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Define economic resources

Source: R/def_econs.R
def_econs.Rd

A function to retrieve the definitions for one or more economic resources in the Macrostrat database. By default, all economic definitions are returned.

Usage

def_econs(econ = NULL, econ_type = NULL, econ_class = NULL, econ_id = NULL)

Arguments

econ

character. The name of the economic resource (e.g., "gas reservoir") to return a definition for.

econ_type

character. The type of economic resource (e.g., "hydrocarbon") to return a definition for.

econ_class

character. The class of economic resource (e.g., "energy") to return a definition for.

econ_id

integer. The unique identification number(s) of the economic resource(s) to return a definition for.

Value

A data.frame containing the following columns:

  • econ_id: The unique identifier of the economic resource.

  • name: The name of the economic resource.

  • type: The type of economic resource.

  • class: The class of economic resource.

  • color: The recommended coloring for units based on the dominant lithology.

  • t_units: The total number of Macrostrat units containing the economic resource.

Developer(s)

Bethany Allen

Reviewer(s)

William Gearty

See also

Geologic features and attributes: def_environments(), def_grain_sizes(), def_lithologies(), def_lithology_att(), def_measurements(), def_minerals(), def_structures()

Examples

# \donttest{
# Return all economic resource definitions
econ_inf <- def_econs()
# Return only definitions for hydrocarbon resources
econ_inf <- def_econs(econ_type = "hydrocarbon")
# }