Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Christopher D. French and Christopher J. Schenk, USGS, Denver, CO
      Publication_Date: 20040000
      Title: Surface Geology of the Caribbean Region (geo6bg)
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Downloadable GIS Data
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Denver, Colorado
        Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Central Energy Resources Team
      Online_Linkage: http://certmapper.cr.usgs.gov/pubs/servlet/PubBroker?issue=ofr97470k&path=/graphic/data.html
      Larger_Work_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Christopher D. French and Christopher J. Schenk, USGS, Denver, CO
          Publication_Date: 20040000
          Title: Open-File Report 97-470-K "Map Showing Geology, Oil and Gas Fields, and Geologic Provinces of the Caribbean Region"
          Series_Information:
            Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
            Issue_Identification: OFR-97-470-K
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Denver, Colorado
            Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Central Energy Resources Team
          Other_Citation_Details: Open File Report 97-470-K is one of a series of continental-scale geologic maps of the world being published on CD-ROM by the U.S. Geological Survey World Energy Project.
          Online_Linkage: http://certmapper.cr.usgs.gov/pubs/servlet/PubBroker?issue=ofr97470k
  Description:
    Abstract: This dataset includes polygons that describe the geologic age of surface outcrops of bedrock of the Caribbean region (Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Greneda, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States, Venezuela, and the Virgin Islands (named countries may not be completely shown on map)).
    Purpose: To delineate geologic contacts and thematically depict generalized geologic age of outcrops in Open File Report 97-470-K Map Showing Geology, Oil and Gas Fields, and Geologic Provinces of the Caribbean Region, which was compiled as a reference for the U.S. Geological Survey World Energy Project assessment of undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas resources of the world.  This dataset was used to produce maps in ESRI ArcMap 8.3 and Adobe Acrobat PDF formats.  Files were exported from geodatabase feature class to ESRI shapefile and ArcInfo export formats for use in other applications.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 20040000
    Currentness_Reference: publication date
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -93.015633
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -58.475106
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 28.000000
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 7.026141
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword: Geology
      Theme_Keyword: Age
      Theme_Keyword: Geologic Age
      Theme_Keyword: Oil
      Theme_Keyword: Gas
      Theme_Keyword: Geologic Province
      Theme_Keyword: Geologic Map
      Theme_Keyword: Surface Geology
      Theme_Keyword: World Energy Resources
      Theme_Keyword: World Energy Project
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Gateway to the Earth Thesaurus
      Theme_Keyword: Coal resources
      Theme_Keyword: Coalbed methane resources
      Theme_Keyword: Natural gas resources
      Theme_Keyword: Economic geology
      Theme_Keyword: Oil resources
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ArcIMS Metadata Server Theme Codes Thesaurus
      Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
      Theme_Keyword: economy
      Theme_Keyword: environment
      Theme_Keyword: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Energy Program Themes Thesaurus
      Theme_Keyword: Earth Science
      Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
      Theme_Keyword: USGS
      Theme_Keyword: Geology
      Theme_Keyword: Natural Gas
      Theme_Keyword: Petroleum
      Theme_Keyword: Coalbed Methane
      Theme_Keyword: Coal
      Theme_Keyword: Resource Assessment
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Place_Keyword: Caribbean
      Place_Keyword: Anguilla
      Place_Keyword: Antigua and Barbuda
      Place_Keyword: Aruba
      Place_Keyword: Bahamas
      Place_Keyword: Barbados
      Place_Keyword: Belize
      Place_Keyword: British Virgin Islands
      Place_Keyword: Cayman Islands
      Place_Keyword: Colombia
      Place_Keyword: Costa Rica
      Place_Keyword: Cuba
      Place_Keyword: Dominica
      Place_Keyword: Dominican Republic
      Place_Keyword: El Salvador
      Place_Keyword: Grenada
      Place_Keyword: Guadeloupe
      Place_Keyword: Guatemala
      Place_Keyword: Guyana
      Place_Keyword: Haiti
      Place_Keyword: Honduras
      Place_Keyword: Jamaica
      Place_Keyword: Martinique
      Place_Keyword: Mexico
      Place_Keyword: Monserrat
      Place_Keyword: Netherlands Antilles
      Place_Keyword: Nicaragua
      Place_Keyword: Panama
      Place_Keyword: Puerto Rico
      Place_Keyword: St. Kitts and Nevis
      Place_Keyword: St. Lucia
      Place_Keyword: St. Vincent and the Grenadines
      Place_Keyword: Trinidad and Tobago
      Place_Keyword: Turks and Caicos Islands
      Place_Keyword: United States
      Place_Keyword: Venezuela
      Place_Keyword: Virgin Islands
      Place_Keyword: AG
      Place_Keyword: AI
      Place_Keyword: AN
      Place_Keyword: AW
      Place_Keyword: BB
      Place_Keyword: BS
      Place_Keyword: BZ
      Place_Keyword: CO
      Place_Keyword: CR
      Place_Keyword: CU
      Place_Keyword: DM
      Place_Keyword: DO
      Place_Keyword: GD
      Place_Keyword: GP
      Place_Keyword: GT
      Place_Keyword: GY
      Place_Keyword: HN
      Place_Keyword: HT
      Place_Keyword: JM
      Place_Keyword: KN
      Place_Keyword: KY
      Place_Keyword: LC
      Place_Keyword: MQ
      Place_Keyword: MS
      Place_Keyword: MX
      Place_Keyword: NI
      Place_Keyword: PA
      Place_Keyword: PR
      Place_Keyword: SV
      Place_Keyword: TT
      Place_Keyword: TC
      Place_Keyword: US
      Place_Keyword: VC
      Place_Keyword: VE
      Place_Keyword: VI
      Place_Keyword: VQ
      Place_Keyword: Aves Ridge (6109)
      Place_Keyword: Bahama Platform (6119)
      Place_Keyword: Barbados Accretionary Complex (6127)
      Place_Keyword: Barinas-Apure Basin (6097)
      Place_Keyword: Beata Ridge (6111)
      Place_Keyword: Bonaire Basin (6101)
      Place_Keyword: Cariaco Basin (6102)
      Place_Keyword: Cayman Ridge (6121)
      Place_Keyword: Cayman Trough (6120)
      Place_Keyword: Cesar Basin (6094)
      Place_Keyword: Chiapas Massif-Nuclear Central America (6122)
      Place_Keyword: Choco Pacific Basin (6087)
      Place_Keyword: Colombian Basin (6112)
      Place_Keyword: East Venezuela Basin (6098)
      Place_Keyword: Falcon Basin (6100)
      Place_Keyword: Florida Peninsula (5050)
      Place_Keyword: Greater Antilles Deformed Belt (6117)
      Place_Keyword: Grenada Back-Arc Basin (6126)
      Place_Keyword: Guajira Basin (6095)
      Place_Keyword: Gulf Cenozoic OCS (5097)
      Place_Keyword: Gulf Cenozoic OCS (5098)
      Place_Keyword: Guyana-Suriname Basin (6021)
      Place_Keyword: Guyana Shield (6002)
      Place_Keyword: Lesser Antilles Deformed Belt (6107)
      Place_Keyword: Llanos Basin (6096)
      Place_Keyword: Lower Magdelena (6091)
      Place_Keyword: Macuspana Basin (5306)
      Place_Keyword: Maracaibo Basin (6099)
      Place_Keyword: Maya Mountains (6125)
      Place_Keyword: Middle America Province (6113)
      Place_Keyword: Middle Magdelena (6090)
      Place_Keyword: Neogene Volcanic Belt (6108)
      Place_Keyword: North Caribbean Deformed Belt (6116)
      Place_Keyword: North Nicaraguan Rise (6114)
      Place_Keyword: Ocean (0)
      Place_Keyword: Ocean (1)
      Place_Keyword: Pacific Offshore Basin (6088)
      Place_Keyword: Perjira-Venezuela-Coastal Ranges (6093)
      Place_Keyword: Puerto Rico Trench (6118)
      Place_Keyword: Saline-Comalcalco Basin (5304)
      Place_Keyword: Sierra Madre de Chiapas-Peten Foldbelt (5310)
      Place_Keyword: Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (6105)
      Place_Keyword: South Caribbean Accretionary Prism (6104)
      Place_Keyword: South Nicaraguan Rise (6115)
      Place_Keyword: Tobago Trough (6103)
      Place_Keyword: Venezuelan Basin (6110)
      Place_Keyword: Villahermosa Uplift (5305)
      Place_Keyword: West-Central Cordillera (6106)
      Place_Keyword: Yucatan Basin (6123)
      Place_Keyword: Yucatan Platform (5308)
  Access_Constraints: None
  Use_Constraints: None
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Person_Primary:
        Contact_Person: Christopher D. French
        Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Central Energy Resources Team
      Contact_Position: GIS Specialist
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing address
        Address: U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS 939, Denver Federal Center
        City: Denver
        State_or_Province: Colorado
        Postal_Code: 80225
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-236-1655
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-236-0459
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: chfrench@usgs.gov
  Data_Set_Credit:
    Scanning of source map, georeferencing, digitizing, attributing, editing and preparation of geodatabase feature class - Christopher D. French
    Metadata Creation - Christopher D. French
    Project coordination - Christopher J. Schenk
  Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800
Data_Quality_Information:
  Attribute_Accuracy:
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
      Some special geologic age symbols have been modified to use standard character types.  Examples of this modification occur in the geologic characters for Triassic, Mesozoic, and Precambrian rock types.  No generalization (grouping) was performed on geologic age attributes.  Any unidentified polygons on source map attributed as "Und" - Undetermined.

      Scanned source maps used as a reference for attributing.
  Logical_Consistency_Report:
    Polygon topology exists.  Geodatabase topology rules used to identify and correct gaps and overlaps in polygon feature class.  Geodatabase coded domains used for attributing.  Polygons are bounded at perimeter of extent.

    Most geologic descriptions follow naming conventions found on original source map.  Some descriptions may be abbreviated.  Several polygons were of an undetermined age because of printing problems or lack of clarity on original source map.  There was no grouping of ages in the attributing process.
  Completeness_Report: Complete
  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
        Horizontal positional accuracy was not formally quantified.  Some details about the scanning and referencing process along with errors are stated below.

        1)  Original source map was provided in two plates at a scale of 1:2,500,000.  Each plate was scanned at 300 dpi in RGB color mode.  Adobe Photoshop 6.0 was used to merge east and west images together at edges.  Some discrepancies were noticed on edge match.  Edge mismatch was no greater than 500 m in a few areas, while good matches were found elsewhere.  Discrepancies were averaged while digitizing.  

        2)  A vector dataset orginating from the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) Digital Chart of the World (DCW) series was available for georeferencing.  This dataset is known to have a nominal scale of 1:1,000,000 and was available as a shapefile from the United States Geological Survey, Digital Data Series DDS-62-A Global GIS Database: Digital Atlas of Central and South America.

        3)  ArcMap 8.3 georeferencing tool was used to establish control points and reference merged image.  Original maps were provided in Mercator projection with true scale at 19 degrees north latitude.  Attempts were made to transform the reference shapefile to the stated projection for georeferencing, but major errors existed along southern edges of map.  A geographic coordinate system (WGS_1984) was used with more success.  57 control points were established to perform a 3rd order polynomial transformation.  Other transformation methods were attempted along with other control point placement, but resulted in more error.  A root mean square (RMS) error of 1611.8 m was recorded.

        4)  Discrepancies were anticipated between source map shorelines and country boundaries because of scale difference.  Other distortions may have been inherent in the source maps.  Overall dimensions of map fit well at desired display scale of 1:2,500,000.  Discrepancies in shoreline were random and variable, rarely exceeding 3,500 m.
    Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
      Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Not Assessed
  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: J.E. Case and T.L. Holcombe
          Publication_Date: 1980
          Title: Geologic-Tectonic Map of the Caribbean Region
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
          Series_Information:
            Series_Name: Miscellaneous Investigations Series
            Issue_Identification: Map I-1100
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Reston, VA
            Publisher: USGS
          Other_Citation_Details: Prepared in cooperation with the United States Naval Oceanographic Office and the United States Naval Ocean Research and Development Activity.
          Online_Linkage: N/A
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 2500000
      Type_of_Source_Media: paper
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 19800000
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS
      Source_Contribution: Geologic contacts and ages.
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: National Imagery and Mapping Agency
          Publication_Date: 1997
          Title: VMAP_1V10-Vector map Level 0 (Digital chart of the World)
          Edition: 3
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
          Other_Citation_Details: Can be found on USGS DDS-62-A (POLBNDA.shp)
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 1000000
      Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NIMA
      Source_Contribution: Used as a guide for georeferencing.
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Department of Lands and Surveys, Nassau N P., Bahamas
          Publication_Date: unknown
          Title: Map of Commonwealth of The Bahamas
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 1000000
      Type_of_Source_Media: paper map
      Source_Contribution: Coastlines for Commonwealth of the Bahamas
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: P.G. Schruben, R.E. Arndt, W.J. Bawiec
          Publication_Date: 1994
          Title: Geologic Units of the Conterminous United States at 1:2,500,000 Scale -- A Digital Representation of the 1974 P.B. King and H.M. Beikman Map
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
          Series_Information:
            Series_Name: USGS Digital Data Series
            Issue_Identification: DDS-11
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Reston, VA
            Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
          Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds11/
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 2500000
      Type_of_Source_Media: online
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS
      Source_Contribution: Surface Geology for Florida
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: USGS maps were scanned at 300 dpi resolution and RGB color setting.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS
      Process_Date: 20020600
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: USGS source maps merged in Adobe Photoshop 6.0.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS
      Process_Date: 20020600
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: Scanned source maps were registered using georeferencing tools in ArcGIS 8.3, and NIMA country boundary shapefile as a guide.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ESRI
      Process_Date: 20020600
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: Geologic contacts were digitized on screen as a personal geodatabase feature class using scanned and referenced image as a guide.
      Process_Date: 20020600
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: Geodatabase topology used to identify and modify gaps and overlaps in polygon feature class (> 1,000 errors corrected).
      Process_Date: 20030100
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: Geodatabase coded domains established to attribute feature class.  Codes and descriptions used original source map legend as a guide.  Some descriptions abbreviated.
      Process_Date: 20030100
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 6343
Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Geographic:
      Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001
      Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001
      Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984
      Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224
  Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Altitude_System_Definition:
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Detailed_Description:
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      Entity_Type_Label: Surface_Geology
      Entity_Type_Definition: Feature Class Attribute Table
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source: None
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Id
      Attribute_Definition: Feature Identification Number
      Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
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      Attribute_Label: Age
      Attribute_Definition: Geologic Age Code
      Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
        Enumerated_Domain:
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Jx
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value: K
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Ki
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Km
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Ku
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Kva
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value: lT
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value: lTv
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value: My
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Mzb
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Mzg
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Mzm
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value: MzPz
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value: pCi
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: pCl
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: pCm
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        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: pCmv
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value: pCsv
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: pCu
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
        Enumerated_Domain:
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