Geoscience Australia SHRIMP U-Pb Geochronology Interim Data Release July 2007

Note: This metadata describes the dataset in accordance with the ANZLIC (Australia New Zealand Land Information Council) Core Metadata Guidelines Version 2.

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Dataset citation

ANZLIC unique identifier: ANZCW0703010955

Title: Geoscience Australia SHRIMP U-Pb Geochronology Interim Data Release July 2007

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Custodian

Custodian: Geoscience Australia

Jurisdiction: Australia

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These data represent the OZCHRON database of age determinations on Australian rock samples as determined by the uranium-lead SHRIMP (Senstive High Resolution Ion MicroProbe) method. These data are a snapshot of the database at the "Ending-Date", although entry into the database is continuous.

This product is intended as an interim form of data release while web-based accessibility to continually updated data is reformed during FY07-08.

ANZLIC search words:

GEOSCIENCES Research

Spatial domain:

locality map

Geographic extent name: AUSTRALIA EXCLUDING EXTERNAL TERRITORIES - AUS - Australia - Australia

Geographic extent polygon: 114 -12, 150 -12, 150 -42, 114 -42, 114 -12,

Note: The format for each Geographic extent name is: Name - Identifier - Category - Jurisdiction (as appropriate) See GEN Register

Geographic bounding box:: North bounding latitude: -12 °; South bounding latitude: -42 °; East bounding longitude: 150 °; West bounding longitude: 114 °

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Data currency

Beginning date: 1995-01-01

Ending date: 2007-07-01

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Dataset status

Progress: In Progress

Maintenance and update frequency: Not Known

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Access

Stored data format:: DIGITAL - RDBMS ORACLE database ORACLE

Available format type:: DIGITAL - ascii ASCII text; DIGITAL - KML Keyhole Markup Language (KML) Google Earth

Access constraints:

unknown

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Data quality

Lineage:

These data are derived directly from Geoscience Australia's corporate Oracle OZCHRON database for U-Pb ages derived using the SHRIMP method.

An ASCII extraction of the database is generated as ASCII comma separated values (CSV).

Positional accuracy:

Nominal scale: 1:100 000

The positional accuracy is variable, but typically not better than 100 metres.

Attribute accuracy:

The geochronological data comes from sample data analysed by the Geoscience Australia Geochronological Laboratory or from published literature. Data have been checked in the database against the original source.

Logical Consistency:

A geoscientist visually inspected the finished dataset to ensure the attributes were accurate and the data were consistent spatially with the quality-controlled database it was derived from.

Completeness:

The dataset coverage is complete for the whole of continental Australia.

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Contact information

Contact organisation: Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) (GA)
Contact position: Manager Client Services
Mail address: Cnr Jerrabomberra Ave and Hindmarsh Dr
Mail address: GPO Box 378
Locality: Canberra
State: ACT
Country: Australia
Postcode: 2601
Telephone: 02 6249 9966
Facsimile: 02 6249 9960
Electronic mail address: sales@ga.gov.au

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Metadata information

Metadata date: 2013-03-08

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Additional metadata

Metadata reference XHTML: http://www.ga.gov.au/meta/ANZCW0703010955.html

Metadata reference XML: http://www.ga.gov.au/meta/ANZCW0703010955.xml

It is recommended that these data as a whole be referred to as:

Geoscience Australia Geochronology Laboratory, 2007. Geoscience Australia SHRIMP U-Pb Geochronology Interim Data Release July 2007. OZCHRON Geochronology Database. [Digital Datasets]. Geoscience Australia, Canberra, Australia.

Individual analyses should be referred as:

[geochronologist], [Analytical Year], [sampleid], OZCHRON Geochronology Database. [Digital Datasets]. Geoscience Australia, Canberra, Australia. http://www.ga.gov.au/

Authors:GA Geochronology Laboratory

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