usSEABED: East Coast Offshore Surficial Sediment Data Release, Table D

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U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 118, usSEABED: Atlantic Coast Offshore Surficial Sediment Data Release, version 1.0

Table D. Components (features*) processed within usSEABED

Only the descriptive terms found in source reports are defined in the dbSEABED thesaurus. Conversely, as usSEABED uses the same thesaurus as its sister data compilations (auSEABED, goSEABED), some terms listed below may not occur within U.S. waters. Only one of possible variations are listed below, for example, laminated (laminae, lamination); mollusc (mollusk, mollusca), etc.

Major synonym	Triggering words (word variations not included)
andest	andesite, augite andesite, benmoreite, trachyandesite
anmne_F	anemone, tube anemone, cerinth, cerianthid, coryanactid
annld_F	annelid, arenicola, beachworm, bloodworm, bristleworm, funnelworm, nereid worm, polychaete, polynoid
aren_frm	arenaceous foraminfera, agglutinated foramifera, ammobaculite, ammodiscus, textularid foraminfera
artif_F	artificial, soot, anchor, brass, cinder, coal, contaminated, lumber, obstruction, petroleum, oil-gas, rubber band, snag, tar, wood chip, wreck
asterd_F	asteroid, basket star, briseaster, sea star, starfish
barit	barite (-concretion -vein)
baslt	basalt, diorite, metabasalt, scoria, trap rock, trachybasalt
bioturb	bioturbation
bitumn	bitumin
biv	bivalve, arctica, astarte, cardium, chama, chione, chlmys, clam (-shell -flat material -hash -valves), cockle (-anadara -shell), donax, glycymeris, katalysia, lamellibranch, macoma, mercenaria, mulinia, mussel (-bed -bank -shell), mya, mytilus, nucula, pelecypod, quahog, rangia, seep mytilid, slipper shells, surf clam, tellina, tellinid, venerid, venus clams, vesicomyid, yoldia
bluschst	blue schist, crossite-albite schist, crossite-quartz schist, glaucophane, quartz crossite schist, quartz glaucophane schist
bnth_frm	benthic foraminfera, archaias, bolivina, bulimina, coralline forams, discorbis, eponides, homotrema, hyaline, lenticulina, loxostema, miliolid, nodosirid, nonien, notosirid, peneroplis, porcellanous, rotaiid, uvigerina
borng_F	boring, bioeroded
brach	brachiopod, lingula
brncl	barnacle
bryz	bryozoa, polyzoa
burw_F	burrow, chondrite, clam siphon, crab hole, lebensspurren, Thalassinoides
c_alg	calcareous algae, purple algae, red algae
calc_ooz	calcareous ooze, nannofossil -mud -ooze, pteropod -mud -ooze, foraminiferal -marl -ooze -mud, globigerina -mud -ooze
calcrst	calcareous crust, tufa
calct	calcite (-cement -core -filling -veinlets)
carb	allogenic grain, authigenic carbonate, biogenic, calcareous, calcilutite, calcarenite, calcirudite, calcareous biogenic, carbonate, limey, marl, skeletal micrite
chrcoal_F	charcoal, fire debris
chrt	chert, flint, porcellanite
claymin	clay mineral, bentonite, chlorite, collophane, illite, kaolinite
clypeast	clypeasteriod, sand dollar
coal	coal, lignite, bituminous
coralgl	algal coral, coralgal
crab	crab, hermit crab, sand crab, spider crab, swimming crab
crinod_F	crinoid, basket star
crl	coral, Acropora palmata, brain coral, Dendrophyllia, Madrepore, Manicina, Porite, sea twig
crl_dbr	coral debris
crlrf	coral reef, coral heads, shingle bank, reefal shoal
crnalg	coralline algae, calcareous algae, lithothamnion
crustac	crustacea, decapods, lobster, shrimp shell
defrmn_F	deformation, convolute, flame structure, flow structure, load -cast -structure, pull apart
diat	diatom, diatomite/diatomaceous
dolmt	dolomite, ankerite, molar magnesium carbonate
echnd	echinoid, heart urchin, keyhole urchin, sea urchin, spiny urchin
echndrm_F	echinoderm
fault_F	fault
fces	feces, coprolite
ferug	ferruginous, iron fragment, iron (-cement -streak -flake -stain), iron stone, laterite, limonite
flasr_bed_F	flaser bed
fld	feldspar, albite, andesine, anorthorite, K-feldspar, labradorite, orthoclase, plagioclase
frm	calcareous foramifera, foraminifera, globigerina bit, planktonic
gas	foamy, gas
gbbro	gabbro, diabase, diorite, dolerite, meta-dolerite, monzodiorite, monzonite, quartz diorite
glacl	glacial, diamicton, erratic, moraine, till
glauc	glauconite, greensand
gniss	gneiss, diorite gneiss, granite gneiss
gradd_F	coarsening upward, fining upward, increasing grain size, normally graded, reverse graded
granit	granite, aplite, granodiorite, pegmatite
grnschst	greenschist
gstrpd	gastropod, cerithium, conch, turitella, snail, nassarius, olivella, tenebrae, turitella
h2s	hydrogen sulfide, hydrogen sulfide -odor -smell, sulfur odor
halmda	halimeda, Peyssonnelia
holoth	holothurian, sea cucumber
hvy_min	heavy mineral, anatase, andalusite, apatite, black sand, brookite, cassiterite, clinozoisite, corundum, dumortierite, epidote, garnet, ilmenite, jadeite, kyanite, leucoxene, magnetite, monazite, ore mineral, piedmontite, rutile, sillimanite, sphene, spinel, staurolite, titanomagnetite, titanite, tourmaline, topaz, zircon, zoisite
hydrt	hydrate, gas hydrate
ign_rck	igneous rock, acidic rock, alkali basinite, augite plagioclase porphyry, augite porphyry, basic rock, dacite, felsite, olivine plagioclase clinopyroxene, olivine plagioclase phyric, plagioclase andesite porphyry, plagioclase augite porphyry, plagioclase porphyry, plutonic rock, porphyry, rhyolite, syenite, trachyte
klp_F	kelp, brown algae, ecklonia, M. vertebralis, red brown algae
lamintd_F	laminated
lenticlr_bed	lenticular bed, lenticular mass
limstn	limestone, beach rock, bioclastic -floatstone -grainstone -limestone -rudstone, boundstone, bryozoan -floatstone -grainstone -rudstone, calcareous -chip -rubble -rock, coral limestone, floatstone, grainstone, packstone, rudstone, wackestone
lmp_F	lump, aggregate, ball, cast, clump, compact clot, intraclast, pellet, pisolitic, peloid
lrg_frm	large foram, foraminferal gravel, amphistegina, heterostegina, macro foraminifera, marginopora
maf	mafic, actinolite, aegirite, amphibole, augite, (brown- green- basaltic-) hornblende, bronzite, clinopyroxene, ferromagnesian, hypersthene, olivine, orthopyroxene, oxyhornblende, pyroxene, titanaugite, titaniferous, tremolite
met	metamorphic, calcsilicate, granitized, mylonite, porphyroblast, saussurite
methne	methane
metlif	metalliferous
mica	mica, biotite, chlorite, muscovite, sericite, talc
mlsc	mollusc
mn_crst	manganese crust, manganese iron oxide crust, manganese nodule, manganese pavement, manganese phosphate material
mn_nod	manganese nodule, iron manganese nodule, manganese concretion, micronodule
mnoxd	manganese oxide, iron-manganese (-coat -stain -veneer), iron-manganese oxide
motl_F	mottle, chickwire mottle
mudlmp_F	mud lump, armored mud ball, silty lump, clay (-aggregate -ball -chip -clast -gall -lump -mass -pod), mud (-aggregate -ball -chunk -clump -clot -clast -lump -pebble -pellet, claystone -chip -gall), sandstone fragment, soft pebble, shale (-fragment -concretion)
mudstn	mudstone, calcareous (-mudstone- siltstone), clay (-rock -shale -stone), marlstone, mud (-rock -stone), pelite, shale, siliceous shale, siltstone
nan	nannofossil coccolith, nannofossil (-coccolith -ooze), silicoflagellate
nod_F	nodule, concretion
odr	odor, anoxic, fetid, foul, fishy, organic, sewage, smell
oil	oil, oil glob, oil sheen
ool	oolite, sporbo
ooz	ooze
ophiurd_F	ophiuroid, brittle star, ophiomusium
orgcbn	organic carbon, carbonaceous, organic (-streak -detritus -matter -mud -content -enriched -material -part -paricle -rich -rimmed), sapropel
oyst	oyster, jingle shell
peat	peat, lignite
pelag	pelagic, hemipelagic, planktic, planktonic
phspht	phosphate, phosphorite
pit_F	pit, crater, feeding depression, hole, pockmark, mound, resting trace
planr_bed_F	planar bed
plnk_frm	planktonic foramifera, globerina, globorotalid, planktic foraminfera
plnt_F	plant, mangrove, root, vegetation, weed, root
ptr	pteropod
pumc	pumice, ash
pyrt	pyrite, marcasite
qtz	quartz, arkosic sand, calcareous quartz sand, milky vein quartz, quartz (-content -fragment -grain -granule -groundmass -mass -rich -vein -veinlet -crystal), quartzose, quartzite (-cobble -gravel -pebble), sandstone (-chunk -fragment), silica
rad	radiolaria
ripl	ripple, bedform
rlct_F	relict
root_struct	root structure, root clast, root trace
rzr_clm	razor clam, ensis, pinna, pteria, pelecypod
schst	schist, -albite -chlorite -epidote, -albite -chlorite, -albite -mica, -albite -quartz -chlorite, -biotite -quartz, -chlorite -albite, -chlorite -quartz -albite, -chlorite, -phyllitic, -quartz -albite, -quartz -albite -chlorite, -quartz -biotite, -quartz -chlorite
scllp	scallop, astropecten, pecten, placopecten
scour	scour, crag and tail, erosional, lag deposit
scphpd	scaphopod, dentalium
seagrs_F	seagrass, acetabularia, amphibolis, batophora, eel grass, grass, halophila, heterozostera, phyllospadix, posidonia, sargassum, strap grass, syringodium, manatee grass, thallassia, zostera
sft_alg_F	soft algae, algal (-scum -filament -mush -strand), Bossea, green algae, macrophytic, red algae
sftcrl_F	soft coral, alcynacian, ascidian, coelentrate, gorgonian, hydrozoa
shl	shell, shell (-bed -bank -carpet -fraction -content -material), shellfish, valves
shl_dbr	shell debris, shell hash, coquina, shell (-bit -conglomerate -fragments -festoon -grit -lag -mash -material -piece -particle)
shrmp_F	shrimp, amphipod, ampelisca, copepod, isopod, tanid
sidrt	siderite, siderite nodule
sil_ooz	siliceous ooze, siliceous mud
slte	slate, phyllite, quartzite, metamorphic rock
sndstn	sandstone, gritstone, graywacke, labile sandstone, sandstone reef, wacke
sol_crl	solitary coral, cup coral, disc coral, horn coral, lophelia coral
spng_F	sponge, calcareous sponge, glass sponge, hard sponge, hexactinellid sponge, porifera, Thalassodendron sponge
spoil_F	spoil, brick, coke, dumped sediment
srpul	serpulid, serpulid tube, serpulid worm tube
sulf	sulfide, chalcopyrite
trail_F	trail, trace (animal), track
trrg	terrigenous, lithic, inorganic
umafic	ultramafic, amphibolite, anorthosite, dunite, greenstone, harzburgite, lherzolite, norite, orthopyroxenite, periodotite, picrite, pyroxenite, serpentinite, troctolite, wehrlite
vol_rck	volcanic rock, volcanic (-cobble -pebble)
volgls	volcanic glass, obsidian, hyaloclastite, pyroclastic, quenched, vitric, subvitreous
volrck	volcanic rock, welded tuff
volsed	volcanic sediment, ash, tuff, lapilli
wood	wood, bark, twig
wrm_F	worm, chordate, echiurid, fan -flat (-glob -juicy -long -sand -tube worm), maldanid, pogonophora, priapulida, sliverfish, siphunculid, tunicate
wrm_tbe_F	worm tube, agglutinated worm tube, amphipod tube, annelid worm tube, arenicola, chitinous worm tube, diopatra worm tube, polychaete worm tube, pogonophoran tube worm, vestimentiform tube worm
wavy_bed_F	wavy bed