| automated |
Automated |
Sample collected using an automated sampler. |
| biota |
Biota |
A specimen consisting of all or part of a biological organism, including flora or fauna. |
| core |
Core |
Long cylindrical cores |
| coreHalfRound |
Core half round |
Half-cylindrical products of along-axis split of a whole round |
| corePiece |
Core piece |
Material occurring between unambiguous [as curated] breaks in recovery. |
| coreQuarterRound |
Core quarter round |
Quarter-cylindrical products of along-axis split of a half round. |
| coreSection |
Core section |
Arbitrarily cut segments of a "core" |
| coreSectionHalf |
Core section half |
Half-cylindrical products of along-axis split of a section or its component fragments through a selected diameter. |
| coreSub-Piece |
Core sub-piece |
Unambiguously mated portion of a larger piece noted for curatorial management of the material. |
| coreWholeRound |
Core whole round |
Cylindrical segments of core or core section material. |
| cuttings |
Cuttings |
Loose, coarse, unconsolidated material suspended in drilling fluid. |
| dredge |
Dredge |
A group of rocks collected by dragging a dredge along the seafloor. |
| foliageDigestion |
Foliage digestion |
Sample that consists of a digestion of plant foliage |
| foliageLeaching |
Foliage leaching |
Sample that consists of leachate from foliage |
| forestFloorDigestion |
Forest floor digestion |
Sample that consists of a digestion of forest floor material |
| grab |
Grab |
A sample (sometimes mechanically collected) from a deposit or area, not intended to be representative of the deposit or area. |
| individualSample |
Individual sample |
A sample that is an individual unit, including rock hand samples, a biological specimen, or a bottle of fluid. |
| litterFallDigestion |
Litter fall digestion |
Sample that consists of a digestion of litter fall |
| orientedCore |
Oriented core |
Core that can be positioned on the surface in the same way that it was arranged in the borehole before extraction. |
| other |
Other |
Sample does not fit any of the existing type designations. It is expected that further detailed description of the particular sample be provided. |
| petriDishDryDeposition |
Petri dish (dry deposition) |
Sample from dry deposition in a petri dish |
| precipitationBulk |
Precipitation bulk |
Sample from bulk precipitation |
| rockPowder |
Rock powder |
A sample created from pulverizing a rock to powder. |
| standardReferenceSpecimen |
Standard reference specimen |
Standard reference specimen |
| terrestrialSection |
Terrestrial section |
A sample of a section of the near-surface Earth, generally in the critical zone. |
| theSpecimenTypeIsUnknown |
The specimen type is unknown |
The specimen type is unknown |
| thinSection |
Thin section |
Thin section |