Geology of the continenal terrace off the central coast of Oregon

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Neil Joseph Maloney
Publication_Date: 1965
Title:
Geology of the continenal terrace off the central coast of Oregon
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Paper
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Corvallis, OR
Publisher: Oregon State University
Other_Citation_Details: PhD. thesis
Description:
Abstract:
No formal abstract is available. "This thesis deals with the geology of the continental terrace off the central coast of Oregon. The study includes the area bounded on the east by the shore line (124 04' W to 124 10' W), on the west by the base of the continental slope, at about 125 20' W, on the south by latitude 43 50' N, and on the north by latitude 44 40' N."
Purpose: No specific purpose is given in the dissertation.
Supplemental_Information:
Data digitized by the USGS for inclusion into usSEABED (<http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/usseabed>); Some data overlaps with Maloney & Byrne, 1964 and Runge, 1966; overlapping data are decommissioned in those reports and are not included in usSEABED.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1960
Ending_Date: 1963
Currentness_Reference: Publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -127.905
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -124.087
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 44.747
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 43.804
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Oregon State University
Theme_Keyword: College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences
Theme_Keyword: Pipe dredge
Theme_Keyword: Otter trawl
Theme_Keyword: Frame dredge
Theme_Keyword: Dietz-LaFond grab
Theme_Keyword: Corer
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: Biogenic Sediments
Theme_Keyword: Sedimentary Structures
Theme_Keyword: Sedimentary Textures
Theme_Keyword: Terrigenous Sediments
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System
Place_Keyword: Oregon, State of
Access_Constraints: Thesis is available at the USGS library and at other libraries.
Use_Constraints:
Cite N.J. Maloney and Oregon State University as originators of the data.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Physical
Address: 104 COAS Admin Bldg
City: Corvallis
State_or_Province: OR
Postal_Code: 97331-5503
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 541-737-3504
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: Maloney_PhD_1965
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Screen grab of sample distribution, coastline, and bathymetry
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPG
Data_Set_Credit:
Neil Joseph Maloney at Oregon State University for the collection and analysis of data. For inclusion into usSEABED: Digitization: Monica Iglecia (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: Data fall within normal ranges for the given parameters.
Completeness_Report:
Location, sample numbers, sampler type, simplistic rock and sediment descriptions, and water depth (Appendix 1), median grainsize, Trask statistics, Inman statistics, and percent sand, silt, clay (Appendix 2), the composition of the sediment sand fractions (Appendix 3), core descriptions (Appendix 4) were all completely digitized. Textural analyses of the rock samples (Appendix 5) and the more extensive rock sample description (Appendix 6) were not digitized and are not included in usSEABED.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Navigation probably by Loran-A and/or radar. Positions given to tenths of minutes.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Depth determination by echosounder. Water depths recorded to nearest fathom; subsample depths given to nearest inch.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The settling tube (Emery 1938) was used for the analysis of most of the sand samples. Samples containing shells and pebbles and some of the samples containing appreciable quantities of glauconite were sieved using a set of standard Tyler screens. Samples containing more than four percent silt and clay were dispersed in 0.2 percent Calgon solution; filtered through a millipore filter to remove seawater, and the sediment residue then covered completely with the Calgon solution to exactly 1000 cc, completely dispersed, and hydrometer readings taking at 1, 2, 15, 30, 60, 120, and 1440 minutes after the dispersion. Following the hydrometer analysis, the sediment was wet sieved through a 0.062 mm screen. The sand fraction was then weighed, and if the sand fraction comprised more than four percent of the sample, it was analyzed using the settling tube. Cumulative curves and particle size statistics were calculated using IBM 1410 and IBM 1620 computers. A split of sand from each sample was spread over the grid on a micropaleontology slide and the composition of 150 to 250 grains were noted with the aid of a binocular microscope.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Emery, 1938
Process_Date: Unknown
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: Maloney_PhD_1965
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Physical
Address: 104 COAS Admin Bldg
City: Corvallis
State_or_Province: OR
Postal_Code: 97331-5503
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 541-737-3504

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: 386

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: Oregon State University
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Alpha numeric code based on year, month, sample number, and subcore information.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Lithologic description
Attribute_Definition: Lithologic description
Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Description of rocks and sediment, including color
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Gravel
Attribute_Definition: Amount of gravel in sample
Attribute_Definition_Source: Wentworth 1938
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
No gravel sediment recorded, but is mentioned in the text, as are shells.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Sand
Attribute_Definition: Amount of sand in sample
Attribute_Definition_Source: Wentworth 1938
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 100
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1.0
Attribute:
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Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
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Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1.0
Attribute:
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Attribute_Definition: Amount of clay in sample
Attribute_Definition_Source: Wentworth 1938
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
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Range_Domain_Maximum: 69
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1.0
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Median
Attribute_Definition: Median grainsize
Attribute_Definition_Source: None
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.48
Range_Domain_Maximum: 9.04
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Phi
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.0001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Mean
Attribute_Definition: Mean grainsize
Attribute_Definition_Source: Inman 1952
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -2.7
Range_Domain_Maximum: 9
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Phi
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.0001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Standard deviation
Attribute_Definition: Standard deviation of grainsize
Attribute_Definition_Source: Inman 1952
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.16
Range_Domain_Maximum: 5.55
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Phi
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Skewness
Attribute_Definition: First skewness of grainsize distribution
Attribute_Definition_Source: Inman, 1952
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -1.45
Range_Domain_Maximum: 6.96
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Unitless
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Skewness
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Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
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Range_Domain_Maximum: 6.96
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Unitless
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Kurtosis
Attribute_Definition: Kurtosis of grainsize distribution
Attribute_Definition_Source: Inman, 1952
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
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Range_Domain_Maximum: 6.92
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Unitless
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.0001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Standard deviation
Attribute_Definition: Standard deviation of grainsize
Attribute_Definition_Source: Trask, 1932
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
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Range_Domain_Maximum: 10.5224
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Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Skewness
Attribute_Definition: Skewness of grainsize distribution
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Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
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Range_Domain_Maximum: 2.5154
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Unitless
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Kurtosis
Attribute_Definition: Kurtosis of grainsize distribution
Attribute_Definition_Source: Trask, 1932
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
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Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.3639
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Unitless
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Rk
Attribute_Definition: Rock fragments in the sand fraction
Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 42
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1.0
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Mica
Attribute_Definition: Mica in the sand fraction
Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 26
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1.0
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Detrital
Attribute_Definition: Detrital grains in the sand fraction
Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 100
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1.0
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Spic
Attribute_Definition: Spicules in the sand fraction
Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 86
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1.0
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Diat
Attribute_Definition: Diatoms in the sand fraction
Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 48
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1.0
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Foram
Attribute_Definition: Foraminfera in the sand fraction
Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 42
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1.0
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Rad
Attribute_Definition: Radiolaria in the sand fraction
Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 65
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1.0
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Glauc
Attribute_Definition: Glauconite in the sand fraction
Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
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Range_Domain_Maximum: 100
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1.0
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Pyrite
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Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
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Range_Domain_Maximum: 40
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1.0
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Other
Attribute_Definition: Other grains in the sand fraction
Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 5
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1.0

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Physical
Address: 104 COAS Admin Bldg
City: Corvallis
State_or_Province: OR
Postal_Code: 97331-5503
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 541-737-3504
Resource_Description: 536 (285) M297g (USGS library only)
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: Paper is available at the USGS library and other libraries.
Fees: None

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mail and physical
Address: 345 Middlefield Road
City: Menlo Park
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 94025
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 650.329.5026
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: men_lib@usgs.gov
Resource_Description: 523 (285) M297g
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 the limitations of the data due to possible imprecision due to navigational inaccuracies, statistical limitations, and digitizing errors.
Standard_Order_Process:
Non-digital_Form:
Report is available for viewing or checkout at the USGS library, Menlo Park, and at other libraries.
Fees: None
Technical_Prerequisites: None
Available_Time_Period:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1965

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.

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