XLS and CSV tables containing grain-size data from 16 cores collected in 2008 by the U.S. Geological Survey from offshore Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

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Metadata:

Identification_Information
Data_Quality_Information
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

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

XLS and CSV tables containing grain-size data from 16 cores collected in 2008 by the U.S. Geological Survey from offshore Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2014-1227

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/ofr20141227
Online_Linkage:

https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1227/ofr2014-1227-data_catalog.html

Online_Linkage:

https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1227/data/7-Grain-SizeData/2008PR_grainsize.zip

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Shannon K. Hoy
Originator: Jason D. Chaytor
Originator: Uri S. ten Brink
Publication_Date: 2014
Title: Core Data From Offshore Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2014-1227

Publication_Information:

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

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20141227

Description:

Abstract:

In 2008, as a collaborative effort between Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the U.S. Geological Survey, 20 giant gravity cores were collected from areas surrounding Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The regions sampled have had many large earthquake and landslide events, some of which are believed to have triggered tsunamis. The objective of this coring cruise, carried out aboard the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research vessel Seward Johnson, was to determine the age of several substantial slope failures and seismite layers near Puerto Rico in an effort to map their temporal distribution. Data gathered from the cores collected in 2008 and 11 archive cores from the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory are included in this report. These data include lithologic logs, core summary sheets, x-ray fluorescence, wet-bulk density, magnetic susceptibility, grain-size analyses, radiographs, and radiocarbon age dates.

Purpose:

To provide grain-size data for 16 cores collected during the USGS Field Activity 2008-008. The grain-size data are given in both XLS and CSV format.

Supplemental_Information:

For more information on the USGS cruise, please see https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2008-008-FA

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20080318
Ending_Date: 20080324

Currentness_Reference: ground condition; cores collected in 2008

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -67.0795
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -64.82283
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 19.17558
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.55293

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:ded23753-0e05-4a2d-898b-e3bfdf70bf86

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: WHSC
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: cores
Theme_Keyword: gravity cores
Theme_Keyword: Cruise ID SJHN08008
Theme_Keyword: WHSC field activity 2008-008-FA
Theme_Keyword: R/V Seward Johnson
Theme_Keyword: XLS spreadsheet
Theme_Keyword: CSV file
Theme_Keyword: grain-size

Theme:

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

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: drilling and coring
Theme_Keyword: grain-size analysis

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Puerto Rico
Place_Keyword: U.S. Virgin Islands
Place_Keyword: Atlantic
Place_Keyword: Caribbean
Place_Keyword: Caribbean Sea
Place_Keyword: Puerto Rico Trench
Place_Keyword: Mona Passage
Place_Keyword: Arecibo Amphitheater
Place_Keyword: Loiza Amphitheater
Place_Keyword: Whiting Basin
Place_Keyword: Virgin Island Basin
Place_Keyword: Anegada Passage

Access_Constraints: None.
Use_Constraints:

The Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey as the originator of the dataset.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Jason D. Chaytor
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Research Geologist
Contact_Address:

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

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2351
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jchaytor@usgs.gov

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: L.J. Poppe
Originator: S.J. Williams
Originator: V.F. Paskevich
Publication_Date: 2005
Title:

U.S. Geological Survey East-Coast Sediment Analysis: Procedures, Database, and GIS Data

Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2005-1001

Publication_Information:

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

Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1001/

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Attributes were double checked that they related the correct interval data to name.

Logical_Consistency_Report: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Completeness_Report:

These data represent all the cores that had grain size analyses performed. In total 198 grain-size analyses were performed on 16 cores. Some cores did not have intervals that warranted grain-size analysis. Analyses are available for cores 5, 7, 8, 9, 13, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 31, 33, and 38.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 2014
Title: Core data from offshore Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2014-1227

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://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1227/

Type_of_Source_Media: physical samples
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20080317
Ending_Date: 20080324

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition of core collection

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: GGC
Source_Contribution:

The gravity cores collected during U.S. Geological Survey field activity 2008-008-FA. The Woods Hole Oceanographic Giant Gravity Corer (GGC) was used to collect the 20 cores in 2008. The gravity corer is a large diameter (10 centimeter) sampler that collects cores up to 6.5 meters in length. During field activity 2008-008-FA the corer was not rigged with liner longer than approximately 3 meters. Although cores were attempted at 40 core sites, core was recovered at only 20 sites. Seven additional sites yielded only samples (bagged) from the core catcher or cutting head. Of the 20 successful cores, three also have cutter/catcher bag samples.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Each core was cut into sections on the ship after collection. The cores were then split into halves back onshore. This process step, and subsequent process steps were performed by the same person until otherwise noted.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: GGC
Process_Date: 2008
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: Split_cores
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Jason D. Chaytor
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Research Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2351
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jchaytor@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Subsamples (1- cm thick) of 16 cores from the SJ8 cruise were taken at approximately 20-cm intervals for grain-size analysis. In sandy sediment, subsamples were taken more frequently. Additional subsamples (each 1.5 to 2 cm thick) were taken above or below turbidite and other event intervals for grain-size analysis and foraminifera assemblage and dating.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Split_cores
Process_Date: 2010

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

In total, 198 grain-size analyses were performed using the procedures outlined in Poppe and others (2005). The analyses were performed at the U.S. Geological Survey Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Sediment Laboratory. The data were given in XLS format.

Process_Date: 2010
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: Data
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Kate McMullen
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Field and Laboratory Technician
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2277
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmcmullen@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Grain-size data were compiled into one spreadsheet using Microsoft Excel 2010. Some fields were deleted that weren't pertinent to these samples. The spreadsheet was exported as a CSV and XLS table.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Data
Process_Date: 2013
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Shannon K. Hoy
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Research Associate
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2297
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: shoy@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Edits to the metadata were made to fix any errors that MP v 2.9.36 flagged. This is necessary to enable the metadata to be successfully harvested for various data catalogs. In some cases, this meant adding text "Information unavailable" or "Information unavailable from original metadata" for those required fields that were left blank. Other minor edits were probably performed (title, publisher, publication place, etc.). Added additional online links in the Identification section. The source information was incomplete and had to be modified to meet the standard. Fixed a link to data in the entity and attribute overview section. Minor fixes to the attribute format for some attributes were needed. The metadata date (but not the metadata creator) was edited to reflect the date of these changes. 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.

Process_Date: 20171003
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

Process_Step:

Process_Description: USGS Thesaurus keywords added to the keyword section.
Process_Date: 20180720
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

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Added keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword.

Process_Date: 20200908
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

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Information unavailable from original metadata
Entity_Type_Definition: Information unavailable from original metadata
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Information unavailable from original metadata

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FIELD_NO
Attribute_Definition:

Sample ID. Naming convention: SSS-CCCC-II (SSS= SHIP ID) (CCCC=Core ID, GGC stands for giant gravity corer) and (II=interval id)

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: character string

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PROJECT
Attribute_Definition: Project group ID- Caribbean Hazards
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CARIBBEAN HAZARDS
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Id for USGS project
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CRUISE_ID
Attribute_Definition: ID for the 2008 Seward Johnson Cruise (SJHN08008)
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SJHN08008
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Cruise ID for 2008 Seward Johnson Cruise
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CONTACT
Attribute_Definition: Contact for samples = Jason D. Chaytor
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: JCHAYTOR
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Contact Jason D. Chaytor
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AREA
Attribute_Definition: General area where samples were taken
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CARIBBEAN
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: offshore Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LATITUDE
Attribute_Definition: Latitude of core that grain-size data came from
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 17.552933
Range_Domain_Maximum: 19.175583
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal Degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE
Attribute_Definition: Longitude of core that grain-size analysis came from
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -67.0795
Range_Domain_Maximum: -64.822833
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal Degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DEPTH_M
Attribute_Definition: Water depth at location where core was collected
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1830
Range_Domain_Maximum: 6945
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Meters below sea level

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: T_DEPTH
Attribute_Definition: Top of interval that was sampled for grain-size analysis
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 225
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: centimeters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: B_DEPTH
Attribute_Definition: Bottom of interval being sampled for grain-size analysis
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.5
Range_Domain_Maximum: 226
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: centimeters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DEVICE
Attribute_Definition: Device used to collect core
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: WHOI GIANT GRAVITY CORER
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: type of corer used = WHOI giant gravity corer
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MONTH_COLL
Attribute_Definition: Month that core was collected
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: March
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: YEAR_COLL
Attribute_Definition: Year core was collected
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2008
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 2008
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MONTH_ANAL
Attribute_Definition: Month the sample was analyzed
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 7
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: July
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 9
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: September
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: April
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DAY_ANAL
Attribute_Definition: Day sample was analyzed
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 28
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 28th of the month
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 13
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 13th of the month
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: YEAR_ANAL
Attribute_Definition: Year sample was analyzed
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2010
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 2010
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WEIGHT
Attribute_Definition: Weight of dry sample in grams.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 12.6838
Range_Domain_Maximum: 54.799
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: grams
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: .0001

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: GRAVEL_PCT
Attribute_Definition:

Gravel content in percent dry weight of the sample (particles with nominal diameters greater than 2 mm; -1 Phi and larger).

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 4.72
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: .01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SAND_PCT
Attribute_Definition:

Sand content in percent dry weight of the sample (particles with nominal diameters less than 2 mm, but greater than or equal to 0.0625 mm; 0 Phi through 4 Phi).

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.02
Range_Domain_Maximum: 97.86
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: .01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SILT_PCT
Attribute_Definition:

Silt content in percent dry weight of the sample (particles with nominal diameters less than 0.0625 mm, but greater than or equal to 0.004 mm; 5 Phi through 8 Phi, inclusive).

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.43
Range_Domain_Maximum: 58.47
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: .01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CLAY_PCT
Attribute_Definition:

Clay content in percent dry weight of the sample (particles with nominal diameters less than 0.004 mm; 9 Phi and smaller).

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.7
Range_Domain_Maximum: 80.72
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: .01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CLASSIFICATION
Attribute_Definition:

Sediment description based on a rigorous definition, usually Shepard (1954) as modified by Schlee (1973) and Poppe and others ( 2005).

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CLAY
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sediment whose main phase is less than 0.004 mm.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CLAYEY SAND
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sediment whose main phase is sand, but with significant clay.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CLAYEY SILT
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sediment whose main phase is silt, but with significant clay.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SAND
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Sediment whose main phase is less than 2 mm, but greater than or equal to 0.062 mm.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SAND SILT CLAY
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Sediment with significant (over 20 percent) sand, silt, and clay

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SANDY CLAY
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sediment whose main phase is clay, but with significant sand.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SANDY SILT
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sediment whose main phase is silt, but with significant sand.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SILTY CLAY
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sediment whose main phase is clay, but with significant silt.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SILTY SAND
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sediment whose main phase in sand, but with significant silt.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Median
Attribute_Definition: Middle point in the grain size distribution in phi units.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.72
Range_Domain_Maximum: 9.22
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: .01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MEAN
Attribute_Definition: Average value in the grain size distribution in phi units.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.81
Range_Domain_Maximum: 9
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: .01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STDEV
Attribute_Definition:

Standard deviation (root mean square of the deviations) of the grain size distribution in phi units (sorting).

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.08
Range_Domain_Maximum: 3.56
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: .01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SKEWNESS
Attribute_Definition:

Skewness (deviation from symmetrical form) of the grain size distribution in phi units.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -1.07
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1.57
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: .01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: KURTOSIS
Attribute_Definition:

Kurtosis (degree of curvature near the mode) of the grain size distribution in phi units.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -1.69
Range_Domain_Maximum: 18.82
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: .01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHIm5
Attribute_Definition:

-5 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the -5 Phi fraction and larger (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 32 mm); very coarse pebbles, cobbles, and boulders.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: .01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHIm4
Attribute_Definition:

-4 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the -4 Phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 16 mm, but less than 32 mm); coarse pebbles.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: .01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHIm3
Attribute_Definition:

-3 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the -3 Phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 8 mm, but less than 16 mm); medium pebbles.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: .01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHIm2
Attribute_Definition:

-2 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the -2 Phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 4 mm, but less than 8 mm); fine pebbles.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1.6
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: .01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHIm1
Attribute_Definition:

-1 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the -1 Phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 2 mm, but less than 4 mm); very fine pebbles (granules).

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 3.29
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: .01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHI_0
Attribute_Definition:

0 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 0 Phi fraction (nominal diameters of particles greater than or equal to 1 mm, but less than 2 mm); very coarse sand.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 4.69
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: .01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHI_1
Attribute_Definition:

1 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 1 Phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.5 mm, but less than 1 mm); coarse sand.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 17.19
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: .01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHI_2
Attribute_Definition:

2 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 2 Phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.25 mm, but less than 0.5 mm); medium sand.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 44.71
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: .01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHI_3
Attribute_Definition:

3 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 3 Phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.125 mm, but less than 0.25 mm); fine sand.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 47.57
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: .01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHI_4
Attribute_Definition:

4 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 4 Phi fraction (nominal diameters of particles greater than or equal to .0625 mm, but less than 0.125 mm); very fine sand.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.01
Range_Domain_Maximum: 49.17
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: .01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHI_5
Attribute_Definition:

5 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 5 Phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.031 mm, but less than 0.0625 mm); coarse silt.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.09
Range_Domain_Maximum: 34.57
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: .01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHI_6
Attribute_Definition:

6 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 6 Phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.016 mm, but less than 0.031 mm); medium silt.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.43
Range_Domain_Maximum: 22.55
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: .01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHI_7
Attribute_Definition:

7 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 7 Phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.008 mm, but less than 0.016 mm); fine silt.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.34
Range_Domain_Maximum: 16.7
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: .01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHI_8
Attribute_Definition:

8 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 8 Phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.004 mm, but less than 0.008 mm); very fine silt.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.24
Range_Domain_Maximum: 18.09
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: .01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHI_9
Attribute_Definition:

9 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 9 Phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.002 mm, but less than 0.004 mm); coarse clay.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.28
Range_Domain_Maximum: 26.59
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: .01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHI_10
Attribute_Definition:

10 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 10 Phi fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.001 mm, but less than 0.002 mm); medium clay.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.26
Range_Domain_Maximum: 38.13
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: .01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHI_11
Attribute_Definition:

11 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 11 Phi fraction and smaller (nominal diameter of particles less than 0.001 mm); fine clay.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.16
Range_Domain_Maximum: 23.71
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: .01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ANALYST
Attribute_Definition:

Name (usually first initial and last name) of person who performed the grain size or physical properties analysis

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: KMCMULLEN
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Kate McMullen
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

These individual do have geospatial locations and are related to the core location available in the PRcore_locations shapefile available from https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1227/data/1-CoreLocations/PRcore_locations.zip

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: U.S. Geological Survey

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Jason D. Chaytor
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Research Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2351
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jchaytor@usgs.gov

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
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: CSV
Format_Version_Number: Excel 2010
Format_Specification: comma separated values
Format_Information_Content:

The zip file (WinZip version18) contains a CSV file containing the same information as the Excel spreadsheet with the grain-size information, along with FGDC metadata.

File_Decompression_Technique: WinZip
Transfer_Size: 0.058

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1227/data/7-Grain-SizeData/2008PR_grainsize.zip

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: XLS
Format_Version_Number: Excel 2010
Format_Specification: MS Excel Format
Format_Information_Content:

The zip file (WinZip version18) contains the individual radiograph TIFF images of intervals from each core x-rayed, an Excel 2010 spreadsheet containing the order and information for the images, and a CSV file containing the same information as the Excel spreadsheet, along with FGDC metadata.

File_Decompression_Technique: WinZip
Transfer_Size: 0.058

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1227/data/7-Grain-SizeData/2008PR_grainsize.zip

Fees: None.

Technical_Prerequisites:

The end user must be capable of uncompressing a zip file and read a XLS or CSV table.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20211116
Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Shannon Hoy

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2297
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 metadata contact is no longer with the USGS or the email is otherwise invalid.

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

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