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How to Search the Database

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By default the user can only search for public samples and samples that belong to him/her.
Search results are displayed just as My Samples, and can be sorted by different attributes.
Search results can be downloaded, exported to google earth (via download), or simply viewed in detail in the database.

Navigate to search using the navigation bar.
Use the search bar to specify a type of criterion from given criteria.
You may specify multiple criteria for a single search
- Criteria are displayed in a summary on the right side of the criteria bar
When you are ready, click Search button
Results can be exported as
- .tsv spreadsheet
- .kml google earth file
Notes on viewing search results.

Rock Type
- User may specify multiple rock types for searching
Metamorphic Grade
- User may specify multiple metamorphic grade/facies
Location
- Specific region/country OR
- latitude-longitude/map area selection (see below for instructions)
Minerals Present
Chemistry
- Specify ranges of specified elements or oxides in a particular mineral
Provenance of data/samples e.g.:
- Sample owner(s) for samples in shared projects
- Collector(s)
- Sample Number(s) - A portion of a sample number may be searched by adding a "*" after the partial number
- IGSN
- References (Georef Accesstion number, or COMING SOON, alphabetical by author's last name or year)
- Public versus priavte data