National Geochemical Database: Sediment

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Title: National Geochemical Database: Sediment
Publication_Date: 2016
Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: https://mrdata.usgs.gov/ngdb/sediment/

Description:

Abstract:

Geochemical analysis of sediment samples from the National Geochemical Database. Primarily inorganic elemental concentrations, most samples are of stream sediment in the continental US and Alaska. Samples were collected and analyzed over many decades, beginning in the 1960s, though some samples may have been collected earlier.

Purpose:

The National Geochemical Database is a curated repository intended to contain all geochemical analyses carried out by and for geological studies conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey. Sample characteristics, including the location from which the sample was taken, and characteristics of the location and nearby geographic area, are included as well as analytical determinations of the concentration of elements and other chemical species. The work of USGS is strongly concentrated in earth sciences, so most of the analyses are of inorganic components. Likewise as a US Federal government organization, the work of USGS focuses on areas governed by the United States. Samples are located throughout the world, but most of the samples come from the US.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19621206
Ending_Date: 20051116

Currentness_Reference: Dates samples were submitted for analysis

Status:

Progress: In work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

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Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Steven M Smith
Contact_Organization: Southwest Region

Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address
Address:

U.S. Geological Survey
Box 25046 Mail Stop 973
Denver Federal Center

City: Denver
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80225-0046
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-236-1192
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-236-3200
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: smsmith@usgs.gov

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Browse_Graphic_File_Name: https://mrdata.usgs.gov/ngdb/sediment/ngdbsed-large.png
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Schematic map showing sample density in the conterminous US, (768 x 512 pixels)

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Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report:

The samples described in the database were collected by a wide variety of researchers over a long period of time, and the analyses conducted on those samples were carried out for varying purposes. In addition, the sample preparation and analytical methodology varied through time as the technology available changed. The result is that samples may not be directly comparable due to differences in sampling procedure, preparation, analytical instrumentation, or choice of chemical species to analyze.

Completeness_Report:

In general, chemical analyses were carried out to pursue specific scientific objectives of a research project. Consequently there are no samples for which results were determined for every possible chemical analysis described in this database. Some analyses were rarely performed, and some were commonly performed. The table below shows, of the 335,026 samples, how many include an analysis, by any method, of each chemical species, with the proportion of samples (expressed as percent) for which an analysis of that chemical species was reported.

  Species  Samples Percent analyzed
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       Ag   306098 91.0%
       Al   103967 31.0%
       As   301766 90.0%
       Au   291781 87.0%
        B   220731 65.0%
       Ba   295186 88.0%
       Be   297407 88.0%
       Bi   297086 88.0%
       Br     1148  0.0%
       Ca   293580 87.0%
    C_crb    10426  3.0%
       Cd   299208 89.0%
       Ce   100061 29.0%
       Cl      959  0.0%
       Co   297568 88.0%
      CO2     4131  1.0%
    C_org    10301  3.0%
       Cr   299159 89.0%
       Cs    12259  3.0%
    C_tot    12747  3.0%
       Cu   307410 91.0%
       Dy     7084  2.0%
       Er     7077  2.0%
       Eu    83649 24.0%
        F     6708  2.0%
       Fe   296605 88.0%
       Ga   111971 33.0%
       Gd     7112  2.0%
       Ge    35116 10.0%
       Hf    15267  4.0%
       Hg    96627 28.0%
       Ho    79251 23.0%
        I      295  0.0%
       In    14886  4.0%
       Ir     6533  1.0%
        K    96251 28.0%
       La   291475 87.0%
       Li   101599 30.0%
       Lu    10655  3.0%
       Mg   293871 87.0%
       Mn   298943 89.0%
       Mo   299589 89.0%
        N      883  0.0%
       Na   120052 35.0%
       Nb   290420 86.0%
       Nd    82287 24.0%
       Ni   299184 89.0%
       Os     5480  1.0%
        P   121758 36.0%
       Pb   308204 91.0%
       Pd    17637  5.0%
       Pr     9508  2.0%
       Pt    16870  5.0%
       Rb    13198  3.0%
       Re    12660  3.0%
       Rh     6128  1.0%
       Ru     6119  1.0%
        S    11998  3.0%
       Sb   257566 76.0%
       Sc   288005 85.0%
       Se    51644 15.0%
       Si    19378  5.0%
       Sm    13820  4.0%
       Sn   292452 87.0%
  SplWtAu    10349  3.0%
  SplWtFA      240  0.0%
       Sr   292511 87.0%
       Ta    87913 26.0%
       Tb    11774  3.0%
       Te    21229  6.0%
       Th   215034 64.0%
       Ti   295109 88.0%
       Tl    30514  9.0%
       Tm     6646  1.0%
        U   113994 34.0%
        V   302037 90.0%
        W   233285 69.0%
        Y   297188 88.0%
       Yb    84369 25.0%
       Zn   314115 93.0%
       Zr   218529 65.0%

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Sample depth is given as reported by the original investigator, and the compiler had no independent way to check those values.

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Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 2001
Title:

Geochemistry of unconsolidated sediments in the US from the PLUTO database

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Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: https://mrdata.usgs.gov/pluto/sediment/
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

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Issue_Identification: DDS-47

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Source_Citation_Abbreviation: PLUTO
Source_Contribution: Sediment analyses from PLUTO were consolidated into the NGDB

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Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 2001
Title:

Geochemistry of unconsolidated sediments in the US from the RASS database

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Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: https://mrdata.usgs.gov/rass/sediment/

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Calendar_Date: 1996

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An unpublished CD-ROM was developed in 1996 that contains the RASS data in GSSEARCH format.

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: RASS
Source_Contribution:

Sediment geochemical analyses from the RASS database were combined into NGDB

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Chemical analyses were carried out by USGS laboratories or by other organizations contracted by USGS to carry out those analyses, over a period of decades; these results begin in the 1960s and continue to this day.

Much of the data now in the NGDB had been previously compiled into other collections such as PLUTO and RASS. Those older databases are now subsumed into the NGDB and the sediment sample analyses they contained are represented here.

This process occurred over many decades, and the current compilation has reached maturity in 2016.

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Lab ID.

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Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 1877 records have no value for field_id.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Alphanumeric identifiers without intrinsic scientific significance

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: job_id
Attribute_Definition:

Job ID.

Laboratory batch identifier assigned by the Sample Control Officer of the analytical laboratory for each batch of samples received. Textual values of no more than 10 characters.

Attribute_Definition_Source: this data release
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Alphanumeric identifiers without intrinsic scientific significance

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: submitter
Attribute_Definition:

Submitter.

Name of the individual(s) who submitted the sample in a batch to the laboratory for analysis; not necessarily the sample collector. Textual values of no more than 80 characters.

Attribute_Definition_Source: this data release
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Names, unabbreviated

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: date_collect
Attribute_Definition:

Date collected.

Date sample was collected, as reported by submitter, mm/dd/yyyy. Textual values of no more than 32 characters.

Attribute_Definition_Source: this data release
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 318846 records have no value for date_collect.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

While dates are generally formatted as month/day/year, the number of digits in these components varies, and some values are expressed as a range

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: date_submitted
Attribute_Definition:

Date submitted.

Date sample was submitted to Sample Control for initial database processing prior to sample prep and analysis, mm/dd/yyyy. Textual values of no more than 32 characters.

Attribute_Definition_Source: this data release
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 9360 records have no value for date_submitted.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Generally these dates follow the format month (2 digit) / day (2 digit) / year (4 digit)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: project_name
Attribute_Definition:

Project name.

Project name, if known, that funded the collection and analysis of submitted samples. Textual values of no more than 80 characters.

Attribute_Definition_Source: this data release
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 169813 records have no value for project_name.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Names, typically unabbreviated, sometimes with question marks

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: state
Attribute_Definition:

State.

Abbreviation of state from where the sample was collected; only used within the United States. Textual values of no more than 2 characters.

Attribute_Definition_Source: this data release
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 12038 records have no value for state.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: U.S. Postal Service abbreviations for states and territories
Codeset_Source:

Post Office Department Publication 59, Abbreviations for Use with ZIP Code, October 1963, revised 1969.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: country
Attribute_Definition:

Country.

Country from where the sample was collected. Textual values of no more than 32 characters.

Attribute_Definition_Source: this data release
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Place or area names, mostly unabbreviated, including bodies of water.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: lat_wgs84
Attribute_Definition:

Latitude (WGS84).

Latitude coordinate of sample site converted, if necessary, to the WGS84 datum, reported in decimal degrees. Real numbers stored in double precision.

Attribute_Definition_Source: this data release
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -49.81222222
Range_Domain_Maximum: 74.90833333
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: long_wgs84
Attribute_Definition:

Longitude (WGS84).

Longitude coordinate of sample site converted, if necessary, to the WGS84 datum, reported in decimal degrees. Real numbers stored in double precision.

Attribute_Definition_Source: this data release
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -179.36667
Range_Domain_Maximum: 179.9425
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: datum_orig
Attribute_Definition:

Original datum.

Original reference datum, when recorded, for the latitude and longitude coordinates of the sample site. Values in (parentheses) are a best estimate for original datum values that were not recorded. Textual values of no more than 64 characters.

Attribute_Definition_Source: this data release
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: European 1950
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: European 1950 (which variant is not specified)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Indonesian 1974
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Indonesian 1974
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: NAD27
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: North American Datum of 1927
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: NAD83
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: North American Datum of 1983
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SAD69
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: South American Datum 1969
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: WGS84
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: World Geodetic System 1984
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: lat_orig
Attribute_Definition:

Original latitude.

Original latitude coordinate of sample site as supplied by the sample submitter, reported in decimal degrees. Real numbers stored in double precision.

Attribute_Definition_Source: this data release
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -49.81222222
Range_Domain_Maximum: 74.90833333
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: long_orig
Attribute_Definition:

Original longitude.

Original longitude coordinate of sample site as supplied by the sample submitter, reported in decimal degrees. Real numbers stored in double precision.

Attribute_Definition_Source: this data release
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -179.36667
Range_Domain_Maximum: 179.9425
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: coord_prec_est
Attribute_Definition:

Precision of coordinate location.

Estimated precision of coordinates that were originally supplied by the sample submitter, reported to the nearest second, minute, degree, foot, or meter. Textual values of no more than 32 characters.

Attribute_Definition_Source: this data release
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Explanatory text, not abbreviated

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: depth
Attribute_Definition:

Depth.

Depth from the surface at which the sample was collected; units are specified by the submitter. Textual values of no more than 80 characters.

Attribute_Definition_Source: this data release
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 318708 records have no value for depth.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: locate_desc
Attribute_Definition:

Location description.

Sample location description as supplied by the sample submitter. Textual values of no more than 256 characters.

Attribute_Definition_Source: this data release
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 302469 records have no value for locate_desc.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Explanatory text, not abbreviated

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: sample_source
Attribute_Definition:

Sample source.

Sample source, parent material, or indication of the land cover. Textual values of no more than 40 characters.

Attribute_Definition_Source: this data release
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 42509 records have no value for sample_source.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Short descriptive terms for the environment, not abbreviated, in some cases expressed as a set of closely related terms separated by slash to mean "or".

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: method_collected
Attribute_Definition:

Method of collection.

Method used to collect the sample. Textual values of no more than 20 characters.

Attribute_Definition_Source: this data release
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 72265 records have no value for method_collected.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: channel
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: material taken from a trench or linear excavation
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: composite
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: material combined from several discrete takings
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: other
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: collection method not one of those described by this field
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: single/grab
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: material from a single act of taking at a single location
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: sngl/cmpst/chnl
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: collection may have been single, composite, or channel
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: unknown
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: collection method not known
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: primary_class
Attribute_Definition:

Sample medium.

Sample media primary classification. All values in the sediment dataset equal SEDIMENT. Textual values of no more than 32 characters.

Attribute_Definition_Source: this data release
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: sediment
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

unconsolidated earth materials, typically deposited by streams or other bodies of water

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: specific_name
Attribute_Definition:

Specific name.

Specific name or description of material that was submitted. Textual values of no more than 40 characters.

Attribute_Definition_Source: this data release
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 316600 records have no value for specific_name.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Text indicating material, not abbreviated

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: addl_attr
Attribute_Definition:

Notes on sample.

Comment field that includes submitter supplied comments and text for additional attributes that are no longer maintained separately. Textual values of no more than 256 characters.

Attribute_Definition_Source: this data release
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 59308 records have no value for addl_attr.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Text may contain identifiers, description, place names, or feature types

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: geologic_age
Attribute_Definition:

Geologic age.

Geologic age of the sample (or possibly the parent material) as supplied by the submitter. Textual values of no more than 64 characters.

Attribute_Definition_Source: this data release
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 300722 records have no value for geologic_age.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Geologic periods, sometimes specified as a range of periods using hyphen

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: stratigraphy
Attribute_Definition:

Stratigraphy.

Stratigraphic formation name as supplied by the submitter. Textual values of no more than 256 characters.

Attribute_Definition_Source: this data release
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 324030 records have no value for stratigraphy.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Formation names (sometimes abbreviated) or stream names

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: mineralization
Attribute_Definition:

Mineralization.

Indication of or type of mineralization associated with the sample. Textual values of no more than 40 characters.

Attribute_Definition_Source: this data release
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 333655 records have no value for mineralization.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Short descriptive text indicating general form or process of mineral concentration, not abbreviated

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: prep
Attribute_Definition:

Preparation.

Description of sample preparation procedures used prior to analyzing the sample. Textual values of no more than 256 characters.

Attribute_Definition_Source: this data release
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 327215 records have no value for prep.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Descriptive text, may include program name such as NAWQA to indicate adherence to program preparation protocols

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: mesh_size
Attribute_Definition:

Sieve mesh size.

Mesh size used or final size fraction that was analyzed. Textual values of no more than 64 characters.

Attribute_Definition_Source: this data release
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 210824 records have no value for mesh_size.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Descriptive text, may include procedural details such as "dry sieved"

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: collection_protocol
Attribute_Definition:

Collection protocol.

Standard or published protocol used for collecting and preparing the sample. Textual values of no more than 64 characters.

Attribute_Definition_Source: this data release
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 334871 records have no value for collection_protocol.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: NAWQA sediment collection protocol
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Collection procedures followed guidelines of the National Water Quality Assessment program

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: previous_job_id
Attribute_Definition:

Previous job ID.

Previous laboratory batch identifier, used when a sample was resubmitted in a new batch for further analyses. Textual values of no more than 20 characters.

Attribute_Definition_Source: this data release
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 333343 records have no value for previous_job_id.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Alphanumeric identifier without further scientific significance

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: previous_lab_id
Attribute_Definition:

Previous lab ID.

Previous laboratory-assigned Unique identifier, used when a sample was resubmitted for further analyses and given an new Lab ID. Textual values of no more than 20 characters.

Attribute_Definition_Source: this data release
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (no value)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Information not available for this record. 331049 records have no value for previous_lab_id.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Alphanumeric identifier without further scientific significance

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: chemistry
Entity_Type_Definition:

All chemical analyses recorded for the sample, with analytical method, measured values, and qualifiers to indicate where a measured value was outside the reliable determination limits of the method

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: rec_id
Attribute_Definition:

This field contains the unique sequence number by which the given analysis can be related to the corresponding record in the master database from which these records were drawn. Consequently this value would be used to identify records that required correction in the master database, if necessary.

Integer values. Integer of width 8.

Attribute_Definition_Source: this data release
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 45225
Range_Domain_Maximum: 54405511
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: lab_id
Attribute_Definition:

Lab ID.

Unique identifier assigned to each submitted sample by the Sample Control Officer of the analytical laboratory that received the sample. Textual values of no more than 10 characters.

Attribute_Definition_Source: this data release
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Alphanumeric identifiers without intrinsic scientific significance

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: species
Attribute_Definition:

Chemical species.

Element, oxide, compound, or property that was determined or measured by the laboratory. Textual values of no more than 40 characters.

Attribute_Definition_Source: this data release
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Li
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Lithium
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Be
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Beryllium
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: B
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Boron
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: C_tot
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Carbon (total)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: C_org
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Carbon (organic)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: C_crb
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Carbon (carbonate)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CO2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Carbon dioxide
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: N
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Nitrogen
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: F
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Fluorine
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Na
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sodium
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Mg
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Magnesium
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Al
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Aluminum
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Si
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Silicon
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: P
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Phosphorus
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: S
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sulfur
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Cl
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Chlorine
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: K
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Potassium
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Ca
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Calcium
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sc
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Scandium
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Ti
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Titanium
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: V
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Vanadium
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Cr
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Chromium
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Mn
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Manganese
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Fe
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Iron
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Co
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Cobalt
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Ni
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Nickel
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Cu
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Copper
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zn
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Zinc
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Ga
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Gallium
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Ge
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Germanium
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: As
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Arsenic
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Se
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Selenium
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Br
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Bromine
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Rb
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Rubidium
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sr
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Strontium
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Y
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Yttrium
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Zr
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Zirconium
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Nb
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Niobium
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Mo
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Molybdenum
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Ru
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Ruthenium
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Rh
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Rhodium
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Pd
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Palladium
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Ag
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Silver
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Cd
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Cadmium
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: In
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Indium
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sn
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Tin
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

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Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

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Units of measure.

Unit of measurement associated with the accompanying concentration value. Textual values of no more than 32 characters.

Attribute_Definition_Source: this data release
Attribute_Domain_Values:

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Measured value.

Qualified concentration value for the associated Species and reported in the associated Unit. Values less than the lower limit of determination are negative while values greater than the upper limit of determination have a .1111 suffix. Real numbers stored in double precision.

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Qualifier of measurement.

Qualifier (L, N, G, <, or >) for censored data. Only used in the All Chemistry tables. Textual values of no more than 1 characters.

Attribute_Definition_Source: this data release
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The measured value was less than the lower limit of determination by the method

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

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Attribute_Domain_Values:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

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The measured value was less than the lower limit of determination by the method

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

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The measured value was greater than the upper limit of determination by the method

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: this data release

Attribute_Domain_Values:

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Attribute:

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Analytical method.

Analytical method code (abbreviation) for the method used to determine the associated Species. Textual values of no more than 32 characters.

Attribute_Definition_Source: this data release
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Mercury by cold-vapor atomic absorption spectrometry after multi-acid digestion and solution.

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Mercury by wet oxidation and cold-vapor atomic absorption spectrometry ("flameless"); HNO3-H2SO4-HClO4 digestion, Hg aerated to silver screen, amalgamator heated in furnace, Hg vapor measured in AAS.

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Silver, arsenic, bismuth, cadmium, copper, molybdenum, lead, antimony and zinc by flame atomic absorption spectrometry after partial digestion by K2S2O7 fusion, HCl-KI, ascorbic acid and selective organic extraction with Aliquat 336-MIBK.

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Silver, arsenic, bismuth, cadmium, copper, molybdenum, lead, antimony and zinc by flame atomic absorption spectrometry after partial digestion with HCl-H2O2-KI, ascorbic acid and selective organic extraction with Aliquat 336-MIBK.

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Silver, arsenic, bismuth, cadmium, antimony and zinc by flame atomic absorption spectrometry after partial digestion by HCl-KI, ascorbic acid and selective organic extraction with Aliquat 336-MIBK.

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Major and minor elements by flame atomic absorption spectrometry after LiBO2/Li2B4O7 fusion digestion.

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Molybdenum and antimony by flame atomic absorption spectrometry after K2S2O7 (Mo) or NH4I (Sb) fusion, partial acid digestion, and selective organic extraction with Aliquat 336-MIBK.

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Gold and tellurium by flame atomic absorption spectrometry after HBr-Br2 digestion and selective organic extraction with Aliquat 336-MIBK.

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Antimony by flame atomic absorption spectrometry after NH4I fusion, digestion with HCl, and selective organic extraction with Aliquat 336-MIBK.

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Major and minor elements by flame atomic absorption spectrometry after multi-acid digestion with HF.

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Sodium and potassium by flame emission spectrometry (flame photometry) after HF-HClO4 dissolution or LiBO2 fusion.

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Gold and tellurium by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry after HBr-Br2 digestion and selective organic extraction with Aliquat 336-MIBK.

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Thallium by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry after Na2O2 sinter, HCl-HNO3 dissolution, and selective organic extraction with DIBK.

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Selenium by flow injection or continuous flow hydride generation-atomic absorption spectrometry after digestion with HNO3-HCl-H2SO4-KMnO4.

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Arsenic, antimony, selenium and tellurium by flow injection or continuous flow hydride generation-atomic absorption spectrometry after multi-acid digestion with HF.

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Mercury by thermal release and atomic absorption spectrometry after heating (Vaughn-McCarthy method).

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Major and minor elements by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry after partial digestion with aqua regia.

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Silver, arsenic, gold, bismuth, cadmium, copper, molybdenum, lead, antimony and zinc by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry after partial digestion with HCl-H2O2.

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Major and minor elements by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry after unknown partial acid digestion.

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Major and minor elements by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry after Li2B4O7 fusion digestion.

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Major and minor elements by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry after digestion with HF-HCl-HNO3-HClO4.

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Rare earth elements by ion exchange and inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission quantitative spectrometry after HF-HCl-HNO3-HClO4 digestion.

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Molybdenum, niobium and tungsten by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission quantitative spectrometry after HF-HCl-HNO3-HClO4 digestion and ion exchange separation.

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Major and minor elements by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry after Na2O2 sinter digestion.

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Carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen by gas chromatography/thermal conductivity (CHN elemental) analyzer after combustion.

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Total carbon and organic carbon by thermal conductivity detection after combustion.

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Arsenic by modified Gutzeit apparatus confined-spot method colorimetry after partial digestion in KOH-HCl and chemical separation.

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Major and minor elements by colorimetric spectrophotometry after fusion digestion.

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Molybdenum and antimony by colorimetry after partial digestion by K2S2O7 fusion (Mo) or NaHSO4 fusion-HCl digestion (Sb, rhodamine B).

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Major and minor elements by colorimetric spectrophotometry after multi-acid digestion with HF.

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Copper, lead and zinc by colorimetry after partial digestion with HNO3.

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Fluorine by chemical separation and colorimetric spectrophotometry; chemical separation to fluorosilicic acid (H2SiF6), converted to silicomolybdate, reduced to Mo blue.

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Uranium by paper chromatography after partial digestion with HNO3.

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Arsenic by colorimetric spectrophotometry after digestion in HF-aqua regia and chemical separation with SDDC.

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Chloride by colorimetric spectrophotometry after Na2CO3 and ZnO sinter digestion.

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Tungsten by colorimetry after partial digestion with carbonate sinter.

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Minor elements by energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry.

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Major and minor elements by quantitative emission spectrography.

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Major and minor elements by semi-quantitative emission spectrography.

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Gold, silver and platinum group elements by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry after PbO fire assay chemical separation.

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Major and minor elements by wavelength-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry after LiBO2 fusion digestion.

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The suggested field name for a Species_Unit_Method column in crosstabbed chemistry tables. These field names concatenate the Species and Unit fields, and includes the general analytical method (first part of the amethod field). Textual values of no more than 32 characters.

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Chemical analyses of partially digested samples using aqua regia

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Chemical analyses of partially digested samples using other digestion procedures

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Integer values. Integer of width 8.

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Unique identifier assigned to each submitted sample by the Sample Control Officer of the analytical laboratory that received the sample. Textual values of no more than 10 characters.

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Unit of measurement associated with the accompanying concentration value. Textual values of no more than 8 characters.

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Mercury by cold-vapor atomic absorption spectrometry after multi-acid digestion and solution.

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Sodium and potassium by flame emission spectrometry (flame photometry) after HF-HClO4 dissolution or LiBO2 fusion.

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Gold and tellurium by flame atomic absorption spectrometry after HBr-Br2 digestion and selective organic extraction with Aliquat 336-MIBK.

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Gold and tellurium by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry after HBr-Br2 digestion and selective organic extraction with Aliquat 336-MIBK.

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Thallium by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry after Na2O2 sinter, HCl-HNO3 dissolution, and selective organic extraction with DIBK.

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Selenium by flow injection or continuous flow hydride generation-atomic absorption spectrometry after digestion with HNO3-HCl-H2SO4-KMnO4.

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Arsenic, antimony, selenium and tellurium by flow injection or continuous flow hydride generation-atomic absorption spectrometry after multi-acid digestion with HF.

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Arsenic and antimony by flow injection or continuous flow hydride generation-atomic absorption spectrometry after Na2O2 sinter digestion.

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Mercury by thermal release and atomic absorption spectrometry after heating (Vaughn-McCarthy method).

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Mercury by thermal release and atomic absorption spectrometry after heating (Vaughn-McCarthy method) and use of a willemite screen.

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Major and minor elements by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry after partial digestion with aqua regia.

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Silver, arsenic, gold, bismuth, cadmium, copper, molybdenum, lead, antimony and zinc by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry after partial digestion with HCl-H2O2.

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Major and minor elements by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry after unknown partial acid digestion.

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Major and minor elements by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry after Li2B4O7 fusion digestion.

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Major and minor elements by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry after digestion with HF-HCl-HNO3-HClO4.

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Rare earth elements by ion exchange and inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission quantitative spectrometry after HF-HCl-HNO3-HClO4 digestion.

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Molybdenum, niobium and tungsten by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission quantitative spectrometry after HF-HCl-HNO3-HClO4 digestion and ion exchange separation.

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Major and minor elements by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry after Na2O2 sinter digestion.

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Total carbon and organic carbon by thermal conductivity detection after combustion.

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Major and minor elements by colorimetric spectrophotometry after fusion digestion.

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Molybdenum and antimony by colorimetry after partial digestion by K2S2O7 fusion (Mo) or NaHSO4 fusion-HCl digestion (Sb, rhodamine B).

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Major and minor elements by colorimetric spectrophotometry after multi-acid digestion with HF.

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Copper, lead and zinc by colorimetry after partial digestion with HNO3.

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Fluorine by chemical separation and colorimetric spectrophotometry; chemical separation to fluorosilicic acid (H2SiF6), converted to silicomolybdate, reduced to Mo blue.

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Uranium by paper chromatography after partial digestion with HNO3.

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Arsenic by colorimetric spectrophotometry after digestion in HF-aqua regia and chemical separation with SDDC.

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Chloride by colorimetric spectrophotometry after Na2CO3 and ZnO sinter digestion.

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Tungsten by colorimetry after partial digestion with carbonate sinter.

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Minor elements by energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry.

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Major and minor elements by quantitative emission spectrography.

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Major and minor elements by semi-quantitative emission spectrography.

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Gold, silver and platinum group elements by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry after PbO fire assay chemical separation.

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Gold by direct current plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy or atomic absorption spectrophotometry after PbO fire assay chemical separation.

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Gold and platinum group elements by direct-current arc quantitative emission spectrography after PbO fire assay chemical separation.

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Platinum group elements by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry after NiS fire assay chemical separation.

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Selenium by acid digestion and fluorometry; HNO3 digestion, H2O2 added, HClO4 digestion, HCl reduced, reacted with 2,3-diaminonapthalene.

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Beryllium, tin and uranium by fluorometry after multi-acid digestion with HF.

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Organic carbon, as CO2, by wet oxidation and gravimetry; H2SO4 digestion, oxidized with CrO3-H2SO4, CO2 collected on ascarite; data from "Energy Group SP Open File UGR-068".

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Major and minor elements by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry after partial digestion with aqua regia.

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Major and minor elements by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry after HF-HCl-HNO3-HClO4 digestion.

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Major and minor elements by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry after Na2O2 sinter digestion.

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Rare earth elements by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry after Na2O2 sinter digestion.

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Iron trioxide by titration after fusion, decomposition and precipitation.

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Major and minor elements by wavelength-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry after LiBO2 fusion digestion.

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Chlorine, iodine and bromine by wavelength-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry on raw sample.

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Related analyses.

Summary of all analyses for the total concentration of a single element in a samples; analyses are listed in order of 'Best Value'. Used only in the bestvalue table. Textual values of no more than 256 characters.

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