USGS Home
Contact USGS
Search USGS

Mineral Resources > Online Spatial Data

World phosphate mines, deposits, and occurrences

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: Chernoff, Carlotta B.

Originator: Orris, Greta. J.

Title: World phosphate mines, deposits, and occurrences

Publication_Date: 2002

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report

Issue_Identification: 2002-156

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Menlo Park, California

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: <http://mrdata.usgs.gov/phosphate/>

Description:

Abstract:

Geologic and mineral resource information for 1635 deposits of phosphate worldwide

Purpose:

Provide an updated inventory of sites known to contain potentially exploitable mineral resources to support the development of comprehensive descriptive deposit models and grade-tonnage models.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2002

Currentness_Reference: Original publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -178.81667

East_Bounding_Coordinate: 177.3

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 69.45

South_Bounding_Coordinate: -50.3333

Access_Constraints: none

Use_Constraints: none

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Alexandria Digital Library Feature Type Thesaurus

Theme_Keyword: mine sites

Theme_Keyword: mineral deposit areas

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General glossary for mineral resources spatial data

Theme_Keyword: comma-delimited text

Theme_Keyword: DBF

Theme_Keyword: KML

Theme_Keyword: shapefile

Theme_Keyword: tab-delimited text

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Mineral Resources Data System commodity types

Theme_Keyword: Phosphorus-Phosphates

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus

Theme_Keyword: economic geology

Theme_Keyword: geospatial datasets

Theme_Keyword: nonmetallic mineral resources

Theme_Keyword: phosphorus

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Peter N Schweitzer

Contact_Organization: USGS ER GD

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive

City: Reston

State_or_Province: VA

Postal_Code: 20192-0002

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-6533

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 703-648-6252

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pschweitzer@usgs.gov

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: <http://mrdata.usgs.gov/phosphate/ofr-2002-156.png>

Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Small-scale map showing site locations, 540 x 180 pixels

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: PNG

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

The accuracy of file data attributes is highly variable, especially for some parts of Africa and Asia. Most locations are believed to be within 5 minutes of the exact location; some locations are for the nearest town, and other locations may be highly inaccurate. Location errors are a result of inadequate or incorrect original data, error caused by multiple locations with the same name, and error introduced by data entry or location format conversion. Data were plotted at a preliminary stage to check that sites plotted in the correct country and the data tables were spot-checked (1 in 5 records) against the original data.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Location is not given by coordinates for 448 of the 1635 reported sites.

Completeness_Report:

This report is the most complete compilation of phosphate mines, deposits, and occurrences known. However, it is highly likely that there are additional phosphate sites that are not included. In addition, data for many of the sites are incomplete. Determination of latitudes and longitudes for some sites were impossible given the available data.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

The horizontal positional accuracy of the digital data was checked to be sure that they plotted within the correct country. The latitudes and longitudes were largely determined using latitude-longitudes given in one of the references or determined from descriptions of the location using the maps available to us or the GEOnet Names server on the National Imagery and Mapping Agency's NIMA database. The accuracy of these locations vary with the detail of the original information.

A consequence of these considerations is that no specific horizontal datum should be preferred for these data. Unfortunately modern GIS software requires that a datum be specified, so the WGS84 datum has been applied. However accuracy and precision of these locations does not warrant concern over the datum.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Chernoff, Carlotta B.

Originator: Orris, Greta J.

Publication_Date: 2002

Title:

Data set of world phosphate mines, deposits, and occurrences-- Part A. Geologic Data; Part B. Location and Mineral Economic Data

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report

Issue_Identification: 2002-156

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Menlo Park, California

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: <http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of02-156/>

Type_of_Source_Media: digital data

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2002

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: OFR 02-156

Source_Contribution:

Entire source of data. Some minor spelling corrections, re-formatting, reduction of non-informative values, and explicit linking of reference information was carried out to create the version found on MRData.usgs.gov.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

G.J. Orris and C.B. Chernoff compiled the data on world phosphate deposits from previously published compilations, new published sources, "gray" literature, company internet sites, and other sources. Locations were commonly taken from published sources, no effort was made to determine the correctness of these data beyond a preliminary review to be sure they plot in the correct country. Other locations were found using the GEOnet Names server on the National Imagery and Mapping Agency's website, www.nima.mil. Still other locations were determined using available maps of varying scales. Most of the latitudes-longitudes are believed to be within 5 minutes of their true locations, but other locations may be highly inaccurate due to inadequate or incorrect location data.

Process_Date: 2001

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Reformatting of the data, rearranging into separate relational tables, explicit linking, where possible, of short references with bibliography entries, reduction of non-informative data values. For example, "Unknown" need not be spelled out because a NULL value carries this meaning.

OGC WMS, WFS, search, and data selection and download interfaces developed to enhance visibility and utility of these data.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: OFR 02-156

Process_Date: 201201

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: <http://mrdata.usgs.gov/phosphate/>

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1187

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: World Geodetic System 1984

Ellipsoid_Name: WGS 84

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: commodity

Entity_Type_Definition: Commodities present at the site

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: rec_no

Attribute_Definition:

Record ID.

Database record identifier, a value of main:recno. Integer values. Int of width 6.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1

Range_Domain_Maximum: 1635

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: value

Attribute_Definition:

Commodity.

Mineral commodity present at the site. Textual values of no more than 4 characters.

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: main

Entity_Type_Definition: Site location and characteristics

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: rec_no

Attribute_Definition:

Record ID.

Database record identifier. Integer values. Int of width 6.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1

Range_Domain_Maximum: 1635

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: country

Attribute_Definition:

Country.

Name of country in which the deposit occurs. Textual values of no more than 40 characters.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 1 records have no value for country.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: stprov

Attribute_Definition:

State or province.

State or province where the deposit occurs. Textual values of no more than 40 characters.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 476 records have no value for stprov.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: county

Attribute_Definition:

County.

Third order political subdivision containing the deposit, such as a county. Textual values of no more than 40 characters.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 1342 records have no value for county.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: location

Attribute_Definition:

Location description.

General description of the location. Textual values of no more than 96 characters.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 134 records have no value for location.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: site_name

Attribute_Definition:

Site name.

Name or names by which the site is known. Textual values of no more than 100 characters.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 1255 records have no value for site_name.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: commodity

Attribute_Definition:

Commodities.

List of commodities present at the site. Textual values of no more than 10 characters.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 4 records have no value for commodity.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: analytical

Attribute_Definition:

Analytical data.

Physical, chemical, or mineralogical analyses describing materials at the site. Textual values of no more than 254 characters.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 1329 records have no value for analytical.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: latitude

Attribute_Definition:

Latitude.

Geographic latitude in decimal degrees, WGS84. Real numbers stored in double precision.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 448 records have no value for latitude.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -50.33333

Range_Domain_Maximum: 70.95

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: longitude

Attribute_Definition:

Longitude.

Geographic longitude in decimal degrees, WGS84. Real numbers stored in double precision.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 448 records have no value for longitude.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -178.816667

Range_Domain_Maximum: 177.3

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: loc_comm

Attribute_Definition:

Comments on location.

General comments on the location or how well we know it. Textual values of no more than 176 characters.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 1245 records have no value for loc_comm.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: disc_yr

Attribute_Definition:

Discovery year.

Year in which the deposit was discovered. Textual values of no more than 32 characters.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 1472 records have no value for disc_yr.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: prod

Attribute_Definition:

Production.

General characteristics of production at the site. Textual values of no more than 48 characters.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 766 records have no value for prod.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ann_prod

Attribute_Definition:

Annual production.

Annual production at the site in millions of metric tons of ore. Textual values of no more than 96 characters.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 1442 records have no value for ann_prod.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: cum_prod

Attribute_Definition:

Cumulative production.

Cumulative production at the site in millions of metric tons of ore. Textual values of no more than 80 characters.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 1476 records have no value for cum_prod.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: min_method

Attribute_Definition:

Mining methods.

Methods by which materials are extracted from the site. Textual values of no more than 20 characters.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 1020 records have no value for min_method.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: resources

Attribute_Definition:

Resource estimates.

Estimates of the mineral endowment. Textual values of no more than 254 characters.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 1059 records have no value for resources.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: company

Attribute_Definition:

Company name.

Name of the company associated with the site as operator, owner, or both. Textual values of no more than 80 characters.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 1419 records have no value for company.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: dep_type

Attribute_Definition:

Deposit type.

General type of deposit. Textual values of no more than 96 characters.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 99 records have no value for dep_type.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: sub_type

Attribute_Definition:

Deposit subtype.

Specific subtype of deposit; form or style of mineralization. Textual values of no more than 192 characters.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 638 records have no value for sub_type.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: min_age_g

Attribute_Definition:

Mineralization age (general).

General age of mineralization. Textual values of no more than 96 characters.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 506 records have no value for min_age_g.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: min_age_s

Attribute_Definition:

Mineralization age (specific).

Specific age of mineralization. Textual values of no more than 52 characters.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 1286 records have no value for min_age_s.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: host_age

Attribute_Definition:

Host rock age.

Age of associated magmatism or host rocks. Textual values of no more than 40 characters.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 1561 records have no value for host_age.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: host_lith

Attribute_Definition:

Host rock lithology.

Lithologic description of host or associated rocks. Textual values of no more than 208 characters.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 517 records have no value for host_lith.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: host_unit

Attribute_Definition:

Host rock unit.

Host rock formation or complex name. Textual values of no more than 88 characters.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 1196 records have no value for host_unit.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: minerals

Attribute_Definition:

Minerals present.

Major minerals present at the site. Textual values of no more than 232 characters.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 1302 records have no value for minerals.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: descript

Attribute_Definition:

Description.

Geologic comments or description of the deposit. Textual values of no more than 254 characters.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 1161 records have no value for descript.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: age_ref

Attribute_Definition:

Age references.

Bibliographic references (short citations) providing information about the age of the deposit. Textual values of no more than 128 characters.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 617 records have no value for age_ref.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: comments

Attribute_Definition:

Comments.

General comments on the deposit or our knowledge of it. Textual values of no more than 254 characters.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 1229 records have no value for comments.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: loc_ref

Attribute_Definition:

Location references.

Bibliographic references (short citations) providing information about the location of the deposit. Textual values of no more than 96 characters.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ref

Attribute_Definition:

General references.

Bibliographic references (short citations) providing general information about the site or deposit. Textual values of no more than 224 characters.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 275 records have no value for ref.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: mas_id

Attribute_Definition:

MAS/MILS ID number.

Record number of the same site as described in the MAS/MILS database. Textual values of no more than 32 characters.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 1365 records have no value for mas_id.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: mrds_id

Attribute_Definition:

MRDS ID number.

Record number of the same site as described in MRDS. Textual values of no more than 32 characters.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 1371 records have no value for mrds_id.

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: minerals

Entity_Type_Definition: Minerals present at the site

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: rec_no

Attribute_Definition:

Record ID.

Database record identifier, a value of main:recno. Integer values. Int of width 6.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1

Range_Domain_Maximum: 1635

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: value

Attribute_Definition:

Mineral name.

Name of a mineral present at the site. Textual values of no more than 48 characters.

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: other_db

Entity_Type_Definition: Other databases describing this site

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: rec_no

Attribute_Definition:

Record ID.

Database record identifier, a value of main:recno. Integer values. Int of width 6.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1

Range_Domain_Maximum: 1635

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: db

Attribute_Definition:

Database name.

Identifying abbreviation of another database. Textual values of no more than 4 characters.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: value

Attribute_Definition:

Record ID.

Identifier of a record within the other database that describes the same site or deposit. Textual values of no more than 10 characters.

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: ref

Entity_Type_Definition: Bibliographic references describing the site

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ref_id

Attribute_Definition:

Reference ID.

Distinct identifier of this bibliographic reference. Integer values. Int of width 6.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1

Range_Domain_Maximum: 272

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: short_ref

Attribute_Definition:

Short citation.

Short citation for the bibliographic reference, such as might be used within the text of a report. Textual values of no more than 254 characters.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: reference

Attribute_Definition:

Bibliographic reference.

Long form of the bibliographic reference, such as might be listed at the end of a report. Textual values of no more than 254 characters.

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: reflink

Entity_Type_Definition: Short citation link to bibliography

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: rec_no

Attribute_Definition:

Record ID.

Database record identifier, a value of main:recno. Integer values. Int of width 6.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1

Range_Domain_Maximum: 1635

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: subject

Attribute_Definition:

Subject category.

General category of concern for which the reference is relevant. Textual values of no more than 10 characters.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: short_ref

Attribute_Definition:

Short citation.

Short citation of the bibliographic reference, a value o ref:short_ref. Textual values of no more than 128 characters.

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: datadxny

Entity_Type_Definition: Data dictionary, explaining tables and fields

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: id

Attribute_Definition:

Row ID.

Row identifier within datadxny table. Integer values. Int of width 0.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1

Range_Domain_Maximum: 68

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: tblorder

Attribute_Definition:

Table order.

Order in which this table should appear in some presentations. Integer values. Int of width 0.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 2

Range_Domain_Maximum: 7

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: tblname

Attribute_Definition:

Table name.

Name of the table. Textual values of no more than 20 characters.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: number

Attribute_Definition:

Field order.

Order in which this field occurs in the RDBMS. Integer values. Int of width 0.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 7 records have no value for number.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1

Range_Domain_Maximum: 33

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: label

Attribute_Definition:

Field label.

Label of the field in the RDBMS. Textual values of no more than 32 characters.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 7 records have no value for label.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: category

Attribute_Definition:

Category.

General category of information provided by the contents of the field. Textual values of no more than 50 characters.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 1 records have no value for category.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: short_desc

Attribute_Definition:

Short description.

Descriptive name of the field used in some presentations, not constrained by rules affecting the label. Textual values of no more than 40 characters.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 1 records have no value for short_desc.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: description

Attribute_Definition:

Description.

Longer description of the purpose and contents of the field. Textual values of no more than 254 characters.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: link

Attribute_Definition:

Link.

URL providing more information about the field. Textual values of no more than 96 characters.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 68 records have no value for link.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: origin

Attribute_Definition:

Origin.

Abbreviation of an organization, data set, or other entity responsible for defining the field. Textual values of no more than 12 characters.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 68 records have no value for origin.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: sqltype

Attribute_Definition:

SQL data type.

Data type of the field as used in the RDBMS. Textual values of no more than 8 characters.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 7 records have no value for sqltype.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: dbftype

Attribute_Definition:

DBF field type.

Data type of the field when expressed in DBF. Textual values of no more than 1 characters.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 7 records have no value for dbftype.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: width

Attribute_Definition:

DBF field width.

Field width when expressed in DBF. Integer values. Int of width 0.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 7 records have no value for width.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 4096

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: prec

Attribute_Definition:

DBF field precision.

Precision of the field (places to right of decimal) when expressed in DBF, only for numeric fields. Integer values. Int of width 0.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 61 records have no value for prec.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 5

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: units

Attribute_Definition:

Units.

Units of measure of the field values. Textual values of no more than 64 characters.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 66 records have no value for units.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: USGS Information Services

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing

Address: Box 25286, Denver Federal Center

City: Denver

State_or_Province: Colorado

Postal_Code: 80255-0046

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-888-ASK-USGS

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 1-303-202-4695

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: infoservices@usgs.gov

Resource_Description: USGS Open-File Report 2002-156

Distribution_Liability:

This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity with U.S. Geological Survey editorial standards (or with the North American Stratigraphic Code). 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: 1.0

Format_Information_Content:

Phosphate mine, deposit, or occurrence locations with geological and economic characteristics

File_Decompression_Technique: unzip

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: <http://mrdata.usgs.gov/phosphate/phosphate.zip>

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: WMS

Format_Version_Number: 1.1.1

Format_Information_Content:

Phosphate mines, deposits, and occurrences, with geological and economic characteristics

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

<http://mrdata.usgs.gov/services/phosphate?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS&version=1.1.1>

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: WFS

Format_Version_Number: 1.0.0

Format_Information_Content:

Phosphate mines, deposits, and occurrences, with geological and economic characteristics

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

<http://mrdata.usgs.gov/services/phosphate?request=GetCapabilities&service=WFS&version=1.0.0>

Fees: none

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20120106

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Schweitzer, Peter, N

Contact_Organization: Eastern Mineral Resources Team

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive Mail Stop 954

City: Reston

State_or_Province: VA

Postal_Code: 20192

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-6533

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pschweitzer@usgs.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998