Online link | https://geo-nsdi.er.usgs.gov/metadata/open-file/94-622/metadata.faq.html |
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Description | This digital map database, which is compiled from previously published and unpublished sources combined with new mapping, represents the general distribution and identity of bedrock in Contra Costa County, California. |
Originators | Graymer, Russell W.; Jones, D. L.; and Brabb, Earl E. |
Publication | U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 94-622 |
The following attributes exist in the OF02XXX spreadsheet of the data. 1. Locality/Deposit Name 2. Synonyms and Other Names or Spellings 3. Deposit or District Name 4. Province 5. Latitude - degrees, minutes, seconds 6. Longitude - degrees, minutes, seconds 7. Commodity(s) - This field contains one or more standard symbols for chemical elements along with abbreviations for minerals and other commodities as follows: > Abbrev Commodity > Arag aragonite > Asb asbestos > Ba barite > Bri brine > COA coal > COLL collectibles > Ca calcite > Cly clay > Dol dolomite > Epi epidote > F fluorite > Fld feldspar > GEM gemstones > GRF graphite > Gar garnet > Gyp gypsum > Hal halite > Lst limestone > Mbl marble > Mg magnesium, magnesite > Mica mica, muscovite > NaCO Sodium carbonate > Oli olivine > Peat peat > Qtz quartz > REE rare earths > SDG sand and gravel > Serp serpentine > Shl shale > Si silica > Tlc talc 8. Type of Deposit - brief deposit description 9. Status 10. Host Rock Age 11. Host Rock 12. Significant Minerals or Materials 13. Deposit Size and (or) Grade 14. Comments (explains location values) 15. References (these are in-text citations; the full bibliographic references are given in the report) 16. Decimal Latitude 17. Decimal Longitude
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2002/0110/pdf/of02-110.pdf