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.
Complete Metadata
| accessLevel | public |
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| 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 |
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"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)"
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| modified | 2020-08-12T00:00:00Z |
| publisher |
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"name": "U.S. Geological Survey",
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| spatial | -120.93519, 39.36574, -120.90202, 39.39063 |
| theme |
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"Geospatial"
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| title | Geochemical, mineralogical, and grain-size data for in-situ solid materials and suspended sediment at Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park, Nevada County, California |
