Metadata for COAL OVERBURDEN CHEMISTRY, Montana portion of the Powder River Coal Region (saturated paste extracts from coal overburden)

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Citation:
  Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
  Publication date: 1995
  Title:
    COAL OVERBURDEN CHEMISTRY, Montana portion of the Powder River Coal Region (saturated paste extracts from coal overburden)
  Publication place: Helena, MT
  Publisher: Montana State Library
  Other citation details:
    The former name of the data set on the NRIS web site was "pr_coalovbd"
  Online linkage: ftp://ftp.geoinfo.msl.mt.gov/Data/Spatial/NonMSDI/Shapefiles/PowderRiverCoal1990.zip
  Larger Work Citation:
    Title:
      Coal and Water Resources of the Powder River Coal Region, Southeastern Montana, 1990
    Series name: Open-File Report
    Issue identification: 90-568
    Online linkage: http://apps.msl.mt.gov/Geographic_Information/Data/DataList/datalist_Details.aspx?did={7cd46118ff5146acb51edf7ae2f9d34e}
    Online linkage: http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr90568
  Browse graphic file name: ftp://ftp.geoinfo.msl.mt.gov/Documents/Maps/Thumbnails/20031117_164_thumb.jpg
  Browse graphic file description: Thumbnail image of Powder River Coal Region Coal Overburden Chemistry Samples Map
  Browse graphic file name: ftp://ftp.geoinfo.msl.mt.gov/Documents/Maps/Individual/20031117_164_pr_coalovbd.gif
  Browse graphic file description: Powder River Coal Region Coal Overburden Chemistry Samples Map
Abstract:
  FEATURE TYPE: Point
  SOURCE OF DATA: Harrington, A.H., 1984, Compilation of overburden saturated paste analyses from the Fort Union Coal Region [Montana and Wyoming]: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report MBMG 141, 30l p. Coverages generated from tabular information from digital tape.
  DATA VINTAGE: Compiled in 1984.
  Point Attribute Items:
  COL ITEM NAME WDTH OPUT TYP DEC DESCRIPTION; LOOK-UP TABLE; RELATION
  1 AREA 4 12 F 3
  5 PERIMETER 4 12 F 3
  9 SPE1999# 4 5 B -
  13 SPE1999-ID 4 5 B -
  17 LOCAL-ID 14 14 C - Township, range, and section
  31 OTHER-ID 10 10 C - Original drill hole identifier
  41 SOURCE-CODE 2 5 I - Data source;SOURCE.LUT; SR
  43 LAB-CODE 2 5 I - Laboratory; LAB.LUT; LB
  45 DATE 8 8 D - Date of drilling or analysis
  53 NUMBER-SAMPLES 2 5 I - Number of paste samples
  55 DEPTH-START 6 10 N 1 Beginning sample depth (feet below land surface)
  61 DEPTH-END 6 10 N 1 Ending sample depth (feet below land surface)
  67 OVERBURDEN-CODE 2 5 I - Name of coal overburden; OVERBURDEN.LUT; OV
  69 SC-MEDIAN 6 10 N 2 Median specific conductance microsiemens/cm at 25 degrees Celsius
  75 PH-MEDIAN 6 10 N 2 Median pH
  81 CA-MEDIAN 6 10 N 2 Median calcium (meq/L)
  87 MG-MEDIAN 6 10 N 2 Median magnesium (meq/L)
  93 NA-MEDIAN 6 10 N 2 Median sodium (meq/L)
  99 SC-MAX 6 10 N 2 Maximum specific conductance (uS/cm)
  105 PH-MAX 6 10 N 2 Maximum pH
  111 CA-MAX 6 10 N 2 Maximum calcium (meq/L)
  117 MG-MAX 6 10 N 2 Maximum magnesium (meq/L)
  123 NA-MAX 6 10 N 2 Maximum sodium (meq/L)
  129 SC-MIN 6 10 N 2 Minimum specific conductance (uS/cm)
  135 PH-MIN 6 10 N 2 Minimum pH
  141 CA-MIN 6 10 N 2 Minimum calcium (meq/L)
  147 MG-MIN 6 10 N 2 Minimum magnesium (meq/L)
  153 NA-MIN 6 10 N 2 Minimum sodium (meq/L)
  159 ADDITIONAL-DATA 1 1 I - Code indicating additional deeper coal beds with overburden data (1= yes, 0=no). Data for second coal bed is in coverage spe19992 and data for third coal bed is in coverage spe19993
  INFO look-up tables for layer COAL OVERBURDEN CHEMISTRY
  FILENAME: SOURCE.LUT
  SOURCE-CODE SOURCE-NAME
  0 Unknown
  1 Peabody Coal Company
  2 Western Energy Company
  3 Shell Oil Company (Youngs Creek)
  4 Department of State Lands
  5 Decker Coal Company
  6 Big Horn Coal Company
  7 MONTCO Coal Company
  8 Consolidation Coal Company
  9 U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
  10 Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
  11 Northern Cheyenne Research Program
  12 Peter Kiewit and Sons Company
  13 NERCO (Spring Creek Mine)
  14 Shell Oil Company (Pearl area)
  15 Westmoreland Resources, Inc.
  16 Montana State University
  FILENAME: LAB.LUT
  LAB-CODE LAB-NAME
  0 Unknown
  1 U.S. Geological Survey Central Laboratory
  2 Montana Testing Laboratories, Inc.
  3 Northern Testing Laboratory
  4 Montana State University
  5 Front Range Environmental Laboratory
  6 Colorado School of Mines Research Institute
  7 PKS Laboratory
  8 Camp Dresser and McKee Laboratory
  9 U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Bismarck, N. Dak.
  10 Energy Laboratories
  11 Colorado State University
  12 Inter-mountain Laboratories
  FILENAME: OVERBURDEN.LUT
  OVERBURDEN-CODE OVERBURDEN-NAME
  0 Unknown
  1 Roland
  2 Smith
  3 Anderson
  4 Anderson-Dietz
  5 Anderson-Dietz 1
  6 Anderson-Dietz 1-Dietz 2
  7 Dietz
  8 Dietz 1
  9 Dietz 1-Dietz 2
  10 Dietz 2
  11 Canyon
  12 Ferry
  13 Cook
  14 Cook-upper bench
  15 Cook-lower bench
  16 Wall
  17 Elk
  18 Pawnee
  19 Dunning
  20 E
  21 X
  22 C-D
  23 Brewster-Arnold
  24 T
  25 Sawyer
  26 A
  27 Knobloch
  28 Knobloch-upper bench
  29 Knobloch-middle bench
  30 Knobloch-lower bench
  31 Rosebud
  32 Rosebud-McKay
  33 McKay
  34 Robinson
  35 Broadus
  36 Flowers-Goodale
  37 Terret
  38 Dominy
  39 Dominy-upper bench
  40 Dominy-middle bench
  41 Dominy-lower bench
  42 Carpenter Creek
  43 Harmon
  44 C (lignite)
  45 G
  46 Pust
  47 Lane
  48 Carrol
  49 S
  50 Coal Ridge
  51 Lanark
  52 Fort Peck
  53 Fort Kipp
  54 Local
  55 Minor
  56 Unnamed
  57 Mammoth
  58 Big Dirty
  59 McKelvey
  60 Nance
  61 Rehder
  62 Mammoth-Rehder
  63 Wyo. Dietz 2
  64 Wyo. Dietz 3
  65 Wyo. Monarch
  66 Wyo. Carney
  67 Wyo. Carney-Masters
  68 Squirrel Creek
Time period of content:
  Calendar date: 1984
  Currentness reference: Publication date
Status:
  Progress: Complete
Access constraints: None
Use constraints:
  The Montana State Library provides this product/service for informational purposes only. The Library did not produce it for, nor is it suitable for legal, engineering, or surveying purposes. Consumers of this information should review or consult the primary data and information sources to ascertain the viability of the information for their purposes. The Library provides these data in good faith but does not represent or warrant its accuracy, adequacy, or completeness. In no event shall the Library be liable for any incorrect results or analysis; any direct, indirect, special, or consequential damages to any party; or any lost profits arising out of or in connection with the use or the inability to use the data or the services provided. The Library makes these data and services available as a convenience to the public, and for no other purpose. The Library reserves the right to change or revise published data and/or services at any time.
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  Fax: 406-444-0266
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  Fax: 406-444-0266
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  The Montana State Library provides this product/service for informational purposes only. The Library did not produce it for, nor is it suitable for legal, engineering, or surveying purposes. Consumers of this information should review or consult the primary data and information sources to ascertain the viability of the information for their purposes. The Library provides these data in good faith but does not represent or warrant its accuracy, adequacy, or completeness. In no event shall the Library be liable for any incorrect results or analysis; any direct, indirect, special, or consequential damages to any party; or any lost profits arising out of or in connection with the use or the inability to use the data or the services provided. The Library makes these data and services available as a convenience to the public, and for no other purpose. The Library reserves the right to change or revise published data and/or services at any time.
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    ftp://ftp.geoinfo.msl.mt.gov/Data/Spatial/NonMSDI/Shapefiles/PowderRiverCoal1990.zip

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Metadata date: 01/22/2014
Metadata review date: 04/17/2013
Metadata review date: 09/29/2004
Metadata review date: 1995
Metadata contact:
  Montana State Library
  PO Box 201800
  Helena, MT 59620-1800
  Telephone: 406-444-5354
  TDD/TTY telephone: 406-444-4799
  Fax: 406-444-0266
  E-Mail: geoinfo@mt.gov

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