Class <<Type>> Mineral (extends EarthMaterial )

A naturally occurring inorganic element or compound having a periodically repeating arrangement of atoms and a characteristic chemical composition or range of compositions, resulting in distinctive physical properties. Includes mercury as a general exception to the requirement of crystallinity. Also includes crypto-crystalline materials such as chalcedony and amorphous silica.

Local Subclasses:

Attributes

Name Type Bounds From Class Notes
color CGI_TermValue 0..* EarthMaterial Terms to specify color of the earth material. Color schemes such as the Munsell rock and soil color schemes could be used.
Attribute tagged values
Tag Value
sequenceNumber 2
purpose DescriptionPurpose 1..1 EarthMaterial Specification of the intended purpose/level of abstraction for the given EarthMaterial. Scoped name because intention is asserted by author of the data instance.
Values: Instance, TypicalNorm, IdentifyingNorm.
Attribute tagged values
Tag Value
sequenceNumber 3
mineralName ControlledConcept 1..* Mineral Name of the mineral (eg: orthoclase) or mineral family (eg: feldspar), approved by the International Mineralogical Association. (eg: http://www.mindat.org/mineralindex.php)
Attribute tagged values
Tag Value
sequenceNumber 2
 

Outbound Associations

Name Type Multiplicity From Class Notes
metadata MD_Metadata 0..1 EarthMaterial
Association tagged values
Tag Value
inlineOrByReference byReference
 

Constraints

Constraint Type Status Weight
 

Tagged values

Tag Value Notes
byValuePropertyType false Values: true,false
Default: false
Description: enforce the 'by value' property pattern without xl
hasXmlLang false Values: true | false
Default: false
Description: axml attribute xml:lang shall be generated for the type representing the class
isCollection false Values: true,false
Default: false
Description: attribute group gml:AggregationAttributeGroup is a
noPropertyType false Values: true,false
Default: false
Description: suppress automatic creation of *PropertyType compl
xmlSchemaType Description: no type shall be generated for the class, but the
 

GML-conformant XML Implementation Details

<xs:element xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" name="Mineral" substitutionGroup="gsml:EarthMaterial" type="gsml:MineralType">
    <xs:annotation>
        <xs:documentation>A naturally occurring inorganic element or compound having a periodically repeating arrangement of atoms and a characteristic chemical composition or range of compositions, resulting in distinctive physical properties.  Includes mercury as a general exception to the requirement of crystallinity.  Also includes crypto-crystalline materials such as chalcedony and amorphous silica.</xs:documentation>
    </xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:complexType xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" name="MineralType">
    <xs:complexContent>
        <xs:extension base="gsml:EarthMaterialType">
            <xs:sequence>
                <xs:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="1" name="mineralName" type="gsml:ControlledConceptPropertyType">
                    <xs:annotation>
                        <xs:documentation>Name of the mineral (eg: orthoclase) or mineral family (eg: feldspar), approved by the International Mineralogical Association. (eg: http://www.mindat.org/mineralindex.php)</xs:documentation>
                    </xs:annotation>
                </xs:element>
            </xs:sequence>
        </xs:extension>
    </xs:complexContent>
</xs:complexType>
<xs:complexType xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" name="MineralPropertyType">
    <xs:sequence minOccurs="0">
        <xs:element ref="gsml:Mineral"/>
    </xs:sequence>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="gml:AssociationAttributeGroup"/>
</xs:complexType>