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Sample
Addition information about Sample Attributes
The basic unit of information is based on the physical sample, which is typically the hand sample collected in the field. (See page on general description of data types for a more general overview)
The types of information that will be stored for a sample include the following items.
- The letter "R" means it is required.
- The number preceding the data descriptor indicates the number of possible entries. Note that required fields have one and only 1 entry.
- The minimum amount of information about a sample is a unique sample number, location, and rock type.
| Required | Number | Data Name | Units | Notes |
| R | 1 | Owner | automatically assigned as user name | |
| R | 1 | Sample number | user's personal sample identifier | |
| R | 1 | Rock Type | ||
| R | 1 | Longitude | decimal degrees | |
| R | 1 | Latitude | decimal degrees | |
| R* | 0-n | Reference | published data require a reference | |
| 0-1 | Location error | meters | ||
| 0-1 | IGSN | (SESAR) | ||
| 0-n | Region | Geographic descriptor | ||
| 0-1 | Country | |||
| 0-n | Alias | multiple aliases possible | ||
| 0-1 | Collector | |||
| 0-1 | Date of collection | YYYY-MM-DD | ||
| 0-1 | Present sample location | |||
| 0-n | Metamorphic Grade | |||
| 0-n | Comment | multiple comments possible | ||
| 0-n | Minerals present | modal percent | use mineral names as headers |
Addition information about Sample Attributes
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