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Standard MagIC Data Format -- ER_Formations Table -- Version 2.5
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MagIC Data Model
F Status N Database Field Variable Name Units Required Description
P 1 Formation Name er_formation_name Text Required Name for formation Examples are: Bluebird Formation
2 Formation Name Alternatives er_formation_alternatives Text Optional Colon-delimited list of alternative names and abbreviations
E 3 Formation Class formation_class Text Required Formation location class Examples are: Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic, Archeological, Intrusive, Extrusive, Submarine, Subaerial
E 4 Formation Lithology formation_lithology Text Recommended Formation lithology or archeological classification Examples are: Basalt, Granite, Mudstone, Tuff, Granodiorite, Marl
E 5 Formation Paleo Environment formation_paleo_environment Text Recommended Depositional environment Examples are: Fluvial, Continental Shelf, Eolian, Fringing Reef
6 Formation Thickness formation_thickness Number in m Optional Formation thickness
7 Formation Description formation_description Text Optional Detailed description
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
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
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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