1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
  2. Geoscience Data System
  3. Dataset 40361

Dataset description: SIM3341_stations_geology

Point shapefile of quadrangle 6 station locations in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary offshore of Boston, Massachusetts where video, photographs and sediment samples were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey from 1993-2004 - includes sediment sample analyses and interpreted geologic substrate.
Version1
Keywordssea-floor characteristics, navigational data, geospatial datasets, grain-size analysis, marine geology
Formatshapefile; XLSX;
Amount<1 MB

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Location of materials and files

Public files
Metadatahttps://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/metadata/whcmsc/sim/sim3341/SIM3341_stations_geologymeta.xml
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Activities and equipment

ActivityEquipment
1993-030-FAGrab sampler
Sampling device consisting of a set of jaws and a deployment mechanism designed to collect sediments or loose substrate from the surface of the sea floor.
1994-004-FAVan Veen grab sampler
Grab sampler with jaws levered shut by long bars and deployed by the action of pulling the sampler off the bottom of the sea floor.
1994-014-FAVan Veen grab sampler
Grab sampler with jaws levered shut by long bars and deployed by the action of pulling the sampler off the bottom of the sea floor.
1995-012-FAVan Veen grab sampler
Grab sampler with jaws levered shut by long bars and deployed by the action of pulling the sampler off the bottom of the sea floor.
1995-015-FAGrab sampler
Sampling device consisting of a set of jaws and a deployment mechanism designed to collect sediments or loose substrate from the surface of the sea floor.
1995-036-FASeaBOSS
Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.
1996-025-FAGrab sampler
Sampling device consisting of a set of jaws and a deployment mechanism designed to collect sediments or loose substrate from the surface of the sea floor.
1996-037-FAVan Veen grab sampler
Grab sampler with jaws levered shut by long bars and deployed by the action of pulling the sampler off the bottom of the sea floor.
1998-017-FASeaBOSS
Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.
1999-011-FASeaBOSS
Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.
2003-014-FASeaBOSS
Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.
2004-010-FASeaBOSS
Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.
1998-022-FASeaBOSS
Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.
1998-029-FASeaBOSS
Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.

Geometries linked to this dataset

MapNameDescription
MapSIM3341_footprintFootprint of bathymetry, stations locations used for the geologic interpretation, and the geologic interpretation of quadrangle 6 on Stellwagen Bank offshore of Boston, Massachusetts