Geological formation description field

The Geological formation description field records a description of the rock formation that a specimen was collected from.

Field details

Visibility: Public field
Field ID: geological_formation_desc
Search example: geological_formation_desc: “redwall limestone”
Field type: Text field with 65,000-character limit
Field location: Detail tab in the object cataloguing page for natural science records.

Example

Redwall limestone (a geological formation in the Grand Canyon).

Search tips

You can search on this field with its ID:

geological_formation_desc

For example, enter geological_formation_desc: “redwall limestone” into the search field to find descriptions relating to specimens collected from Redwall limestone formations.