Code Table Request - Add Ferriters Cove Formation to ctlithostratigraphic_formation

ufarrell commented 1 year ago

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Initial Request

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Add new geological formation to ctlithostratigraphic_formation code table.

Proposed Value: Proposed new value. This should be clear and compatible with similar values in the relevant table and across Arctos.

Ferriters Cove Formation

Proposed Definition: Clear, complete, non-collection-type-specific functional definition of the value. Avoid discipline-specific terminology if possible, include parenthetically if unavoidable.

A geological formation from the Silurian of Ireland.

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I'm not sure what source to provide. Unit names come from the attribute table associated with Geological Survey Ireland Bedrock Geology Map (1:100,000). Currently they don't seem to have any way to provide a unique url for individual units. Links to the dataset:

https://www.gsi.ie/en-ie/data-and-maps/Pages/Bedrock.aspx#100k https://data.gov.ie/dataset/bedrock-geology-1100000-ireland-roi-itm?package_type=dataset.

Alternatively, this has less information (pulled from the Paleobiology Databse I think), but a url unique to the formation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferriters_Cove_Formation

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Adding Irish lithostratigraphy, no exisiting value in the table.

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https://arctos.database.museum/info/ctDocumentation.cfm?table=ctlithostratigraphic_formation

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Jegelewicz commented 1 year ago

@Nicole-Ridgwell-NMMNHS requesting your help and expertise. Thank you in advance!

Nicole-Ridgwell-NMMNHS commented 1 year ago

A publication DOI would work.

ufarrell commented 1 year ago

Hi @Nicole-Ridgwell-NMMNHS - thanks for the help with these! The GSI has another column in their attribute table with some publication notes. For this one they include Holland 1988 - https://doi.org/10.1017/S0263593300014346. I'll have a look tomorrow and see what I can pull out for the others.

Nicole-Ridgwell-NMMNHS commented 1 year ago

Added per special access to geology tables.

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