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Lithogeochemical Character of Near-Surface Bedrock in the New England Coastal Basins

Dates

Release Date
2002-02-08
Time Period
2001-11-16
Publication Date

Citation

Robinson, G.R. Jr., Ayotte, J.D., Montgomery, D.L., and DeSimone, L.A., 2002, Lithogeochemical Character of Near-Surface Bedrock in the New England Coastal Basins: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9G0VSQZ.

Summary

These data were released prior to the October 1, 2016 effective date for the USGS’s policy dictating the review, approval, and release of scientific data as referenced in USGS Survey Manual Chapter 502.8 Fundamental Science Practices: Review and Approval of Scientific Data for Release. This geographic information system (GIS) data layer shows the generalized lithologic and geochemical, termed lithogeochemical, character of near-surface bedrock in the New England Coastal Basins (NECB) study area of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program. The area encompasses 23,000 square miles in western and central Maine, eastern Massachusetts, most of Rhode Island, eastern New Hampshire and a small part of [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Keith Robinson, U.S. Geological Survey
Originator :
Gilpin R. Robinson,Jr., Joseph D. Ayotte, Denise L. Montgomery, Leslie A. DeSimone
Metadata Contact :
U.S. Geological Survey
SDC Data Owner :
New England Water Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Water Resources

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ofr02-007_lithogeo.xml
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View 		124.08 KB application/fgdc+xml
litho_necb.e00.gz 3.4 MB application/x-gzip
litho_necb_shape.zip 3.5 MB application/zip
ofr02-007_lithogen.jpg thumbnail 36.52 KB image/jpeg

Purpose

The lithogeochemical data layer was compiled to provide the NECB NAWQA study area with digital geologic information that could be used in the analysis of surface- and ground-water quality. Goals of the NAWQA program are to describe the status and trends of a large representative part of the Nation's surface- and ground-water resources and to identify the natural and human factors that affect the quality of these resources (Leahy and others, 1990). The data layer presented here was intended to characterize the bedrock units in the study area in terms of mineralogic and chemical parameters relevant to water quality, such that the geologic data could be used in GIS to plan NAWQA study-unit activities, and to analyze and interpret water-quality and ecosystem conditions.
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Provenance

These data were originally released on the Water Mission Area National Spatial Data Infrastructure Node and were migrated to sciencebase.gov in 2023. These data were released prior to the October 1, 2016 effective date for the USGS's policy dictating the review, approval, and release of scientific data as referenced in USGS Survey Manual Chapter 502.8 Fundamental Science Practices: Review and Approval of Scientific Data for Release.

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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.5066/P9G0VSQZ

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