Datasets to assist with Standardisation
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This page contains links to TLE files available for download. Select the dataset you require by clicking on it in the lists below.
IMPORTANT: Non-Hierarchical use of TLE
datasets.
These downloads provide valuable word-lists, usually with brief
definitions, which can be used in pick-lists for many database and
mapping applications, even
if they are not "hierarchy-enabled". By using terms taken
only from these standard lists, it will be much easier to integrate
your data with data from other sources which have also used the same
standard terms.
The Internet has solved many of our connectivity problems, while XML, dbf, mdb, csv, rdf, etc have standardised formats to a great extent. The development and adoption of standard terminologies, where appropriate, is the last hurdle on the path to interoperability.
Geological Data
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| OneGeology's aim is to create dynamic digital geological map data for the world. | Download |
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British Geological Survey Rock Classification System. This is provided with the permission of the British Geological Survey. Last updated: January 2002. |
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NADM-Contibuted Rock Classification System.
This is provided with the permission of the author, Dr Bruce Johnson, of the USGS, and has the advantage of including brief descriptions of rock-type names used. Last updated: November 2002. |
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Rock-Forming Minerals from Dana.
This is a combination of the minerals in "Dana's Handbook of Mineralogy", available from this web site, and a hierarchical arrangement of mineral names used in the USGS deposit type descriptions. The two need to be integrated by slotting all Dana's minerals into a geologically useful hierarchical classification, but using them side-by-side in the MineMatch system until such an integration is completed does not cause any problems. Last updated: July 2003. |
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Geological Time Scale.
This is a hierarchical re-arrangement of the tabular data that can be downloaded from the Australian Geological Survey Organisation. Last updated: January 2002. |
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Igneous Rock Suites. This is TLE formatted version of commonly recognised igneous rock suites.
Last updated: April 2002. |
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Rock Textures. This is TLE formatted version of commonly recognised rock textures, many of them taken from the British Geological Survey Rock Classification System. Last updated: April 2002. |
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Rock-Constituent Sizes.
This is a TLE formatted version of commonly recognised rock-constituent (grains, minerals, sizes, etc). Last updated: April 2002. |
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Types of Alteration.
This is a TLE formatted version of commonly recognised types of alteration (primarily drawn from the 1997 Thompson and Thompson "Atlas of Alteration"). Last updated: April 2002. |
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Types of Geological Form.
This is a TLE formatted version of commonly recognised types of geological form. Georeference Online Ltd would be grateful for pointers towards any formally documented improvements on this collection of terms. Last updated: April 2002. |
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Types of Geological Setting.
This is a TLE formatted version of commonly recognised types of geological setting. Georeference Online Ltd would be grateful for pointers towards any formally documented improvements on this collection of terms. Last updated: April 2002. |
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Mineral Deposit Zone Descriptors.
This is a TLE formatted version of commonly recognised mineral deposit zone descriptors. Georeference Online Ltd would be grateful for pointers towards any formally documented improvements on this collection of terms. Last updated: April 2002. |
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Elements of the Periodic Table. This is a TLE formatted list of the elements of the periodic table, hierarchically arranged by Peroidic Table Group. Last updated: April 2002. |
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All Geological Data.
All the above data sets within one database. Last updated: April 2002. |
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Non-Geological Data
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Canadian Soil Classification System.
This data is a TreeList Editor-compatible presentation of a data set compiled by and available from the Eastern Cereal & Oilseed Research Centre (ECORC) of Agriculture Canada. Last updated: December 2002. |
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