dic_lithostrat

25498 rows


Description

Dictionary of lithostratigraphic names, populated from Macrostrat (in Nov 2015, up to lithostrat_id 80624), with subsequent additions in the same format. Includes BGS, GSC, and ASUD identifiers.

Columns

Column Type Size Nulls Auto Default Children Parents Comments
strat_id serial 10 nextval('dic_lithostrat_strat_id_seq'::regclass)
lithostrat.strat_id lithostrat_strat_fk R

PK. Unique identifier. Autogenerated.

strat_name varchar 100 null

Short version of the stratigraphic name (without the rank)

strat_name_long varchar 100 null

Full strat name (i.e. with rank e.g. “Formation” included)

rank varchar 10 null

Macrostrat. text, the stratigraphic rank of the unit

macrostrat_id int4 10 null

Macrostrat (only, not populated for SGP-added names). integer, unique identifier for known stratigraphic name(s).

concept_id int4 10 null

Macrostrat. intger, unique identifier for the stratigraphic name concept, which groups variant strat_names for same entity

bed varchar 100 null

Macrostrat. string, the strat_name of the bed

bed_id int4 10 null

Macrostrat. integer, the strat_name_id of the bed

mbr varchar 100 null

Macrostrat. string, the strat_name of the member

mbr_id int4 10 null

Macrostrat. integer, the strat_name_id of the member

fm varchar 100 null

Macrostrat. string, the strat_name of the formation

fm_id int4 10 null

Macrostrat. integer, the strat_name_id of the formation

gp varchar 100 null

Macrostrat. string, the strat_name of the group

gp_id int4 10 null

Macrostrat. integer, the strat_name_id of the group

sgp varchar 100 null

Macrostrat. string, the strat_name of the supergroup

sgp_id int4 10 null

Macrostrat. integer, the strat_name_id of the supergroup

b_age numeric 12,6 null

Macrostrat (only). number, continuous time age model estimated for initiation, in Myr before present

t_age numeric 12,6 null

Macrostrat (only). number, continuous time age model estimated for truncation, in Myr before present

gsc_lexicon varchar 100 null

Geological Survey Canada Weblex code

t_units int4 10 null

Macrostrat

timestamp_created timestamptz 35,6 now()
timestamp_modified timestamptz 35,6 now()
bgs_code varchar 10 null

British Geological Survey code.

asud_stratno int4 10 null

Australian Stratigraphic Units Database stratno

is_informal bool 1 null

Whether or not the stratigraphic name is informal

Indexes

Constraint Name Type Sort Column(s)
strat_id Primary key Asc strat_id
dic_lithostrat_lower_idx Performance
dic_lithostrat_strat_name_idx Performance Asc strat_name
dic_lithostrat_strat_name_long_idx Performance Asc strat_name_long

Relationships