Magnetics Information Consortium (MagIC) -- Standard MagIC Data Format -- ER

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Standard MagIC Data Format -- ER_Formations Table -- Version 2.5

F	N	Database Field	Variable Name	Units	Required	Description
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R	9	Citation Names	er_citation_names	Text	Required	Colon-delimited list of citation DOIs Examples are: 10.1029/92JB01202, 10.1029/2003GC000635:This study, "10.1023/A:1015035228810":This study
R	8	Research Scientist Names	er_scientist_mail_names	Text	Recommended	Colon-delimited list of names and emails for scientists who described formation Examples are: Jim R.D. Hart , Alexis Heard :Bob McIntire
	7	Formation Description	formation_description	Text	Optional	Detailed description
	6	Formation Thickness	formation_thickness	Number in m	Optional	Formation thickness
E	5	Formation Paleo Environment	formation_paleo_environment	Text	Recommended	Depositional environment Examples are: Fluvial, Continental Shelf, Eolian, Fringing Reef
E	4	Formation Lithology	formation_lithology	Text	Recommended	Formation lithology or archeological classification Examples are: Basalt, Granite, Mudstone, Tuff, Granodiorite, Marl
E	3	Formation Class	formation_class	Text	Required	Formation location class Examples are: Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic, Archeological, Intrusive, Extrusive, Submarine, Subaerial
	2	Formation Name Alternatives	er_formation_alternatives	Text	Optional	Colon-delimited list of alternative names and abbreviations
P	1	Formation Name	er_formation_name	Text	Required	Name for formation Examples are: Bluebird Formation
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