Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS)
Data Series
20
By: G.T. Mason and R.E. Arndt
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Abstract
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) operates the Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), a digital system that contained 111,955 records on Sept. 1, 1995. Records describe metallic and industrial commodity deposits, mines, prospects, and occurrences in the United States and selected other countries. These records have been created over the years by USGS commodity specialists and through cooperative agreements with geological surveys of U.S. States and other countries. This CD-ROM contains the complete MRDS data base, several subsets of it, and software to allow data retrieval and display. Data retrievals are made by using GSSEARCH, a program that is included on this CD-ROM. Retrievals are made by specifying fields or any combination of the fields that provide information on deposit name, location, commodity, deposit model type, geology, mineral production, reserves, and references. A tutorial is included. Retrieved records may be printed or written to a hard disk file in four different formats: ascii, fixed, comma delimited, and DBASE compatible.
Suggested Citation
Mason, G., and Arndt, R., 1996, Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 20, 1 computer laser optical disc ;4 3/4 in. Metadata available at: http://geo-nsdi.er.usgs.gov/metadata/digital-data/20/metadata.faq.html, https://doi.org/10.3133/ds20.
ISSN: 2327-638X (online)
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) |
| Series title | Data Series |
| Series number | 20 |
| ISBN | 0607855088 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ds20 |
| Year Published | 1996 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | The Survey, |
| Description | 1 computer laser optical disc ;4 3/4 in. Metadata available at: http://geo-nsdi.er.usgs.gov/metadata/digital-data/20/metadata.faq.html |
| Scale | 0 |