NMBGMR Draft Geologic Data Model - v. 0.90
JOINED & RELATED TABLES

revised: 28-Aug-2007

Contents:

Lithology

This table is used to link detailed information about mapped lithostratigraphic and lithodemic geologic units to Geo_Poly and Subcrop_poly.

Field Name Field Alias Length Field Type Field Value Default Allow Nulls? Pick List / Examples Notes
GeoID " 16 text variable undefined n IPm basis of relationship with Geo_Poly and Subcrop_poly
Name " 50 text variable [null] y Madera Group undifferentiated
LithClass " 20 text pick list [null] y bedrock, allocthonous terrane, mass wasting, daf, surficial deposit, water
LithType " 20 text pick list [null] y lithologic unit, sedementary, intrusive, volcanic, metamorphic, biostrat unit, allostrat unit, colluvium, fluvial deposit, glacial, eolian, lacustrine, alluvium
LithSubTyp LithSubType 20 text pick list / var [null] y formation, group, member, informal unit, lithosome, petrosome
PrimLith PrimaryLithology 50 text pick list / var [null] y primary lithology: e.g. limestone, rhyolite, granite, diorite, amphibolite, mudstone, shale, sandstone etc.
SecondLith SecondaryLithology 50 text pick list / var [null] y secondary lithology: e.g. minor limestone, rhyolite, granite, diorite, amphibolite, mudstone, shale, sandstone etc.
UnitDesc UnitDescription (max) text variable [null] y Unit description Description of the unit throughout the map area.
Provenance " 25 text variable [null] y westerly, easterly,northerly,southerly, San Juan Mts
DepoSyst DepositionalSystem 50 text pick list / var [null] y unspecified, unknown, piedmont, axial-fluvial, transitional, lacustrine, eolian, debris flow, alluvial slope, reef, delta, deep-marine, shallow-marine, near shore, beach, etc.
Induration " 10 text pick list [null] y unspecified, well, moderate, poor, unconsolidated
Cemntation Cementation 10 text pick list / var [null] y unspecified, silica, calcite, hematite, zeolite, etc.
Color " 25 text variable [null] y Munsell(?) color
Texture " 255 text variable [null] y texture: ahphanitic, porphyritic, breccia, cobbles, pebbles, mylonitic, etc.
GrainSize " 50 text variable [null] y grain size: coarse, medium, fine, silt, clay, [numeric: e.g. 1m clasts]
Sorting " 255 text variable [null] y well, moderate, poor, bimodal
Mineralogy " 255 text variable [null] y mineral assemblage: e.g. Bt+Qtz+Kspar+musc; Cc; Clay;
Protolith " 50 text pick list / var [null] y unspecified, pelite, sandstone, basalt, etc. primarily for metamorphic rocks
GenEnvrnmt GeneticEnvironment 25 text pick list / var [null] y unspecified, marine, fluvial, axial-fluvial, , transitional, glacial, lacustrine, eolian, skarn, basin, alluvial
GenLndform GeneticLandform 25 text pick list / var [null] y unspecified, delta, point bar, dune, reef, piedmont, debris flow, alluvial slope, reef, delta, deep-marine, shallow-marine, near-shore, intertidal interpreted landform associated with depositional environment
SuperGroup " 25 text variable [null] y If unit is part of a supergroup (e.g. Grand Canyon Super Group) not used in NM (yet)
Group " 25 text variable [null] y Madera
Formation " 25 text variable [null] y Los Moyos
Member " 25 text variable [null] y Wild Cow
Lithosome " 25 text variable [null] y A
Era " 20 text pick list [null] y Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic, Proterozoic
Period " 30 text pick list [null] y Quaternary, Neogene, Paleogene, Cretaceous, Jurassic, Triassic, Permian, Pennsylvanian, Mississippian, Devonian, Silurian, Ordovician, Cambrian, Neoproterozoic, Mesoproterozoic, Paleoproterozoic
Epoch " 20 text pick list [null] y Early, Middle, Late, Miocene, Oligocene, Eocene, Paleocene
Age " 20 text variable [null] y e.g. Albian
AgeBasis " 50 text pick list / var [null] y fossils, geochron, etc
AgeCnfidnc AgeConfidence 25 text pick list [null] y unspecified, poor, fair, good, excellent Subjective quality of age
IsoDateID " 50 text variable [null] y sample info/link to best date data links to Date Detail
UntThckMin UnitThicknessMin 8.1 Float variable [null] y [Null}, Min thickness of unit overall
UntThckMax UnitThicknessMax 8.1 Float variable [null] y [Null}, Max thickness of unit overall
UntThckTyp UnitThicknessTypical 8.1 Float variable [null] y [Null}, Typical thickness

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AlloStratUnits

This table is used to link detailed information about mapped allostratigraphic geologic units to Allo_poly.

Field Name Field Alias Length Field Type Field Value Default Allow Nulls? Pick List / Examples Notes
AlloID " 16 text variable undefined n IPm basis of relationship with Allo_poly
Name " 50 text variable [null] y Madera Group undifferentiated
AlloClass " 20 text pick list [null] y bedrock, allocthonous terrane, mass wasting, daf, surficial deposit, water
AlloType " 20 text pick list [null] y lithologic unit, sedementary, intrusive, volcanic, metamorphic, biostrat unit, allostrat unit, colluvium, fluvial deposit, glacial, eolian, lacustrine, alluvium
AlloSubTyp LithSubType 20 text pick list / var [null] y formation, group, member, informal unit, lithosome, petrosome
PrimLith PrimaryLithology 50 text pick list / var [null] y primary lithology: e.g. limestone, rhyolite, granite, diorite, amphibolite, mudstone, shale, sandstone etc.
SecondLith SecondaryLithology 50 text pick list / var [null] y secondary lithology: e.g. minor limestone, rhyolite, granite, diorite, amphibolite, mudstone, shale, sandstone etc.
UnitDesc UnitDescription (max) text variable [null] y Unit description Description of the unit throughout the map area.
Provenance " 25 text variable [null] y westerly, easterly,northerly,southerly, San Juan Mts
DepoSyst DepositionalSystem 50 text pick list / var [null] y unspecified, unknown, piedmont, axial-fluvial, transitional, lacustrine, eolian, debris flow, alluvial slope, reef, delta, deep-marine, shallow-marine, near shore, beach, etc.
Induration " 10 text pick list [null] y unspecified, well, moderate, poor, unconsolidated
Cemntation Cementation 10 text pick list / var [null] y unspecified, silica, calcite, hematite, zeolite, etc.
Color " 25 text variable [null] y Munsell(?) color
Texture " 255 text variable [null] y texture: ahphanitic, porphyritic, breccia, cobbles, pebbles, mylonitic, etc.
GrainSize " 50 text variable [null] y grain size: coarse, medium, fine, silt, clay, [numeric: e.g. 1m clasts]
Sorting " 255 text variable [null] y well, moderate, poor, bimodal
Mineralogy " 255 text variable [null] y mineral assemblage: e.g. Bt+Qtz+Kspar+musc; Cc; Clay;
Protolith " 50 text pick list / var [null] y unspecified, pelite, sandstone, basalt, etc. primarily for metamorphic rocks
GenEnvrnmt GeneticEnvironment 25 text pick list / var [null] y unspecified, marine, fluvial, axial-fluvial, , transitional, glacial, lacustrine, eolian, skarn, basin, alluvial
GenLndform GeneticLandform 25 text pick list / var [null] y unspecified, delta, point bar, dune, reef, piedmont, debris flow, alluvial slope, reef, delta, deep-marine, shallow-marine, near-shore, intertidal interpreted landform associated with depositional environment
AlloGroup " 25 text variable [null] y Madera
AlloFm AlloFormation 25 text variable [null] y Los Moyos
AlloMember " 25 text variable [null] y Wild Cow
Lithosome " 25 text variable [null] y A
Era " 20 text pick list [null] y Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic, Proterozoic
Period " 30 text pick list [null] y Quaternary, Neogene, Paleogene, Cretaceous, Jurassic, Triassic, Permian, Pennsylvanian, Mississippian, Devonian, Silurian, Ordovician, Cambrian, Neoproterozoic, Mesoproterozoic, Paleoproterozoic
Epoch " 20 text pick list [null] y Early, Middle, Late, Miocene, Oligocene, Eocene, Paleocene
Age " 20 text variable [null] y e.g. Albian
AgeBasis " 50 text pick list / var [null] y fossils, geochron, etc
AgeCnfidnc AgeConfidence 25 text pick list [null] y unspecified, poor, fair, good, excellent Subjective quality of age
IsoDateID " 50 text variable [null] y sample info/link to best date data links to Date Detail
UntThckMin UnitThicknessMin 8.1 Float variable [null] y [Null}, Min thickness of unit overall
UntThckMax UnitThicknessMax 8.1 Float variable [null] y [Null}, Max thickness of unit overall
UntThckTyp UnitThicknessTypical 8.1 Float variable [null] y [Null}, Typical thickness

 

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Surfaces

This table is used to link detailed data about geomorphic surfaces to suface_poly. The attributes of soil development still need work.

Field Name Field Alias Length Field Type Field Value Default Allow Nulls? Pick List / Examples Notes
SurfaceID " 16 text variable undefined n Qtrp3 basis of relate to Surface_poly
Name " 50 text variable [null] y Borrego Surface
DrainageNm DrainageName 25 text variable [null] y Drainage basin name: e.g. Rio Puerco
RelAge " 2 Short Integer variable [null] y numerical ranking of relative age within drainage, 1=oldest e.g. Qt1 or 2 or 3
SurfClass SurfaceClass 20 text pick list [null] y erosional, constructional
SurfType SurfaceType 20 text pick list [null] y strath, pediment, fill, fill-cut, tread, aggradational top
SoilType " 20 text pick list / var [null] y argillic, calcic, petrocalcic, entosols, alfisol, aridosol, etc. type of soil developed on surface
SoilStage " 20 text pick list [null] y stage I, II, III, IV, V degree of soil development
SurfVegTyp " 30 text pick list [null] y grass, cholla, pinon-juniper, etc dominant vegetation type
Age " 20 text variable [null] y e.g. Pliocene
AgeBasis " 50 text pick list / var [null] y soils, geochron, etc
AgeCnfidnc AgeConfidence 25 text pick list [null] y unspecified, poor, fair, good, excellent Subjective quality of age
IsoDateID " 50 text variable [null] y sample info/link to best date data links to Date Detail
UnitDesc UnitDescription (max) text variable [null] y Unit description Description of the unit throughout the map area.

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Geochronology

This table is used to provide more information for dates referenced in various other feature classes. If need be, these dates could be linked to a more comprehensive geochronology data model that contains analytical data and discussion.

Field Name Field Alias Length Field Type Field Value Default Allow Nulls? Pick List / Examples Notes
SampleID " 20 text variable undefined n ID of sample dated
GeoID " 20 text variable [null] y ID of rock unit sampled related to lithology detail
IsoAge IsotopicAge 12 float variable [null] y isotopic age
AgeError " 12 float variable [null] y isotopic age error
Units " 8 text pick list [null] y Ma, Ga, ka, yr BP, C-14 years
DateMethod " 12 text pick list / var [null] y Ar-Ar, U-Pb, U-series, Rb-Sr, C-14, cosmogenic, paleontology, etc.
Material " 50 text variable [null] y sanadine, K-spar, zircon, muscovite, monazite, Calcite, etc.
Technique " 20 text pick list / var [null] y single crystal, total fusion, whole rock, U-Pb isochron, U-series, etc.
RockType " 16 text pick list / var [null] y plutonic, volcanic, sedimentary, metamorphic, hydrothermal
RockDesc " 255 text pick list / var [null] y Brief description of the rock
Interp Interpretation 255 text variable [null] y cooling age, crystallization age, etc. What the age means with respect to the sample.
NumSamples " 8 Short Integer variable [null] y number of independent analyses used to compute date
AgeCnfidnc AgeConfidence 25 text pick list [null] y unspecified, poor, fair, good, excellent Subjective quality of age
ProvnclAge ProvincialAge 20 text variable [null] y Blancan, Osagean, Santonian needed?
SourceID " 50 text variable [null]   unknown; unspecified; Smith, 2006b [variable] feature level metadata (who mapped this); related to bibliographic detail
Report " 25 text variable [null] y link to analytic data (e.g. internal reports)
ReportDate " date variable [null] y Date report/reference was released/published
Comments " (max) text variable [null] y

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Images

Field Name Field Alias Length Field Type Field Value Default Allow Nulls? Pick List / Examples Notes
PhotoID " 20 text variable [null] y [null], frame 25 linked to image table
StationID " 50 text variable undefined n ID of station location
Feature_ID " 20 text variable [null] y ID of subject of image Could be basis of link to Features_point
ImageDate " 12 date variable [null] y date image was taken
Image " blob blob raster raster file n [raster file] raster image field type is only supported by geodatabases
SourceID " 50 text variable [null]   unknown; unspecified; Smith, 2006b [variable] feature level metadata (who mapped this); related to bibliographic detail
Comments " (max) text variable [null] y

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Samples

This table is just an example of a generic sample analysis table that could be linked to Data_point. It is assumed that it will have a user defined structure and will relate to spatial entities via StationID. The following is an example of such a table.

Field Name Field Alias Length Field Type Field Value Default Allow Nulls? Pick List / Examples Notes
StationID " 20 text variable undefined n ID of station location
LargrFeatr LargerFeature 50 text variable [null] y related faults, ash beds, marker layers, or other features plaintext related larger features/geologic units (could apply to other points, lines, or polygons, so the form of a database relate in unclear)
Strike " 3 Short Integer variable [null] y [null], 256 (right hand rule azimuth of strike)
DipDir DipDirection 3 Short Integer variable [null] y [null], 166
Dip " 2 Short Integer variable [null] y [null], 45
Younging " 16 text pick list [null] y unspecified, upright, overturned
ThinSect ThinSection 1 text pick list [null] y [null], Y Thin section made ?
Geochron " 1 text pick list [null] y [null], Y Geochron done?
Geochem " 1 text pick list [null] y [null], Y Geochemistry analysis done?
WholeRock " 1 text pick list [null] y [null], Y Whole rock chemsitry done?
Paleontlgy Paleontology 1 text pick list [null] y [null], Y Paleontology done?
Pmag " 1 text pick list [null] y [null], Y Palemagnetic analysis done?
OtherAnlys OtherAnalysis 16 text variable [null] y other analysis type (e.g. air permeametry, etc.)
DataType " 16 text variable [null] y extensible data type: e.g. grainsize, clast count
Data " 12 float variable [null] y [null]
DataSubtyp DataSubtype 16 text variable [null] y [null], sample depth etc.
SubData " 12 float variable [null] y [null]
DataAccur DataAccuracy 12 text pick list / var [null] y good, fair, poor accuracy of measurement
DataPrecis DataPrecision 12 text pick list / var [null] y ? precision of measurement
DataConfid DataConfidence 16 text pick list [null] y unspecified, certain, probable, uncertain confidence of measurement
LocAccType LocAccuracyType 16 text pick list / var [null] y precision gps, handheld gps, good topo, poor topo, planimetric, survey accuracy of position
LocAccMeas LocAccuracyMeasure 16 text pick list / var [null] y EPE(m), PDOP, Map and compass, triangulation
LocAccVal LocAccuracyValue 8 float variable [null] y 15
SourceID " 50 text variable [null]   unknown; unspecified; Smith, 2006b [variable] feature level metadata (who mapped this); related to bibliographic detail
Comments " (max) text variable [null] y

 

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References

This table records bibliographic data cited by the SourceID field in various other feature classes.

Field Name Field Alias Length Field Type Field Value Default Allow Nulls? Pick List / Examples Notes
SourceID " 50 text variable undefined n McIntosh et. al., 2003b basis of relate from SourceID from other tables and feature classes
FirstAuth FirstAuthor 25 text variable [null] y McIntosh W.C.
OtherAuth OtherAuthor 50 text variable [null] y Peters, L., Koning, D.J.
Title " 50 text variable [null] y Title of work
Date " date variable [null] y date of publication
RevDate RevisionDate date variable [null] y date of latest revision
DocType " 18 text pick list [null] y new work, Map, Serial, Book, Thesis / Dissertation, Report, other
Format " 20 text pick list [null] y paper map, GIS-data, digital-format, journal-article, other
Publisher " 50 text pick list / var [null] y NMBGMR, USGS, Elsevier, Geological Socienty of America, etc.
Series " 50 text pick list / var [null] y GM, OFGM, Misc. Investigations, OFR, Geology, GSA Bulletin,
Volume " 16 text pick list / var [null] y 22 volume number (should we use numeric or text field here?)
Issue " 16 text pick list / var [null] y 2 issue number (should we use numeric or text field here?)
Scale " 8 Short Integer variable [null] y denominator of absolute scale
Resolution " 16 text variable [null] y e.g. 1 meter (for raster data)
Media " 16 text pick list / var [null] y film, mylar, paper, field sheet, scribe sheet, paper map, GIS-data, digital-format, other
LargerWork " 50 text variable [null] y reference ID of larger work
Hotlink " 128 text variable [null] y link to source document (internet or intranet)
Conversion " (max) text variable [null] y description of steps taken to digitally capture this data.
Comments " (max) text variable [null] y

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