A Standard Metadata Template For Representing Rock Specimens

This dataset contains a standard template for representing the metadata of rock specimens (e.g., core, microanalysis, hand grab) in the CSIRO Mineral Resources Discovery program. The template includes core properties of samples such as their name, identifier, type, and location, as well as associated metadata such as project, drilling contexts, hazard declaration and physical storage.
The template will be used to catalogue legacy and specimens systematically collected through mineral exploration projects. It has been developed iteratively, revised, and improved based on feedback from researchers and lab technicians. This standardized template can prevent duplicate sample metadata entry and lower metadata redundancy, thereby improving the program's physical sample curation and discovery.

本数据集包含澳大利亚联邦科学与工业研究组织（CSIRO）矿产资源勘探发现项目中，用于描述岩石标本（如岩心、微分析试样、手拣标本）元数据 (metadata) 的标准模板。该模板涵盖样品的核心属性，包括名称、标识符、类型与采集位置，同时包含关联元数据，如所属项目、钻探背景、危险申报信息及物理存储状态。
该模板将用于对矿产勘探项目中获取的遗留标本与系统采集的标本进行统一编目。本模板采用迭代方式开发，并根据研究人员及实验室技术人员的反馈完成多轮修订与优化。该标准化模板可避免样品元数据的重复录入，降低元数据冗余，从而提升该项目的实物标本管理与检索效能。