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Standard MagIC Data Format -- RMAG_Anisotropy 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 Anisotropy Flag anisotropy_flag Flag Recommended Indicating if good (g, the default) or bad (b) data
13 Anisotropy Type anisotropy_type Text Required Anisotropy calculation type Examples are: AMS, AARM, AIRM, ATRM
14 Anisotropy Tensor Element 1 anisotropy_s1 Number Recommended Anisotropy tensor element, c11
15 Anisotropy Tensor Element 2 anisotropy_s2 Number Recommended Anisotropy tensor element, c22
16 Anisotropy Tensor Element 3 anisotropy_s3 Number Recommended Anisotropy tensor element, c33
17 Anisotropy Tensor Element 4 anisotropy_s4 Number Recommended Anisotropy tensor element, c12
18 Anisotropy Tensor Element 5 anisotropy_s5 Number Recommended Anisotropy tensor element, c23
19 Anisotropy Tensor Element 6 anisotropy_s6 Number Recommended Anisotropy tensor element, c13
20 Anisotropy Tensor Mean anisotropy_mean Number Recommended Anisotropy tensor mean, (c11 + c22 + c33) / 3
21 Anisotropy Tensor Sigma anisotropy_sigma Number Recommended Anisotropy tensor standard deviation Examples are: Sigma of Hext (1963)
22 Anisotropy Tensor Unit anisotropy_unit Text Recommended Anisotropy tensor unit Examples are: Normalized by trace, Am2, m3/kg, SI, deviatoric
Redefined 23 Number of Measurements anisotropy_n Integer Recommended Number of measurements included in the calculation
24 Anisotropy Tilt Correction anisotropy_tilt_correction Number in % Optional Percentage tilt correction applied to the data Examples are: Correction between geographic (0%) and stratigraphic (100%); unoriented (-1%); partially oriented to horizontal only (-2%)
Redefined 25 Remanence Anisotropy Alteration anisotropy_alt Number in % Optional Comparison of 1st and 2nd TRMs in TRM anisotropy experiment
26 Anisotropy Description anisotropy_description Text Optional Detailed description
27 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 28 External Database Names external_database_names Text Optional Colon-delimited list of external databases where data are used Examples are: GEOMAGIA50, CALS7K.2, ARCHEO00
29 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 30 Criteria Codes rmag_criteria_codes Text Recommended Colon-delimited list of criteria codes Examples are: MY-MAD, MY-APLHA95
R 31 Method Codes magic_method_codes Text Required Colon-delimited list of method codes Examples are: DE-DC0, FT-F1, LP-DCDMAG
R 32 Instrument Codes magic_instrument_codes Text Required Colon-delimited list of instrument codes Examples are: SIO-Bubba, IRM-OldBlue
R 33 Analyst Names er_analyst_mail_names Text Recommended Colon-delimited list of names and emails for analystsColon-delimited list of names and emails for analysts Examples are: Jim R.D. Hart , Alexis Heard :Bob McIntire
R 34 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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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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