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Standard MagIC Data Format -- MAGIC_Methods Table -- Version 2.3

F	N	Database Field	Variable Name	Units	Required	Description
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P	1	Method Code	magic_method_code	Text	Required	Unique code describing field, Lab or statistical method Examples are: AC-AARM
E	2	Method Type	method_type	Text	Required	Type of method Examples are: Lab Protocol
	3	Method Definition	method_definition	Text	Required	Definition Examples are: Paleo intensity experiment that uses a laboratory ARM to normalize NRM for paleofield estimation
	4	Method Description	method_description	Text	Recommended	Detailed description or glossary Examples are: Any paleo intensity experiment in which a laboratory ARM is used to normalize NRM for paleofield estimation as suggested by Levi and Banerjee (1976) or more detailed pseudo Thellier experiments by Tauxe et al. (1995).
	5	Method IAGA-7 Code	method_iaga7	Text	Optional	IAGA-7 method code Examples are: C, G, F, F*
	6	Method URLs	method_url	Text	Optional	URL to website explaining method Examples are: http://earthref.org/MAGIC/books/Tauxe/2005/lecture.01.htm
	7	Method URLs	method_url_tauxe	Text	Optional	URL to electronic handbook of L. Tauxe explaining method Examples are: http://earthref.org/MAGIC/books/Tauxe/2005/lecture.01.htm
R	8	Citation Names	er_citation_names	Text	Recommended	Colon-delimited list of citations Examples are: Smith et al. 2003, Hart & Heard 1967, This study
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