Scanning electron microscope images

Microscopic images of discrete samples were acquired using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and captured as image files. These files were uploaded along with a brief description and a record of the microscopic conditions when the image was taken.

Data File format

    Exp: expedition number
    Site: site number
    Hole: hole number
    Core: core number
    Type: type indicates the coring tool used to recover the core (typical types are F, H, R, X).
    Sect: section number
    A/W: archive (A) or working (W) section half.
    Top offset on section (cm): position of the upper edge of the image, measured relative to the top of the section.
    Bottom offset on section (cm): position of the lower edge of the image, measured relative to the bottom of the section.
    Top depth CSF-A (m): location of the upper edge of the image expressed relative to the top of the hole.
    Bottom depth CSF-A (m): location of the lower edge of the image expressed relative to the top of the hole.
    Top depth [other] (m): location of the upper edge of the sample expressed relative to the top of the hole. The location is presented in a scale selected by the science party or the report user.
    Bottom depth [other] (m): location of the lower edge of the sample expressed relative to the top of the hole. The location is presented in a scale selected by the science party or the report user.
    Image filename: filename of SEM TIF image.
    Text filename: text file containing SEM experiment metadata.
    Category: category of the specimen pictured in the image (e.g., fossil, structure, composition).
    Observable: description of pictured specimen.
    Magnification: magnification setting on the SEM when the picture was taken.
    Instrument: the microscope instrument used to acquire the image.
    Timestamp (UTC): point in time at which an observation or set of observations were made.
    Text ID: automatically generated unique database identifier for a sample, visible on printed labels.
    Test No: unique number associated with the instrument measurement steps that produced these data. 
    Sample comments: observations recorded about the sample itself.
    Test comments: observations about a measurement or the measurement process; some measurement observations may be under Result comments.
    Result comments: observations about a measurement or the measurement process; some measurement observations may be under Test comments.