ROCKSBank – Data Model  

Over 1000 types of rock property data and related attributes are currently in the ROCKSBank data model. The following is a list of the principal data classes:

• Source reference
• Sample location and depth
• Geographic coordinates
• Sample properties
• Geological description
• Photographs and images
• Mineralogy
• Basic laboratory properties
• Permeability and porosity
• Ultrasonic velocities
• Dynamic elastic properties
• Strength and deformation properties
• Fracture toughness
• Compressibility
• Rock failure criteria
• Thermal properties
• Physico-chemical properties

Rock Types

• Sandstone and Siltstone
• Carbonates
• Evaporites
• Shales and Mudrocks
• Oil Sands & Heavy Oil
• Coal
• Permafrost
• Gas Hydrates
• Igneous & Metamorphic