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Reference: [Handbook of Mineralogy: hydroxylapatite](https://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/hydroxylapatite.pdf).", "Use scratch hardness near Mohs 5 and poor cleavage as supporting identification tests on suitable crystals, rather than identifying apatite by colour. Reference: [Handbook of Mineralogy: fluorapatite](https://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/fluorapatite.pdf).", "Distinguish an apatite grain or separated phase from apatite-bearing rock by determining which phases account for the analysed sample.", "Treat an ideal Ca:P atomic ratio of 5:3 as a compositional reference, not a sufficient identity test or a mandatory ratio for every substituted specimen." ], "characteristics": [ { "name": "Apatite member assignment", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "fluorapatite | chlorapatite | hydroxylapatite | unresolved apatite; identification method and confidence", "why_it_matters": "The family name alone cannot support member-specific property or identifier assignments." }, { "name": "Channel-anion composition", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "F, Cl and OH in atoms per formula unit; normalisation basis, uncertainty and measured versus inferred status", "why_it_matters": "Supports member assignment and exposes uncertainty when hydroxyl is estimated by difference." }, { "name": "Calcium-to-phosphorus ratio", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "mol/mol; ideal reference 5/3; phase-specific or bulk measurement", "why_it_matters": "Helps investigate substitutions, nonstoichiometry and phase mixtures." }, { "name": "Substitution and trace-element inventory", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "wt%, mg/kg or atoms per formula unit; carbonate, substituted cations and other detected constituents", "why_it_matters": "Separates nominal apatite identity from the actual composition governing behaviour and suitability." }, { "name": "Apatite phase fraction", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "mass%; method, uncertainty and treatment of amorphous material", "why_it_matters": "Distinguishes phase purity from elemental purity and bulk phosphate content." }, { "name": "Crystal structure and crystallinity", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "assigned symmetry, diffraction reference, lattice parameters in Å and method-specific crystallinity assessment", "why_it_matters": "Supports phase recognition and detection of structural change." }, { "name": "Particle dimensions and accessible surface", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "grain or particle dimensions in µm; specific surface area in m²/g; preparation method", "why_it_matters": "Connects sample form to dissolution, processing and dust generation." }, { "name": "Mechanical and optical identification evidence", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Mohs hardness, density in g/cm³, refractive indices and observed cleavage; test conditions", "why_it_matters": "Provides corroborating identification evidence for specimens suitable for these measurements." }, { "name": "Dissolution and leaching response", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "dissolved fraction, release in mg/L or surface-normalised rate; pH, temperature, solution composition and duration", "why_it_matters": "Prevents transferring behaviour between different apatite compositions and exposure conditions." }, { "name": "Origin and treatment history", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "source locality or synthesis batch; host material; extraction, washing, heating and surface-treatment records", "why_it_matters": "Makes measured properties traceable to the material actually being assessed." }, { "name": "Use-specific qualification", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "untested | meets named specification | fails named specification | evidence incomplete", "why_it_matters": "Prevents mineral identity from being mistaken for fertiliser, analytical or biomedical grade." }, { "name": "Verified substance and hazard identity", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "applicable CAS, EC or PubChem record and supplier SDS, each linked to exact composition, jurisdiction and revision", "why_it_matters": "Avoids assigning one member's identifiers or hazard statements to every material called apatite." } ], "affordances": [ "Select complementary diffraction, chemical and spectroscopic tests to confirm apatite and resolve its member identity.", "Compare batches using apatite phase fraction, substitutions, contaminants and particle properties.", "Choose representative grains or powder subsamples while preserving evidence of zoning and alteration.", "Evaluate proposed dissolution, milling or heating against measurements for the actual material.", "Route material toward a specified use, additional testing or rejection using explicit acceptance criteria.", "Associate the material with verified handling documentation and substance records." ] }, "sources": [], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "apatite-identity", "name": "Apatite identity", "description": "Establish what the apatite label denotes and how specifically the material can be named.", "rationale": "Apatite is a family-level label that can conceal unresolved composition or an incorrectly identified phase.", "layers": [ { "id": "family-boundary", "name": "Family boundary", "description": "Separate calcium-phosphate apatite from related structures and apatite-bearing mixtures.", "findings": [ { "id": "recognition-evidence", "name": "Recognition evidence", "description": "Record the independent chemical and structural observations supporting apatite identification.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which observations establish calcium-phosphate chemistry and an apatite-compatible crystal structure?", "kind": "definition", "id": "recognition-evidence-q01" }, { "text": "Does apatite describe the analysed phase, the entire specimen or only a constituent of a rock or product?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "recognition-evidence-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "member-resolution", "name": "Member resolution", "description": "Determine whether evidence supports a member name or only unresolved apatite.", "findings": [ { "id": "anion-based-assignment", "name": "Anion-based assignment", "description": "Link member naming to measured channel constituents and an explicit nomenclature reference.", "questions": [ { "text": "What F, Cl and OH occupancies support the assigned member, and which were measured directly?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "anion-based-assignment-q01" }, { "text": "Which nomenclature reference governs the assignment, particularly near compositional boundaries?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "anion-based-assignment-q02" }, { "text": "Should the material retain the unresolved apatite label until additional measurements are available?", "kind": "action", "id": "anion-based-assignment-q03" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "composition-and-purity", "name": "Composition and purity", "description": "Describe departures from ideal composition and distinguish apatite chemistry from accompanying material.", "rationale": "An ideal formula cannot establish the purity or functional properties of a natural or manufactured batch.", "layers": [ { "id": "lattice-composition", "name": "Lattice composition", "description": "Characterise substitutions and compositional variation within the apatite phase.", "findings": [ { "id": "substitution-accounting", "name": "Substitution accounting", "description": "Record analysed composition without treating every detected element as a demonstrated lattice constituent.", "questions": [ { "text": "What are the phase-specific Ca:P ratio, carbonate content and substituted-cation concentrations?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "substitution-accounting-q01" }, { "text": "What evidence separates lattice substitution from inclusions, surface adsorption or analytical contamination?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "substitution-accounting-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "phase-mixture", "name": "Phase mixture", "description": "Resolve how much apatite is present and what accompanies it.", "findings": [ { "id": "apatite-content-and-impurities", "name": "Apatite content and impurities", "description": "Keep quantitative phase analysis separate from bulk phosphorus assay and trace-contaminant analysis.", "questions": [ { "text": "What apatite mass fraction and accompanying crystalline or amorphous phases are measured?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "apatite-content-and-impurities-q01" }, { "text": "Which trace constituents were assayed, with what detection limits and sampling coverage?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "apatite-content-and-impurities-q02" }, { "text": "Does the stated purity refer to apatite phase fraction, chemical assay or compliance with a named grade?", "kind": "definition", "id": "apatite-content-and-impurities-q03" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "structure-and-specimen-state", "name": "Structure and specimen state", "description": "Connect crystallographic identity to the physical form and integrity of the material being handled.", "rationale": "A single crystal, an altered grain and an agglomerated powder require different identification and processing evidence.", "layers": [ { "id": "crystallographic-state", "name": "Crystallographic state", "description": "Record structural observations and the limits of phase discrimination.", "findings": [ { "id": "diffraction-interpretation", "name": "Diffraction interpretation", "description": "Retain the reference pattern, structural assignment and unresolved overlap or broadening.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which diffraction reference and fitted lattice parameters support the apatite assignment?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "diffraction-interpretation-q01" }, { "text": "Can the data distinguish the proposed member and secondary phases, or only an apatite-like structure?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "diffraction-interpretation-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "grain-and-powder-condition", "name": "Grain and powder condition", "description": "Describe dimensions, aggregation and damage relevant to measurement or use.", "findings": [ { "id": "physical-form-and-integrity", "name": "Physical form and integrity", "description": "Record whether measured properties represent intact crystals, separated grains or processed powder.", "questions": [ { "text": "What grain-size distribution, particle morphology, agglomeration and surface area describe this material?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "physical-form-and-integrity-q01" }, { "text": "What fractures, alteration rims, inclusions or coatings affect the portion selected for testing?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "physical-form-and-integrity-q02" }, { "text": "Which identification tests can be performed without unacceptable damage to the specimen?", "kind": "action", "id": "physical-form-and-integrity-q03" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "origin-and-representativeness", "name": "Origin and representativeness", "description": "Relate apatite measurements to origin, treatment history and sample heterogeneity.", "rationale": "Measurements on selected grains or treated powders may not represent their source material or the supplied batch.", "layers": [ { "id": "material-lineage", "name": "Material lineage", "description": "Trace the material from its geological, biological or synthetic source.", "findings": [ { "id": "source-and-treatment-record", "name": "Source and treatment record", "description": "Preserve origin and preparation details that may explain composition or surface condition.", "questions": [ { "text": "What locality, host material, biological source or synthesis batch produced the apatite?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "source-and-treatment-record-q01" }, { "text": "What separation, chemical washing, calcination, milling or surface treatment occurred before analysis?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "source-and-treatment-record-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "sampling-coverage", "name": "Sampling coverage", "description": "Assess whether grain-scale or batch-scale variation is represented.", "findings": [ { "id": "zoning-and-batch-variation", "name": "Zoning and batch variation", "description": "Record the extent to which sampling captures cores, rims, different grains and batch fractions.", "questions": [ { "text": "Do spatial analyses reveal differences in channel anions or trace elements between grain cores and rims?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "zoning-and-batch-variation-q01" }, { "text": "Which sampling design supports applying these results to the specimen or batch being assessed?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "zoning-and-batch-variation-q02" }, { "text": "Is additional sampling needed before making a bulk composition or suitability claim?", "kind": "action", "id": "zoning-and-batch-variation-q03" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "response-to-processing", "name": "Response to processing", "description": "Capture measured apatite behaviour under specified chemical and thermal conditions.", "rationale": "Composition, surface area and treatment history prevent a single universal dissolution or thermal value from describing every apatite.", "layers": [ { "id": "aqueous-response", "name": "Aqueous response", "description": "Describe dissolution and constituent release in a defined solution.", "findings": [ { "id": "dissolution-and-release", "name": "Dissolution and release", "description": "Tie release measurements to solution conditions and distinguish dissolution from subsequent precipitation.", "questions": [ { "text": "At what pH, temperature, solution composition, solid-to-liquid ratio and duration was release measured?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "dissolution-and-release-q01" }, { "text": "How much calcium, phosphorus, fluoride and relevant trace material entered solution?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "dissolution-and-release-q02" }, { "text": "What evidence distinguishes apatite dissolution from ion exchange, surface retention or formation of another phase?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "dissolution-and-release-q03" } ] } ] }, { "id": "thermal-response", "name": "Thermal response", "description": "Record observed changes during heating without assuming unchanged composition.", "findings": [ { "id": "heating-outcome", "name": "Heating outcome", "description": "Associate thermal events with before-and-after phase 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"questions": [ { "id": "evidence-identifiers-q01", "text": "Which of these identifiers and schemes hold for the sense of apatite this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-real-world-use", "name": "Real-world use", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "Apatite-bearing phosphate rock is a major raw material for phosphoric acid and phosphate fertilizers.", "Synthetic hydroxyapatite is used in bone substitutes and coatings for implants.", "Apatite crystals support geological dating and thermal-history reconstruction.", "Transparent specimens are collected and occasionally cut as gemstones." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-real-world-use-q01", "text": "Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of apatite this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-measurements", "name": "Typical measurements", "description": "Recalled 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Treat every sentence below as a proposal to argue with.", "purpose": "Give an agent a durable, checkable way to recognise a apatite, record what state it is in, and decide what may be done with it.", "whatItIs": "Enable an agent to recognise apatite, assess a specimen or material batch, and determine which handling, testing or use decisions its measured identity and condition support.", "characteristics": { "substance": "material", "origin": "natural", "agency": "inert", "mobility": "varies" }, "whatYouCanDoWithIt": [ "observed and measured", "consumed or used up" ], "distinguishingFeatures": [ "Names folded into this entry, which a task may need to split apart again: carbonate-rich apatite, chlorapatite, hydroxylapatite, fluorapatite, dahllite, hydroxylapatite-M, nano-hydroxylapatite, francolite.", "8 finer distinctions are held as aliases rather than separate entries, because telling them apart needs a task that asks for it.", "Described in 66 Wikipedia languages, which is a measure of how widely the thing is known, not of how important it is." ], "openQuestionsForResearch": [ "Which of the bundles below does a real task actually need, and which are ceremony?", "What does this thing have that the facets do not capture at all?", "Which neighbouring kind is most often confused with a apatite, and on what evidence are they told apart?" ], "whatItIsMadeOf": "matter you can touch", "physicalCharacter": [ "Mobility varies between examples.", "Does nothing on its own; everything it does, something else did to it.", "These come from the domain this entry sits in rather than from the entry itself, so treat them as a first guess about the whole domain applied to one thing." ], "whatCanBeDoneWithIt": [ "observe it, measure it, record its state", "use it up, and then need more of it" ], "howItIsRecognised": [ "Not recognisable by sight in any reliable way. Appearance varies with grade, form and additives; identification is by label, by documentation, or by assay." ], "relatedModels": [ { "relation": "covers", "note": "Finer kinds folded into this entry because telling them apart needs a task that asks for it. Each is a model waiting to be split out when one does.", "targets": [ "carbonate-rich apatite", "chlorapatite", "hydroxylapatite", "fluorapatite", "dahllite", "hydroxylapatite-M", "nano-hydroxylapatite", "francolite" ] } ], "standing": "Described in 66 Wikipedia languages, which measures how widely it is written about rather than how important or how common it is. 8 finer distinctions are held inside this entry as names rather than as separate models.", "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "identity-and-classification", "name": "Identity, naming and classification", "description": "How an agent tells one apatite from another, and a apatite from things that resemble it.", "rationale": "Recognition comes before every other claim. Without stable identity nothing else in the model can be trusted to be about the same thing twice.", "layers": [ { "id": "naming-and-identifiers", "name": "Names and identifiers", "description": "The names this thing goes by and the identifiers that survive translation and time.", "findings": [ { "id": "preferred-name-and-aliases", "name": "Preferred name, aliases and local names", "description": "Which name to use, which names mean the same thing, and which merely sound similar.", "questions": [ { "id": "preferred-name-and-aliases-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the name of a apatite, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "preferred-name-and-aliases-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the name of a apatite, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "preferred-name-and-aliases-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the name of a apatite is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] }, { "id": "stable-identifiers", "name": "Stable identifiers and external keys", "description": "Identifiers that keep pointing at this kind of thing across systems and languages.", "questions": [ { "id": "stable-identifiers-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes an identifier for a apatite, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "stable-identifiers-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about an identifier for a apatite, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "stable-identifiers-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once an identifier for a apatite is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "classification-and-granularity", "name": "Classification and granularity", "description": "Where a apatite sits among kinds, and how finely a task needs to cut it.", "findings": [ { "id": "kind-and-parents", "name": "Kind, parents and neighbouring kinds", "description": "The classes this thing belongs to and the ones it is next to.", "questions": [ { "id": "kind-and-parents-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the kind of a apatite, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "kind-and-parents-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the kind of a apatite, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "kind-and-parents-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the kind of a apatite is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] }, { "id": "distinguishing-features", "name": "Distinguishing features", "description": "What separates a apatite from the things most often confused with it.", "questions": [ { "id": "distinguishing-features-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes what distinguishes a apatite, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "distinguishing-features-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about what distinguishes a apatite, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "distinguishing-features-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once what distinguishes a apatite is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "form-and-composition", "name": "Form, composition and condition", "description": "What a apatite is made of, what shape and size it takes, and what state it is in.", "rationale": "A physical thing can be measured, and a model that cannot record its measurements cannot support any decision that depends on them.", "layers": [ { "id": "form-and-dimensions", "name": "Form and dimensions", "description": "Shape, size, mass and the ranges these take across examples.", "findings": [ { "id": "measurable-dimensions", "name": "Measurable dimensions and their units", "description": "The quantities worth recording and the units they are recorded in.", "questions": [ { "id": "measurable-dimensions-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the dimensions of a apatite, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "measurable-dimensions-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the dimensions of a apatite, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "measurable-dimensions-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the dimensions of a apatite is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "material-and-composition", "name": "Material and composition", "description": "Materials, parts and how they are put together.", "findings": [ { "id": "parts-and-materials", "name": "Parts and materials", "description": "What a apatite is built from and which parts are replaceable.", "questions": [ { "id": "parts-and-materials-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the composition of a apatite, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "parts-and-materials-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the composition of a apatite, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "parts-and-materials-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the composition of a apatite is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "condition-and-integrity", "name": "Condition and integrity", "description": "Wear, damage, health and the difference between working and broken.", "findings": [ { "id": "condition-assessment", "name": "Condition, damage and health", "description": "How the condition of a apatite is judged and by whom.", "questions": [ { "id": "condition-assessment-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the condition of a apatite, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "condition-assessment-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the condition of a apatite, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "condition-assessment-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the condition of a apatite is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "place-and-movement", "name": "Place and movement", "description": "Where a apatite is, how it got there and where it may go (varies).", "rationale": "A thing that can move needs its position recorded with a time, or every later claim about it is about a place it has left.", "layers": [ { "id": "location-and-placement", "name": "Location and placement", "description": "Position, containment and the reference frame the position is given in.", "findings": [ { "id": "position-and-frame", "name": "Position, container and reference frame", "description": "Where a apatite is, and what that position is measured against.", "questions": [ { "id": "position-and-frame-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the location of a apatite, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "position-and-frame-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the location of a apatite, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "position-and-frame-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the location of a apatite is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "movement-and-transfer", "name": "Movement and transfer", "description": "How a apatite is carried, installed or relocated.", "findings": [ { "id": "movement-events", "name": "Movement events and constraints", "description": "What counts as a movement, what records it and what limits it.", "questions": [ { "id": "movement-events-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the movement of a apatite, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "movement-events-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the movement of a apatite, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "movement-events-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the movement of a apatite is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "state-and-lifecycle", "name": "State and lifecycle", "description": "The states a apatite passes through and the events that move it between them.", "rationale": "Most decisions about a thing depend on what state it is in now, which is a claim with a time on it, not a property.", "layers": [ { "id": "lifecycle-stages", "name": "Lifecycle stages", "description": "From coming into existence to ceasing to be one of these.", "findings": [ { "id": "stages-and-transitions", "name": "Stages and transitions", "description": "The stages worth naming and what moves a apatite between them.", "questions": [ { "id": "stages-and-transitions-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the lifecycle of a apatite, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "stages-and-transitions-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the lifecycle of a apatite, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "stages-and-transitions-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the lifecycle of a apatite is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "observations-and-status", "name": "Observations and current status", "description": "What is observed about a apatite, how often and by whom.", "findings": [ { "id": "observation-record", "name": "Observation record", "description": "How an observation of a apatite is recorded so that it can be superseded rather than overwritten.", "questions": [ { "id": "observation-record-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes an observation of a apatite, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "observation-record-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about an observation of a apatite, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "observation-record-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once an observation of a apatite is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "use-and-operation", "name": "Use and operation", "description": "What can be done with a apatite and what it takes to do it.", "rationale": "An agent that can recognise a thing but not act on it has only half a model.", "layers": [ { "id": "intended-use", "name": "Intended use and function", "description": "What a apatite is for, and what it is used for anyway.", "findings": [ { "id": "function-and-purpose", "name": "Function, purpose and misuse", "description": "The function a apatite performs and the uses that fall outside it.", "questions": [ { "id": "function-and-purpose-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the use of a apatite, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "function-and-purpose-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the use of a apatite, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "function-and-purpose-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the use of a apatite is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "handling-and-procedure", "name": "Handling and procedure", "description": "The steps, skills and tools involved in using a apatite.", "findings": [ { "id": "procedures-and-skills", "name": "Procedures, skills and required tools", "description": "What an agent needs before it can act on a apatite at all.", "questions": [ { "id": "procedures-and-skills-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes handling a apatite, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "procedures-and-skills-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about handling a apatite, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "procedures-and-skills-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once handling a apatite is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "supply-and-consumption", "name": "Supply and consumption", "description": "Quantities, rates and what running out means.", "findings": [ { "id": "consumption-and-stock", "name": "Consumption, stock and replenishment", "description": "How much of a apatite there is and how fast it goes.", "questions": [ { "id": "consumption-and-stock-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the supply of a apatite, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "consumption-and-stock-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the supply of a apatite, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "consumption-and-stock-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the supply of a apatite is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "composition-and-identity", "name": "Composition, grade and chemical identity", "description": "What apatite is made of and how pure the thing in hand is.", "rationale": "Grade decides what a substance may be used for, so a model that records only the name cannot support any decision about use.", "layers": [ { "id": "chemical-identity", "name": "Chemical identity", "description": "Formula, structure and the registry numbers that name it unambiguously.", "findings": [ { "id": "identity-record", "name": "Identity and registry numbers", "description": "What identifies this substance across suppliers and regulators.", "questions": [ { "id": "identity-record-q01", "text": "What formula, structure and registry identifiers name apatite unambiguously?", "kind": "definition" }, { "id": "identity-record-q02", "text": "Which related substances share a name in common use but not an identifier?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] }, { "id": "grade-and-impurities", "name": "Grade, purity and impurities", "description": "The specification a batch meets and what else is in it.", "findings": [ { "id": "specification", "name": "Specification and assay", "description": "How purity is stated and measured, and which impurities matter.", "questions": [ { "id": "specification-q01", "text": "What grades of apatite exist, how is purity assayed, and which impurities are limited?", "kind": "measurement" }, { "id": "specification-q02", "text": "Which use requires which grade, and what happens when a lower grade is substituted?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "properties-and-behaviour", "name": "Properties and behaviour", "description": "How apatite behaves under conditions an agent can measure or change.", "rationale": "Physical constants are the part of a substance model that transfers between contexts, and each needs its unit and its conditions.", "layers": [ { "id": "physical-constants", "name": "Physical constants", "description": "Values that hold for the pure substance, with their conditions.", "findings": [ { "id": "constants-record", "name": "Constants and conditions", "description": "The quantities worth recording and the state they apply in.", "questions": [ { "id": "constants-record-q01", "text": "What are the defining physical constants of apatite, in what units and under what conditions?", "kind": "measurement" }, { "id": "constants-record-q02", "text": "Which of these values change with grade or form rather than being fixed?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] }, { "id": "stability-and-reactivity", "name": "Stability and reactivity", "description": "What it reacts with, degrades into, and how it is stored.", "findings": [ { "id": "incompatibilities", "name": "Incompatibilities and degradation", "description": "What must not meet it, and what it becomes over time.", "questions": [ { "id": "incompatibilities-q01", "text": "What is apatite incompatible with, and what does it degrade into under storage?", "kind": "definition" }, { "id": "incompatibilities-q02", "text": "What storage and handling does that require, and who is competent to do it?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "hazard-and-regulation", "name": "Hazard classification and regulation", "description": "How apatite can harm, and what the law says about holding and moving it.", "rationale": "A substance model without its hazard class and its regulatory identity is unusable in exactly the situations that matter.", "layers": [ { "id": "hazard-class", "name": "Hazard classification", "description": "Classified hazards, exposure limits and protective measures.", "findings": [ { "id": "classified-hazards", "name": "Classified hazards and limits", "description": "The classification, the scheme it belongs to, and the limits set.", "questions": [ { "id": "classified-hazards-q01", "text": "How is apatite classified for hazard, under which scheme, and what exposure limits apply?", "kind": "definition" }, { "id": "classified-hazards-q02", "text": "What protection does handling require, and what must an agent refuse to do without it?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] }, { "id": "regulatory-identity", "name": "Regulatory identity and control", "description": "Registration, restriction and transport rules by jurisdiction.", "findings": [ { "id": "controls", "name": "Controls and jurisdiction", "description": "Where it is restricted and what the restriction attaches to.", "questions": [ { "id": "controls-q01", "text": "Which registrations, restrictions or transport rules cover apatite, and where?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "id": "controls-q02", "text": "Does the control attach to the substance, its concentration, or its intended use?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "provenance-and-evidence", "name": "Provenance, evidence and time", "description": "Where every claim about a apatite came from and when it held.", "rationale": "A claim without a source and a time cannot be superseded, only overwritten, and an agent that overwrites loses the ability to explain itself.", "layers": [ { "id": "source-and-authority", "name": "Source and authority", "description": "Who said it, on what evidence, and how strongly.", "findings": [ { "id": "claim-provenance", "name": "Claim provenance and confidence", "description": "The authority behind each claim about a apatite and how confident it is.", "questions": [ { "id": "claim-provenance-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes a claim about a apatite, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "claim-provenance-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about a claim about a apatite, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "claim-provenance-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once a claim about a apatite is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "time-and-versions", "name": "Time, versions and supersession", "description": "When a claim was true, when it was learnt, and what replaced it.", "findings": [ { "id": "validity-and-supersession", "name": "Validity period and supersession", "description": "How an old claim about a apatite is retired without being erased.", "questions": [ { "id": "validity-and-supersession-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the validity of a claim about a apatite, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "validity-and-supersession-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the validity of a claim about a apatite, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "validity-and-supersession-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the validity of a claim about a apatite is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] } ] } ] }, "statistics": { "bundles": 9, "layers": 20, "findings": 22, "questions": 60 } } } }