Complete data dictionary for MRDS

Tables and fields explained here are available only as part of the comprehensive download package rdbms-tab-all.zip

Table	Description
ages	Geologic ages associated with host or associated rocks or with mineralization at the site.
alteration	Mineralogical and chemical alteration at or near the site, which may help to indicate the geographic extent of the geological processes producing the deposit.
analytical_data	Results of chemical or mineralogical analysis on materials at or near the site
comments	Additional textual information about a site or deposit.
commodity	Mineral commodities present at the site, whether exploited commercially or not.
conc_proc	Processes that concentrated or enriched the mineralization of the deposit
coords	Geographic coordinates of the site or deposit
datadxny	Data dictionary explains purpose of tables and contents of fields
deposits	Site identification and general characteristics
districts	Formal or informal mining district names.
dups	Relationships among database records, typically to identify records that seem to describe the same resource, but also records that describe part of another resource or a larger system of which the other resource is a part.
groupings	Categories or sets of records that share some administrative characteristic such as being part of a given study or analysis.
holdings	Mineral rights ownership information
land_status	Land status information
location	Geographic areas overlapping the resource
materials	Minerals or other materials present in the deposit
model	Mineral deposit model of the site
names	Names associated with the site
orebody	Characteristics of the ore body
ore_control	Controls on emplacement of ore such as faults or other structural features
other_dbs	Other database records pertaining to the site. May include obsolete or predecessor databases as well as those maintained by other Federal agencies.
ownership	Resource ownership information
physiography	Physiographic area where the resource is found
plss_coordinates	Public land survey system descriptions of the location
production	Production information
production_detail	Details of the production statistics
reference	Bibliographic references
reporter	Reporters who compiled or edited information about the site.
resources	Resource estimates for the site or deposit
resource_detail	Resource details
rocks	Geological materials at the site
structure	Geologic structural features affecting or characterizing the site or deposit
tectonic	Tectonic setting in which the site or deposit is situated
workings	Workings at the site