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    • NCEI Marine Geology Data Archive

    Metadata Updated: October 31, 2024

    Marine Geologic data compilations and reports in the NCEI archive are from academic and government sources around the world. Over ten terabytes of analyses, descriptions, and images of sediment and rock from the ocean floor and lakebeds are available. Examples of data available include sediment/rock composition, physical properties, petrology/mineralogy, geochemistry, paleontology, paleomagnetism, x-rays, photographs, and other imagery. All reports and data, regardless of format, are accessible via the Marine Geology Digital Inventory and/or linked to the Index to Marine and Lacustrine Geological Samples (IMLGS). Searches offer free, immediate download of digital data, many images, and .PDF reports, and information on how to obtain full-resolution images from the archive, and order CD-ROMs, microfilm, or oversize charts. Some larger data sets, including the IMLGS, have their own web interfaces. The IMLGS provides searches of sea floor and lakebed cores, grabs, dredges, and drill samples available from sample repositories at partner institutions, with links to browse and download related information from NCEI and other sources.

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Dates

    Metadata Date May 4, 2020
    Metadata Created Date October 31, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date October 31, 2024
    Reference Date(s) July 6, 1976 (publication), September 11, 2015 (revision)
    Frequency Of Update irregular

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NGDC Collection

    Other Data Resources

    Graphic Preview

    data locations

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date May 4, 2020
    Metadata Created Date October 31, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date October 31, 2024
    Reference Date(s) July 6, 1976 (publication), September 11, 2015 (revision)
    Responsible Party NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.ngdc:Marine_Geology
    Access Constraints 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., 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., Please cite DOIs for individual data sets. If no DOI is available, cite the data set originator, the date downloaded, and NOAA/NCEI as the source of the data., Access to this dataset is unrestricted.
    Bbox East Long 180.0
    Bbox North Lat 90.0
    Bbox South Lat -90.0
    Bbox West Long -180.0
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update irregular
    Graphic Preview Description data locations
    Graphic Preview File https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/image/geology_mercator2048.png
    Graphic Preview Type PNG
    Harvest Object Id fac04aea-73a5-4eda-a999-0f0dd6becfe2
    Harvest Source Id 5088829e-ee94-4daf-8d22-e38f5358f506
    Harvest Source Title NGDC Collection
    Licence Produced by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Not subject to copyright protection within the United States.
    Lineage Lineage prior to transfer to NCEI is unknown.
    Metadata Language
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-180.0, -90.0], [180.0, -90.0], [180.0, 90.0], [-180.0, 90.0], [-180.0, -90.0]]]}
    Progress onGoing
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1930-01-01
    Temporal Extent End 2013-11-29

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