1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
  2. Geoscience Data System

Dataset description: MV_ACK_sedtexture

Sediment texture of the sea floor offshore of western and southern Martha's Vineyard and north of Nantucket, Massachusetts created from geophysical and sample data collected from south of Martha's Vineyard and north of Nantucket, and are used to characterize the sea floor in the area.
Version1
Keywordsrocks and deposits, sand deposits, sea-floor characteristics, sedimentology, surficial geologic units, unconsolidated deposits, clay deposits, scientific interpretation, geospatial datasets, grain-size analysis, gravel deposits, maps and atlases, marine geology
Formatshapefile;
Amount<1 MB

Contacts

Contact

Activities and equipment

ActivityEquipmentHow equipment was used
2007-011-FA
2011-004-FA
2013-003-FA

Geometries linked to this dataset

MapNameDescription
MapMV_ACK_physizone_sedtexture_geology_footprintFootprint of sediment texture, sea floor geology, and physiographic zones of the sea floor offshore of western and southern Martha's Vineyard and north of Nantucket, Massachusetts

Location of materials and files

Public files
Metadatahttps://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/metadata/whcmsc/SB_data_release/DR_P9E9EFNE/MV_ACK_sedtexture_meta.xml
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