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General Information

File Identifier:	gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.geology:G00497
Metadata Date Stamp:	2012-09-14
Organization:	DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Organization Role:	pointOfContact

Identification Information

Title:	NOAA and MMS Marine Minerals Bibliography
Dataset Publication Date:	1992-01-01
Abstract:	From 1983 through 1992, the National Geophysical Data Center compiled a comprehensive, computerized bibliography and geochemical database on offshore marine mineral deposits as a cooperative effort with the Ocean Minerals and Energy Division of the National Ocean Service of NOAA, and the Office of International Activities and Marine Minerals (INTERMAR) of the Minerals Management Service. In October of 1992, the completed database and bibliography were released on CD-ROM. The Marine Minerals Bibliography includes references to present-day marine deposits of ferromanganese nodules and crusts, placers/heavy minerals, phosphorites, and polymetallic sulfides. The final bibliography contains over 17,000 citations from 1831 through 1990. Information in the file includes author, title, publication/serial title, date of publication, language, etc., as well as several key word categories including geographic area and type of study conducted. Subject key words are annotated with "general" or "technical" to indicate whether a subject was mentioned briefly, or was explored in detail. Key words also include the names of each mineral and each element mentioned in the article. Geographic keys include ocean or sea name, numeric designators for the ocean/sea, the name of any pertinent geographic feature, US exclusive economic zones (e.g. East Coast), and geologic setting. The NOAA and MMS Marine Minerals CD-ROM Data Set, produced by NGDC and partially funded by INTERMAR, contains the entire NGDC Marine Minerals Bibliography and Geochemical Database and several data files compiled by other organizations. The bibliography is searchable on-line on NGDC's web server. In 2000, the International Seabed Authority (ISA) reworked the geochemical data from the CD-ROM, and the updated version of the database is now searchable on their Web site. In 2009, the ISA added a bibliography, using the NGDC MMBIB identification system, to their website and continues to update and maintain the bibliography, offering enhanced search capability and many more references.
Credit	NOAA National Geophysical Data Center and collocated World Data Center for Marine Geology and Geophysics, Boulder, NOAA National Ocean Service, and US Dept. of Interior Minerals Management Service.
Constraints	Please cite the original source when using these data. Disclaimer - While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.

Browse Graphic

Browse Graphic URL:	http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/image/geolin/preview03995011.gif
Browse Graphic Caption:	sample locations in study area
Browse Graphic Type:	GIF

Data Theme

Theme Topics:

Geological and Geophysical, Oceans and Estuaries

Reference System Information

Reference System URN:

urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG:4326

Spatial Domain

West Bounding Longitude:	-180
South Bounding Latitude:	-65.617
East Bounding Longitude:	180
North Bounding Latitude:	75.603

Beginning Date:	1992-10-31
Ending Date:	1992-10-31

Data Quality Information

Scope (quality information applies to):	Dataset
Data History:	This dataset was compiled at NGDC from searches of literature and laboratory reports performed by students and contractors.

Contact Information

Organization:	DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Address:	NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC 325 Broadway
City:	Boulder
State:	CO
Postal Code:	80305-3328
Country:	USA
Email:	geology.info@noaa.gov
Telephone:	(303) 497-6339
Fax:	(303) 497-6513

Distribution Information

Format Name:	ASCII
Distribution Link:	http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/geology/mmdb.html
Distribution Link Function:	Information

Metadata Reference Information

Acquisition Information

Instrument Code:	various
Platform Code:	OCEAN PLATFORMS
Platform Code:	SHIPS > SHIPS

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