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Standard MagIC Data Format -- ER_Synthetics Table -- Version 2.0
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MagIC Data Model
F Status N Database Field Variable Name Units Required Description
P 1 Synthetic Material Name er_synthetic_name Text Required Name for synthetic material Examples are: STD1546-A1
2 Synthetic Material Name Alternatives er_synthetic_alternatives Text Optional Colon-delimited list of alternative names and abbreviations
R 3 Expedition Name er_expedition_name Text Required Name for seagoing or land expedition Examples are: AVON02MV
R 4 Location Name er_location_name Text Required Name for location or drill site Examples are: San Francisco Volcanic Province, Site 801
R 5 Formation Name er_formation_name Text Required Name for formation Examples are: Bluebird Formation
R 6 Member Name er_member_name Text Required Name for member Examples are: Glasshound Member
R Deleted 7 Section Name er_section_name Text Required Name for section or core Examples are: Berkeley Lava Flows, 810C, 1129D
R 8 Site Name er_site_name Text Required Name for site Examples are: Bas123a
R 9 Sample Name er_sample_name Text Required Name for sample Examples are: Bas123a-01
R 10 Specimen Name er_specimen_name Text Required Name for specimen Examples are: Bas123a-01x
R 11 Fossil Name er_fossil_name Text Required Name for fossil Examples are: AMM43-03
R 12 Mineral Name er_mineral_name Text Required Name for mineral Examples are: San03-001
13 Synthetic Material Institution synthetic_institution Text Required Name for institution that created synthetic material Examples are: IRM, SIO
E 14 Synthetic Material Type synthetic_type Text Required Synthetic material type Examples are: Rock, Biogenic, Ceramic
E 15 Synthetic Material Assemblage synthetic_assemblage Text Optional Synthetic material assemblage Examples are: Single Crystal, Mineral Separate, Polycrystalline
16 Synthetic Material Shape synthetic_shape Text Optional Synthetic material shape Examples are: Euhedral, Orthorhombic
17 Synthetic Material Size synthetic_size Text Optional Synthetic material grain size fraction Examples are: 250-500 ¿m
18 Synthetic Material Volume synthetic_volume Number in m3 Optional Synthetic material volume
19 Synthetic Material Weight synthetic_weight Number in g Optional Synthetic material weight
20 Synthetic Material Density synthetic_density Number in g/m3 Optional Synthetic material density
21 Synthetic Material Dope synthetic_dope_material Text Optional Synthetic dope material
22 Synthetic Material Description synthetic_description Text Optional Detailed description
R 23 Method Codes magic_method_codes Text Recommended Colon-delimited list of method codes Examples are: DE-DC0, FT-F1, LP-DCDMAG
R 24 Research Scientist Names er_scientist_mail_names Text Recommended Colon-delimited list of names for scientists who prepared synthetic material Examples are: Jim R.D. Hart, Alexis Heard, Bob McIntire
R 25 Citation Names er_citation_names Text Required Colon-delimited list of citations Examples are: Smith et al. 2003, Hart & Heard 1967, This study
Standard MagIC Data Format v2.0
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