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Standard MagIC Data Format -- RMAG_Hysteresis Table -- Version 2.3
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MagIC Data Model
F Status N Database Field Variable Name Units Required Description
R 1 Expedition Name er_expedition_name Text Optional Name for seagoing or land expedition Examples are: AVON02MV
R 2 Location Name er_location_name Text Required Name for location, dredge or drill site Examples are: San Francisco Volcanic Province, Dredge AMAT02-D12, Site 801
R 3 Formation Name er_formation_name Text Optional Name for formation Examples are: Bluebird Formation
R 4 Member Name er_member_name Text Optional Name for member Examples are: Glasshound Member
R 5 Site Name er_site_name Text Required Name for site Examples are: Bas123a
R 6 Sample Name er_sample_name Text Required Name for sample Examples are: Bas123a-01
R 7 Specimen Name er_specimen_name Text Required Name for specimen Examples are: Bas123a-01x
R 8 Fossil Name er_fossil_name Text Recommended Name for fossil Examples are: AMM43-03
R 9 Mineral Name er_mineral_name Text Recommended Name for mineral Examples are: San03-001
R 10 Synthetic Material Name er_synthetic_name Text Required Name for synthetic material Examples are: STD1546-A1
X 11 Experiment Name List magic_experiment_names Text Optional Colon-delimited list of experiments Examples are: KOPA-299-1, KOPA-299-2, KOPA-299-6
12 Measurement Hysteresis Loop Number measurement_loop_x Integer Recommended Hysteresis loop counter
13 Measurement Hysteresis Loop Total measurement_loop_n Integer Recommended Total number of hysteresis loops in experiment
14 Measurement Temperature measurement_temp Number in K Recommended Temperature
15 Measurement Orientation Phi measurement_orient_phi Number in Degrees Recommended Orientation of sample in magnetometer
16 Measurement Orientation Theta measurement_orient_theta Number in Degrees Recommended Orientation of sample in magnetometer
17 Hysteresis S* hysteresis_ss Dimensionless Recommended Curvature of major loop in upper left quadrant Examples are: Number between 0 and 1
18 Hysteresis Squareness hysteresis_sq Dimensionless Recommended Squareness of major loop Examples are: Number between 0 and 1
19 Hysteresis Mr Moment hysteresis_mr_moment Number in Am2 Recommended Measured intensity of remanent magnetization, Moment
20 Hysteresis Mr Volume hysteresis_mr_volume Number in A/m Recommended Measured intensity of remanent magnetization, Volume normalized
21 Hysteresis Mr Mass hysteresis_mr_mass Number in Am2/kg Recommended Measured intensity of remanent magnetization, Mass normalized
22 Hysteresis Ms Moment hysteresis_ms_moment Number in Am2 Recommended Measured intensity of saturation magnetization, Moment
23 Hysteresis Ms Volume hysteresis_ms_volume Number in A/m Recommended Measured intensity of saturation magnetization, Volume normalized
24 Hysteresis Ms Mass hysteresis_ms_mass Number in Am2/kg Recommended Measured intensity of saturation magnetization, Mass normalized
25 Hysteresis Bcr hysteresis_bcr Number in T Recommended Coercivity of remanence
26 Hysteresis Bc hysteresis_bc Number in T Recommended Coercivity
27 Hysteresis Bc Offset hysteresis_bc_offset Number in T Recommended Offset between coercivity in positive and negative fields
28 Hysteresis Xhf hysteresis_xhf Number in m3 Recommended High field slope
29 Hysteresis Transient Magnetization hysteresis_th Number in T Recommended Transient energy dissipation related to domain state
30 Hysteresis Description hysteresis_description Text Optional Detailed description
31 Compilation Names compilation_names Text Optional Colon-delimited list of compilation or databases where data are used Examples are: GEOMAGIA, CALS7, ARCHEO00
32 Compilation ID Numbers compilation_ids Text Optional Colon-delimited list of ID numbers from compilations or databases Examples are: 1435, 23, 2329
R 33 Criteria Codes rmag_criteria_codes Text Recommended Colon-delimited list of criteria codes Examples are: MY-MAD, MY-APLHA95
R 34 Method Codes magic_method_codes Text Required Colon-delimited list of method codes Examples are: DE-DC0, FT-F1, LP-DCDMAG
R 35 Instrument Codes magic_instrument_codes Text Required Colon-delimited list of instrument codes Examples are: SIO-Bubba, IRM-OldBlue
R 36 Analyst Names er_analyst_mail_names Text Required Colon-delimited list of names for analysts Examples are: Jim R.D. Hart, Alexis Heard, Bob McIntire
R 37 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
Standard MagIC Data Format v2.1
Standard MagIC Data Format v2.2
Standard MagIC Data Format v2.3
Standard MagIC Data Format v2.4
Standard MagIC Data Format v2.5
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