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Smithsoniaon.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

README.TXT file distributed from NGDC with the ASCII data files (included in the download zip file of these data).

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: photo
Attribute_Definition:

Photo available (y or n). No data value is a blank. 1799 records have a blank.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: y
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: yes a photo is available
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

README.TXT file distributed from NGDC with the ASCII data files (included in the download zip file of these data).

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: n
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: no a photo is not available
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

README.TXT file distributed from NGDC with the ASCII data files (included in the download zip file of these data).

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: phase2
Attribute_Definition: Phase analyzed. 1108 records have a blank.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: ASCII text.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: thick
Attribute_Definition:

Mean thickness of crust (cm). No data value is -9999. 1364 records have this no data value.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.2
Range_Domain_Maximum: 120
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: cm

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: morph
Attribute_Definition: Morphology of crust. 1748 records have a blank.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: A
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: botryoidal
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

README.TXT file distributed from NGDC with the ASCII data files (included in the download zip file of these data).

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: B
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: smooth
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

README.TXT file distributed from NGDC with the ASCII data files (included in the download zip file of these data).

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: C
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: friable
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

README.TXT file distributed from NGDC with the ASCII data files (included in the download zip file of these data).

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: free text
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: self defined
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Not available. Inconsistent with other values.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: refid
Attribute_Definition:

Reference number to link with reference file. 1337 records have a blank.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: ASCII text. The definition of each reference is in OFR 89-020.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: navcode
Attribute_Definition: Navigation quality code. 1504 records have a blank.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: A
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Loran C with satellite updates.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

README.TXT file distributed from NGDC with the ASCII data files (included in the download zip file of these data).

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: B
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Loran C
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

README.TXT file distributed from NGDC with the ASCII data files (included in the download zip file of these data).

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: C
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Loran A
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

README.TXT file distributed from NGDC with the ASCII data files (included in the download zip file of these data).

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: D
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: dead reckoning with updates
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

README.TXT file distributed from NGDC with the ASCII data files (included in the download zip file of these data).

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: E
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: dead reckoning
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

README.TXT file distributed from NGDC with the ASCII data files (included in the download zip file of these data).

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: comments
Attribute_Definition:

Additional information regarding the location. 1766 records have a blank.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: ASCII text.

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

The attribute definitions are based on information from the README.TXT file that was downloaded from NGDC at the same time as the data file.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

Where available, the definitions of the attributes were first derived from the README.TXT file that was downloaded with the ASCII files from NGDC. In the event a definition was not available from that source, then the following reference was use:

Manheim, F.T., Lane-Bostwick, C.M., 1989, Chemical composition of ferromanganese crusts in the world ocean: A review and comprehensive database: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 89-020.

Unfortunately, some of the attributes or their enumerated domains were not adequately described in either place.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Brian J. Buczkowski

Contact_Position: Core Curator and Data Management Specialist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2361
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bbuczkowski@usgs.gov

Resource_Description:

ofr89-020_ussamp_sta.zip. This zip file contains the ussamp_sta_ofr89-020 shapefile, the corresponding CSV file, the FGDC CSDGM metadata files (in 4 formats), and the readme.txt file distributed with the files from NGDC.

Distribution_Liability:

Neither the U.S. government, the Department of the Interior, nor the USGS, nor any of their employees, contractors, or subcontractors, make any warranty, express or implied, nor assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, nor represent that its use would not infringe on privately owned rights. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the USGS in the use of these data or related materials. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: Shapefile
Format_Version_Number: ArcGIS 9.3.1
Format_Information_Content:

WinZip (version 14.0) file contains the shapefile, the comma-delimited text file exported from the shapefile, the FGDC CSDGM metadata, and the readme.txt file distributed with the original ASCII text files at NGDC.

File_Decompression_Technique: WinZip
Transfer_Size: 0.053

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1989/0020/downloads/ofr89-020_ussamp_sta.zip

Network_Resource_Name: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr8920V.1.1

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: CSV
Format_Version_Number: XTools Pro v. 7.1
Format_Information_Content:

File_Decompression_Technique: WinZip

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1989/0020/downloads/ofr89-020_ussamp_sta.zip

Network_Resource_Name: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr8920V.1.1

Fees: None.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20240318
Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross

Contact_Position: Marine Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2251
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: whsc_data_contact@usgs.gov
Contact_Instructions:

The metadata contact email address is a generic address in the event the person is no longer with USGS. (updated on 20240318)

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Extensions:

Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile

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