Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: J.G. Vedder
      Originator: J.C. Taylor
      Originator: R.E. Arnal
      Originator: David Bukry
      Publication_Date: 1976
      Title: Map showing location of selected pre-Quaternary rock samples from the California continental borderland
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Paper
      Series_Information:
        Series_Name: Miscellaneous Field Studies Map(MF)
        Issue_Identification: 737
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Menlo Park, CA
        Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
      Other_Citation_Details: Three sheets of locations with sample descriptions.  Data from USGS cruises aboard the R/V Velero (March 1968, February 1970, and May 1975), the R/V Melville (February 1970), the R/V Vantuna (April 1970), R/V Bartlett (November 1972), R/V Kelez (June, September, and October 1973), and the R/V Lee (April, May, November, 1974).
  Description:
    Abstract: No abstracted information is given on the maps
    Purpose: Not given."
    Supplemental_Information: Data digitized in 2002 for inclusion in usSEABED (http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/usseabed)
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Range_of_Dates/Times:
        Beginning_Date: 1968
        Ending_Date: 1975
    Currentness_Reference: Publication date
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -120.852
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -119.397
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 33.753
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 32.327
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
      Theme_Keyword: Oceans and Estuaries
      Theme_Keyword: Location
      Theme_Keyword: GeoscientificInformation
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keyword. Version 5.3.3
      Theme_Keyword: Marine Sediments
      Theme_Keyword: Sediment Composition
      Theme_Keyword: Sedimentary Structures
      Theme_Keyword: Terrigenous Sediments
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
      Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
      Theme_Keyword: Dart core
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System
      Place_Keyword: California
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Place_Keyword: Southern California Borderland
  Access_Constraints: None
  Use_Constraints: Cite the U.S. Geological Survey as the originators of the data.
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: United States Geological Survey
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: Mail
        Address: USGS Information Services
        Address: Box 25286
        City: Denver
        State_or_Province: CO
        Postal_Code: 80225
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-888-ASK-USGS
  Browse_Graphic:
    Browse_Graphic_File_Name: MF 737
    Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Screen grab of GIS-produced sample distribution, with bathymetry and land for reference.
    Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPG
  Data_Set_Credit: J.G. Vedder, J.C. Taylor, R.E. Arnal and David Bukry for the collection and analysis of the data.  For usSEABED, formatting: Jane Reid (USGS); Formatting corrections: Jane Reid (USGS) and Chris Jenkins (University of Colorado)
  Native_Data_Set_Environment: Tkme: Another editor for formal metadata by Peter N. Schweitzer (U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA 22092), version 2.9.13, Microsoft Windows Version 5.1; Microsoft Word 2000 9.0
Data_Quality_Information:
  Attribute_Accuracy:
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report: No estimate made for the accuracy of the data in the original report.  Data digitized by the USGS and partners were visually compared to the source data, and corrected.  Where appropriate, data were tested for completeness using MS Excel.  Locations checked using GIS.
  Logical_Consistency_Report: No assessment for original data.
  Completeness_Report: No assessment made for original data.  For inclusion into usSEABED, all data on sheet one were included; additional data from sheets 2 and 3 will be added at a later date..
  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: No navigational information is given on the map; locations given to minute-tenths
    Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
      Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: No water-depth determination information given on the map; water depths given to nearest meter (uncorrected).
  Lineage:
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: None information available.
      Process_Date: Unknown
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 93
Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Geographic:
      Latitude_Resolution: 0.00167
      Longitude_Resolution: 0.00167
      Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label: Point
      Entity_Type_Definition: SDTS point
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Source report
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Sample number
      Attribute_Definition: Sample number
      Attribute_Definition_Source: US Geological Survey
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Alpha numeric number based on cruise and core information
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Lithologic description
      Attribute_Definition: Description of rocks recovered from dartcores
      Attribute_Definition_Source: US Geological Survey
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Written description of rocks, including color, microfossils, and age of microfossils
Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: United States Geological Survey
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: Mail
        Address: USGS Information Services
        Address: Box 25286
        City: Denver
        State_or_Province: CO
        Postal_Code: 80225
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-888-ASK-USGS
  Resource_Description: MF 737
  Distribution_Liability: Although this dataset has been used by the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy of the data.  Users of the data should be aware of limitations of the data due to possible imprecision due to navigational inaccuracies and limitations of the statistical data.
  Standard_Order_Process:
    Non-digital_Form: Report is available through the USGS
    Fees: Unknown
  Available_Time_Period:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 1976
Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 2005
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
        Contact_Person: Jane A. Reid
      Contact_Position: Geologist
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: Physical and mail
        Address: 400 Natural Bridges Drive
        City: Santa Cruz
        State_or_Province: CA
        Postal_Code: 95060
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-427-4727
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jareid@usgs.gov
      Contact_Instructions: Email preferred
  Metadata_Standard_Name: CSDGM Version 2
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
  Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
  Metadata_Use_Constraints: Metadata was written by a user of the data.  Any information contained in the physical report is authoritative and supercedes any information given here.