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"Metal Industry Indicators" and "Stone, Clay, Glass, and Concrete Products Industry Indicators"

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• Who wrote the metadata?

What does this data set describe?

1. How should this data set be cited?

   Minerals Information Team, U.S. Geological Survey, Variable, see Description below, "Metal Industry Indicators" and "Stone, Clay, Glass, and Concrete Products Industry Indicators": Metal Industry Indicators; and Stone, Clay, Glass, and Concrete Products Industry Indicators (month and year of publication), U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, United States.

   Online Links:

   • <http://minerals.usgs.gov/> minerals/pubs/mii/
   • <http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/imii/>

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

   West_Bounding_Coordinate: -172

   East_Bounding_Coordinate: -66

   North_Bounding_Coordinate: +72

   South_Bounding_Coordinate: +18

3. What does it look like?

4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

5. What is the general form of this data set?

   Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:

   The USGS Mineral Industry Indicators geospatial data are national boundary oriented. Data associated with the United States are reported in tables.

6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
   1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

   2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

Who produced the data set?

1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
   • Minerals Information Team, U.S. Geological Survey

2. Who also contributed to the data set?

3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
   U.S. Geological Survey, Minerals Information Team
   988 National Center
   Reston, VA 20192
   USA
   

   1-703-648-4919 (voice)
   

Why was the data set created?

Monitor cyclical change in the U.S. metals industry

How was the data set created?

1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access_Constraints: Unrestricted

Use_Constraints: Unrestricted

1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
   U.S. Geological Survey, Minerals Information Team
   Chief, Publication Services Section, Minerals Information Team
   984 National Center
   Reston, VA 20192
   USA
   

   1-703-648-4919 (voice)
   

2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

   The U.S. Department of the Interior provides no warranty, expressed or implied as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data.

4. How can I download or order the data?

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:

Last modified: 15-Nov-2000

Metadata author:

U.S. Geological Survey, Minerals Information Team
988 National Center
Reston, VA 20192
USA

1-703-648-4000 (voice)

Metadata standard:

Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)