Thin Section Report User Guide and Technical Notes
Peter Blum, 7 July 2016

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1. Introduction

Detailed observations on thin sections are entered in a DESClogik workbook typically named "###_microscopic" (where ### is the expedition number). The workbook has typically multiple tabs, or worksheets, one for each set of related attributes (e.g., primary mineralogy, alteration, structures). In these worksheets, a thin section description is represented by one row, or by multiple rows if multiple domains are described. This workbook format is best suited to describe and analyze data from many thin sections. However, when reviewing all aspects of one single thin section, a form type summaries of all pertinent information on 1-3 report pages is often more convenient. We therefore created a tool set that allows trained staff members to define a form report layout based on the observation workbook, and rapid production of PDF form summaries for the thin sections.
The following is the thin section report protocol approved by JRSO management on 16 June 2015:

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After login, you are presented with a list of all existing report version that have a report status of open (O) or locked (L) and a version status of active (A) or released (R) (see Fig. l.3.2; more on report and version status later).

Figure 3.2. Writer window after login.

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Table 1. Common applications of report and version status search combinations.

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Editor menu

The Editor action menu is available if user is an authorized editor (Fig. 4.3.3., left-hand side).

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If no error messages appear and everything else looks normal, check if the necessary "Use Me" flag was set. For example, if you create a simple table an a block with nothing else, and none of the table columns are set with "Use Me", no columns will be used, the table header will not be printed (as specified), and the block will not be printed because nothing is in it, i.e., you get nothing.

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