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(comp.), Steven Podwysocki , 2000, Coal-Bearing Regions and Structural Sedimentary Basins of China and Adjacent Seas: Energy commodities: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-047, USGS; Eastern Energy Resources Team, Reston, VA.Online Links:
Horizontal positions are specified in geographic coordinates, that is, latitude and longitude. Latitudes are given to the nearest 0.00001. Longitudes are given to the nearest 0.00001. Latitude and longitude values are specified in Decimal Degrees.
Value | Definition |
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Coal gas | |
Oil shale | |
Quaternary peat |
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The purpose of this dataset is to give geologists and other scientists a spatial database of commodities in China. This data set will be utilized in energy research and cartographic projects.
Geological Publishing House, Chinese Institute of Geology and Minera, 1992, Energy Mineral Resources Map of China and Adjacent Seas.
Data sources used in this process:
Geological Publishing House, Chinese Institute of Geology and Minera, 1992, Energy Mineral Resources Map of China and Adjacent Seas.
All coal fields are labeled correctly
This data set is a complete coverage of coal gas, oil shale, and quaternary peat commodities in China.
No tests for accuracy were done.
Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?
- Access_Constraints: None
- Use_Constraints: None
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USGS Open-File Report 00-047, commodities
This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity with U.S. Geoloical Survey editorial standards. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for the descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Data format: | Point locations of commodity occurrences in format ArcView Shape (version 1.0) |
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Network links: |
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/openfile/of00-047/SHP_files/commodities.ZIP> |
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