OZCHEM National Whole Rock Geochemistry Database

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: ANZCW0703011055

Title: OZCHEM National Whole Rock Geochemistry Database

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Custodian

Custodian: Geoscience Australia

Jurisdiction: Australia

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These data represent whole rock geochemical analyses from the OZCHEM Database. Each analysis includes a geographic location and a geological description, which includes the host stratigraphic unit, where known, and the lithology. Most samples have been collected by Geoscience Australia field parties. These data are a snapshot at the "Ending Date" of the current database entries and are also a subset of the full database managed by GA which includes data from Papua New Guinea, Antarctica, Solomon Islands and New Zealand.

ANZLIC search words:

GEOSCIENCES
GEOSCIENCES Geochemistry

Spatial domain:

locality map

Geographic extent name: AUSTRALIA INCLUDING EXTERNAL TERRITORIES - AUSAAT - Australia - Australia

Geographic extent polygon: 112 -12, 151 -12, 151 -43, 112 -43, 112 -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: -43 °; East bounding longitude: 151 °; West bounding longitude: 112 °

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Data currency

Beginning date: 2007-08-27

Ending date: 2008-08-27

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Dataset status

Progress: Complete

Maintenance and update frequency: Not Known

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Access

Stored data format:: DIGITAL - comma_delimited Ascii file Map Grid of Australia (MGA) GDA94

Available format type:: DIGITAL - comma_delimited Ascii file GDA94

Access constraints:

Licence required.

Free Data Download

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Data quality

Lineage:

These datasets are derived directly from Geoscience Australia's corporate Oracle OZCHEM Whole Rock Geochemistry Database.Only data that has been marked as open file is included. The ASCII extraction of the database is generated as ASCII comma-delimited file of the main tables that are part of or used by the OZCHEM database.

Positional accuracy:

Nominal Scale 1:100 000

The positional accuracy is usually not better than 100m occasionally up to 10 000m

Attribute accuracy:

The attribute accuracy is good

Logical Consistency:

A geoscientist visually inspected the finished dataset to make sure the attributes were accurate and the data were consistent spatially with the quality-controlled database it was derived from. Tests are also carried out on these data for data completeness, correct spatial representation, attribute accuracy, logical consistency and correctness, and where appropriate for compliance with Geoscience Australia's GIS data dictionary.

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/ANZCW0703011055.html

Metadata reference XML: http://www.ga.gov.au/meta/ANZCW0703011055.xml

Authors:Champion, D.C. Budd, A.R. Wyborn, L.A.I.

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