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Standard MagIC Data Format -- er_minerals Table -- Version 2.5
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MagIC Data Model
F Status N Database Field Variable Name Units Required Description
P 1 Mineral Name er_mineral_name Text Required Name for natural occurring mineral Examples are: San03-001
2 Mineral Name Alternatives er_mineral_alternatives Text Optional Colon-delimited list of alternative names and abbreviations
R 3 Expedition Name er_expedition_name Text Optional Name for seagoing or land expedition Examples are: AVON02MV
R 4 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 5 Formation Name er_formation_name Text Optional Name for formation Examples are: Bluebird Formation
R 6 Member Name er_member_name Text Optional Name for member Examples are: Glasshound Member
R 7 Site Name er_site_name Text Required Name for site Examples are: Bas123a
R 8 Sample Name er_sample_name Text Required Name for sample Examples are: Bas123a-01
R 9 Specimen Name er_specimen_name Text Required Name for specimen Examples are: Bas123a-01x
R 10 Fossil Name er_fossil_name Text Required Name for fossil Examples are: AMM43-03
E 11 Mineral Type mineral_type Text Required Mineral type Examples are: Phenocryst, Microcryst, Groundmass, Biogenic, Detrital Clasts
E 12 Mineral Classification Name mineral_class_name Text Required Mineral classification name Examples are: Magnetite, Plagioclase
E 13 Mineral Assemblage mineral_assemblage Text Optional Mineral assemblage Examples are: Single Crystal, Mineral Separate, Polycrystalline, In Situ
E 14 Mineral Alteration mineral_alteration Text Optional Mineral alteration, Grade Examples are: Severe, High, Mild, Trace, Unaltered
E 15 Mineral Alteration Type mineral_alteration_type Text Optional Mineral alteration, Type Examples are: Hydrothermal, Diagenetic, Weathering, Oxidation, Metamorphic
16 Mineral Shape mineral_shape Text Optional Mineral shape Examples are: Euhedral, Orthorhombic
17 Mineral Size mineral_size Text Optional Mineral grain size fraction Examples are: 250-500 ¿m
18 Mineral Volume mineral_volume Number in m3 Optional Mineral volume
19 Mineral Weight mineral_weight Number in kg Optional Mineral weight
20 Mineral Density mineral_density Number in kg/m3 Optional Mineral density
21 Mineral IGSN Number mineral_igsn Text Optional International Geological Sample Number (IGSN) Examples are: SIO0A0987, SIO001317
22 Mineral Description mineral_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 and emails for scientists who prepared mineral sample Examples are: Jim R.D. Hart , Alexis Heard :Bob McIntire
R 25 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
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