Geology of the continenal terrace off the central coast of Oregon

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

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:

Attribute_Label: Silt

Attribute_Definition: Amount of silt in sample

Attribute_Definition_Source: Wentworth 1938

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 80

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1.0

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Clay

Attribute_Definition: Amount of clay in sample

Attribute_Definition_Source: Wentworth 1938

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

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

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: Kurtosis

Attribute_Definition: Kurtosis of grainsize distribution

Attribute_Definition_Source: Inman, 1952

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.1974

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:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.0985

Range_Domain_Maximum: 10.5224

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Phi

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Skewness

Attribute_Definition: Skewness of grainsize distribution

Attribute_Definition_Source: Trask, 1932

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.1544

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:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.0199

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:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 100

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1.0

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Pyrite

Attribute_Definition: Pyrite in the sand fraction

Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

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.