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Geochemistry of soils in the US from the PLUTO database

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey

Publication_Date: 2001

Title: Geochemistry of soils in the US from the PLUTO database

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Baedecker, Philip A.

Originator: Grossman, Jeffrey N.

Originator: Buttleman, Kim P.

Publication_Date: 1998

Title:

National Geochemical data base: PLUTO geochemical data base for the United States

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Tabular digital data

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series

Issue_Identification: DDS-47

Description:

Abstract:

This dataset contains geochemical data for soils collected in the United States and analyzed in the analytical laboratories of the Geologic Division of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). These data represent analyses of soil samples collected in support of various USGS programs. The data were originally entered into the in-house PLUTO database which was used by the Geologic Division from the mid- 1970's through the mid-1990's to archive geochemical data. A portion of the PLUTO data base is published as: Baedecker, P.A., Grossman, J.N., and Buttleman, K.P., 1998, National Geochemical Data base: PLUTO geochemical data base for the United States: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS-47. The data presented here are derived from DDS-47.

Purpose:

The PLUTO data base is comprised of inorganic geochemical data obtained by the analytical laboratories of the Geologic Division of the U.S. Geological Survey for samples collected throughout the United States, including Hawaii and Alaska, in support of USGS research.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1960

Ending_Date: 1995

Currentness_Reference: Publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:

None planned. The PLUTO database has been subsumed into the National Geochemical Database; further changes will be reflected in that collection, not published as revisions of PLUTO itself.

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -179.1833

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -67.2833

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 71.05

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 19.3997

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: soil

Theme_Keyword: geochemistry

Theme_Keyword: geochemical data

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Categories

Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: United States of America

Place_Keyword:

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Temporal_Keyword: 2001

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints: None

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Smith, David B.

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing address

Address:

Box25046, MS 973
Denver Federal Center

City: Denver

State_or_Province: Colorado

Postal_Code: 80225

Country: United States of America

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-303-236-1849

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 1-303-236-3200

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: <dsmith@usgs.gov>

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

The samples in this dataset were chemically analyzed by a variety of techniques over a period of time from the early 1960's to the mid-1990's. The accuracy of the data varies with the analytical methodology and with the concentration of the element being analyzed. A qualifier such as "<" (less than) or ">" (greater than) accompanies some analytical data values. These qualifiers are defined as follows:

Sumbol < = the element was detected by the technique but at a level below the lower limit of determination for the method. The value of the lower limit of determination is given in the accompanying data field.

Symbol > = the element was measured at a concentration greater than the upper limit of determination for the method. The value of the upper limit of determination is given in the accompanying data field.

Symbol N = the element was measured at a concentration less than the lower limit of determination for the method. The value of the lower limit of determination is given in the accompanying data field.

Symbol B = the element was requested for analysis by the sample submitter, but for some reason the laboratories did not analyze for this element.

When appropriate, these qualifying values appear in this dataset as a separate field preceding each element. The attribute, or field name, for the qualifying values field are always labelled Q. For example, "<" in the "Si_Q" field preceding an analytical data field labelled Si would indicate the actual concentration of silicon is less than the data value listed.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

More than one analytical technique may have been used to produce data for a given sample. In these cases, more than one record will be listed for one sample with each record representing a different analytical method.

Completeness_Report:

This dataset provides chemcial data for Si, Al, Fe, Mg, Ca, Na, K, Ti, P, Ag, As, Au, B, Ba, Be, Bi, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, La, Mo, Nb, Ni, Pb, Pd, Pt, Sb, Sn, Sr, U, V, W, Y, Zr, Ce, Li, Th, Tl, Rh, Ru, Rb, Zn, F, Hg, S, Te, Se, organic carbon and FeO. In addition, the dataset provides location and descriptive information for each sample. Not all the descriptive fields contain information for a particular sample because it was not recorded by the submitter or because it was never entered into the PLUTO database. The analytical methods used were selected by the sample submitter based on the goals of the project and will vary throughout the data set. The analytical methods used are documented in the following publications:

Arbogast, B.F., editor, 1990, Quality assurance manual for the Branch of Geochemistry: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 90-668.

Baedecker, P.A., editor, 1987, Methods of geochemical analysis: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1770.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Sample locations were determined from USGS topographic maps of various scales. The accuracy is dependant on the scale of the map from which the determination was made as well as the care taken by the individual who made the determination. When submitters reported locations as degrees, minutes, and seconds of latitude and longitude the accuracy should be within a few seconds. When submitters only reported locations as degrees and minutes the accuracy is only to the nearest minute. The latitude and longitude degrees, minutes, and seconds have been converted to decimal degrees for this dataset. The base maps, from which latitude and longitude coordinates were determined, use the 1927 North American Datum (NAD27) based on the Clarke 1866 ellipsoid.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The data were generated by the analytical laboratories of the U.S. Geological Survey over several years, beginning in the early 1960s and ending about 1995. Upon completion of the chemical analysis, the data were stored in the PLUTO database. Portions of this database were published in 1998 in DDS-47.

USGS DDS-47 was used to generate the sediment data set. The GSSEARCH software accompanying DDS-47 was used to retrieve all sample media labeled as "unconsolidated sediment" from the CD and was stored in ASCII format. Another program contained on DDS-47 was used to convert the ASCII file to a .dbf file. This file contains data for a total of 79,709 sediment samples. However, the total number of records in the file is 127,288. This is because each sediment sample analyzed by more than one analytical technique has a separate record for each technique. Thus, one sediment sample may be listed several times.

The following codes are used to represent the analytical methods:

WX = wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence analysis
EX = energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence analysis
SQ = semiquantitative spectro-analysis
QS = quantitative spectro-analysis
IN = instrumental neutron activation analysis
AA = flame and graphite furnace atomic absorption analysis
CH = miscellaneous chemical analysis
DN = delayed neutron anaysis
MS = inductively coupled plasma - mass spectrographic analysis

Note that many of the samples have no analytical method identified. This is a shortcoming of the PLUTO database.The PLUTO DBF file was imported into ArcView 3.2 and an ArcView shapefile was generated which contained 127,288 sample locations.

Process_Date: 200101

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 59064

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: Variable, generally a few thousandths of a degree.

Longitude_Resolution: Variable, generally a few thousandths of a degree.

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927

Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866

Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Soil sample analysis

Entity_Type_Definition: Information about each sample and its chemical composition

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: labno

Attribute_Definition: Unique identification number assigned by the laboratory

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: field

Attribute_Definition:

Field number assigned by the submitter designated in the "name" field.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: jobn

Attribute_Definition:

Laboratory job number assigned by the analytical laboratory. One job number may contain from one to a few hundred samples.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: state

Attribute_Definition: State in which the sample was collected.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 2-letter state abbreviation; for example CO, CA, VA, etc.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FIPS 5-2

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: county

Attribute_Definition: County in which the sample was collected.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: lat

Attribute_Definition:

North latitude of sample site reported in decimal degrees. (NAD27, Clarke 1866)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 19.3997

Range_Domain_Maximum: 71.05

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: lon

Attribute_Definition:

Longitude of sample site reported in decimal degrees. Longitudes up to 180 degrees west are reported in negative decimal degrees. Longitudes up to 180 degrees east are reported in positive decimal degrees. (NAD27, Clarke 1866)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -179.1833

Range_Domain_Maximum: -67.2833

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: mat

Attribute_Definition: Category of sample material

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 93-533: Sample Submittal Manual, Fourth Edition, 1993; Instructions for Submitting Samples to the Branch of Geochemistry

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: F

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Soil

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Descriptn.

Attribute_Definition:

Sample description and comments. This column is provided for noting the sample material and/or distinguishing characteristics of the sample.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: name

Attribute_Definition:

Name of person who sumbitted the sample to the laboratory for chemical analysis.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Sub. Date

Attribute_Definition:

Date sample was submmitted to the laboratory for preparation and analysis.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: YYYYMMDD

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 4-digit year followed by 2-digit month and 2-digit day

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: b12

Attribute_Definition: Character of sample

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: A

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Single sample (e.g., hand specimen, grab sample) typical of a larger body or population at the sample site.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: B

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Single sample (e.g., hand specimen, grab sample) atypical of a larger body or population from which the sample was taken. (Sample was selected for some special attribute and is not intended to be typical.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: C

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Single sample (e.g., hand specimen, grab sample); typicality unknown or uncertain.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: D

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Composite sample (e.g., chip sample) typical of a larger body or population at the sample site.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: E

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Composite sample (e.g., chip sample) atypical of the larger body or population from which the sample was taken. (Sample was selected for some special attribute and is not intended to be typical.)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: F

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Composite sample (e.g., chip sample); typicality unknown or uncertain.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: G

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Channel sample typical of a larger body or population at the sample site.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: H

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Channel sample atypical of the larger body or population from which the sample was taken. (Sample was selected for some special attribute and is not intended to be typical.)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: I

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Channel sample; typicality unknown or uncertain.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: J

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Single, composite, channel, or any other type sample processed in the field or laboratory (e.g., panned concentrate, mineral separate, purified, leached, ashed, evaporated, etc.) typical of a larger body or population at the sample site.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: K

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Single, composite, channel, or any other type sample processed in the field or laboratory (e.g., panned concentrate, mineral separagte, purified, leached, ashed, evaporated, etc.) atypical of the larger body or population from which the sample was taken. (Sample was selected for some special attribute and is not intended to be typical.)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: L

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Single, composite, channel, or any other type sample processed in the field or laboratory (e.g., panned concentrate, mineral separate, purified, leached, ashed, evaporated, etc.) whose typicality is unknown or uncertain.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: X

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Other type of sample typical of a larger body or population at the sample site.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Y

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Other type of sample atypical of the larger body or population from which the sample was taken. (Sample was selected for some special attribute and is not intended to by typical.)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Z

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Other type of sample whose typicality is unknown or uncertain.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: b13

Attribute_Definition: Source of sample

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: A

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Natural outcrop (or surface layer)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: B

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Road cut

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: C

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Float

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: D

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Open pit mine or quarry

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: E

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Prospect pit

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: F

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Underground mine

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: G

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Mine dump

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: H

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Mill product (smelter, tailings)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: I

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Refinery product

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: J

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Drill core or auger sample

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: K

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Drill cutting, sludge

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: L

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Produced from well (oil, water, etc.)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: M

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: marine

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Z

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Other

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: b20

Attribute_Definition: Soil Horizon

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: A

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Top Soil (A horizon)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: B

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Intermediate zone (B horizon)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: C

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Bottom zone (C horizon)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: E

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Composite (mixture of zones)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: F

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: No zoning apparent

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: b21

Attribute_Definition:

Soil Category (According to the following reference: Ball, D.F., 1967, Classification of soils, in Peterson, G.F., ed., Guide to the Check Sheet of IBP Areas, p. 121-125: Oxford and Edinburgh, Blackwell Scientific Publications, p. 133.)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: A

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Saline soil

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: B

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

High sesquioxide (ferritic) soil (red to reddish-brown in some or all horizons)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: C

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Organic soil (highly organic throughout profile; peat,bog)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: D

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Well-drained non-saline, non-ferritic, calcareous soil with well-marked soil horizons (strong profile development)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: E

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Well-drained non-saline, non-ferritic, non-calcareous soil with well-marked soil horizons

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: F

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Poorly drained non-saline, non-ferritic, calcareous soil with well-marked soil horizons

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: G

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Poorly drained non-saline, non-ferritic, non-calcareous soil with well-marked soil horizons

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: H

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Soil with poorly defined soil horizons (weak profile development) caused by climate (e.g., some desert soils, some arctic soils)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: I

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Soil with poorly defined soil horizons caused by youth of soil (e.g., soil derived from recent alluvium, colluvium, residual bedrock)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: J

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Humus (forest litter, etc.)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: b22

Attribute_Definition: Present Biotic Setting

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Cultivated land (including orchards, pastures)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Native grassland

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Scattered timber land

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Forest

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Swamp (including bog)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Desert

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 7

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Tundra (including alpine tundra)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Shrub or brush covered (chaparral, sagebrush)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Z

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Other

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TOA

Attribute_Definition:

Type of analysis (Chemical method by which the sample was analyzed)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS-47

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SQ

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Semi-quantitative spectro-analysis

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS-47

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: WX

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence analysis

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS-47

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: IN

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Instrumental neutron activation analysis

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS-47

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: QS

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Quantitative spectro-analysis

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS-47

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CH

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Miscellaneous chemical methods

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS-47

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: DN

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Delayed neutron analysis for U and Th

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS-47

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: AA

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Flame and graphite furnace atomic absorption analysis

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS-47

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: EX

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Energy dispersive X-ray fluorescense analysis

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS-47

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SI-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Silicon concentration in parts per million (ppm)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS-47.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AL-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Aluminum concentration in parts per million (ppm)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS-47.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FE-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Iron concentration in parts per million (ppm)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS-47.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MG-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Magnesium concentration in parts per million (ppm)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS-47.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CA-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Calcium concentration in parts per million

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS-47.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NA-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Sodium concentration in parts per million (ppm)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS-47.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: K-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Potassium concentration in parts per million (ppm)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS-47.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TI-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Titanium concentration in parts per million (ppm)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS-47.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: P-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Phosphorus concentration in parts per million (ppm)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS-47.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AG-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Silver concentration in parts per million

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS-47.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AS-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Arsenic concentration in parts per million (ppm)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS-47.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AU-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Gold concentration in parts per million (ppm)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS-47.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: B-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Boron concentration in parts per million

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS-47.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: BA-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Barium concentration in parts per million (ppm)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: BE-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Beryllium concentration in parts per million (ppm)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: BI-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Bismuth concentration in parts per million (ppm)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CD-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Cadmium concentration in parts per million (ppm)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CO-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Cobalt concentration in parts per million (ppm)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CR-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Chromium concentration in parts per million (ppm)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CU-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Copper concentration in parts per million (ppm)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LA-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Lanthanum concentration in parts per million

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MO-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Molybdenum concentration in parts per million (ppm)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NB-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Niobium concentration in parts per million

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NI-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Nickel concentration in parts per million

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PB-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Lead concentration in parts per million (ppm)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PD-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Paladium concentration in parts per million (ppm)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PT-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Platinum concentration in parts per million

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SB-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Antimony concentration in parts per million (ppm)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SN-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Tin concentration in parts per million

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SR-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Strontium concentration in parts per million (ppm)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: U-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Uranium concentration in parts per million (ppm)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: V-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Vanadium concentration in parts per million (ppm)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: W-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Tungsten concentration in parts per million (ppm)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Y-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Yttrium concentration in parts per million (ppm)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ZR-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Zirconium concentration in parts per million (ppm)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CE-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Cerium concentration in parts per million (ppm)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LI-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Lithium concentration in parts per million (ppm)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TH-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Thorium concentration in parts per million (ppm)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TL-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Thallium concentration in parts per million (ppm)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RH-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Rhodium concentration in parts per million (ppm)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RU-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Ruthenium concentration in parts per million

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RB-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Rubidium concentration in parts per million

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ZN-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Zinc concentration in parts per million (ppm)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: F-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Fluorine concentration in parts per million (ppm)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ORG-C-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Organic carbon concentration in parts per million (ppm)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: HG-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Mercury concentration in parts per million

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: S-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Sulfur concentration in parts per million

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TE-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Tellurium concentration in parts per million (ppm)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SE-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Selenium concentration in parts per million (ppm)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FEO-PPM

Attribute_Definition: Ferrous iron oxide concentration in parts per million (ppm)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: pH-%

Attribute_Definition:

pH of soil sample (Note that the column heading has units of %--this is a function of a bug in the program that creates the column headings.)

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ASH-%

Attribute_Definition: Percent of sample remaining after combustion.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-533.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Smith, David B.

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Research Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing address

Address: Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, MS 973

City: Denver

State_or_Province: Colorado

Postal_Code: 80025

Country: United States

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-303-236-1849

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 1-303-236-3200

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dsmith@usgs.gov

Distribution_Liability:

These data are released on the condition that neither the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) nor the United States Government may be held liable for any damages resulting from authorized or unauthorized use. The USGS provides these data "as is" and makes no guarantee or warranty concerning the accuracy of information contained in the data. The USGS further makes no warranties, either expressed or implied as to any other matter, whatsoever, including, without limitation, the condition of the product, or its fitness for any particular purpose. The burden for determining fitness for use lies entirely with the user.

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Digital_Transfer_Option:

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Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: <http://mrdata.usgs.gov/pluto/soil/plutosoil.zip>

Fees: none

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20000111

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Smith, David B.

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Research Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing address

Address: Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, MS 973

City: Denver

State_or_Province: Colorado

Postal_Code: 80225

Country: United States

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-303-236-1849

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 1-303-236-3200

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dsmith@usgs.gov

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