Geochemical, mineralogical, and grain-size data for in-situ solid materials and suspended sediment at Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park, Nevada County, California
This dataset includes data for in-situ solid materials and suspended sediments from surface-water samples, as well as surface-water chemistry from samples collected during storm events at Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park, Nevada County, California. In-situ solid samples were collected during 2015 along six vertical transects along the cliff walls of the mine pit. Surface-water samples were collected during 2014 and 2016 from Hiller Tunnel and from drainage networks below the in-situ sampling sites during runoff conditions. In-situ and suspended-sediment samples were analyzed for grain-size distribution, X-ray diffraction (XRD) for quantitative mineralogy, inductively coupled plasma – mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) for trace elements, and inductively coupled plasma – optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) for major elements. Water samples (both filtered and non-filtered) were analyzed for trace elements including aluminum, arsenic, barium, beryllium, cadmium, chromium, copper, iron, lead, mercury, nickel, zinc, and total suspended sediment. Water-quality field measurements included water temperature, specific conductance, dissolved oxygen, pH, and oxidation-reduction potential. There are four files (*.csv) in this dataset: 1) data dictionary; 2) sediment data; 3) water data; and 4) quality assurance data.
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| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| bureauCode |
[ "010:12" ] |
| contactPoint |
{ "fn": "Charles N Alpers", "@type": "vcard:Contact", "hasEmail": "mailto:cnalpers@usgs.gov" } |
| description | This dataset includes data for in-situ solid materials and suspended sediments from surface-water samples, as well as surface-water chemistry from samples collected during storm events at Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park, Nevada County, California. In-situ solid samples were collected during 2015 along six vertical transects along the cliff walls of the mine pit. Surface-water samples were collected during 2014 and 2016 from Hiller Tunnel and from drainage networks below the in-situ sampling sites during runoff conditions. In-situ and suspended-sediment samples were analyzed for grain-size distribution, X-ray diffraction (XRD) for quantitative mineralogy, inductively coupled plasma – mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) for trace elements, and inductively coupled plasma – optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) for major elements. Water samples (both filtered and non-filtered) were analyzed for trace elements including aluminum, arsenic, barium, beryllium, cadmium, chromium, copper, iron, lead, mercury, nickel, zinc, and total suspended sediment. Water-quality field measurements included water temperature, specific conductance, dissolved oxygen, pH, and oxidation-reduction potential. There are four files (*.csv) in this dataset: 1) data dictionary; 2) sediment data; 3) water data; and 4) quality assurance data. |
| distribution |
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| identifier | http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/USGS_5b51fb8ae4b05cbf87bfd5ca |
| keyword |
[ "Ancestral Yuba River", "California", "Cenozoic Era", "Eocene Epoch", "Humbug Creek drainage", "Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park", "Miocene Epoch", "Neogene Period", "Nevada County", "Oligocene Epoch", "Paleogene Period", "Sierra Nevada Mountains", "USGS:5b51fb8ae4b05cbf87bfd5ca", "Yuba River watershed", "clay minerals", "erosion", "geochemistry", "gold mining", "grain-size distribution", "hydraulic mining", "legacy mining effects", "mineralogy", "sediment transport", "suspended material (water)" ] |
| modified | 2020-08-12T00:00:00Z |
| publisher |
{ "name": "U.S. Geological Survey", "@type": "org:Organization" } |
| spatial | -120.93519, 39.36574, -120.90202, 39.39063 |
| theme |
[ "geospatial" ] |
| title | Geochemical, mineralogical, and grain-size data for in-situ solid materials and suspended sediment at Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park, Nevada County, California |
