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Archive of Geosample Information from Scientific Ocean Drilling
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    dateStamp:  2020-04-21
    metadataStandardName:  ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data
    metadataStandardVersion:  ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
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                title:  European Petroleum Survey Group (EPSG) Geodetic Parameter Registry
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                    date:  2008-11-12
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            title:  Archive of Geosample Information from Scientific Ocean Drilling
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                date:  1977-12-31
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                date:  2015-06-30
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                  Anchor:  DOI doi:10.7289/V57M05XN
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                organisationName:  International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP)
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                individualName:  John Firth, Curator
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                individualName:  Phil Rumford, Superintendent, Gulf Coast Repository
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                individualName:  Christine Mato, former Curator
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                individualName:  Don Simms, Data Librarian
                organisationName:  Texas A and M University, JOIDES Resolution Science Operator, International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP)
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                individualName:  Peter Woodbury, former DSDP Database Manager
                organisationName:  Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP)
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                name:  NCEI/WDS for Geophysics digital data set
                issueIdentification:  IMLGS services layers IODP, DSDP, and ODP and discrete data sets MGG15055001 through MGG15055999, and MGG23065001 through MGG23065999
            otherCitationDetails:  The DSDP, ODP, and IODP each operated/operate a partner core repository, contributing data to the Index to Marine and Lacustrine Geological Samples (IMLGS) database. The IMLGS is a collaboration between NCEI and multiple institutions (some supported by NSF) and government agencies, created by the institutions to offer common data about, and discovery/access to geological samples in their sample repository collections. The purpose of the IMLGS is to promote new research on existing samples. The database is maintained by NCEI under the guidance of a Curators Consortium, composed of representatives from the partner institutions.
        abstract:  Texas A and M University (TAMU), JOIDES Resolution Science Operator of the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP), is a partner in the Index to Marine and Lacustrine Geological Samples (IMLGS) database, contributing information to the IMLGS to help researchers discover geological samples curated in their facility. The IODP core repositories archive and make available core material from the current IODP, and also from its predecessor programs, the Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP), Ocean Drilling Program (ODP), and Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP). Core material is available to researchers through the IODP Curator. TAMU also contributed information to the IMLGS describing cores from the former IODP and ODP in their role as Science Operator for those programs. Information describing DSDP cores for the IMLGS was prepared by the former DSDP data management group operated by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO). TAMU periodically sends post-moratorium IODP core data, documents, and imagery to NCEI for long-term archive. The latest IODP data, and full-resolution TIFF images are available from the Data Librarian at TAMU. Full-resolution TIFF images in the NCEI archive are offline only.
        purpose:  Marine geological and geophysical research. Research into the deep biosphere and the subseafloor ocean; Environmental change, processes and effects; and Solid earth cycles and geodynamics.
        credit:  IODP and ODP core data were compiled by Texas A and M University. Core data for the DSDP were compiled by Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Science Operator for the Deep Sea Drilling Project. DSDP, ODP, and IODP data were compiled with support from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), and international sources.
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            organisationName:  NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
            positionName:  Marine Geology Data Manager
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                    deliveryPoint:  325 Broadway, Mail Code E/NE42
                    city:  Boulder
                    administrativeArea:  CO
                    postalCode:  80305-3328
                    country:  USA
                    electronicMailAddress:  geology.info@noaa.gov
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            maintenanceNote:  No data have been received for the new International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) cores; Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) Expeditions were completed in 2013. DSDP and ODP Legs are also complete. Data will continue to be added to the long-term archive as they come out of moratorium.
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            keyword:  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
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            keyword:  Solid Earth > Crust
            keyword:  Geographic Region > Global Ocean
            keyword:  Vertical Location >Sea Floor
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            otherConstraints:  Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.
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            otherConstraints:  Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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              MemberName:
                aName:  cored_diam_mm
                attributeType: (unknown)
            descriptor:  Additional precision in diameter of a cored sample.
            maxValue:
              Real:  99
            minValue:
              Real:  0
            units:
              UnitDefinition:
                identifier:  millimeters
                name:  millimeters
        dimension:  (MD_Band)
            sequenceIdentifier:
              MemberName:
                aName:  last_update
                attributeType: (unknown)
            descriptor:  The date when date from a sample was added to the database or last updated in the database.
            maxValue:
              Real:  20151231
            minValue:
              Real:  19771001
            units:
              UnitDefinition:
                identifier:  Year, Month, Day in the form YYYYMMDD
                name:  Year, Month, Day in the form YYYYMMDD
        dimension:  (MD_Band)
            sequenceIdentifier:
              MemberName:
                aName:  interval
                attributeType: (unknown)
            descriptor:  A specific interval within a core, or a separate piece of a grab or dredge sample, for which there is a separate set of information in the database.
            maxValue:
              Real:  999999
            minValue:
              Real:  0
            units:
              UnitDefinition:
                identifier:  none
                name:  none
        dimension:  (MD_Band)
            sequenceIdentifier:
              MemberName:
                aName:  depth_top
                attributeType: (unknown)
            descriptor:  Depth to top of an interval within a core.
            maxValue:
              Real:  999999
            minValue:
              Real:  0
            units:
              UnitDefinition:
                identifier:  centimeters
                name:  centimeters
        dimension:  (MD_Band)
            sequenceIdentifier:
              MemberName:
                aName:  depth_top_mm
                attributeType: (unknown)
            descriptor:  Additional precision in depth to top of an interval within a core.
            maxValue:
              Real:  99
            minValue:
              Real:  0
            units:
              UnitDefinition:
                identifier:  millimeters
                name:  millimeters
        dimension:  (MD_Band)
            sequenceIdentifier:
              MemberName:
                aName:  depth_bot
                attributeType: (unknown)
            descriptor:  Depth to bottom of an interval within a core.
            maxValue:
              Real:  999999
            minValue:
              Real:  0
            units:
              UnitDefinition:
                identifier:  centimeters
                name:  centimeters
        dimension:  (MD_Band)
            sequenceIdentifier:
              MemberName:
                aName:  depth_bot_mm
                attributeType: (unknown)
            descriptor:  Additional precision in depth to bottom of an interval within a core.
            maxValue:
              Real:  99
            minValue:
              Real:  0
            units:
              UnitDefinition:
                identifier:  millimeters
                name:  millimeters
        dimension:  (MD_Band)
            sequenceIdentifier:
              MemberName:
                aName:  dhcore_length
                attributeType: (unknown)
            descriptor:  Length of a single core taken down a multiple-core hole.
            maxValue:
              Real:  999999
            minValue:
              Real:  0
            units:
              UnitDefinition:
                identifier:  centimeters
                name:  centimeters
        dimension:  (MD_Band)
            sequenceIdentifier:
              MemberName:
                aName:  dhcore_length_mm
                attributeType: (unknown)
            descriptor:  Additional precision in length of a downhole core.
            maxValue:
              Real:  99
            minValue:
              Real:  0
            units:
              UnitDefinition:
                identifier:  millimeters
                name:  millimeters
        dimension:  (MD_Band)
            sequenceIdentifier:
              MemberName:
                aName:  dhcore_interval
                attributeType: (unknown)
            descriptor:  A specific interval within a downhole core, for which there is a separate set of information in the database.
            maxValue:
              Real:  999999
            minValue:
              Real:  0
            units:
              UnitDefinition:
                identifier:  none
                name:  none
        dimension:  (MD_Band)
            sequenceIdentifier:
              MemberName:
                aName:  dtop_in_dhcore
                attributeType: (unknown)
            descriptor:  Depth to top of an interval within a downhole core.
            maxValue:
              Real:  999999
            minValue:
              Real:  0
            units:
              UnitDefinition:
                identifier:  centimeters
                name:  centimeters
        dimension:  (MD_Band)
            sequenceIdentifier:
              MemberName:
                aName:  dtop_mm_in_dhcore
                attributeType: (unknown)
            descriptor:  Additional precision in depth to top of an interval within a downhole core.
            maxValue:
              Real:  99
            minValue:
              Real:  0
            units:
              UnitDefinition:
                identifier:  millimeters
                name:  millimeters
        dimension:  (MD_Band)
            sequenceIdentifier:
              MemberName:
                aName:  dbot_in_dhcore
                attributeType: (unknown)
            descriptor:  Depth to bottom of an interval within a downhole core.
            maxValue:
              Real:  999999
            minValue:
              Real:  0
            units:
              UnitDefinition:
                identifier:  centimeters
                name:  centimeters
        dimension:  (MD_Band)
            sequenceIdentifier:
              MemberName:
                aName:  dbot_mm_dhcore
                attributeType: (unknown)
            descriptor:  Additional precision in depth to bottom of an interval within a downhole core.
            maxValue:
              Real:  99
            minValue:
              Real:  0
            units:
              UnitDefinition:
                identifier:  millimeters
                name:  millimeters
        dimension:  (MD_Band)
            sequenceIdentifier:
              MemberName:
                aName:  weight
                attributeType: (unknown)
            descriptor:  Weight of the sample or piece of sample described.
            maxValue:
              Real:  9999.999
            minValue:
              Real:  0
            units:
              UnitDefinition:
                identifier:  kilograms
                name:  kilograms
        dimension:  (MD_Band)
            sequenceIdentifier:
              MemberName:
                aName:  cmcd_top
                attributeType: (unknown)
            descriptor:  Depth to top of downhole core within hole.
            maxValue:
              Real:  999999
            minValue:
              Real:  0
            units:
              UnitDefinition:
                identifier:  centimeters
                name:  centimeters
        dimension:  (MD_Band)
            sequenceIdentifier:
              MemberName:
                aName:  mmcd_top
                attributeType: (unknown)
            descriptor:  Additional precision in depth to top of downhole core within a hole.
            maxValue:
              Real:  99
            minValue:
              Real:  0
            units:
              UnitDefinition:
                identifier:  millimeters
                name:  millimeters
        dimension:  (MD_Band)
            sequenceIdentifier:
              MemberName:
                aName:  cmcd_bot
                attributeType: (unknown)
            descriptor:  Depth to bottom of a downhole core within a hole.
            maxValue:
              Real:  999999
            minValue:
              Real:  0
            units:
              UnitDefinition:
                identifier:  centimeters
                name:  centimeters
        dimension:  (MD_Band)
            sequenceIdentifier:
              MemberName:
                aName:  mmcd_bot
                attributeType: (unknown)
            descriptor:  Additional precision in depth to bottom of downhole core within a hole.
            maxValue:
              Real:  99
            minValue:
              Real:  0
            units:
              UnitDefinition:
                identifier:  millimeters
                name:  millimeters
        rangeElementDescription:  (MI_RangeElementDescription)
            name:  facility_code
            definition:  An abbreviation for the sample repository responsible for curating a given marine or lacustrine geological sample.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  AOML: NOAA - Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratories (now closed)
            rangeElement:
              Record:  ARFFSU: Antarctic Marine Geology Research Facility, Florida State University
            rangeElement:
              Record:  AWI: Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar Research (not actively adding samples)
            rangeElement:
              Record:  BOSCORF: British Ocean Sediment Core Research Facility, Southampton Oceanography Centre
            rangeElement:
              Record:  BPRC: Byrd Polar Research Center Ohio State University Core Repository
            rangeElement:
              Record:  Canada: Geological Survey of Canada, Atlantic (GSCA), Bedford Institute of Oceanography
            rangeElement:
              Record:  DSDP: Deep Sea Drilling Project (housed at IODP, superceded by ODP)
            rangeElement:
              Record:  ECS: U.S. Extended Continental Shelf Program Sample Repository, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey
            rangeElement:
              Record:  GEOMAR: IFM-GEOMAR Leibniz-Institute for Marine Sciences (not actively adding samples)
            rangeElement:
              Record:  IODP: Integrated Ocean Drilling Program
            rangeElement:
              Record:  LDEO: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University
            rangeElement:
              Record:  LacCore: National Lacustrine Core Repository, University of Minnesota
            rangeElement:
              Record:  NMNH: National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution (Samples collected by NOS/USCGS only)
            rangeElement:
              Record:  ODP: Ocean Drilling Program (superceded by the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program)
            rangeElement:
              Record:  OSU: College of Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University
            rangeElement:
              Record:  PMEL: NOAA- Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratories (not actively adding samples)
            rangeElement:
              Record:  RSMAS: Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami (not actively adding samples)
            rangeElement:
              Record:  SIO: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego
            rangeElement:
              Record:  SOEST: School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawaii-Manoa (not actively adding samples)
            rangeElement:
              Record:  U WISC: Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wisconsin-Madison (not actively adding samples)
            rangeElement:
              Record:  URI: Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
            rangeElement:
              Record:  USC: Department of Earth sciences, University of Southern California (not actively adding samples)
            rangeElement:
              Record:  USGSMP: US Geological Survey, Menlo Park CA
            rangeElement:
              Record:  USGSSP: US Geological Survey, St. Petersburg FL
            rangeElement:
              Record:  USGSWH: US Geological Survey, Woods Hole MA
            rangeElement:
              Record:  UT: University of Texas Institute of Geophysics (not actively adding samples)
            rangeElement:
              Record:  WHOI: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
        rangeElementDescription:  (MI_RangeElementDescription)
            name:  ship_code
            definition:  A deprecated four-digit numeric code. The first two digits are an institution code and the second two digits are a unique ship within the institution. This code is internal to NCEI and specific to marine geology.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  NCEI/MGG Institution and Ship Codes. This value must not be null.: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
        rangeElementDescription:  (MI_RangeElementDescription)
            name:  platform
            definition:  The name of the platform (usually a ship) that collected the geological sample.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  This is a controlled vocabulary list of platform (ship) names maintained at NCEI. It is a text field up to 50 characters in length, assigned by the sample repository and regularized to a standard vocabulary by NCEI. The names are checked against the list maintained by ICES, and the R2R list for consistency.
        rangeElementDescription:  (MI_RangeElementDescription)
            name:  cruise
            definition:  The period of operation of a ship, during which a geological sample was taken. A cruise may contain one or more legs, or port-to-port segments.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  This is not a predefined set of values. The cruise identifier is a freeform text field up to 30 characters in length, assigned by the sample repository. If another, standard identifier for the cruise or leg within a cruise for a given sample, it will be coded in the leg field. This value must not be null.
        rangeElementDescription:  (MI_RangeElementDescription)
            name:  sample
            definition:  The sample may be geologic material recovered by a single grab, dredge, or core, or may indicate a single hole in the sea floor or lakebed. Within a hole/sample, there may be additional distinct down-hole cores, sections, or intervals.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  This is not a predefined set of values. Sample identifier is a freeform text field up to 30 characters in length, assigned by the sample repository. This value must not be null.
        rangeElementDescription:  (MI_RangeElementDescription)
            name:  device
            definition:  The type of device used to recover a geologic sample from the sea floor or a lakebed.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  core: A coring device that is undifferentiated as far as specific type.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  core, box: A shallow coring device in a box-like or rectangular shape.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  core, camera mounted: A coring device mounted on a camera.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  core, dart: A small coring device usually used to recover a rock sample.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  core, free-fall: A free-fall specialized tubular gravity coring device
            rangeElement:
              Record:  core, gravity: A coring device, driven into sediment by a weight.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  core, hand-held: A hand operated coring device.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  core, kastenlot: A long, rectangular gravity corer.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  core, multicorer: A device taking multiple, small, tubular cores at once.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  core, piston: A tubular sampling device, with an inner piston, used to recover sediment.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  core, piston(giant): A piston coring device that is longer and wider in diameter than a standard piston corer.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  core, submersible mounted: A coring device mounted on a submersible vehicle.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  core, vibrating: A sediment coring device, with a vibrating mechanism, often used to recover coarse sediments, such as sand.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  corer, trigger wt.: A small core mounted on a larger piston core. When the trigger wt. corer hits the sediment surface, it causes the piston to activate within the piston core.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  downhole coring: Used to indicate a hole from which multiple individual coring devices have sequentially extracted geologic samples, down the hole.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  dredge: A device dragged along the seabed surface, to recover geologic material.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  dredge (old fmt): Used to indicate a dredging device where sample information was entered into the database using old descriptors.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  dredge, rock: A dredging device specifically designed to recover rock samples.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  drill: A drilling device that is undifferentiated as to specific type.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  drill, rock: A drilling device designed to obtain rock samples.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  drill, sediment: A drilling device designed to recover sediment.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  grab: A sampling device designed to recover undifferentiated material from the surface of the sea floor or lakebed.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  grab, ROV: A grab sampler mounted/operated from a remotely operated vehicle.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  probe: Indicates a sample taken in conjunction with a sea floor probe.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  suspended sediment: A sampling device designed to recover sediment suspended above the sea floor.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  trap, sediment: A device intended to trap sediment over time to measure sediment transport.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  trawl: A net dragged along the sea floor.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  unknown device: Used in all cases when the sampling device is unknown, the field must not be null.
        rangeElementDescription:  (MI_RangeElementDescription)
            name:  ns
            definition:  Indicator of whether latitude is north or south of the equator.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  n: Latitude value is north of the equator.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  s: Latitude measured is south of the equator.
        rangeElementDescription:  (MI_RangeElementDescription)
            name:  end_ns
            definition:  Indicator of whether latitude is north or south of the equator, where sampling operations were concluded. Blank if sampling location is fixed.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  n: Latitude value is north of the equator.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  s: Latitude measured is south of the equator.
        rangeElementDescription:  (MI_RangeElementDescription)
            name:  ew
            definition:  Indicator of whether longitude is east or west of the Prime Meridian.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  e: Longitude measured is east of the Prime Meridian.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  w: Longitude measured is west of the Prime Meridian.
        rangeElementDescription:  (MI_RangeElementDescription)
            name:  end_ew
            definition:  Indicator of whether longitude is east or west of the Prime Meridian, at which sampling operations were concluded. Blank if sampling location is fixed.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  e: Longitude measured is east of the Prime Meridian.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  w: Longitude measured is west of the Prime Meridian.
        rangeElementDescription:  (MI_RangeElementDescription)
            name:  latlon_orig
            definition:  Indicates the units in which latitude and longitude were originally coded.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  d: Latitude and longitude were originally entered in decimal degrees.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  m: Latitude and longitude were originally entered in degrees, minutes, and hundredths of minutes.
        rangeElementDescription:  (MI_RangeElementDescription)
            name:  storage_meth
            definition:  Indicates the sample storage method used.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  frozen: Samples are kept frozen.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  refrigerated: Samples are refrigerated.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  room temperature, dry: Samples are kept at room temperature, unsealed.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  room temperature, moisture sealed: Samples are kept at room temperature, moisture sealed.
        rangeElementDescription:  (MI_RangeElementDescription)
            name:  pi
            definition:  The name of the Principal Investigator that collected, or is responsible for, the geologic sample.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  This is not a predefined set of values. The name is a freeform text field up to 255 characters in length, assigned by the sample repository.
        rangeElementDescription:  (MI_RangeElementDescription)
            name:  province
            definition:  The physiographic province of the site where the sample was collected.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  shelf, insular: insular shelf
            rangeElement:
              Record:  shelf, continental: continental shelf (along continental margin)
            rangeElement:
              Record:  slope, insular: insular slope
            rangeElement:
              Record:  slope, continental: continental slope
            rangeElement:
              Record:  rise, insular: insular rise
            rangeElement:
              Record:  rise, continental: continental rise
            rangeElement:
              Record:  marginal plateau or borderland: marginal plateau or borderland, deeper than 100 fms (eg. Blake Plateau)
            rangeElement:
              Record:  unspecified
            rangeElement:
              Record:  apron, archipelagic: archipelagic apron
            rangeElement:
              Record:  abyssal plain
            rangeElement:
              Record:  abyssal hills
            rangeElement:
              Record:  seamount or seamount province
            rangeElement:
              Record:  rise or ridge, aseismic ocean: aseismic oceanic rise or ridge (eg. Rio Grande Rise or Walvis Ridge)
            rangeElement:
              Record:  ridge crest
            rangeElement:
              Record:  ridge flank
            rangeElement:
              Record:  axial valley
            rangeElement:
              Record:  trench, insular: insular trench
            rangeElement:
              Record:  trench, continental margin: trench along a continental margin
            rangeElement:
              Record:  fracture zone
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sea, marginal: marginal sea
            rangeElement:
              Record:  basin, small ocean: small ocean basin
            rangeElement:
              Record:  lake, inland fresh water: inland fresh water lake
            rangeElement:
              Record:  harbor, shallow bay: harbor or shallow bay
            rangeElement:
              Record:  delta or cone
            rangeElement:
              Record:  canyon, submarine: submarine canyon
            rangeElement:
              Record:  canyon or channel, mid-ocean: mid-ocean canyon or channel
            rangeElement:
              Record:  plateau, oceanic: oceanic plateau
            rangeElement:
              Record:  lake, salt water inland: salt water inland lake
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sound
            rangeElement:
              Record:  strait
            rangeElement:
              Record:  channel, river or stream: river or stream channel
            rangeElement:
              Record:  lagoon
            rangeElement:
              Record:  lake: lake, undifferentiated type
            rangeElement:
              Record:  paleochannel
            rangeElement:
              Record:  paleolake
            rangeElement:
              Record:  reservoir
            rangeElement:
              Record:  wetland
            rangeElement:
              Record:  beach
            rangeElement:
              Record:  estuary
            rangeElement:
              Record:  fjord
            rangeElement:
              Record:  paleoestuary
            rangeElement:
              Record:  terrestrial, undifferentiated
        rangeElementDescription:  (MI_RangeElementDescription)
            name:  lake
            definition:  The name of the lake from which a geological sample was collected.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  This is not a predefined set of values. Lake is a freeform text field up to 50 characters in length, assigned by the sample repository and compiled into an alphabetical list by NCEI.
        rangeElementDescription:  (MI_RangeElementDescription)
            name:  igsn
            definition:  International Geosample Number (IGSN).
            rangeElement:
              Record: http://geosamples.org.
        rangeElementDescription:  (MI_RangeElementDescription)
            name:  imlgs
            definition:  IMLGS identifier
            rangeElement:
              Record:  A unique number preceded by imlgs representing one record in the Index to Marine and Lacustrine Geological Samples database
        rangeElementDescription:  (MI_RangeElementDescription)
            name:  leg
            definition:  A definitive cruiseleg identifier used to cross reference the sample material to additional information about the cruse and leg on which it was collected. May also be used to specify an alternative leg identifier to the cruise parameter.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  This is not a predefined set of values. Values are determined by a variety of definitive sources, such as the Marine Geoscience Data System (MGDS), the Scripps Institution of Oceanography SIO Explorer, the R2R system, and the US Geological Survey InfoBank, among others. It consists of a community consensus definitive identifier for a particular cruise leg combination, and may change over time.
        rangeElementDescription:  (MI_RangeElementDescription)
            name:  other_link
            definition:  A URL linking sample level information in the database to additional data and information outside the database, usually archived by NCEI, related to the sample. For example, core photographs, descriptions, or analyses.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  This is not a predefined set of values. It consists of a valid program call/URL up to 500 characters in length.
        rangeElementDescription:  (MI_RangeElementDescription)
            name:  sample_comments
            definition:  Comments about a whole core, grab, dredge, or hole.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  This is not a predefined set of values. Freeform text field up to 2000 characters in length.
        rangeElementDescription:  (MI_RangeElementDescription)
            name:  show_sampl
            definition:  URL to link detailed interval level information to a whole core, grab, dredge, or hole.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  This is not a predefined set of values. Freeform text field up to 254 characters in length.
        rangeElementDescription:  (MI_RangeElementDescription)
            name:  dhcore_id
            definition:  A distinct down-hole core taken sequentially down a multi-core hole.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  This is not a predefined set of values. Downhole core identifier is a freeform text field up to 30 characters in length, assigned by the sample repository.
        rangeElementDescription:  (MI_RangeElementDescription)
            name:  lith1
            definition:  Primary lithology of the material described.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  calcareous, algae: calcareous material, predominately algae.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  calcareous, biogenic: calcareous material, biogenic in origin.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  calcareous, coral: calcareous material, predominately coral.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  calcareous, foraminifera: calcareous material, predominately foraminifera.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  calcareous, nannofossils: calcareous material, predominately nannofossils.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  calcareous, nonbiogenic: calcareous material, predominately nonbiogenic in origin.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  calcareous, oolites: calcareous material, predominately oolites.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  calcareous, ostracods: calcareous material, predominately ostracods.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  calcareous, pteropods: calcareous material, predominately pteropods.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  calcareous, shells: calcareous material, predominately shells.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  calcareous, spines: calcareous material, predominately spines.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  clay minerals: Clay minerals.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  dolomite: Dolomite, deprecated, see rock_lith.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  fish teeth: Fish teeth.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  glauconite: Glauconite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  iron or iron oxide: Iron or iron oxide.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  manganese: Manganese.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  opaques: Opaque material.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  phosphate: Phosphate.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  plant debris: Plant debris.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  pyrite or marcasite: Pyrite or marcasite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  siliceous: Siliceous material, undefined dominant component.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  siliceous, diatoms: Siliceous material, predominately diatoms.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  siliceous, radiolaria: Siliceous material, predominately radiolaria.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  siliceous, sponge spicules: Siliceous material, predominately sponge spicules.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  terrigenous: Terrigenous material, undefined dominant component.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  volcanics: Volcanic material.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  zeolites: Zeolites.
        rangeElementDescription:  (MI_RangeElementDescription)
            name:  text1
            definition:  Primary texture of the material described.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  allogenic limestone: Allogenic limestone, deprecated, see rock_lith.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  authigenic limestone: Authigenic limestone, deprecated, see rock_lith.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  ash: ash.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  breccia: Breccia.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  chert or porcelanite: Chert or porcelanite, deprecated, see rock_lith.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  crusts: Crusts.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  erratic rock: An erratic rock, deprecated, see rock_lith.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  evaporite: Evaporite, deprecated, see rock_lith.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  glass shards: Glass shards.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  gravel: Gravel.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  gravelly mud: Gravelly mud.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  gravelly sand: Gravelly sand.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  lapilli: Lapilli.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  metamorphic rock: Metamorphic rock, deprecated, see rock_lith.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  mud or ooze: Mud or ooze.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  muddy gravel: Muddy gravel.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  muddy sand: Muddy sand
            rangeElement:
              Record:  nodules: Nodules
            rangeElement:
              Record:  plutonic or igneous rock: Plutonic or igneous rock, deprecated, see rock_lith.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sand: Sand.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sandy gravel: Sandy gravel.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sandy mud or ooze: Sandy mud or ooze.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  slabs: Slabs.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  terrigenous clastic sedimentary rock: Terrigenous clastic sedimentary rock, deprecated, see rock_lith.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  volcanic igneous rock: Volcanic igneous rock, deprecated, see rock_lith.
        rangeElementDescription:  (MI_RangeElementDescription)
            name:  lith2
            definition:  Secondary lithology of the material described.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  calcareous, algae: calcareous material, predominately algae.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  calcareous, biogenic: calcareous material, biogenic in origin.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  calcareous, coral: calcareous material, predominately coral.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  calcareous, foraminifera: calcareous material, predominately foraminifera.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  calcareous, nannofossils: calcareous material, predominately nannofossils.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  calcareous, nonbiogenic: calcareous material, predominately nonbiogenic in origin.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  calcareous, oolites: calcareous material, predominately oolites.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  calcareous, ostracods: calcareous material, predominately ostracods.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  calcareous, pteropods: calcareous material, predominately pteropods.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  calcareous, shells: calcareous material, predominately shells.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  calcareous, spines: calcareous material, predominately spines.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  clay minerals: Clay minerals.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  dolomite: Dolomite, deprecated, see rock_lith.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  fish teeth: Fish teeth.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  glauconite: Glauconite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  iron or iron oxide: Iron or iron oxide.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  manganese: Manganese.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  opaques: Opaque material.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  phosphate: Phosphate.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  plant debris: Plant debris.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  pyrite or marcasite: Pyrite or marcasite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  siliceous: Siliceous material, undefined dominant component.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  siliceous, diatoms: Siliceous material, predominately diatoms.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  siliceous, radiolaria: Siliceous material, predominately radiolaria.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  siliceous, sponge spicules: Siliceous material, predominately sponge spicules.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  terrigenous: Terrigenous material, undefined dominant component.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  volcanics: Volcanic material.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  zeolites: Zeolites.
        rangeElementDescription:  (MI_RangeElementDescription)
            name:  text2
            definition:  Secondary texture of the material described.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  allogenic limestone: Allogenic limestone, deprecated, see rock_lith.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  authigenic limestone: Authigenic limestone, deprecated, see rock_lith.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  ash: ash.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  breccia: Breccia.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  chert or porcelanite: Chert or porcelanite, deprecated, see rock_lith.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  crusts: Crusts.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  erratic rock: An erratic rock, deprecated, see rock_lith.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  evaporite: Evaporite, deprecated, see rock_lith.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  glass shards: Glass shards.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  gravel: Gravel.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  gravelly mud: Gravelly mud.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  gravelly sand: Gravelly sand.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  lapilli: Lapilli.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  metamorphic rock: Metamorphic rock, deprecated, see rock_lith.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  mud or ooze: Mud or ooze.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  muddy gravel: Muddy gravel.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  muddy sand: Muddy sand
            rangeElement:
              Record:  nodules: Nodules
            rangeElement:
              Record:  plutonic or igneous rock: Plutonic or igneous rock, deprecated, see rock_lith.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sand: Sand.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sandy gravel: Sandy gravel.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sandy mud or ooze: Sandy mud or ooze.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  slabs: Slabs.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  terrigenous clastic sedimentary rock: Terrigenous clastic sedimentary rock, deprecated, see rock_lith.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  volcanic igneous rock: Volcanic igneous rock, deprecated, see rock_lith.
        rangeElementDescription:  (MI_RangeElementDescription)
            name:  description
            definition:  A freeform description of the geological sample.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  This is not a predefined set of values. Description is a freeform text field up to 2000 characters in length.
        rangeElementDescription:  (MI_RangeElementDescription)
            name:  age
            definition:  Geologic age.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  Cretaceous: Cretaceous, undifferentiated.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  Cretaceous, Early: Early, or Lower Cretaceous.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  Cretaceous, Late: Late, or Upper Cretaceous.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  Cretaceous, Middle: Middle Cretaceous.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  Eocene: Eocene.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  Holocene: Holocene.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  Jurassic: Jurassic, undifferentiated.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  Jurassic, Early: Early, or Lower Jurassic.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  Jurassic, Late: Late, or Upper Jurassic.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  Jurassic, Middle: Middle Jurassic.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  Miocene: Miocene.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  Mississippian: Mississippian.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  Oligocene: Oligocene.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  Paleocene: Paleocene.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  Pennsylvanian: Pennsylvanian.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  Permian: Permian.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  Pleistocene: Pleistocene, undifferentiated.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  Pleistocene, Late: Late, or Upper Pleistocene.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  Pliocene: Pliocene.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  Pre-Jurassic: Pre-Jurassic, undifferentiated.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  Pre-Jurassic, Cambrian: Pre-Jurassic, Cambrian.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  Pre-Jurassic, Devonian: Pre-Jurassic, Devonian.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  Pre-Jurassic, Ordovician: Pre-Jurassic, Ordovician.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  Pre-Jurassic, Siluriian: Pre-Jurassic, Silurian.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  Precambrian: Precambrian.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  Quaternary: Quaternary, undifferentiated.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  Tertiary: Tertiary, undifferentiated.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  Triassic: Triassic, undifferentiated.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  unknown: Unknown age.
        rangeElementDescription:  (MI_RangeElementDescription)
            name:  absolute_age_top
            definition:  The absolute age in years at the top of interval.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  This is a freeform text field up to 50 characters in length.
        rangeElementDescription:  (MI_RangeElementDescription)
            name:  absolute_age_bot
            definition:  The absolute age in years at the bottom of interval.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  This is a freeform text field up to 50 characters in length.
        rangeElementDescription:  (MI_RangeElementDescription)
            name:  rock_lith
            definition:  Rock lithology.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (extrusive/volcanic): igneous (extrusive/volcanic) rock.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (extrusive/volcanic), andesites: igneous (extrusive/volcanic), andesite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (extrusive/volcanic), basalt: igneous (extrusive/volcanic), basalt.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (extrusive/volcanic), basalt, aphyric: igneous (extrusive/volcanic), basalt, aphyric.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (extrusive/volcanic), basalt, ol-cpx phyric: igneous (extrusive/volcanic), basalt, ol-cpx phyric.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (extrusive/volcanic), basalt, ol-pg phyric: igneous (extrusive/volcanic), basalt, ol-pg phyric.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (extrusive/volcanic), basalt, ol-pg-cpx phyric: igneous (extrusive/volcanic), basalt, ol-pg-cpx phyric.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (extrusive/volcanic), basalt, olivine phyric: igneous (extrusive/volcanic), basalt, olivine phyric.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (extrusive/volcanic), basalt, pillow: igneous (extrusive/volcanic), basalt, pillow.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (extrusive/volcanic), basalt, plagioclase phyric: igneous (extrusive/volcanic), basalt, plagioclase phyric.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (extrusive/volcanic), basalt, vesicular (>10% vesicles): igneous (extrusive/volcanic), basalt, vesicular (>10% vesicles).
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (extrusive/volcanic), dacites: igneous (extrusive/volcanic), dacites.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (extrusive/volcanic), hyaloclastites: igneous (extrusive/volcanic), hyaloclastites.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (extrusive/volcanic), latite: igneous (extrusive/volcanic), latite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (extrusive/volcanic), leucitite: igneous (extrusive/volcanic), leucitite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (extrusive/volcanic), metabasalt: igneous (extrusive/volcanic), metabasalt.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (extrusive/volcanic), nephelinite: igneous (extrusive/volcanic), nephelinite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (extrusive/volcanic), obsidian/quenched basalt-glass: igneous (extrusive/volcanic), obsidian/quenched basalt-glass.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (extrusive/volcanic), phonolite: igneous (extrusive/volcanic), phonolite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (extrusive/volcanic), pumice/scoria: igneous (extrusive/volcanic), pumice/scoria.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (extrusive/volcanic), rhyolite: igneous (extrusive/volcanic), rhyolite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (extrusive/volcanic), sheet flow basalt: igneous (extrusive/volcanic), sheet flow basalt.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (extrusive/volcanic), tephrite: igneous (extrusive/volcanic), tephrite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (extrusive/volcanic), trachybasalt: igneous (extrusive/volcanic), trachybasalt.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (extrusive/volcanic), trachyte: igneous (extrusive/volcanic), trachyte.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (hypabyssal): igneous (hypabyssal) rock.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (hypabyssal), aplite: igneous (hypabyssal), aplite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (hypabyssal), diabase: igneous (hypabyssal), diabase.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (hypabyssal), diabase, aphyric: igneous (hypabyssal), diabase, aphyric.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (hypabyssal), diabase, cpx-phyric: igneous (hypabyssal), diabase, cpx-phyric.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (hypabyssal), diabase, ol-cpx phyric: igneous (hypabyssal), diabase, ol-cpx phyric.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (hypabyssal), diabase, ol-pg phyric: igneous (hypabyssal), diabase, ol-pg phyric.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (hypabyssal), diabase, ol-pg-cpx phyric: igneous (hypabyssal), diabase, ol-pg-cpx phyric.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (hypabyssal), diabase, olivine phyric: igneous (hypabyssal), diabase, olivine phyric.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (hypabyssal), diabase, pg-cpx phyric: igneous (hypabyssal), diabase, pg-cpx phyric.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (hypabyssal), diabase, plagioclase phyric: igneous (hypabyssal), diabase, plagioclase phyric.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (hypabyssal), diorite porphyry: igneous (hypabyssal), diorite porphyry.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (hypabyssal), granite porphyry: igneous (hypabyssal), granite porphyry.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (hypabyssal), granophyre: igneous (hypabyssal),granophyre .
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (hypabyssal), lamprophyre: igneous (hypabyssal), lamprophyre.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (hypabyssal), metadiabase: igneous (hypabyssal), metadiabase.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (hypabyssal), pegmatite: igneous (hypabyssal), pegmatite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (intrusive/plutonic): igneous (intrusive/plutonic) rock.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (intrusive/plutonic), anorthosite: igneous (intrusive/plutonic), anorthosite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (intrusive/plutonic), clinopyroxenite: igneous (intrusive/plutonic), clinopyroxenite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (intrusive/plutonic), diorite: igneous (intrusive/plutonic), diorite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (intrusive/plutonic), dunite: igneous (intrusive/plutonic), dunite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (intrusive/plutonic), gabbro: igneous (intrusive/plutonic), gabbro.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (intrusive/plutonic), gabbro, ferro: igneous (intrusive/plutonic), gabbro, ferrous.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (intrusive/plutonic), gabbro, olivine: igneous (intrusive/plutonic), gabbro, olivine.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (intrusive/plutonic), gabbro, quartz: igneous (intrusive/plutonic), gabbro, quartz.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (intrusive/plutonic), granite: igneous (intrusive/plutonic), granite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (intrusive/plutonic), granodiorite: igneous (intrusive/plutonic), granodiorite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (intrusive/plutonic), harzburgite: igneous (intrusive/plutonic), harzburgite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (intrusive/plutonic), hornblendite: igneous (intrusive/plutonic), hornblendite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (intrusive/plutonic), lherzolite: igneous (intrusive/plutonic), lherzolite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (intrusive/plutonic), metagabbro: igneous (intrusive/plutonic), metagabbro.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (intrusive/plutonic), monzonite: igneous (intrusive/plutonic), monzonite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (intrusive/plutonic), norite: igneous (intrusive/plutonic), norite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (intrusive/plutonic), orthopyroxenite: igneous (intrusive/plutonic), orthopyroxenite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (intrusive/plutonic), peridotite: igneous (intrusive/plutonic), peridotite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (intrusive/plutonic), serpentinite: igneous (intrusive/plutonic), serpentinite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (intrusive/plutonic), syenite: igneous (intrusive/plutonic), syenite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (intrusive/plutonic), tonalite (qtz diorite): igneous (intrusive/plutonic), tonalite (qtz diorite).
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (intrusive/plutonic), tondhjemite: igneous (intrusive/plutonic), tondhjemite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (intrusive/plutonic), troctolite: igneous (intrusive/plutonic), troctolite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (intrusive/plutonic), websterite, olivine: igneous (intrusive/plutonic), websterite, olivine.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  igneous (intrusive/plutonic), wehrlite: igneous (intrusive/plutonic), wehrlite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  metamorphic (metamorphosed): metamorphic (metamorphosed) rock.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  metamorphic (metamorphosed), amphibolite: metamorphic (metamorphosed), amphibolite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  metamorphic (metamorphosed), blastomylonite: metamorphic (metamorphosed), blastomylonite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  metamorphic (metamorphosed), cataclastite: metamorphic (metamorphosed), cataclastite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  metamorphic (metamorphosed), eclogite: metamorphic (metamorphosed), eclogite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  metamorphic (metamorphosed), gneiss: metamorphic (metamorphosed), gneiss.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  metamorphic (metamorphosed), gneiss, augen: metamorphic (metamorphosed), gneiss, augen.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  metamorphic (metamorphosed), gneiss, banded: metamorphic (metamorphosed), gneiss, banded.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  metamorphic (metamorphosed), granulite: metamorphic (metamorphosed), granulite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  metamorphic (metamorphosed), greenstone: metamorphic (metamorphosed), greenstone.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  metamorphic (metamorphosed), hornfels: metamorphic (metamorphosed), hornfels.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  metamorphic (metamorphosed), marble: metamorphic (metamorphosed), marble.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  metamorphic (metamorphosed), metabasalt/greenstone: metamorphic (metamorphosed), metabasalt/greenstone.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  metamorphic (metamorphosed), metadiabase/greenstone: metamorphic (metamorphosed), metadiabase/greenstone.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  metamorphic (metamorphosed), metagabbro/greenstone: metamorphic (metamorphosed), metagabbro/greenstone.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  metamorphic (metamorphosed), migmatite: metamorphic (metamorphosed), migmatite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  metamorphic (metamorphosed), phyllite: metamorphic (metamorphosed), phyllite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  metamorphic (metamorphosed), quartzite: metamorphic (metamorphosed), quartzite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  metamorphic (metamorphosed), rodingite: metamorphic (metamorphosed), rodingite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  metamorphic (metamorphosed), schist: metamorphic (metamorphosed), schist.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  metamorphic (metamorphosed), serpentinite: metamorphic (metamorphosed), serpentinite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  metamorphic (metamorphosed), skarn: metamorphic (metamorphosed), skarn.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  metamorphic (metamorphosed), slate: metamorphic (metamorphosed), slate.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  metamorphic (metamorphosed), soapstone: metamorphic (metamorphosed), soapstone.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  metamorphic (metamorphosed), tectonite: metamorphic (metamorphosed), tectonite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  metamorphic (metamorphosed), ultramylonite: metamorphic (metamorphosed), ultramylonite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (chemical): sedimentary (chemical) rock.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (chemical), Mn/Fe nodules: sedimentary (chemical), Mn/Fe nodules.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (chemical), Mn/Fe oxide crusts and nodules: sedimentary (chemical), Mn/Fe oxide crusts and nodules.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (chemical), amorphous silica (tube worm tests): sedimentary (chemical), amorphous silica (tube worm tests).
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (chemical), anhydrite: sedimentary (chemical), anhydrite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (chemical), calcite (assoc with sulfide chimney): sedimentary (chemical), calcite (assoc with sulfide chimney).
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (chemical), chalcopyrite: sedimentary (chemical), chalcopyrite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (chemical), chert/porcelanite: sedimentary (chemical), chert/porcelanite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (chemical), dolomite/dolostone: sedimentary (chemical), dolomite/dolostone.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (chemical), gypsum: sedimentary (chemical), gypsum.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (chemical), iron ore: sedimentary (chemical), iron ore.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (chemical), iron stone: sedimentary (chemical), iron stone.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (chemical), jasper: sedimentary (chemical), jasper.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (chemical), limestone: sedimentary (chemical), limestone.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (chemical), limestone, lithographic: sedimentary (chemical), limestone, lithographic.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (chemical), phosphorite crusts: sedimentary (chemical), phosphorite crusts.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (chemical), phosphorite nodules: sedimentary (chemical), phosphorite nodules.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (chemical), pyrite/marcasite: sedimentary (chemical), pyrite/marcasite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (chemical), salt: sedimentary (chemical), salt.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (chemical), sphalerite/wurtzite: sedimentary (chemical), sphalerite/wurtzite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (chemical), sulfide "dust": sedimentary (chemical), sulfide "dust".
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (chemical), sulfide chimney (fragment): sedimentary (chemical), sulfide chimney (fragment).
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (chemical), sulfide chimney (whole specimen): sedimentary (chemical), sulfide chimney (whole specimen).
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (chemical), travertine: sedimentary (chemical), travertine.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic): sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic) rock.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), arkose: sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), arkose.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), breccia: sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), breccia.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), breccia, hyaloclastite/palagonite: sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), breccia, hyaloclastite/palagonite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), breccia, intraformational (sed rocks in same matrix): sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), breccia, intraformational (sed rocks in same matrix).
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), breccia, serpentinite: sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), breccia, serpentinite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), breccia, tectonic: sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), breccia, tectonic.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), calcarenite: sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), calcarenite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), calcilutite: sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), calcilutite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), calcirudite: sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), calcirudite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), claystone: sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), claystone.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), conglomerate: sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), conglomerate.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), greywacke: sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), greywacke.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), greywacke, arkosic: sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), greywacke, arkosic.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), greywacke, lithic: sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), greywacke, lithic.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), greywacke, sandy: sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), greywacke, sandy.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), greywacke, volcanic: sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), greywacke, volcanic.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), marl: sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), marl.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), mudstone (lutite): sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), mudstone (lutite).
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), oligomictic conglomerate (clasts of one lithology): sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), oligomictic conglomerate (clasts of one lithology).
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), orthoquartzite: sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), orthoquartzite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), polymictic conglomerate (containing rock fragments): sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), polymictic conglomerate (containing rock fragments).
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), sandstone, lithic (containing rock fragments): sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), sandstone, lithic (containing rock fragments).
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), sandstone/arenite: sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), sandstone/arenite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), shale: sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), shale.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), siltstone: sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), siltstone.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), tillite: sedimentary (detrital/fragmental or clastic), tillite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (organic): sedimentary (organic).
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (organic), chalk: sedimentary (organic), chalk.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (organic), coal: sedimentary (organic), coal.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (organic), coquina (fossiliferous limestone): sedimentary (organic), coquina (fossiliferous limestone).
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (organic), diatomites (chert): sedimentary (organic), diatomites (chert).
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (organic), iron stone: sedimentary (organic), iron stone.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (organic), iron ore: sedimentary (organic), iron ore.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (organic), limestone: sedimentary (organic), limestone.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (organic), limestone, lithographic: sedimentary (organic), limestone, lithographic.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (organic), peat: sedimentary (organic), peat.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (organic), phosphorite: sedimentary (organic), phosphorite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (organic), radiolarites (chert): sedimentary (organic), radiolarites (chert).
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (pyroclastic): sedimentary (pyroclastic).
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (pyroclastic), agglomerates (bombs)(>32mm diam): sedimentary (pyroclastic), agglomerates (bombs)(>32mm diam).
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (pyroclastic), breccia, pillow: sedimentary (pyroclastic), breccia, pillow.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (pyroclastic), hyaloclastite: sedimentary (pyroclastic), hyaloclastite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (pyroclastic), loose glass fragments: sedimentary (pyroclastic), loose glass fragments.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (pyroclastic), tuff: sedimentary (pyroclastic), tuff.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (pyroclastic), tuff, ash (<4mm diam. clasts): sedimentary (pyroclastic), tuff, ash (<4mm diam. clasts).
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (pyroclastic), tuff, crystal (crystal clasts): sedimentary (pyroclastic), tuff, crystal (crystal clasts).
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (pyroclastic), tuff, lithic (rock clasts): sedimentary (pyroclastic), tuff, lithic (rock clasts).
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (pyroclastic), tuff, vitric (glass clasts): sedimentary (pyroclastic), tuff, vitric (glass clasts).
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (pyroclastic), volcanic breccia (blocks)(>32mm): sedimentary (pyroclastic), volcanic breccia (blocks)(>32mm).
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (unconsolidated): sedimentary (unconsolidated).
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (unconsolidated), clay, calcareous (1-30% biogenous matter-calcareous): sedimentary (unconsolidated), clay, calcareous (1-30% biogenous matter-calcareous).
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (unconsolidated), clay, siliceous (1-30% biogenous matter-siliceous): sedimentary (unconsolidated), clay, siliceous (1-30% biogenous matter-siliceous).
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (unconsolidated), clay, unfossiliferous: sedimentary (unconsolidated), clay, unfossiliferous.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (unconsolidated), coral: sedimentary (unconsolidated), coral.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (unconsolidated), crabs (+/- vent origin): sedimentary (unconsolidated), crabs (+/- vent origin).
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (unconsolidated), glacial erratics: sedimentary (unconsolidated), glacial erratics.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (unconsolidated), gravel: sedimentary (unconsolidated), gravel.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (unconsolidated), lutite (unconsolidated): sedimentary (unconsolidated), lutite (unconsolidated).
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (unconsolidated), ooze, calcareous (>30% biogenous matter): sedimentary (unconsolidated), ooze, calcareous (>30% biogenous matter).
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (unconsolidated), ooze, calcareous-siliceous: sedimentary (unconsolidated), ooze, calcareous-siliceous.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (unconsolidated), ooze, siliceous (>30% biogenous matter): sedimentary (unconsolidated), ooze, siliceous (>30% biogenous matter).
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (unconsolidated), sand: sedimentary (unconsolidated), sand.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (unconsolidated), sand, calcareous (forams/pteropods): sedimentary (unconsolidated), sand, calcareous (forams/pteropods).
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (unconsolidated), sea cucumbers: sedimentary (unconsolidated), sea cucumbers.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (unconsolidated), shell fragments (tests): sedimentary (unconsolidated), shell fragments (tests).
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (unconsolidated), shell/coral hash: sedimentary (unconsolidated), shell/coral hash.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (unconsolidated), silt: sedimentary (unconsolidated), silt.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (unconsolidated), sponge: sedimentary (unconsolidated), sponge.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (unconsolidated), urchins: sedimentary (unconsolidated), urchins.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (unconsolidated), vent clams: sedimentary (unconsolidated), vent clams.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  sedimentary (unconsolidated), vent worm tests: sedimentary (unconsolidated), vent worm tests.
        rangeElementDescription:  (MI_RangeElementDescription)
            name:  rock_min
            definition:  Rock mineralogy.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  alkali feldspar (K-spar): alkali feldspar (K-spar).
            rangeElement:
              Record:  amphibole (amph): amphibole (amph).
            rangeElement:
              Record:  biotite: biotite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  clasts, basalt: clasts, basalt.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  clasts, metamorphic: clasts, metamorphic.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  clasts, plutonic: clasts, plutonic.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  clasts, sedimentary: clasts, sedimentary.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  feldspathoids (f): feldspathoids (f).
            rangeElement:
              Record:  garnet: garne.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  matrix cement Mn/Fe oxides: matrix cement Mn/Fe oxides.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  matrix cement calcite: matrix cement calcite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  matrix cement lithified sediment: matrix cement lithified sediment.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  matrix cement silica: matrix cement silica.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  matrix cement zeolite: matrix cement zeolite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  muscovite: muscovite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  olivine (ol): olivine (ol).
            rangeElement:
              Record:  olivine + pyroxene: olivine + pyroxene.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  plagioclase (pg): plagioclase (pg).
            rangeElement:
              Record:  plagioclase + amphibole: plagioclase + amphibole.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  plagioclase + olivine: plagioclase + olivine.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  plagioclase + pyroxene: plagioclase + pyroxene.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  plagioclase+olivine+pyroxene: plagioclase+olivine+pyroxene.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  pyroxene (opx/cpx,px): pyroxene (opx/cpx,px).
            rangeElement:
              Record:  quartz (q): quartz (q).
            rangeElement:
              Record:  spinel: spinel.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  xenoliths: xenoliths.
        rangeElementDescription:  (MI_RangeElementDescription)
            name:  weath_meta
            definition:  Weathering and/or metamorphism additional descriptive information.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  metamorphism - amphibolite: metamorphism - amphibolite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  metamorphism - granulite: metamorphism - granulite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  metamorphism - greenschist: metamorphism - greenschist.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  metamorphism - hydrothermal: metamorphism - hydrothermal.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  metamorphism - serpentinized: metamorphism - serpentinized.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  metamorphism - zeolite: metamorphism - zeolite.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  weathering - fresh: weathering - fresh.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  weathering - heavy: weathering - heavy.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  weathering - heavy, very: weathering - heavy, very.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  weathering - light: weathering - light.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  weathering - moderate: weathering - moderate.
        rangeElementDescription:  (MI_RangeElementDescription)
            name:  remark
            definition:  Remarks, primarily about glass content.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  >50% of samples exhibit fresh glass & Mn/Fe oxide coatings: >50% of samples exhibit fresh glass & Mn/Fe oxide coatings.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  >50% of samples exhibit palagonitized glass & Mn/Fe oxide coatings: >50% of samples exhibit palagonitized glass & Mn/Fe oxide coatings.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  >50% of samples exhibit fresh glass: >50% of samples exhibit fresh glass.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  >50% of samples exhibit palagonitized glass: >50% of samples exhibit palagonitized glass.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  no glass: no glass.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  notable Mn/Fe oxide coatings: notable Mn/Fe oxide coatings.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  some samples exhibit fresh glass: some samples exhibit fresh glass.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  some samples exhibit palagonitized glass: some samples exhibit palagonitized glass.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  some samples exhibit palagonitized glass & Mn/Fe oxide coatings: some samples exhibit palagonitized glass & Mn/Fe oxide coatings.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  some samples with fresh glass & Mn/Fe oxide coatings: some samples with fresh glass & Mn/Fe oxide coatings.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  thin Mn/Fe oxide: thin Mn/Fe oxide.
        rangeElementDescription:  (MI_RangeElementDescription)
            name:  munsell_code
            definition:  Munsell color codes.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  This is not a predefined set of values. Description is a freeform text field up to 10 characters in length.
        rangeElementDescription:  (MI_RangeElementDescription)
            name:  munsell
            definition:  Munsell colors.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  This is not a predefined set of values. Description is a freeform text field up to 30 characters in length.
        rangeElementDescription:  (MI_RangeElementDescription)
            name:  exhaust_code
            definition:  Indicator of whether sample material is exhausted.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  x: Sample material is no longer available.
        rangeElementDescription:  (MI_RangeElementDescription)
            name:  photo_link
            definition:  A URL where a sample photograph may be available.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  This is not a predefined set of values. Text field up to 500 characters in length.
        rangeElementDescription:  (MI_RangeElementDescription)
            name:  lake
            definition:  The name of the lake from which a sample was collected.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  This is not a predefined set of values. Freeform text field up to 50 characters in length.
        rangeElementDescription:  (MI_RangeElementDescription)
            name:  unit_number
            definition:  The identifier for a lithologic unit, used primarily for lacustrine samples.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  This is not a predefined set of values. Freeform text field up to 50 characters in length.
        rangeElementDescription:  (MI_RangeElementDescription)
            name:  int_comments
            definition:  Comments about an interval or piece of a core, grab, dredge, or hole.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  This is not a predefined set of values. Freeform text field up to 2000 characters in length.
        rangeElementDescription:  (MI_RangeElementDescription)
            name:  dhdevice
            definition:  Type of downhole sampling device used.
            rangeElement:
              Record:  This is not a predefined set of values. Freeform text field up to 50 characters in length.
        rangeElementDescription:  (MI_RangeElementDescription)
            name:  subsample igsn
            definition:  International Geosample Number (IGSN) for a child or subsample within a sample or event.
            rangeElement:
              Record: http://geosamples.org.
        rangeElementDescription:  (MI_RangeElementDescription)
            name:  parent igsn
            definition:  International Geosample Number (IGSN) of the parent of the subsample represented by the subsample igsn.
            rangeElement:
              Record: http://geosamples.org.
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    distributionInfo:  (MD_Distribution)
        distributor:  (MD_Distributor)
            distributorContact:  (CI_ResponsibleParty)
                organisationName:  NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
                contactInfo:  (CI_Contact)
                    address:  (CI_Address)
                        electronicMailAddress:  ncei.info@noaa.gov
                    onlineResource:  (CI_OnlineResource)
                        linkage: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
                        name:  NCEI Contact Information
                        description:  Information for contacts at NCEI.
                        function:  (CI_OnLineFunctionCode) information
                role:  (CI_RoleCode) distributor
            distributionOrderProcess:  (MD_StandardOrderProcess)
                fees:  In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media.
                orderingInstructions:  Contact NCEI for other distribution options and instructions.
            distributorFormat:  (MD_Format)
                name:  ASCII
                version: (unknown)
            distributorFormat:  (MD_Format)
                name:  TIFF
                version: (unknown)
            distributorTransferOptions:  (MD_DigitalTransferOptions)
                onLine:  (CI_OnlineResource)
                    linkage: https://doi.org/10.7289/V57M05XN
                    protocol:  WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
                    applicationProfile:  Web Browser
                    name:  Metadata Landing Page
                    description:  How to cite this data set (doi:10.7289/V57M05XN), all access options, and complete documentation.
                    function:  (CI_OnLineFunctionCode) information
            distributorTransferOptions:  (MD_DigitalTransferOptions)
                onLine:  (CI_OnlineResource)
                    linkage: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/geology/data/joides_resolution/
                    protocol:  WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
                    applicationProfile:  Web Browser
                    name:  Data files
                    description:  Direct link to data from JOIDES Resolution/ODP/IODP Expeditions(images offline only)
                    function:  (CI_OnLineFunctionCode) download
            distributorTransferOptions:  (MD_DigitalTransferOptions)
                onLine:  (CI_OnlineResource)
                    linkage: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/geology/data/glomar_challenger/
                    protocol:  WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
                    applicationProfile:  Web Browser
                    name:  Data files
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                    function:  (CI_OnLineFunctionCode) download
            distributorTransferOptions:  (MD_DigitalTransferOptions)
                onLine:  (CI_OnlineResource)
                    linkage: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geosamples/
                    protocol:  WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
                    applicationProfile:  Web Browser
                    name:  Web forms interface
                    description:  Text interface enabling search (DSDP, ODP, IODP), data download, and links to related data via the Index to Marine and Lacustrine Geological Samples (IMLGS).
                    function:  (CI_OnLineFunctionCode) search
            distributorTransferOptions:  (MD_DigitalTransferOptions)
                onLine:  (CI_OnlineResource)
                    linkage: https://maps.ngdc.noaa.gov/viewers/sample_index/
                    protocol:  WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
                    applicationProfile:  Web Browser
                    name:  Map viewer
                    description:  ArcGIS interactive map interface enabling search (DSDP, ODP, IODP), data download, and links to related data via the Index to Marine and Lacustrine Geological Samples (IMLGS).
                    function:  (CI_OnLineFunctionCode) search
            distributorTransferOptions:  (MD_DigitalTransferOptions)
                onLine:  (CI_OnlineResource)
                    linkage: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/geology/drill.html
                    protocol:  WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
                    applicationProfile:  Web Browser
                    name:  Archive Web page
                    description:  Web page describing DSDP/ODP/IODP data in the NCEI archive.
                    function:  (CI_OnLineFunctionCode) information
            distributorTransferOptions:  (MD_DigitalTransferOptions)
                onLine:  (CI_OnlineResource)
                    linkage: http://www.iodp.org/
                    protocol:  WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
                    applicationProfile:  Web Browser
                    name:  Originator's Web page
                    description:  Information about the International Ocean Discovery Program.
                    function:  (CI_OnLineFunctionCode) information
            distributorTransferOptions:  (MD_DigitalTransferOptions)
                onLine:  (CI_OnlineResource)
                    linkage: http://iodp.tamu.edu/curation/gcr/index.html
                    protocol:  WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
                    applicationProfile:  Web Browser
                    name:  IODP Gulf Coast Repository Web page
                    description:  Information about and access to IODP cores curated by TAMU.
                    function:  (CI_OnLineFunctionCode) information
            distributorTransferOptions:  (MD_DigitalTransferOptions)
                onLine:  (CI_OnlineResource)
                    linkage: http://iodp.tamu.edu/database/
                    protocol:  WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
                    applicationProfile:  Web Browser
                    name:  IODP/TAMU database web page
                    description:  Access IODP data, or request full-resolution TIFF images from the IODP Data Librarian at TAMU.
                    function:  (CI_OnLineFunctionCode) information
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    dataQualityInfo:  (DQ_DataQuality)
        scope:  (DQ_Scope)
            level:  (MD_ScopeCode) dataset
            extent:  #boundingExtent
            levelDescription:  (MD_ScopeDescription)
                dataset:  gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.geology:archived-data_IODP-sample-repository
        report:  (DQ_AbsoluteExternalPositionalAccuracy)
            nameOfMeasure:  Horizontal Positional Accuracy
            measureDescription: (unknown)
            evaluationMethodDescription:  The horizontal accuracy of data values is approximately .00001 degree of latitude/longitude.
            result: (unknown)
        report:  (DQ_QuantitativeAttributeAccuracy)
            nameOfMeasure:  Reliability
            measureDescription: (unknown)
            evaluationMethodDescription:  Quality control was performed by the originator.
            result: (unknown)
        lineage:  (LI_Lineage)
            statement:  Information about cores obtained by the Glomar Challenger during the Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP) was compiled by the DSDP Project Office at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Information pertaining to cores obtained by the JOIDES Resolution during the Ocean Drilling Program (ODP), Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP), and International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) was compiled by Texas A and M University (TAMU), Science Operator for the ODP and IODP. Digital data origin varies by program. DSDP data were exported from the SIO Burroughs server. Some ODP data prior to Leg 129 were exported from the 1032 database management system at TAMU. ODP and IODP core data from JOIDES Resolution Expeditions 129 to 317 were exported from the JANUS database system at TAMU. Data for Expedition 317 and higher were processed through the LIMS system at TAMU.
            processStep:  (LI_ProcessStep)
                description:  Last data received from originator
                dateTime:
                  DateTime:  2015-06-30T00:00:00
                processor:  (CI_ResponsibleParty)
                    individualName:  Carla J. Moore
                    organisationName:  NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
                    positionName:  Marine Geology Data Manager
                    role:  (CI_RoleCode) processor
            source:  (LI_Source)
                description:  Current source, Texas A and M University, JOIDES Resolution Science Operator, International Ocean Discovery Program
                sourceCitation:  (CI_Citation)
                    title:  DSDP, ODP, and IODP Databases.
                    date:  (CI_Date)
                        date: (inapplicable)
                        dateType: (inapplicable)
                sourceExtent: (inapplicable)
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    dataQualityInfo:  (DQ_DataQuality)
        scope:  (DQ_Scope)
            level:  (MD_ScopeCode) repository
            levelDescription:  (MD_ScopeDescription)
                other:  NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
        lineage:  (LI_Lineage)
            processStep:  (LE_ProcessStep)
                description:  NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.
                dateTime:
                  DateTime:  2015-04-22T00:00:00
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    metadataMaintenance:  (MD_MaintenanceInformation)
        maintenanceAndUpdateFrequency:  (MD_MaintenanceFrequencyCode) asNeeded
        maintenanceNote:  Modified for compliance to NCEI Template v1.2.
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    acquisitionInformation:  (MI_AcquisitionInformation)
        instrument:  (MI_Instrument)
            identifier:  (MD_Identifier)
                code:  In Situ/Laboratory Instruments
            type:  instrument
            description:  Instrument Type: Sea floor and lakebed geologic sampling (coring, drilling, dredging, trawling, and/or grab sampling devices) and/or in situ measurements (cameras, visual observations, and/or recorders/loggers)
        platform:  (MI_Platform)
            citation:  (CI_Citation)
                title:  JOIDES Resolution
                date: (missing)
            identifier:  (MD_Identifier)
                authority:  (CI_Citation)
                    title:  JOIDES Resolution
                    date: (missing)
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                        organisationName:  International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
                        contactInfo:  (CI_Contact)
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                                linkage: http://www.ices.dk
                                name:  International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) Ship Code List
                                description:  website
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                        role:  (CI_RoleCode) resourceProvider
                code:  54JR
            description:  The JOIDES Resolution is a riserless drilling vessel operated for worldwide scientific drilling during the Ocean Drilling Program (ODP), the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP), and the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP). The Science Operator for the JR under the U.S. Science Support Program, funded by the National Science Foundation, is Texas A and M University.
            sponsor:  (CI_ResponsibleParty)
                organisationName:  U.S. Science Support Program/National Science Foundation (NSF)
                role:  (CI_RoleCode) sponsor
            instrument:  (MI_Instrument)
                identifier:  (MD_Identifier)
                    code:  APC
                type:  Advanced Piston Corer
                description:  The Advanced Piston Corer is used in soft ooze and sediments.
            instrument:  (MI_Instrument)
                identifier:  (MD_Identifier)
                    code:  Half APC
                type:  Half Advanced Piston Corer
                description:  The Half Advanced Piston Corer is used to recover high-quality cores from short intervals of soft sediment between hard layers (e.g., ooze/chalk between chert layers) and to extend the depth of a piston core hole.
            instrument:  (MI_Instrument)
                identifier:  (MD_Identifier)
                    code:  RCB
                type:  Rotary Core Barrel
                description:  The Rotary Core Barrel is used in medium to hard crystalline sediments.
            instrument:  (MI_Instrument)
                identifier:  (MD_Identifier)
                    code:  XCB
                type:  Extended Core Barrel
                description:  The Extended Core Barrel is used in firm sediments.
            instrument:  (MI_Instrument)
                identifier:  (MD_Identifier)
                    code:  MDCB
                type:  Motor Driven Core Barrel
                description:  The Motor Driven Core Barrel is used in interbedded materials and hard fractured rock .
            instrument:  (MI_Instrument)
                identifier:  (MD_Identifier)
                    code:  PCS
                type:  Pressure Core Sampler
                description:  The Pressure Core Sampler is used in sediments while maintaining in situ pressure .
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    acquisitionInformation:  (MI_AcquisitionInformation)
        instrument:  (MI_Instrument)
            identifier:  (MD_Identifier)
                code:  In Situ/Laboratory Instruments
            type:  instrument
            description:  Instrument Type: Sea floor and lakebed geologic sampling (coring, drilling, dredging, trawling, and/or grab sampling devices) and/or in situ measurements (cameras, visual observations, and/or recorders/loggers)
        platform:  (MI_Platform)
            identifier:  (RS_Identifier)
                code:  Glomar Challenger
            description: (unknown)
            instrument:  (MI_Instrument)
                identifier:  (MD_Identifier)
                    code:  In Situ/Laboratory Instruments
                type:  instrument
                description:  Instrument Type: Sea floor and lakebed geologic sampling (coring, drilling, dredging, trawling, and/or grab sampling devices) and/or in situ measurements (cameras, visual observations, and/or recorders/loggers)