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Spatial Extent of Data

USGS Data Source

USGS Thesaurus Keywords

marine geology, navigational data, sea-floor characteristics, geospatial datasets

ISO 19115 Topic Category

oceans, location, geoscientificInformation

Other Subject Keywords

NGDC, GIS, WHSC, sediment classification, surficial sediment, points, texture, Geographic Information System, CMGP, point shapefile, lithology, Deck41, National Geophysical Data Center, sediment, Woods Hole Field Center, Open-File Report 03-001, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, USGS, lithologic descriptions, surficial classification, U.S. Geological Survey

Place Keywords

New England, continental slope, U.S. East Coast, continental shelf, Gulf of Maine, United States, North America, Georges Bank, USA

NODC Lithologic Descriptions (DEC41_GOM shapefile)

This is an original data file created by the Marine Geology and Geophysics group of NODC from 1970-1975, abstracted from published and unpublished material contributed to NODC in 1975, after which no updates were added.

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Author(s) Lawrence J. Poppe
Publication Date 2003
Beginning Date of Data 1845
Ending Date of Data 1966-10-23
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Lawrence J. Poppe
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Lawrence J. Poppe
Metadata Date 2021-11-16
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Harvest Date: 2025-01-22T04:21:20.072Z