| Description: The specimen_type element gives one or more terms that classify the origin of the specimen. |
| Namespace Id: speclib | Steward: geo | Class Name: Specimen_Classification | Type: UTF8_Short_String_Collapsed |
| Minimum Value: None | Maximum Value: None | Minimum Characters: 1 | Maximum Characters: 255 |
| Unit of Measure Type: None | Default Unit Id: None | Attribute Concept: None | Conceptual Domain: SHORT_STRING |
| Status: Active | Nillable: false | Pattern: None |
| Permissible Value(s) | Value | Value Meaning |
| | Lunar Meteorite | The Lunar Meteorite value means the specimen is a sample from a lunar meteorite. |
| | Mars Meteorite | The Mars Meteorite value means the specimen is a sample from a Mars meteorite. |
| | Other Meteorite | The Other Meteorite value means the specimen is a sample from a meteorite that is not a lunar or Mars meteorite. |
| | Returned Asteroid Sample | The Returned Asteroid Sample value means the specimen is an asteroid sample returned by a mission. |
| | Returned Lunar Sample | The Returned Lunar Sample value means the specimen is a lunar sample returned by a mission. |
| | Synthetic Sample | The Synthetic Sample value means the specimen is a laboratory-generated sample. |
| | Terrestrial Sample | The Terrestrial value means the specimen is a terrestrial sample. |