Magnetics Information Consortium (MagIC)
Database development and maintenance by the PACER Team

	Standard MagIC Data Format -- Data Model -- Version 2.3 N Table Name Oracle Name Geology Archeology Drilling Oceans Description 1 Expeditions ER_Expeditions Fieldwork Fieldwork Fieldwork / Cruise Cruise Expedition, fieldwork or cruise definition 2 Locations ER_Locations Location / Section Camp / Village Drill Site Dredge / Dive Site Location definition 3 Rock Formations ER_Formations Rock Formation Unique rock formation or sequence 4 Rock Member ER_Members Rock Member Unique rock member or section 5 Sites ER_Sites Rock Unit Building / Kiln Horizon / Layer Rock Group / Unit Unique rock unit in terms of geological age 6 Samples ER_Samples Sample Object Sample Sample Sample from site 7 Specimens ER_Specimens Subsample Pieces Subsample Subsample Specimen from sample 8 Fossils ER_Fossils Fossil Fossil Fossil Taxon or fossil 9 Minerals ER_Minerals Mineral Mineral Mineral Naturally occurring minerals 10 Synthetic Materials ER_Synthetics Synthetic material that is not necessarily related to geology 11 Ages Determinations ER_Ages Ages Ages Ages Ages Ages for discrete samples or horizons in stratigraphic sections or cores 12 Citations List ER_Citations Reference Reference Reference Reference List of references 13 Mailing List Contributors ER_Mailinglist Name / Address Name / Address Name / Address Name / Address List of addresses 14 Images ER_Images Images Images Images Images List of images and photographs 15 Measurements MAGIC_Measurements Raw Data Raw Data Raw Data Raw Data Analytical data or measurements 16 Methods MAGIC_Methods Description Description Description Description Controlled vocabulary of sampling, laboratory and statistical techniques 17 Instruments MAGIC_Instruments Description Description Description Description Instrument info based on institute, year of build and instrument name 18 Calibrations MAGIC_Calibrations Description Description Description Description Calibrations 19 Specimen Data PMAG_Specimens Subsample Pieces Subsample Subsample Specimen from sample 20 Sample Data PMAG_Samples Sample Object Sample Sample Sample from site 21 Site Data PMAG_Sites Rock Unit Building / Kiln Horizon / Layer Horizon / Layer Unique rock unit in terms of magnetization and geological age 22 Results PMAG_Results Derived Data Derived Data Derived Data Derived Data Summary results and highly derived data products (stacks, poles, etc) 23 Rotation Data PMAG_Rotations Rotation Data Rotation Data Rotation Data Rotation Data Data used to perform complex rotations between coordinate systems 24 Selection Criteria PMAG_Criteria Criteria Criteria Criteria Criteria Selection criteria used in data selection 25 Susceptibility Experiments RMAG_Susceptibility Experiment Data Experiment Data Experiment Data Experiment Data Experiment for susceptibility parameters 26 Remanence Experiments RMAG_Remanence Experiment Data Experiment Data Experiment Data Experiment Data Experiment for magnetic remanence: ARM, IRM, TRM, CRM, VRM and DRM 27 Hysteresis Experiments RMAG_Hysteresis Experiment Data Experiment Data Experiment Data Experiment Data Experiment for hysteresis loops and FORCs 28 Anisotropy Experiments RMAG_Anisotropy Experiment Data Experiment Data Experiment Data Experiment Data Experiment for anisotropy parameters 29 Results RMAG_Results Derived Data Derived Data Derived Data Derived Data Summary results and highly derived data products (critical temperatures, etc) 30 Selection Criteria RMAG_Criteria Criteria Criteria Criteria Criteria Selection criteria used in data selection Standard MagIC Data Format v2.0 Standard MagIC Data Format v2.1 Standard MagIC Data Format v2.2