ecatalogue > Identification

This tab consist of a grid identifying the types of rock or mineral found in a specimen.

Taxon

Field	Value
ItemPrompt	Taxon
ColumnName	IdeTaxonRef_tab
DataKind	dkTable
DataType	Reference
RefTable	etaxonomy

The name of the rock or mineral

Usage

Required

Format

Reference to Taxonomy

Qualifier

Field	Value
ItemPrompt	Qualifier
ColumnName	IdeQualifier_tab
DataKind	dkTable
DataType	Text
LookupName	Identification Qualifier

Used to express uncertainty in the identification

Usage

Omit if high confidence in the identification

Format

Must be “uncertain” if populated

Qualified Name

Field	Value
ItemPrompt	Qualified Name
ColumnName	IdeQualifiedName_tab
DataKind	dkTable
DataType	Text

The qualified name of the rock or mineral

Usage

Populated automatically by EMu

Format

The display name of the associated Taxon. If Qualifier is “uncertain”, a question mark will be appended to the value in this field to denote that uncertainty.

Comments

Field	Value
ItemPrompt	Comments
ColumnName	IdeComments_tab
DataKind	dkTable
DataType	Text

Comments about the identification

Usage

Omit if no appropriate data is available

Format

Used primarily to note verbatim names when the selected Taxon does not exactly match the name in the source material.

Deprecated uses

This field was previously used to store long-form descriptions of specimens. Use Lot Description on the division-specific tabs instead.

Identified By

Field	Value
ItemPrompt	Identified By Ref
ColumnName	IdeIdentifiedByRef_tab
DataKind	dkTable
DataType	Reference
RefTable	eparties

The person who identified the specimen

Usage

Omit if no appropriate data is available

Format

Reference to Parties

Date Identified

Field	Value
ItemPrompt	Date
ColumnName	IdeDateIdentified0
DataKind	dkTable
DataType	Date

The date the identification was made

Usage

Omit if no appropriate data is available

Format

Named Part

Field	Value
ItemPrompt	Named Part
ColumnName	IdeNamedPart_tab
DataKind	dkTable
DataType	Text
LookupName	Named Part

The part of the specimen being identified

Usage

Required for each populated row

Format

Assign “Primary” to the primary classification (i.e., the rock name for Petrology & Volcanology and the most important mineral phase for Mineralogy). Assign “Associated” to additional classifications.

Deprecated uses

Older records use more specific terms (“Primary Rock”, “Primary Mineral”, etc.) Most Taxonomy records now note whether a given species is a rock or mineral, so this level of specificity is no longer necessary.

Older records used “Primary Synonym” to note variety or synonym names to a record. This term is still in use but should not be added to new records. Most varieties and synonyms have their own records in Taxonomy.

Texture/Structure

Field	Value
ItemPrompt	Texture/Structure
ColumnName	IdeTextureStructure_tab
DataKind	dkTable
DataType	Text
LookupName	Texture Structure

An alphabetized list of textural terms that apply to the rock/mineral

Usage

Omit if no appropriate data is available

Format

Terms should be listed in alphabetical order in lower case. Use semicolons to separate terms.

Color

Field	Value
ItemPrompt	Color
ColumnName	MinColor_tab
DataKind	dkTable
DataType	Text
LookupName	Minerals Color

The color of the rock/mineral

Usage

Omit if no appropriate data is available