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An index to PGE-Ni-Cr deposits and occurrences in selected mineral-occurrence databases

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: Causey, J. Douglas

Originator: Galloway, John P.

Originator: Zientek, Michael L.

Publication_Date: 2009

Title:

An index to PGE-Ni-Cr deposits and occurrences in selected mineral-occurrence databases

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: database

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open File Report

Issue_Identification: 2009-1045

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Menlo Park, California

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1045/>

Description:

Abstract:

The data in Ni_Cr_PGE shapefile was obtained by compiling records of sites containing nickel, chromium, or one of the platinum group elements from published databases and one in-house database. A basic set of data: name, latitude, longitude, commodities, record type, and reference were added to a database.

Purpose:

The dataset was created to provide an index to other sources of information on mineral sites containing nickel, chromium and platinum group elements.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2009

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -172.755600

East_Bounding_Coordinate: 178.850000

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 83.080332

South_Bounding_Coordinate: -53.147950

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Theme_Keyword: nickel

Theme_Keyword: chromium

Theme_Keyword: PGE

Theme_Keyword: platinum

Theme_Keyword: palladium

Theme_Keyword: rhodium

Theme_Keyword: ruthenium

Theme_Keyword: osmium

Theme_Keyword: iridium

Theme_Keyword: mineral deposit

Theme_Keyword: database

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Place_Keyword: world

Place_Keyword: United States

Place_Keyword: Canada

Place_Keyword: Russia

Place_Keyword: Australia

Place_Keyword: Brazil

Place_Keyword: North America

Place_Keyword: South America

Place_Keyword: Europe

Place_Keyword: Asia

Place_Keyword: Africa

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

This spatial database is not meant to be used or displayed at any scale larger than 1:1,000,000 (for example, 1:100,000). Any hardcopies utilizing these datasets shall clearly indicate their source. If the user has modified the data in any way, they are obligated to describe the types of modifications they have performed on the hardcopy map. User specifically agrees not to misrepresent these data sets, nor imply that changes they made were approved by the U.S. Geological Survey.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: J. Douglas Causey

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 904 W. Riverside Ave, Rm 202

City: Spokane

State_or_Province: WA

Postal_Code: 99201-1087

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 509-368-3116

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 509-363-3199

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dcausey@usgs.gov

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.0.1770

Data_Quality_Information:

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Causey, J. D.

Originator: Galloway, J.P.

Originator: Zientek, M.L.

Publication_Date: 2009

Title:

An index to PGE-Ni-Cr deposits and occurrences in selected mineral-occurrence databases

Edition: 1

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: database

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open File Report

Issue_Identification: 2009-1045

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: World Wide Web

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1045>

Source_Scale_Denominator: 1000000

Type_of_Source_Media: Access v. 2000 database

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2009

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Causey and others (2009)

Source_Contribution: Data used to make a point shapefile.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Banerjee, J.

Originator: Gosh, S.

Originator: Mukherjee, A.

Publication_Date: 2001

Title: Mineral atlas of India

Edition: 1

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Series_Information:

Series_Name: None

Issue_Identification: None

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Hydesbad, India

Publisher: Geological Society of India

Source_Scale_Denominator: 2,000,000

Type_of_Source_Media: paper

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Banerjee and others, 2001

Source_Contribution:

Data extracted to tabular form and used to make a point feature class and shapefile.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Besaire, Henri

Publication_Date: 1964

Title: Madagascar, carte géologique

Edition: 1

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Series_Information:

Series_Name: None

Issue_Identification: None

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Madagascar

Publisher: Service géologique

Source_Scale_Denominator: 1000000

Type_of_Source_Media: paper

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Besaire, 1964

Source_Contribution:

Data extracted to tabular form and used to make a point feature class and shapefile.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Data from table in Access database added as a theme to ArcMap. The latitude and longitude fields used to make a XY Event theme. The event theme was then exported to a shapefile.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Causey and others (2009)

Process_Date: 2009

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: J. Douglas Causey

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 904 W. Riverside Ave, Rm 202

City: Spokane

State_or_Province: WA

Postal_Code: 99201-1087

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 509-368-3116

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 509-363-3199

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dcausey@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: 17969

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984

Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: main

Entity_Type_Definition: General descriptive information about the site

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: site_id

Attribute_Definition:

Site ID.

Unique identifier for a site. Integer values. Int of width 10.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 7684

Range_Domain_Maximum: 12164329

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: name

Attribute_Definition:

Site Name.

Name of the site as used in the literature. Textual values of no more than 76 characters.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 933 records have no value for name.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: latitude

Attribute_Definition:

Latitude.

Geographic latitude of the site, WGS84. Real numbers stored in double precision.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -53.14

Range_Domain_Maximum: 83.08

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: longitude

Attribute_Definition:

Longitude.

Geographic longitude of the site, WGS84. Real numbers stored in double precision.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -172.75

Range_Domain_Maximum: 178.85

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: src_rec_no

Attribute_Definition:

Source record.

Record number in the source database. Textual values of no more than 15 characters.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: record_tp

Attribute_Definition:

Description.

Description of the site from the source database. 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. 2223 records have no value for record_tp.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: country

Attribute_Definition:

Country.

Country in which the site occurs. Textual values of no more than 43 characters.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: state

Attribute_Definition:

State or Province.

State or province in which the site occurs. Textual values of no more than 29 characters.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 6770 records have no value for state.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ref_no

Attribute_Definition:

Reference ID.

Unique identifier for the bibliographic reference, a value in reference:ref_no. Integer values. Int of width 4.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 4

Range_Domain_Maximum: 70

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: class

Attribute_Definition:

Classification.

Generalized classification of the site based on the record_tp value. Textual values of no more than 32 characters.

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: commodity

Entity_Type_Definition: Commodities found at the site

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: site_id

Attribute_Definition:

Site ID.

Unique identifier for a site, a value in main:site_id. Integer values. Int of width 10.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 7684

Range_Domain_Maximum: 12164329

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: value

Attribute_Definition:

Commodity.

Commodity, an element symbol or material type. Textual values of no more than 36 characters.

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: reference

Entity_Type_Definition: Bibliographic references for data sources

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ref_no

Attribute_Definition:

Reference ID.

Unique identifier for the bibliographic reference. Integer values. Int of width 4.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 4

Range_Domain_Maximum: 70

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ref

Attribute_Definition:

Reference.

Bibliographic reference text, possibly including a URL. Textual values of no more than 768 characters.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ref_short

Attribute_Definition:

Citation.

Short citation of the reference, suitable for in-text notes. Textual values of no more than 64 characters.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Information Services

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: P.O. Box 25046

City: Denver

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80225-0046

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-888-ASK-USGS

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: infoservices@usgs.gov

Resource_Description: USGS Open-File Report 2009-1045

Distribution_Liability:

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) provides these geographic data "as is." The USGS makes no guarantee or warranty concerning the accuracy of information contained in the geographic data. The USGS further makes no warranties, either expressed or implied as to any other matter whatsoever, including, without limitation, the condition of the product, or its fitness for any particular purpose. The burden for determining fitness for use lies entirely with the user. Although these data have been processed successfully on computers of the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS regarding the use of these data on any other system, nor does the fact of distribution constitute or imply such warranty.

In no event shall the USGS have liability whatsoever for payment of any consequential, incidental, indirect, special, or tort damages of any kind, including, but not limited to, any loss of profits arising out of use of or reliance on the geographic data or arising out of the delivery, installation, operation, or support by the USGS.

This spatial database is not meant to be used or displayed at any scale larger than 1:1,000,000 (for example, 1:100,000).

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: Shapefile

Format_Version_Number: 1.0

Format_Information_Content: Site locations and characteristics with bibliographic reference

File_Decompression_Technique:

Transfer_Size:

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Online_Computer_and_Operating_System: Network_Address Network_Resource_Name

Fees: none

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20100714

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: J. Douglas Causey

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 904 W. Riverside Ave., Rm 202

City: Spokane

State_or_Province: WA

Postal_Code: 99201

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 509-368-3116

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 509-368-3199

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dcausey@usgs.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998