Title

Mineral (sand) extraction potential in the Lithuanian EEZ

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Abstract

The potential of mineral (sand) extraction was mapped by matching the sediment substrate found in the known wxtraction sites against the seabed sediment distribution in the Lithuanian EEZ. The location of the official sand extraction sites and seabed sediment map was retrieved from the EMODnet Geology “Marine Minerals” and “Seabed Substrates” data products.

Creation Date

Nov. 18, 2019, 2:26 p.m.

Type

Vector Data

Keywords

Marine , Sand_Potential

Category

Marine

features and characteristics of salt water bodies (excluding inland waters).

Regions

Lithuania

Owner

Geoadmin

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Maintenance Frequency

Frequency Of Maintenance For The Data Is Not Known

Restrictions

All restrictions and limitations are applied based on Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0) licencing policy.

Language

English

Data Quality

The potential of mineral (sand) extraction in the Lithuanian EEZ was mapped by overlaying the known official locations of mineral (sand) extraction sites and the sediment map available. The sediment map classifies, according to the “folk_5” classification found in the Seabed Substrate data product from EMODnet Geology (2019), sediments into: “Sand”, “Mud to muddy Sand”, “Mixed sediments”, “coarse-type sediments” and “Rock & boulders”. The sediments were reclassified into “Low”, “Medium” and “High” as input for the spatial discrimination of the potential for mineral (sand) extraction ES in the Lithuanian EEZ. • EMODnet Geology, 2019. Marine Minerals (emodnet-geology.eu/data-products/marine-minerals/) (accessed on 2019-10-15) • EMODnet Geology, 2019. Seabed Substrates (emodnet-geology.eu/data-products/marine-minerals/) (accessed on 2019-10-15).

Supplemental Information

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Spatial Representation Type

vector data is used to represent geographic data

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