12.20.5 GeochronologicalUnit

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Type:ClassStereotype:«XSDcomplexType»

A unit of geological time that can be used as part of an interpretation of a geology sequence. Use it for major units of geological time such as “Paleozoic”, “Mesozoic” or for more detailed time intervals such as ”Permian”, “Triassic”, “Jurassic”, etc.

Table 12.20.5-1 Attributes

Name

Type

Notes

authority

String64

Person or collective body responsible for authorizing the information.

kind

GeochronologicalRank

Defines the time spans in geochronology.

Table 12.20.5-2 Associations

Association

Notes

From: GeochronologicalUnit.

To: String64

Generalization

 

From: GeochronologicalUnit.

To: GeochronologicalRank

Dependency

 

From: WellboreMarker.

To: GeochronologicalUnit

Dependency