The primary purpose for which a borehole was drilled or any secondary purpose that the borehole may acquire during its lifecycle. The vocabulary focuses on drilling purposes within the resources industry, with a focus on terminology as applied in the Geological Survey of Western Australia (GSWA) databases. Some terms covered by jurisdictional legislation are highlighted in the provenance field. Variations in terminology within definitions (i.e.
The stage of a borehole in relation to the lifecycle of the borehole, from proposal and operational stages through to completion and rehabilitation, and with a focus on terminology as applied in the Geological Survey of Western Australia (GSWA) databases. The vocabulary focuses on standard terminology from the energy and mineral resources sectors, highlighting instances where the same term carries different meaning in different fields.
The Australian Data Archive (ADA) provides a national service for the collection and preservation of digital research data. ADA disseminates this data for secondary analysis by academic researchers and other users.
The archive is based in the ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods (CSRM) at the Australian National University (ANU).
The Indigenous Studies Unit undertakes research aiming to improve outcomes in Indigenous health and wellbeing, particularly in relation to alcohol misuse and family violence, Indigenous data governance, digital archives, cultural heritage, technology and resource management. We make regular contributions to Parliamentary reviews and Inquiries, cross-platform media, and policy development.
The Commission for the Management and Application of Geoscience Information (CGI) is an organization that aims to:
Listing of standard nomenclature types (typus) and publication statuses that may characterize fossil, mineral or meteorite samples/specimens held in the Geological Survey of Western Australia's collections. These terms should only be applied to physical items, and are not applicable to derived results or data. This vocabulary includes terms for type specimens as recognized under several international nomenclature codes (see History Note for details).
The status of a sample or specimen in relation to curation processes (e.g. the recording and organization of items in a collection), both before and after storage/archiving, and with respect to its display or storage location at a specific point in time.
List of terms describing the condition, completeness and risk/hazard profile of individual samples/specimens, including any specific requirements needed for the preservation of the object.
Compilation of terms that described geometry (i.e. the shape, distribution and configuration) of alteration in rocks and minerals as observed at the macro-, meso- and microscopic scale, and applying to the specific area of observation. Alteration in this context is defined as a modification of the original lithology caused by meteoric, connate, metamorphic, or magmatic-derived fluids, excluding the weathering environment, mineralization and direct magmatic or metamorphic processes. Definitions are largely taken from Pirajno (2009) and the Glossary of geology (Neuendorf et al., 2011).
A compilation of terms that describe the degree to which (i.e. how much) a rock or a mineral has been affected by alteration. Alteration in this context is considered as a modification of the original lithology caused by meteoric, connate, metamorphic or magmatic-derived fluids, excluding the weathering environment, mineralization and direct magmatic or metamorphic processes. These concepts are generally used as convenient field or petrographic descriptive terms. Definitions are largely from Pirajno (2009) and the Glossary of geology (5th edition revised; Neuendorf et. al., 2011).
