Geological formation field

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

Field details

Visibility: Public field
 Field ID: geological_formation
Search example: geological_formation: “redwall limestone”
Field type: Pick List with 200-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

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