Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Publication_Date: 2014 Title: 2008PRcores_xrf: CSV and XLS tables of x-ray fluorescence data from 12 cores collected by the U.S. Geological Survey offshore of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in 2008 Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2014-1227 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1227/data/6-X-rayfluorescence/2008PRcores_xrf.zip Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Shannon K. Hoy Originator: Jason D. Chaytor Originator: Uri S. ten Brink Publication_Date: 2014 Title: Core Data From Offshore Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2014-1227 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20141227 Description: Abstract: In 2008, as a collaborative effort between Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the U.S. Geological Survey, 20 giant gravity cores were collected from areas surrounding Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The regions sampled have had many large earthquake and landslide events, some of which are believed to have triggered tsunamis. The objective of this coring cruise, carried out aboard the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research vessel Seward Johnson, was to determine the age of several substantial slope failures and seismite layers near Puerto Rico in an effort to map their temporal distribution. Data gathered from the cores collected in 2008 and 11 archive cores from the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory are included in this report. These data include lithologic logs, core summary sheets, x-ray fluorescence, wet-bulk density, magnetic susceptibility, grain-size analyses, radiographs, and radiocarbon age dates. Purpose: To provide xls and csv files of x-ray fluorescence data from 12 cores collected during USGS Field Activity 2008-008-FA from offshore Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. There are separate tables for each individual core and sometimes per each section. Supplemental_Information: For more information on the USGS cruise, please see . Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20080318 Ending_Date: 20080324 Currentness_Reference: ground condition; cores collected in 2008 Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -67.0795 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -64.82283 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 19.17558 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.55293 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey Theme_Keyword: USGS Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Theme_Keyword: WHSC Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program Theme_Keyword: CMGP Theme_Keyword: cores Theme_Keyword: gravity cores Theme_Keyword: Cruise ID SJHN08008 Theme_Keyword: WHSC field activity 2008-008-FA Theme_Keyword: R/V Seward Johnson Theme_Keyword: XLS spreadsheet Theme_Keyword: CSV file Theme_Keyword: xrf Theme_Keyword: x-ray fluorescence Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: oceans Theme_Keyword: oceans and coastal Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Place_Keyword: Puerto Rico Place_Keyword: U.S. Virgin Islands Place_Keyword: Atlantic Place_Keyword: Caribbean Place_Keyword: Caribbean Sea Place_Keyword: Puerto Rico Trench Place_Keyword: Mona Passage Place_Keyword: Arecibo Amphitheater Place_Keyword: Loiza Amphitheater Place_Keyword: Whiting Basin Place_Keyword: Virgin Island Basin Place_Keyword: Anegada Passage Access_Constraints: None. Use_Constraints: The Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey as the originator of the dataset. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Jason D. Chaytor Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Research Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd. City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2351 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jchaytor@usgs.gov Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.4095 Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Attributes were double checked that file name was in fact the correct core that the data belonged to. Logical_Consistency_Report: The file naming convention is as follows: CCCC_SSSSSS_XRF. CCCC stands for the core name which is ##GGC, GGC stands for giant gravity core. SSSSSS stands for the section information. Some files are only one section, some are multiple and some include the core catcher (examples below). XRF stands for x-ray fluorescence. There are 2 files for each core or section: an XLS and a CSV. The same data is in both tables, the only difference is that the CSV file marks erroneous data points with an (*) and the XLS table marks erroneous data points by putting the text in red. File Naming Examples: >> 5GGC_sect1_cc_XRF Core 5, Section 1 and Core Catcher >> 5GGC_sect2_XRF Core 5, Section 2 >> 10GGC_sect1_XRF Core 10, Section 1 >> 9GGC_sect1&2_XRF Core 9, Section 1 and 2 >> 38GGC_sect3_XRF Core 38, Section 3 Completeness_Report: This data represent all of the cores that were analyzed with an ITRAX micro-XRF scanner. 12 of the 20 2008-008-FA cores yielded usable x-ray fluorescence (XRF) data. There is XRF data for core: 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 17, 18, 21, 22, 33, and 38. Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Publication_Date: 2014 Title: Core data from offshore Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open File Report Issue_Identification: 2014-1227 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1227/ Type_of_Source_Media: physical samples Source_Citation_Abbreviation: GGC Source_Contribution: The gravity cores collected during U.S. Geological Survey field activity 2008-008-FA. The Woods Hole Oceanographic Giant Gravity Corer (GGC) was used to collect the 20 cores in 2008. The gravity corer is a large diameter (10 centimeter) sampler that collects cores up to 6.5 meters in length. During field activity 2008-008-FA the corer was not rigged with liner longer than approximately 3 meters. Although cores were attempted at 40 core sites, core was recovered at only 20 sites. Seven additional sites yielded only samples (bagged) from the core catcher or cutting head. Of the 20 successful cores, three also have cutter/catcher bag samples. Process_Step: Process_Description: Each core was cut into sections on the ship after collection. The cores were then split into halves back onshore. Process_Date: 2008 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: Split_cores Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Jason D. Chaytor Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Research Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2351 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jchaytor@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: Once back onshore XRF geochemical measurements and linescan images of selected cores were acquired at a 1-millimeter (mm) resolution using an ITRAX micro-XRF scanner equipped with a 3-kilowatt (kW) molybdenum (Mo) target tube. The XRF scanning yields element intensities from the surface of split sediment cores that provide statistically significant results (greater than 100 counts per second) for potassium (K), chlorine (Cl), calcium (Ca), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), strontium (Sr), zirconium (Zr), and argon (Ar) . Whole-element counts are provided in this data release rather than ratios of element counts (Lowemark and others, 2010). Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Split_cores Process_Date: 2011 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Liviu Giosan Contact_Organization: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Contact_Position: Associate Scientist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Address: 266 Woods Hole Rd. Address: MS# 2 City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1050 Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 289-2257 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lgiosan@whoi.edu Process_Step: Process_Description: Data were compiled into individual tables for each core and exported as XLS and CSV files using Microsoft Excel 2010. Process_Date: 2013 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Shannon K. Hoy Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Research Associate Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2297 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: shoy@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: Erroneous data points caused by the beginning and end of sections were flagged by either marking the text red (XLS) or adding an (*) for the CSV table. Some bad data points were marked with a ~ (CSV) if they were not caused by the beginning or end of sections, and corrected depth did not reflect their removal. No data values are any value of a -1. Process_Date: 2013 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Shannon K. Hoy Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Research Associate Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2297 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: shoy@usgs.gov Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Attribute: Attribute_Label: Depth_corrected(cm) Attribute_Definition: Depth of core corrected to reflect the removal of erroneous data and continues throughout sections. Blanks are when data points were not counted for depth. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Attribute_Units_of_Measure: centimeters Attribute: Attribute_Label: Depth(mm) Attribute_Definition: Absolute depth of core in millimeters which includes erroneous data points Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Attribute_Units_of_Measure: millimeters Attribute: Attribute_Label: Al Attribute_Definition: Aluminum counts (-1 = no data value) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Attribute_Units_of_Measure: whole element counts Attribute: Attribute_Label: Si Attribute_Definition: Silicon counts (-1 = no data value) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Attribute_Units_of_Measure: whole element counts Attribute: Attribute_Label: S Attribute_Definition: Sulfur counts (-1 = no data value) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Attribute_Units_of_Measure: whole element counts Attribute: Attribute_Label: Cl Attribute_Definition: Chlorine counts (-1 = no data value) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Attribute_Units_of_Measure: whole element counts Attribute: Attribute_Label: Ar Attribute_Definition: Argon counts (-1 = no data value) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Attribute_Units_of_Measure: whole element counts Attribute: Attribute_Label: K Attribute_Definition: Potassium counts (-1 = no data value) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Attribute_Units_of_Measure: whole element counts Attribute: Attribute_Label: Ca Attribute_Definition: Calcium counts (-1 = no data value) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Attribute_Units_of_Measure: whole element counts Attribute: Attribute_Label: Ti Attribute_Definition: Titanium counts (-1 = no data value) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Attribute_Units_of_Measure: whole element counts Attribute: Attribute_Label: V Attribute_Definition: Vanadium counts (-1 = no data value) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Attribute_Units_of_Measure: whole element counts Attribute: Attribute_Label: Cr Attribute_Definition: Chromium counts (-1 = no data value) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Attribute_Units_of_Measure: whole element counts Attribute: Attribute_Label: Mn Attribute_Definition: Manganese counts (-1 = no data value) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Attribute_Units_of_Measure: whole element counts Attribute: Attribute_Label: Fe Attribute_Definition: Iron counts (-1 = no data value) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Attribute_Units_of_Measure: whole element counts Attribute: Attribute_Label: Cobalt Attribute_Definition: Cobalt counts (-1 = no data value) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Attribute_Units_of_Measure: whole element counts Attribute: Attribute_Label: Cu Attribute_Definition: Copper counts (-1 = no data value) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Attribute_Units_of_Measure: whole element counts Attribute: Attribute_Label: Zn Attribute_Definition: Zinc counts (-1 = no data value) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Attribute_Units_of_Measure: whole element counts Attribute: Attribute_Label: Br Attribute_Definition: Bromine counts (-1 = no data value) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Attribute_Units_of_Measure: whole element counts Attribute: Attribute_Label: Rb Attribute_Definition: Rubidium counts (-1 = no data value) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Attribute_Units_of_Measure: whole element counts Attribute: Attribute_Label: Sr Attribute_Definition: Strontium counts (-1 = no data value) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Attribute_Units_of_Measure: whole element counts Attribute: Attribute_Label: Zr Attribute_Definition: Zirconium counts (-1 = no data value) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Attribute_Units_of_Measure: whole element counts Attribute: Attribute_Label: Ba Attribute_Definition: Barium counts (-1 = no data value) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Attribute_Units_of_Measure: whole element counts Attribute: Attribute_Label: Ta Attribute_Definition: Tantalum counts (-1 = no data value) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Attribute_Units_of_Measure: whole element counts Attribute: Attribute_Label: W Attribute_Definition: Tungsten counts (-1 = no data value) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Attribute_Units_of_Measure: whole element counts Attribute: Attribute_Label: Hg Attribute_Definition: Mercury counts (-1= no data value) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Attribute_Units_of_Measure: whole element counts Attribute: Attribute_Label: Pb Attribute_Definition: Lead counts (-1 = no data value) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Attribute_Units_of_Measure: whole element counts Attribute: Attribute_Label: Th Attribute_Definition: Thorium counts (-1= no data value) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Attribute_Units_of_Measure: whole element counts Attribute: Attribute_Label: U Attribute_Definition: Uranium counts (-1 = no data value) Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Attribute_Units_of_Measure: whole element counts Attribute: Attribute_Label: inc Attribute_Definition: Incoherent scattering Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Attribute_Units_of_Measure: unitless Attribute: Attribute_Label: coh Attribute_Definition: Coherent scattering Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Attribute_Units_of_Measure: unitless Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Although the core XRF data are not geospatial, they are related to the core locations which are available in the PRcore_locations shapefile available from http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1227/1-CoreLocations/PRcore_locations.zip. The attributes listed belong to each of the 12 core table files (both CSV and XLS). Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Jason D. Chaytor Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Research Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2351 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jchaytor@usgs.gov Resource_Description: Downloadable Data Distribution_Liability: Neither the U.S. Government, the Department of the Interior, nor the USGS, nor any of their employees, contractors, or subcontractors, make any warranty, express or implied, nor assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product or process disclosed, nor represent that its use would not infringe on privately owned rights. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the USGS in the use of these data or related materials. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: CSV Format_Version_Number: Excel 2010 Format_Specification: comma separated values Format_Information_Content: The zip file (WinZip version18) contains the individual tables (both XLS and CSV) for the x-ray fluorescence data from 12 cores and the associated FGDC metadata file. 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Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20140313 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: Shannon Hoy Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2297 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: shoy@usgs.gov Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 Metadata_Time_Convention: local time