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Standard MagIC Data Format -- RMAG_Susceptibility Table -- Version 2.5
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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
F 12 Susceptibility Flag susceptibility_flag Flag Recommended Indicating if good (g, the default) or bad (b) data
13 Susceptibility Volume susceptibility_chi_volume Number in SI Recommended Average magnetic susceptibility, Volume normalized
14 Susceptibility Mass susceptibility_chi_mass Number in m3/kg Recommended Average magnetic susceptibility, Mass normalized
15 Susceptibility Frequency Dependence susceptibility_f Dimensionless Recommended Frequency dependence , Xfd calculation
16 Susceptibility Frequency Low susceptibility_f_low Number in Hz Recommended Xfd calculation, Low frequency
17 Susceptibility Frequency High susceptibility_f_high Number in Hz Recommended Xfd calculation, High frequency
18 Susceptibility Amplitude Dependence susceptibility_h Dimensionless Recommended Amplitude dependence, Xhd calculation
19 Susceptibility Amplitude Low susceptibility_h_low Number in T Recommended Xhd calculation, Low amplitude
20 Susceptibility Amplitude High susceptibility_h_high Number in T Recommended Xhd calculation, High amplitude
21 Susceptibility Loss Tangent susceptibility_loss_tangent Dimensionless Recommended Loss tangent or X(quadrature) over X(inphase)
22 Susceptibility Description susceptibility_description Text Optional Detailed description
23 MagIC Software Packages magic_software_packages Text Recommended Colon-delimited list of software used for data reduction Examples are: PmagPy v1.67b, FORCinel v1.11
E 24 External Database Names external_database_names Text Optional Colon-delimited list of external databases where data are used Examples are: GEOMAGIA50, CALS7K.2, ARCHEO00
25 External Database ID Numbers external_database_ids Text Optional Colon-delimited list of ID numbers linking to external database records Examples are: 1435, 23, 2329
R 26 Criteria Codes rmag_criteria_codes Text Recommended Colon-delimited list of criteria codes Examples are: MY-MAD, MY-APLHA95
R 27 Method Codes magic_method_codes Text Required Colon-delimited list of method codes Examples are: DE-DC0, FT-F1, LP-DCDMAG
R 28 Instrument Codes magic_instrument_codes Text Required Colon-delimited list of instrument codes Examples are: SIO-Bubba, IRM-OldBlue
R 29 Analyst Names er_analyst_mail_names Text Recommended Colon-delimited list of names and emails for analysts Examples are: Jim R.D. Hart , Alexis Heard :Bob McIntire
R 30 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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