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Standard MagIC Data Format -- ER_Sites Table -- Version 2.4
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MagIC Data Model
F Status N Database Field Variable Name Units Required Description
P 1 Site Name er_site_name Text Required Name for site Examples are: Bas123a
2 Site Name Alternatives er_site_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
F 7 Site Definition site_definition Flag Required Single (s) site or composite (c) site including various geological units Examples are: Default = s
E 8 Site Class site_class Text Required Site location class Examples are: Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic, Archeological, Intrusive, Extrusive, Submarine, Subaerial
E 9 Site Lithology site_lithology Text Required Site lithology or archeological classification Examples are: Basalt, Granite, Mudstone, Tuff, Granodiorite, Marl
E 10 Site Type site_type Text Required Site type Examples are: Flow Top, Glassy Margin, Pot Rim, Pillow, Kiln, Sediment Layer
11 Site Latitude site_lat Number in Degrees Required Site location, Latitude Examples are: Decimal degrees between -90 and 90
12 Site Longitude site_lon Number in Degrees Required Site location, Longitude Examples are: Decimal degrees between 0 and 360
13 Site Location Precision site_location_precision Number in Degrees Recommended Site location, Precision in latitude and longitude Examples are: Decimal degrees
E 14 Site Location Geoid site_location_geoid Text Recommended Site location, Geoid used in determination of latitude and longitude Examples are: WGS84, GEOID03, USGG2003, GEOID99, G99SSS , G99BM, DEFLEC99
15 Site Elevation site_elevation Number in m Recommended Site location, Elevation relative to sealevel Examples are: Meters above sealevel
16 Site Stratigraphic Height site_height Number in m Recommended Site location, Stratigraphic height Examples are: Positive is up in section or core, while negative is down relative to reference height
17 Site Core Depth site_core_depth Number in m Optional Site location, Core depth in MBSF Examples are: Meters below seafloor
18 Site Composite Depth site_composite_depth Number in m Optional Site location, Composite depth in MBSF Examples are: Meters below seafloor
Inserted 19 Site Bedding Dip Direction site_bed_dip_direction Number in Degrees Recommended Direction of the dip of a paleo-horizontal plane in the bedding Examples are: Decimal degrees between 0 and 360
Inserted 20 Site Bedding Dip site_bed_dip Number in Degrees Recommended Dip of the bedding as measured to the right of strike direction Examples are: Decimal degrees between -90 and 90
Inserted 21 Site Cooling Rate Estimate site_cooling_rate Number in K/Ma Optional Estimated ancient in-situ cooling rate per Ma
22 Site IGSN Number site_igsn Text Optional International Geological Sample Number (IGSN) Examples are: SIO0A0987, SIO001317
23 Site Description site_description Text Optional Detailed description
R 24 Method Codes magic_method_codes Text Recommended Colon-delimited list of method codes Examples are: DE-DC0, FT-F1, LP-DCDMAG
R 25 Research Scientist Names er_scientist_mail_names Text Recommended Colon-delimited list of names for scientists who described site Examples are: Jim R.D. Hart, Alexis Heard, Bob McIntire
R 26 Citation Names er_citation_names Text Required Colon-delimited list of citations Examples are: Smith et al. 2003, Hart & Heard 1967, This study
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