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Standard MagIC Data Format -- rmag_hysteresis 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 Hysteresis Flag hysteresis_flag Flag Recommended Indicating if good (g, the default) or bad (b) data
13 Measurement Hysteresis Loop Number measurement_loop_x Integer Recommended Hysteresis loop counter
14 Measurement Hysteresis Loop Total measurement_loop_n Integer Recommended Total number of hysteresis loops in experiment
15 Measurement Temperature measurement_temp Number in K Recommended Temperature
16 Measurement Orientation Phi measurement_orient_phi Number in Degrees Recommended Orientation of sample in magnetometer
17 Measurement Orientation Theta measurement_orient_theta Number in Degrees Recommended Orientation of sample in magnetometer
18 Hysteresis S* hysteresis_ss Dimensionless Recommended Curvature of major loop in upper left quadrant Examples are: Number between 0 and 1
19 Hysteresis Squareness hysteresis_sq Dimensionless Recommended Squareness of major loop Examples are: Number between 0 and 1
20 Hysteresis Mr Moment hysteresis_mr_moment Number in Am2 Recommended Measured intensity of remanent magnetization, Moment
21 Hysteresis Mr Volume hysteresis_mr_volume Number in A/m Recommended Measured intensity of remanent magnetization, Volume normalized
22 Hysteresis Mr Mass hysteresis_mr_mass Number in Am2/kg Recommended Measured intensity of remanent magnetization, Mass normalized
23 Hysteresis Ms Moment hysteresis_ms_moment Number in Am2 Recommended Measured intensity of saturation magnetization, Moment
24 Hysteresis Ms Volume hysteresis_ms_volume Number in A/m Recommended Measured intensity of saturation magnetization, Volume normalized
25 Hysteresis Ms Mass hysteresis_ms_mass Number in Am2/kg Recommended Measured intensity of saturation magnetization, Mass normalized
26 Hysteresis Bcr hysteresis_bcr Number in T Recommended Coercivity of remanence
27 Hysteresis Bc hysteresis_bc Number in T Recommended Coercivity
28 Hysteresis Bc Offset hysteresis_bc_offset Number in T Recommended Offset between coercivity in positive and negative fields
29 Hysteresis Xhf hysteresis_xhf Number in m3 Recommended High field slope
30 Hysteresis Transient Magnetization hysteresis_th Number in T Recommended Transient energy dissipation related to domain state
31 Hysteresis Description hysteresis_description Text Optional Detailed description
32 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 33 External Database Names external_database_names Text Optional Colon-delimited list of external databases where data are used Examples are: GEOMAGIA50, CALS7K.2, ARCHEO00
34 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 35 Criteria Codes rmag_criteria_codes Text Recommended Colon-delimited list of criteria codes Examples are: MY-MAD, MY-APLHA95
R 36 Method Codes magic_method_codes Text Required Colon-delimited list of method codes Examples are: DE-DC0, FT-F1, LP-DCDMAG
R 37 Instrument Codes magic_instrument_codes Text Required Colon-delimited list of instrument codes Examples are: SIO-Bubba, IRM-OldBlue
R 38 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 39 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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