NV_Cinder: Cinder Cones in Nevada, 0 to 6 Ma Age

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IDENTIFICATION_INFORMATION


  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
      Publication_Date: 19960906
      Title: NV_Cinder: Cinder Cones in Nevada, 0 to 6 Ma Age
      Edition: 1
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: 
        Publisher: United States Geological Survey
      Other_Citation_Details:
        Raines, G.L., Sawatzky, D.L., and Connors, K.A., 1996,
        Great Basin Geoscience Data Base; USGS Digital Data Series
        DDS-041.
        Stewart, J.H. and Carlson, J.E., 1976, Cenozoic rocks of
        Nevada – four maps and brief description, lithology, age,
        and centers of volcanism: Nevada Bureau of Mines and
        Geology Map 52, 4 sheets, scale 1:1,000,000.
      Online_Linkage: HTTP://www.usgs.gov
      Larger_Work_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: 
          Publication_Date: 
          Title: Great Basin Geoscience Database
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: 
            Publisher: 
          Online_Linkage: 
  Description:
    Abstract:
      Point shapefile containing data on cinder cones in Nevada
      with ages 0 to 6 million years BP
    Purpose:
      For geologic, mineral, or geothermal exploration
    Supplemental_Information:
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
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        Beginning_Date: 
        Ending_Date: 
    Currentness_Reference: 
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -102.6402
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -92.9384
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 77.7925
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 75.1480
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword: Geology
      Theme_Keyword: Cinder Cones
      Theme_Keyword: Recent
      Theme_Keyword: Pleistocene
      Theme_Keyword: Pliocene
      Theme_Keyword: Volcanic Rocks
      Theme_Keyword: Volcanism
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Place_Keyword: Great Basin
      Place_Keyword: Nevada
      Place_Keyword: Western United States
  Access_Constraints:
  Use_Constraints: This 
	spatial information was derived from a variety of sources.  Care was taken 
	in the creation of these themes, but they are provided "as is".  The Great 
	Basin Center for Geothermal Energy, the University of Nevada, Reno or any of 
	the data providers cannot accept any responsibility for errors, omissions, 
	or positional accuracy in the digital data or underlying records. There are 
	no warranties, expressed or implied, accompanying this data set. 
      Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Great Basin Center for Geothermal Energy
        Contact_Person: Richard Zehner
      Contact_Position: Research Scientist/Assistant GIS Specialist
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: MS 172, University of Nevada, Reno
        City: Reno
        State_or_Province: NV
        Postal_Code: 89557
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 775-784-7055
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: zehner@unr.edu
      Hours_of_Service: 8-5 M-F Pacific Time
  Native_Data_Set_Environment:
    ArcView version 3.3 shapefile format
 
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DATA_QUALITY_INFORMATION


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  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: USGS
          Publication_Date: 19960906
          Title: NV_Ciner
          Edition: 1
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: 
            Publisher: USGS
          Other_Citation_Details:
            see above
          Online_Linkage: 
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SPATIAL_DATA_ORGANIZATION_INFORMATION


  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 84

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SPATIAL_DATA_ORGANIZATION_INFORMATION


  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Complete Chain
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 9384

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SPATIAL_REFERENCE_INFORMATION

 
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Planar:
      Map_Projection:
        Map_Projection_Name: Lambert Conformal Conic
        Lambert_Conformal_Conic:
          Standard_Parallel: 33.000000
          Standard_Parallel: 45.000000
          Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -117.000000
          Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
          False_Easting: 0.000000
          False_Northing: 0.000000
          Standard_Parallel: 33.000000
          Standard_Parallel: 45.000000
          Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -117.000000
          Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
          False_Easting: 0.000000
          False_Northing: 0.000000
      Planar_Coordinate_Information:
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        Coordinate_Representation:
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          Ordinate_Resolution: 
        Planar_Distance_Units: Meters
    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
      Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4000000
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98

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ENTITY_AND_ATTRIBUTE_INFORMATION


  Overview_Description:
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
      Unknown
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
      Unknown

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DISTRIBUTION_INFORMATION


  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Great Basin Center for Geothermal Energy
        Contact_Person: Richard E. Zehner
      Contact_Position: Research Scientist/Assistant GIS Specialist
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: MS 172, University of Nevada, Reno
        City: Reno
        State_or_Province:NV 
        Postal_Code: 89557
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone:775-784-7055 
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: zehner@unr.edu
      Hours_of_Service: 8-5, M-F, Pacific Time
  Resource_Description:
  Distribution_Liability:This 
	spatial information was derived from a variety of sources.  Care was taken 
	in the creation of these themes, but they are provided "as is".  The Great 
	Basin Center for Geothermal Energy, the University of Nevada, Reno or any of 
	the data providers cannot accept any responsibility for errors, omissions, 
	or positional accuracy in the digital data or underlying records. There are 
	no warranties, expressed or implied, accompanying this data set. 
    
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METADATA_REFERENCE_INFORMATION


  Metadata_Date: 8/16/2004
  Metadata_Review_Date: 
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization:Great Basin Center for Geothermal Energy 
        Contact_Person: Richard E. Zehner
      Contact_Position: Research Scientist/Assistant GIS Specialist
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: Mailing and physical address
        Address: MS 172, University of Nevada, Reno
        City: Reno
        State_or_Province:NV 
        Postal_Code: 89557
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 775-784-7055 
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: zehner@unr.edu
      Hours_of_Service: 8-5 M-F Pacific Time
  Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC CSDGM
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

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nvcinder.shp 
(shapefile):


Title:  Cinder cones in Nevada, 0 to 6 Ma, from USGS 
DDS-41 Great Basin Database (Raines et al., 1996).


Description:  Original data source is Stewart and 
Carlson (1976).  See description in Raines et al. (1996) for more details.


References for this 
shapefile: 



Raines, G.L., Sawatzky, 
D.L., and Connors, K.A., 1996, Great Basin Geoscience Data Base; USGS Digital 
Data Series DDS-041.



Stewart, J.H. and Carlson, 
J.E., 1976, Cenozoic rocks of Nevada – four maps and brief description, 
lithology, age, and centers of volcanism: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Map 
52, 4 sheets, scale 1:1,000,000.


Caveat: 
This 
	spatial information was derived from a variety of sources.  Care was taken 
	in the creation of these themes, but they are provided "as is".  The Great 
	Basin Center for Geothermal Energy, the University of Nevada, Reno or any of 
	the data providers cannot accept any responsibility for errors, omissions, 
	or positional accuracy in the digital data or underlying records. There are 
	no warranties, expressed or implied, accompanying this data set.

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