<descriptor thcode="2"><thesaurus thcode="2" name="USGS Thesaurus" scope="Topics and methods of scientific study carried out by USGS, with product types, scientific disciplines, geologic time, and types of institutional structure and activities.  Broad and shallow, used to help people find scientific information." creator="U.S. Geological Survey" rights="Public domain" edition="2.0" date="2020-01-09" codetype="number" prefix="topic" uri="https://www2.usgs.gov/science/USGSThesaurus" tblname="term" nonpref="nonpref" relterm="relterm" root_code="1" contact="pschweitzer"><category><term thcode="25" code="29" name="distinct labels" parent="26" scope="Preferred labels (descriptor texts) are distinct within the thesaurus. 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32 &lt;http://periodic.lanl.gov/32.shtml&gt;"/><term thcode="2" code="1464" name="gold" parent="1427" scope="Metal element with symbol Au and atomic number 79 &lt;http://periodic.lanl.gov/79.shtml&gt;"/><term thcode="2" code="1466" name="hafnium" parent="1427" scope="Metal element with symbol Hf and atomic number 72 &lt;http://periodic.lanl.gov/72.shtml&gt;"/><term thcode="2" code="1468" name="hassium" parent="1427" scope="Metal element with symbol Hs and atomic number 108 &lt;http://periodic.lanl.gov/108.shtml&gt;"/><term thcode="2" code="1479" name="indium" parent="1427" scope="Metalloid element with symbol In and atomic number 49 &lt;http://periodic.lanl.gov/49.shtml&gt;"/><term thcode="2" code="1484" name="iridium" parent="1427" scope="Metal element with symbol Ir and atomic number 77 &lt;http://periodic.lanl.gov/77.shtml&gt;"/><term thcode="2" code="1483" name="iron" parent="1427" scope="Metal element with symbol Fe and atomic number 26 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