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This is a list of all the tables in the database that are relevant to data entry and maintenance, as well as most analysis applications. These are all the tables that are visible to the 'reader' login. This doesn't include a variety of tables with application back-end and user data.
Primary site and sample definition tables
base_site Details
base_sample Details
base_core Details
base_coresample Details
base_coresamplenuclidematch Details
Measurement tables
Tables storing data about geochemical measurements on a sample, including cosmogenic nuclide concentrations and other compositional data
_be10_al26_quartz Details
_c14_quartz Details
_cl36 Details
_he3_pxol Details
_he3_quartz Details
_major_element Details
_ne21_quartz Details
_trace_element Details
_u_th_quartz Details
Tables used in defining top-level applications
base_application Details
base_application_sites Details ===Tables used for organizing samples into collections=== Mostly the function of these is to organize data for more intelligible display on the web server. base_calibrationdata Details base_calibrationdatasample Details base_project Details base_project_cores Details base_fundingsource Details base_project_funding_sources Details base_project_samples Details ==Tables having to do with geographic sorting== Because each sample has geographic coordinates, there is not really any fundamental reason to include any kind of geographic region assignment in the database. However, there are some geographic sorting tables that are mainly used to make the 'browse by site' functionality in the web server easier to use. base_continent Details base_sector Details base_region Details ===Tables involved in associating samples with publications=== base_publication Details base_samplepublicationsmatch Details =Tables involved in associating samples with images or other data= base_imagefile Details base_imagefilescores Details base_imageurlpath Details base_document Details base_sampledocumentmatch Details base_sampleuserdata Details base_userfieldsproperty Details ===Tables maintained automatically by the server=== These tables don't contain any user-generated data, so are not involved in data upload, but can be used in queries. base_calculatedage Details ===Additional tables=== Tables with ancillary data that are not commonly used. base_al_stds Details base_be_stds Details base_fieldpropername** Details