Petlab
Petlab is New Zealand’s national rock, mineral and geoanalytical database. It is operated by GNS Science, with GNS Science, Auckland, Waikato, Massey, Victoria, Canterbury and Otago universities all contributing data.
The database contains locations, descriptions and analyses of rock and mineral samples from on- and offshore New Zealand, Antarctica and worldwide.
Petlab now contains 206,524 sample records; 58,356 have analytical data. Last updated on December 20, 2017.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21420/9djh-rp34
Cite as:
GNS Science. (2004). Petlab: New Zealand’s national rock, mineral and geoanalytical database. [Data set]. GNS Science. https://doi.org/10.21420/9DJH-RP34
Hosted By:
GNS Science
Keywords: New Zealand, ANTARCTICA, petrology, mineral, rock, geochronology, geochemistry
Data Quality
| Parameter | Score | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Accessible (AC) | Good | Data are accessible from a public facing server |
| Common Format (CF) | Good | Data are available in a commonly used format (syntax) |
| Data Lineage Statement (DL) | Good | Data are well described in terms of their origins, modifications and processing history |
| Data Quality Statement (DQ) | Poor | Data lack any description of their content quality, completeness or consistency |
| Governance (GO) | Medium | The contributing organisation (CRI) has ambiguous ownership or recognised stewardship of the data |
| Identifiers (ID) | Good | Both metadata and the data are described with a unique identifier |
| Terms of use (TU) | Good | A data licence is easily accessible and understandable |
| Last Updated (LU) | Medium | The last updated statement is ambiguous |