Qualitative Mineral Potential Map of Tungsten Skarn in the Yukon-Tanana Uplands, Eastern Alaska, USA, 2021

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Citation_Information:
Originator: Case, G.N.D. (ORCID: 0000-0001-9826-5661)
Originator: Graham, G.E. (ORCID: 0000-0003-0657-0365)
Originator: Marsh, E.E (ORCID: 0000-0001-5245-9532)
Originator: Taylor, R.D. (ORCID: 0000-0002-8845-5290)
Originator: Green, C.J. (ORCID: 0000-0002-6557-6268)
Originator: Brown, P.J. (ORCID: 0000-0002-2415-7462)
Originator: Labay, K.A. (ORCID: 0000-0002-6763-3190)
Publication_Date: 20210706
Title:
Qualitative Mineral Potential Map of Tungsten Skarn in the Yukon-Tanana Uplands, Eastern Alaska, USA, 2021
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Anchorage, Alaska
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
Other_Citation_Details:
Suggested citation: Case, G.N.D., Graham, G.E., Marsh, E.E., Taylor, R.D., Green, C.J., Brown, P.J., and Labay, K.A., 2021, Qualitative mineral potential map of tungsten skarn in the Yukon-Tanana Uplands, eastern Alaska, USA, 2021: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9TDKQE4.
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9TDKQE4
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Case, George
Originator: Graham, Garth
Originator: Marsh, Erin
Originator: Taylor, Ryan
Originator: Green, Carlin
Originator: Brown, Philip
Originator: Labay, Keith
Publication_Date: 2021
Title:
Tungsten skarn potential of the Yukon-Tanana Uplands, Eastern Alaska, USA - A mineral resource assessment
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Journal of Geochemical Exploration
Issue_Identification: unknown
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: online
Publisher: Elsevier
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gexplo.2020.106700
Description:
Abstract:
This data release supports the paper titled, “Tungsten skarn potential of the Yukon-Tanana Uplands, Eastern Alaska, USA-A mineral resource assessment”, published via open-access license in the Journal of Geochemical Exploration and available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gexplo.2020.106700. The data release includes GIS data that map potential for tungsten skarn mineralization in permissive tracts in the Yukon-Tanana Uplands, Eastern Alaska, along with tables listing keywords and procedures used to produce the permissive tracts and score them for mineral potential. Supplementary Data part A lists keywords used to extract permissive rock types from the Geologic Map of Alaska (Wilson et al., 2015) to generate the permissive tract for tungsten skarn. Supplementary Data part B describes the tract polishing procedures. Supplementary Data part C lists the parameters for scoring tungsten skarn mineralization potential within the permissive tract features. The GIS data are encapsulated in a file geodatabase called AK_Wskarn_tract.gdb and are also available in the shapefile and KML formats. The geodatabase contains three datasets. The polygon feature class “primary_attributes” contains the scored tungsten skarn permissive tract subdivided by National Hydrography Dataset HUC12 drainages. A related table, “qualitative_assessment” contains detailed scoring information for each feature. The point feature class “mineral_sites_ranked” contains W-bearing mineral sites pulled from the Alaska Resource Data File with additional fields added for this study. The GIS data folder also includes the Python script used to score potential. The datasets and methods are described in detail in the accompanying paper.
Purpose:
These data were generated through GIS analysis to identify areas with potential to contain W (tungsten) skarn deposits. This is a polygon feature class of permissive tracts for tungsten skarn deposits.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2021
Currentness_Reference: publication date
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Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
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West_Bounding_Coordinate: -150.0
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -140.0
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 65.8
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 62.9
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NASA GCMD Earth Science Keywords Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: Earth science
Theme_Keyword: Solid earth
Theme_Keyword: Rocks/minerals/crystals
Theme_Keyword: Minerals
Theme_Keyword: Mineral vertical/geographic distribution
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: Geospatial analysis
Theme_Keyword: Metallic mineral resources
Theme_Keyword: Natural resource assessment
Theme_Keyword: Tungsten
Theme_Keyword: Critical minerals
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Theme_Keyword: USGS:ASC394
Place:
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Place_Keyword: Alaska
Place_Keyword: Fairbanks
Place_Keyword: Big Delta
Place_Keyword: Circle
Place_Keyword: Eagle
Place_Keyword: Livengood
Place_Keyword: Tanacross
Place_Keyword: Mount Hayes
Place_Keyword: Healy
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: None
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 4210 University Drive
City: Anchorage
State_or_Province: Alaska
Postal_Code: 99508-4626
Country: U.S.A.
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907-786-7000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ascweb@usgs.gov
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Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
Originator: Michael L. Zientek
Originator: Jane Hammarstrom
Publication_Date: 2019
Title:
Tungsten skarn potential of the Yukon-Tanana Uplands, eastern Alaska, USA - A mineral resource assessment
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: website
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Alaska Science Portal
Issue_Identification: 449
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Anchorage, Alaska
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
Other_Citation_Details:
This is a link to the broader USGS Alaska Science Center research project supported by these data. Users will find a description of the research project and links to associated reports, publications, and data products.
Online_Linkage: https://alaska.usgs.gov/portal/project.php?project_id=449
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Field values were manually validated using the scoring table to confirm proper output of the Python script.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Null and empty field, or fields with -9999, generally indicate an absence of data in the source dataset used to populate the field. Explanation of null, blank, or -9999 fields are given in the attribute definition section.
Completeness_Report:
Dataset is considered complete for the information presented, as described in Abstract. No data are omitted.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The horizontal accuracy of polygon features reflects their derivation from 1:250,000 scale reconnaissance geologic mapping. The horizontal accuracy of point features in mineral_sites_ranked varies and is described for each feature in the attribute table.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: USGS National Geospatial Program (NGP)
Publication_Date: 2013
Title: National Hydrography Dataset - Watershed Boundary Dataset
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Online
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details:
USGS National Geospatial Program, 2013, National Hydrography Dataset – Watershed Boundary Dataset, Accessed August, 2019, from https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/Hydrography/WBD/National/GDB/WBD_National_GDB.zip
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Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 201908
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Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NHD - WBDHU12
Source_Contribution:
Used to subdivide tract polygons by 12-digit hydrologic unit boundaries
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Wilson, F.H.
Originator: Hults, C.P.
Originator: Mull, C.G.
Originator: Karl, S.M.
Publication_Date: 2015
Title: Geologic map of Alaska
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
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Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map
Issue_Identification: SIM3340
Other_Citation_Details:
Wilson, F.H., Hults, C.P., Mull, C.G, and Karl, S.M, comps., 2015, Geologic map of Alaska, accessed August 2019: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 3340, pamphlet 196 p., 2 sheets, scale 1:1,584,000, http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/sim3340
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Source_Contribution:
Polygon features of the digital geologic map were used to derive the permissive tract.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 2008
Title: Alaska Resource Data File
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
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U.S. Geological Survey, 2008, Alaska Resource Data File, accessed August, 2019 https://www.usgs.gov/centers/asc/science/alaska-resource-data-file?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects
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Mineral sites in the point feature class mineral_sites_ranked were derived from ARDF
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Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Granitto, M.
Originator: Wang, B.
Originator: Shew, N.B.
Originator: Karl, S.M.
Originator: Labay, K.A.
Originator: Werdon, M.B.
Originator: Seitz, S.S.
Originator: Hoppe, J.E.
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Title:
Alaska Geochemical Database Version 3.0 (AGDB3) - Including "best value" data compilations for rock, sediment, soil, mineral, and concentrate sample media
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Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series
Issue_Identification: 1117
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Granitto, M., Wang, B., Shew, N.B., Karl, S.M., Labay, K.A., Werdon, M.B., Seitz, S.S., and Hoppe J.E., 2019, Alaska Geochemical Database Version 3.0 (AGDB3) including best value data compilations for rock, sediment, soil, mineral, and concentrate sample media, accessed August 2019: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P98NHRAD.
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The database was used to score tungsten skarn potential in each polygon
Source_Information:
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Citation_Information:
Originator: Jones, J.V. III
Originator: Karl, S.M.
Originator: Labay, K.A.
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Originator: Hayes, T.S.
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Originator: Wang, B.
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Originator: Yager, D.B.
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Title:
GIS-based identification of areas with mineral resource potential for six selected deposit groups, Bureau of Land Management Central Yukon planning area, Alaska
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The qualitative assessment methodology used in this study is based in part on the methods described in Jones et al. (2015)
Source_Information:
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Originator: Singer, D.A.
Originator: Menzie, W.D.
Publication_Date: 2010
Title:
Quantitative mineral resource assessments: an integrated approach
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Publication_Place: Oxford, England
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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The approach and methodology of the quantitative assessment are based in part on this work.
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Originator: Cox, D.P.
Originator: Singer, D.A.
Publication_Date: 1992
Title: Mineral deposit models
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Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin
Issue_Identification: 1693
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This publication provides the basis for classification of deposit types in ARDF
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Originator: Zientek, M.L.
Originator: Wintzer, N.E.
Originator: Hayes, T.S.
Originator: Parks, H.L.
Originator: Briggs, D.A.
Originator: Causey, J.D.
Originator: Hatch, S.A.
Originator: Jenkins, M.C.
Originator: Williams, D.J.
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Title:
Qualitative assessment of selected areas of the world for undiscovered sediment-hosted stratabound copper deposits
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Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report
Issue_Identification: 2010-5090-Y
Other_Citation_Details:
Zientek, M.L., Wintzer, N.E., Hayes, T.S., Parks, H.L., Briggs, D.A., Causey, J.D., Hatch, S.A., Jenkins, M.C., and Williams, D.J., 2015, Qualitative assessment of selected areas of the world for undiscovered sediment-hosted stratabound copper deposits, accessed August 2019: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2010–5090–Y, 143 p., and spatial data, http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/sir20105090Y
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This source documents the prototract tool used in the tract smoothing Process Step. The prototract tool is a series of built-in ArcMap Toolbox functions, which are described in the Permissive Tract Delineation section in Zientek et al. (2015).
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Generation of the proto-permissive tract -The digital geologic map of Alaska (Wilson et al., 2015) was queried in GIS software to extract carbonate and granitic rock types -A 2km buffer was made around the extracted features -The buffered features were intersected and dissolved to generate a proto-permissive tract
Process_Date: 201908
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Prototract smoothing -The prototract was smoothed in the ArcGIS software suite using the USGS prototract tool (Zientek et al. 2015) using the following parameters: Aggregation Distance, 3 km; Offset, 4 km; Simplification Algorithm, “BEND_SIMPLIFY”; Smoothing Tolerance, 4 km; Smoothing Algorithm, PAEK; February 2020 -Isolated polygons <10 km2 and distant from other polygons were manually removed. The smoothing/aggregation procedure increased the total area of the permissive tract from ca. 8400 to 9200 km2; February 2020. Additional process details are described in Supplementary Data B of this release.
Process_Date: 202002
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Tungsten-bearing mineral sites in ARDF within the study area were extracted. The references fields were removed and new fields added as described in the attribute description section.
Process_Date: 201908
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
A Python script (MPM.py, included in the GIS folder), was used to score each feature in the feature class primary_attributes for tungsten skarn mineral potential. The script queries the ARDF and AGDB3 source datasets and assigns scores based on the parameters specified in Supplementary Data table C. The script automatically populates the fields in qualitative_assessment with the output.
Process_Date: 201911
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Geographic areas are identified by USGS topographic 1:250,000 quadrangle names and by geographic region names
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Spatial_Reference_Information:
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Standard_Parallel: 0
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Polygon feature class depicting permissive tracts for tungsten (W) skarn
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Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
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Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE
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Attribute:
Attribute_Label: POTENTIAL
Attribute_Definition:
The relative potential - Low, Medium, or High - for W skarn mineralization. Relative potential is based on numerical thresholds from the range of TOTAL_SCORE values in the qualitative_assessment table, based on the natural Jenks method.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
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Low potential for W skarn mineralization; TOTAL_SCORE >= 0 and TOTAL_SCORE <= 3
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Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Medium potential for W skarn mineralization; TOTAL_SCORE >= 4 and TOTAL_SCORE <= 10
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Insufficient data present to estimate potential for W skarn mineralization
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Attribute_Definition:
The relative level of certainty - low, medium, or high - of the POTENTIAL estimate; Relative values correspond to a range of numerical values calculated internally in the Python script based on the input data that contributed to the potential scoring, as outlined in Table C.
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Enumerated_Domain:
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Low certainty of the assigned W skarn mineralization potential; corresponds to numerical score of 0 - 3 (inclusive)
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Medium certainty of the assigned W skarn mineralization potential; corresponds to numerical score of 4 - 10 (inclusive)
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High certainty of the assigned W skarn mineralization potential; corresponds to numerical score of >= 11
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Unknown certainty, assigned only when W skarn mineralization potential is unknown
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A field that combines the values of POTENTIAL and CERTAINTY for symbology
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A feature number that is automatically generated by concatenating the unique HUC12 number from the input National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) with the object ID number from the input W skarn permissive tract.
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Min_sys
Attribute_Definition:
The general mineral system environment of the deposit type being assessed
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: intrusion-related
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
mineral system environment genetically related to an intermediate-felsic intrusive body
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Commodity
Attribute_Definition: The commodity being assessed
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: WO3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Tungsten trioxide
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Tract_name
Attribute_Definition: Informal name given to the subtract the polygon is part of
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Southern Yukon-Tanana Upland
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The portion of the Yukon-Tanana Upland south of the Tanana River, as defined in Case et al. 2021.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Western Yukon-Tanana Upland
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The portion of the Yukon-Tanana Upland west of the Eagle quadrangle and north of the Tanana River, as defined in Case et al. 2021.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Eastern Yukon-Tanana Upland
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The portion of the Yukon-Tanana Upland east of the Big Delta quadrangle and north of the Tanana River, as defined in Case et al. 2021.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Coded_ID
Attribute_Definition: A unique identifier for the sub-tract
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
The value is an alpha-numeric code starting with the ISO 3166 numeric country code, followed by the state abbreviation, the deposit type - skW (tungsten skarn), and the sub-tract number: 001 = Western YTU; 002 = Eastern YTU; 003 = Southern YTU
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Scales
Attribute_Definition:
The range of map scales included in the source datasets used to generate the permissive tracts
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1:500,000
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1:63,360
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Scale_assmt
Attribute_Definition: The map scale assessment
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1:250,000
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Assessment was conducted at a map scale of 1:250,000
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Geo_setting
Attribute_Definition:
A general description of the tectonic/geologic setting of the permissive tract
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Rifted margin and arc subduction
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Geology
Attribute_Definition:
A general description of the major geologic assemblages present in the sub-tract.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: A textual description of the major geologic units/assemblages
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Begin_age
Attribute_Definition:
The age of the oldest known rocks present in the sub-tract, derived from the Geologic Map of Alaska (Wilson and others, 2015)
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Early Devonian
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: End_age
Attribute_Definition:
The age of the youngest known rocks present in the sub-tract, derived from the Geologic Map of Alaska (Wilson and others, 2015), excluding Quaternary units
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Tertiary
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: N_Sites
Attribute_Definition:
The number of known Alaska Resource Data File tungsten skarn sites in the sub-tract
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 20
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Asmt_date
Attribute_Definition: The year the assessment was conducted
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: 2019
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Asmt_depth
Attribute_Definition: The depth from surface included in the assessment
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.5
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: kilometers
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: qualitative_assessment
Entity_Type_Definition:
This table contains detailed mineral potential scoring information f or each feature in primary_attributes and is a table in the AK_Wskarn_tract geodatabase. Note that in the KML file representation (primary_attributes_qual_assessment) contains a merging of the primary_attributes geospatial data with the qualitative_assessment table data.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: OBJECTID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number
Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 616
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Poly_ID
Attribute_Definition:
A unique identifier field used to relate this table to polygon feature class primary_attributes. It was generated from intersecting the W skarn permissive tract polygons with the 12-digit hydrologic units (drainages) polygons.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
A feature number that is automatically generated by concatenating the unique HUC12 number from the input National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) with the object ID number from the input W skarn permissive tract.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TOTAL_SCORE
Attribute_Definition:
The calculated total W skarn potential score of the feature, based on the sum of the highest-ranked ARDF site in the feature and the highest score of the geochemistry sub-datasets
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 20
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SED_SCORE
Attribute_Definition:
The from either the AGDB3 or 2019 reanalyzed stream sediment datasets. Only the highest score of either datasets. Values [null] and -9999 indicate no data is taken.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 15
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SED_19_SCORE
Attribute_Definition:
The calculated sub-score from AGDB3 stream sediment samples reanalyzed in 2019. A value of zero indicates no data or below the minimum threshold.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 10
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: RCK_SCORE
Attribute_Definition:
The calculated sub-score from the AGDB3 rock dataset. A value of 0 indicates below the minimum threshold. [null] or -9999 indicate no sample or no analysis.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 12
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: HMC_SCORE
Attribute_Definition:
The calculated sub-score from the heavy mineral concentrate dataset in the AGDB3 database. A value of 0 indicates below the minimum threshold. [null] or -9999 indicate no sample or no analysis.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 15
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MIN_SCORE
Attribute_Definition:
The calculated sub-score from the heavy mineral concentrate mineralogy dataset the AGDB3 database. A value of 0 indicates below the minimum threshold. [null] indicates no data.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 10
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SED_W_SCORE
Attribute_Definition:
The calculated sub-score for tungsten in the stream sediment dataset in the AGDB3 database. A value of 0 indicates below the minimum threshold.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 10
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SED_W19_SCORE
Attribute_Definition:
The calculated sub-score for tungsten from stream sediment samples reanalyzed in 2019 (see Case et al. 2021)
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 10
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SED_SN_SCORE
Attribute_Definition:
The calculated sub-score for tin in the sed_BV dataset from the AGDB3 database.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 5
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: RCK_W_SCORE
Attribute_Definition:
The calculated sub-score for tungsten from the rock geochemistry dataset the AGDB3 database.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 8
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: RCK_SN_SCORE
Attribute_Definition:
The calculated sub-score for tin from the rock geochemistry dataset the AGDB3 database.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 4
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: HMC_W_SCORE
Attribute_Definition:
The calculated sub-score for tungsten from the heavy mineral concentrate geochemistry dataset in the AGDB3 database.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 5
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: HMC_SN_SCORE
Attribute_Definition:
The calculated sub-score for tin from the heavy mineral concentrate geochemistry dataset in the AGDB3 database.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 10
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MIN_SCH_SCORE
Attribute_Definition:
The calculated sub-score for scheelite from the heavy mineral concentrate mineralogy dataset in the AGDB3 database.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 10
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MIN_CAS_SCORE
Attribute_Definition:
The calculated sub-score for cassiterite from the heavy mineral concentrate mineralogy dataset in the AGDB3 database.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MAX_GEOCHEM
Attribute_Definition:
Reports the sub-dataset from the AGDB3 database that contributed to the geochemistry score; only the highest score from all sub-datasets is used in TOTAL_SCORE. RCK, SED, HMC, MIN, or any combination of these values is possible; a NULL value is returned if the score from all datasets was zero.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: RCK
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Indicates that the rock dataset contributed the highest geochemistry score
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: SED
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Indicates that the stream sediment dataset contributed the highest geochemistry score
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: HMC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Indicates that the heavy mineral concentrate dataset contributed the highest geochemistry score
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: MIN
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Indicates that the heavy mineral concentrate mineralogy dataset contributed the highest geochemistry score
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: mineral_sites_ranked
Entity_Type_Definition:
A point feature class of W skarn and related deposit type mineral sites in the study area selected from the Alaska Resource Data File. The fields are a combination of those in the Alaska Resource Data File and additional producer-defined fields. The references fields from ARDF were omitted for simplicity and users are directed to ARDF to view expanded references
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: OBJECTID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number
Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 163
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ARDF_no
Attribute_Definition:
ARDF - defined; The alpha-numeric identifier code for the site in the ARDF database. The two text characters correspond to the quadrangle symbol. This field can be used to join or relate this feature class to ARDF.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ARDF
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: An alpha-numeric record identifier code
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Site
Attribute_Definition:
ARDF - defined; the site name, including legacy names and aliases
Attribute_Definition_Source: ARDF
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Free-form site name field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: W_main
Attribute_Definition:
Denotes whether or not tungsten is a main/ primary commodity for the mineral site
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Yes
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Tungsten is a main/primary commodity
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: No
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Tungsten is not a main/primary commodity
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Commodities_main
Attribute_Definition: ARDF - defined; the primary mineral commodities of the site
Attribute_Definition_Source: ARDF
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: An alphabetical list of mineral commodities
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Quad_250
Attribute_Definition:
ARDF - defined; The two-letter code for the USGS 1:250,000 quadrangle the site is located in.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ARDF
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: USGS Alaska 1:250,000 quadrangles
Codeset_Source: https://mrdata.usgs.gov/ak/quadrangles/
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Quad_63360
Attribute_Definition:
ARDF-defined; The three-character code for the USGS 1:63,360 quadrangle the site is located in.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ARDF
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: USGS map quadrangle index: 1:63,360 scale maps of Alaska
Codeset_Source: https://mrdata.usgs.gov/metadata/ak63-v2.html
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Latitude
Attribute_Definition:
The latitude / Y-coordinate of the site, in decimal degrees. Datum uncertain at time of download but either NAD27 or NAD83.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ARDF
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 63.013
Range_Domain_Maximum: 65.635
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Longitude
Attribute_Definition:
The longitude / X-coordinate of the site, in decimal degrees. Datum uncertain at time of download but either NAD27 or NAD83.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ARDF
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -149.93
Range_Domain_Maximum: -141.091
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Location
Attribute_Definition: ARDF - defined; a description of the site location
Attribute_Definition_Source: ARDF
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Free-form text description of the location
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Commodities_other
Attribute_Definition:
ARDF - defined; a list of other mineral commodities at the site that are not primary
Attribute_Definition_Source: ARDF
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: An alphabetical list of mineral commodities
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Ore_minerals
Attribute_Definition: ARDF - defined; a list of ore minerals described at the site
Attribute_Definition_Source: ARDF
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: An alphabetical list of ore minerals
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Gangue_minerals
Attribute_Definition:
ARDF - defined; a list of gangue minerals described at the site. Some records are empty.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ARDF
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: An alphabetical list of gangue minerals
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Site_type
Attribute_Definition:
ARDF - defined; the type of mineral site: mine, prospect or occurrence
Attribute_Definition_Source: ARDF
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Mine (or mines)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The mineral site is or was a mine
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ARDF
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Prospect (or prospects)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The mineral site is classified as a mineral prospect
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ARDF
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Occurrence (or occurrences)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The mineral site is classified as a mineral occurrence
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ARDF
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Site_status
Attribute_Definition: ARDF- defined; the operational status of the site
Attribute_Definition_Source: ARDF
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Free-form text description of the operational status of the site, such as Active, Inactive, or Undetermined
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Production
Attribute_Definition: ARDF - defined; indicates if the site has produced ore
Attribute_Definition_Source: ARDF
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
An open-ended description of whether or not the site has produced, and approximately how much.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Generic_model
Attribute_Definition:
ARDF - defined; the generic deposit type classification for the site
Attribute_Definition_Source: ARDF
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: NULL
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
A generic deposit type classification has not yet been made for the site
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ARDF
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Placer deposits (Garnett and Bassett, 2005)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The site is classified as a placer deposit based on the classification of Garnett, R., and Bassett, N.C.. (2005), Placer deposits, Econ Geol 100th Anniv Vol. 813-843.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ARDF
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Deposit_model
Attribute_Definition: ARDF - defined; the deposit model classification of the site
Attribute_Definition_Source: ARDF
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Open-ended deposit type classification; no formal schema
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MRAT_deposit_classification
Attribute_Definition:
Additional field; The deposit type classification determined in this study
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Open-ended description of the deposit type classification
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Simplified_deposit_group
Attribute_Definition: A simplified deposit type classification for the site.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: A deposit type classification
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Classification_reasoning
Attribute_Definition:
Additional field; The reasoning and justification for making the deposit type classification
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Open-ended explanation field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MRAT_ranking
Attribute_Definition:
Site ranking criteria used to assess importance of W-bearing localities.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 10
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Known deposit with reliably identified W resources
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Past W producer or explored prospect with some resource data
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Past W producer or prospect with no resource data or data suggests low grade or too small. May have been mined for a different commodity.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: W skarn occurrence with no resource data available
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Prospect or occurrence with W; scheelite mentioned among minerals present
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Prospect or occurrence with W. Placer could be related to an upstream W skarn site
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MRAT_ranking_reason
Attribute_Definition:
Describes the reasoning/justification for the assigned MRAT_Ranking in accordance with the ranking criteria described in Case et al. 2021.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: A free-form text description field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Geologic_description
Attribute_Definition: ARDF - defined; A geologic description of the site
Attribute_Definition_Source: ARDF
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Open-ended description field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Workings_exploration
Attribute_Definition:
ARDF - defined; A description of the workings and exploration done at the site
Attribute_Definition_Source: ARDF
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Open-ended description field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Additional_comments
Attribute_Definition:
ARDF - defined; Additional miscellaneous comments on the site; empty fields are null
Attribute_Definition_Source: ARDF
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Open-ended description field; records with no additional comments are null
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Reporter
Attribute_Definition:
ARDF - defined; The name of the individual(s) who wrote and/or updated the site record
Attribute_Definition_Source: ARDF
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Open-ended list of names
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Last_report_date
Attribute_Definition: ARDF - defined; The date of the last update of the record
Attribute_Definition_Source: ARDF
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: A date range with no definable upper limit
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MRDS_no
Attribute_Definition:
ARDF - defined (legacy field); The corresponding Mineral Resource Data System record number
Attribute_Definition_Source: ARDF
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: A list of MRDS numbers
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Age
Attribute_Definition: ARDF - defined; The geologic age of the site
Attribute_Definition_Source: ARDF
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Open-ended description of the geologic age
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Deposit_model_number
Attribute_Definition:
ARDF - defined; The Cox and Singer (1992) deposit model number, if assigned
Attribute_Definition_Source: ARDF
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Single or multiple alphanumeric deposit model numbers
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Alteration
Attribute_Definition: ARDF-defined; A description of alteration at the site
Attribute_Definition_Source: ARDF
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Open-ended description field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Production_notes
Attribute_Definition: ARDF - defined; A description of any production at the site
Attribute_Definition_Source: ARDF
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Open-ended description field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Reserves
Attribute_Definition:
ARDF - defined; A description of known mineral reserves at the site
Attribute_Definition_Source: ARDF
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Open-ended description of mineral reserves
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Primary_reference
Attribute_Definition:
An abbreviated reference for the main source of information for the record. See ARDF for expanded references.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ARDF
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Open-ended abbreviated reference
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: State
Attribute_Definition: ARDF - defined; The state the site is located in
Attribute_Definition_Source: ARDF
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: AK
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Alaska
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ARDF
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Quadrangle
Attribute_Definition:
ARDF - defined; The full name of the 1:250,000 quadrangle the site is located in
Attribute_Definition_Source: ARDF
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: Alaska map quadrangles at 1:250,000 scale
Codeset_Source: https://mrdata.usgs.gov/catalog/cite-view.php?cite=855
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature type definition
Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Point
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The feature is a point
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Esri
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 4210 University Drive
City: Anchorage
State_or_Province: Alaska
Postal_Code: 99508-4626
Country: U.S.A.
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907-786-7000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ascweb@usgs.gov
Resource_Description: Authoritative copy of the data.
Distribution_Liability:
Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. Any use of trade, firm, or product 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: GDB
Format_Information_Content:
Data are distributed in a Zip package containing data in GDB, Shape, KML and CSV format, and FGDC metadata in XML and HTML formats.
File_Decompression_Technique:
Compression applied by the 7-Zip utility using default compression (5). The file can be decompressed and unpacked by open source or commercially available unzip tools.
Transfer_Size: 10
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9TDKQE4
Fees: None
Technical_Prerequisites:
This zip file contains data available in ESRI Geodatabase format, as well as shapefiles and KML. The user must have software capable of uncompressing the file and displaying one of the formats the data are provided in.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20210702
Metadata_Review_Date: 20210301
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 4210 University Drive
City: Anchorage
State_or_Province: Alaska
Postal_Code: 99508-4626
Country: U.S.A.
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907-786-7000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ascweb@usgs.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

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