{ "model": { "rank": 5517, "code": "thing-q181908", "model_id": "vr.tr.andesite", "name": "andesite", "purpose": "Enable an agent to recognise andesite, assess the condition and evidential basis of its identification, and determine suitable investigation or material use.", "family": "Thing Registry", "category": "Physical world and living systems", "status": "research-draft", "kind": "thing", "plane": "PHY", "domain": "PHY.MAT", "industry": "", "version": "", "url": "/models/thing/q181908/", "tier": 2, "score": 66, "payload": { "layer": "wikidata", "aliases": [ "Lapis Lacedaemonius", "Tomuro stone", "pyroxene andesite", "augite andesite", "felsoandesite", "orthoandesite", "sanakite", "hungarite", "santorinite", "Pieniny andesite", "boninite" ], "aliasCount": 11, "merged": 11, "knownIn": 66, "facets": null, "markers": [], "lexicalClass": "", "senseRank": null, "alsoRegisteredAs": null, "source": { "dataset": "wikidata", "item": "Q181908", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q181908", "license": "CC0 1.0" } }, "research": { "vercy": "1.0-draft", "publication": { "status": "research-draft", "adjudicationStatus": "unreviewed", "publishableCanonical": false, "generatedAt": "2026-09-09T22:32:25Z", "providers": [ "Codex" ], "breadth": "recalled by Codex without web access - no source was read", "missingProviders": [], "pass": 2, "cost": { "grok": { "seconds": 19, "error": "Reading additional input from stdin...\nOpenAI Codex v0.153.4\n--------\nworkdir: R:\\02_PROJECTS\\02_Meta_Models_Platforms\\Ver.cy\\current\\thing-registry-backlog\nmodel: gpt-6-astra\nprovider: openai\napproval: never\nsandbox: read-only\nreasoning effort: none\nreasoning summaries: none\nsession id: 01a0884c-28be-7413-98db-e95f3ea8f6bb\n--------\nuser\nDescribe what is already known about one registered thing. 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model owns andesite as a volcanic rock kind and the observations needed to identify and assess its specimens, exposures and material lots, while keeping rock classification distinct from geological setting and engineering suitability.", "in_scope": [ "Petrographic and chemical evidence supporting an andesite identification", "Mineral assemblage, groundmass, crystal populations and volcanic textures", "Alteration, weathering, vesicles, fractures and their effects on condition", "Specimen, outcrop and material-lot provenance and representativeness", "Evidence needed to assess andesite for geological interpretation or proposed material use" ], "out_of_scope": [ "Complete models of neighbouring rock kinds such as basalt, dacite and diorite", "Individual mineral species as independently registered things", "Whole volcanoes, magma systems and tectonic settings", "Eruptions and volcanic hazard management", "Quarry operations, manufactured aggregates and construction products" ], "distinguishing_features": [ "Establish volcanic rock texture and origin; a broadly similar mineral composition alone does not distinguish andesite from a coarse-grained intrusive rock such as diorite.", "Use an explicitly named petrographic or chemical classification scheme to distinguish andesite from basaltic andesite and dacite; colour alone is insufficient.", "Check whether mineral proportions can actually be determined in the fine-grained groundmass before accepting a mineral-based classification.", "Distinguish coherent andesite from fragmental deposits containing andesite clasts; clast identity does not automatically classify the whole deposit.", "Check alteration before treating present mineralogy or whole-rock chemistry as evidence of the original rock composition." ], "characteristics": [ { "name": "Identification status", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "field identification | laboratory-supported identification | disputed | unresolved", "why_it_matters": "Separates a provisional rock name from an identification supported by suitable observations." }, { "name": "Classification basis", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Named scheme and version; petrographic, chemical or provisional field basis", "why_it_matters": "Makes the boundary with adjacent rock kinds explicit and reproducible." }, { "name": "Whole-rock major-element composition", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Oxide mass percentages, analytical uncertainty, loss on ignition and normalization basis", "why_it_matters": "Supports chemical classification where texture limits mineral counting, subject to alteration and analytical quality." }, { "name": "Mineral assemblage and proportions", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Identified phases and volume percentages where measurable; distinguish phenocrysts from groundmass", "why_it_matters": "Supports identification and prevents conspicuous crystals from being mistaken for the composition of the whole rock." }, { "name": "Texture", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Groundmass grain size, crystallinity, phenocryst distribution, flow fabric and coherent or fragmental character", "why_it_matters": "Records volcanic fabric and determines which classification methods are feasible." }, { "name": "Vesicle and fracture characteristics", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Vesicle volume percentage and size in mm; fracture spacing in mm or m, with orientation and connectivity", "why_it_matters": "Helps assess heterogeneity, fluid access and the relevance of intact-specimen measurements." }, { "name": "Alteration and weathering", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "Observed replacement minerals, oxidation, rind development and disaggregation; named grading method if used", "why_it_matters": "Affects classification reliability, preservation and material performance." }, { "name": "Sampling context", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Links to collection location, geological unit, sampled domain, specimen and parent material lot", "why_it_matters": "Limits how far observations from one sample can be generalized." }, { "name": "Measured material performance", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Density in kg/m³, water absorption in %, strength in MPa and use-specific durability results, each with method and specimen condition", "why_it_matters": "Supports decisions about a particular material rather than assuming performance from the andesite name." } ], "affordances": [ "Record a provisional andesite identification with its supporting observations and unresolved alternatives.", "Select petrographic or chemical investigation appropriate to the groundmass and alteration state.", "Compare specimens while preserving differences between phenocrysts, groundmass, veins and weathered surfaces.", "Choose samples that represent distinct textures and condition domains within an exposure or material lot.", "Assess whether available test results support a proposed material use or require further testing." ] }, "sources": [], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "andesite-identification", "name": "Andesite identification", "description": "Evidence and decision boundaries for applying the andesite name.", "rationale": "Andesite can be confused with neighbouring volcanic rocks or classified too confidently from appearance.", "layers": [ { "id": "classification-evidence", "name": "Classification evidence", "description": "The method, measurements and uncertainty behind the rock name.", "findings": [ { "id": "classification-basis", "name": "Basis for the identification", "description": "Record how an andesite assignment was reached and whether the available evidence supports that method.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which classification scheme and observations support calling this material andesite?", "kind": "definition", "id": "classification-basis-q01" }, { "text": "Can mineral proportions be measured reliably, or is whole-rock chemical analysis needed because of the fine groundmass?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "classification-basis-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "neighbouring-rock-boundaries", "name": "Neighbouring rock boundaries", "description": "Checks against adjacent compositions and similar-looking materials.", "findings": [ { "id": "alternative-identifications", "name": "Alternative identifications", "description": "Preserve competing names until the observations discriminate between them.", "questions": [ { "text": "What evidence separates this material from basaltic andesite or dacite under the chosen scheme?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "alternative-identifications-q01" }, { "text": "Does the texture support a volcanic rock identification, and is the named material a coherent rock or only a clast within a fragmental deposit?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "alternative-identifications-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "mineral-and-textural-fabric", "name": "Mineral and textural fabric", "description": "The mineral populations and groundmass that 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structures, vesicles and inclusions within the rock.", "findings": [ { "id": "fabric-heterogeneity", "name": "Fabric and heterogeneity", "description": "Describe textural domains that may require separate observations or samples.", "questions": [ { "text": "How do crystallinity, vesicle abundance and flow fabric vary across the specimen or exposure?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "fabric-heterogeneity-q01" }, { "text": "Which inclusions, veins or contrasting bands should be recorded separately to avoid misrepresenting the host andesite?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "fabric-heterogeneity-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "geological-and-sample-context", "name": "Geological and sample context", "description": "Where the material came from and what portion of a geological occurrence it represents.", "rationale": "A loose specimen or selected hand sample cannot establish the identity or variability of an entire rock body.", "layers": [ { "id": "occurrence-provenance", "name": "Occurrence provenance", "description": "Traceable collection and occurrence information.", "findings": [ { "id": "source-occurrence", "name": "Source occurrence", "description": "Connect the identification to its actual collection context and distinguish observations from inherited labels.", "questions": [ { "text": "Was the material collected in place, as a loose fragment or from a supplied material lot, and where is that provenance recorded?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "source-occurrence-q01" }, { "text": "Which geological-unit and age assignments are supported by records, and which are merely inferred from location or appearance?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "source-occurrence-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "sampling-representativeness", "name": "Sampling representativeness", "description": "The extent to which a sample captures variation in its parent material.", "findings": [ { "id": "sample-to-body-link", "name": "Sample-to-body link", "description": "Define the physical domain to which each observation or analysis applies.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which fresh, weathered, vesicular or fractured domains does the sample represent, and which were excluded?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "sample-to-body-link-q01" }, { "text": "Where should additional samples be taken before extending this identification or performance result to the exposure or lot?", "kind": "action", "id": "sample-to-body-link-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "condition-and-material-decisions", "name": "Condition and material decisions", "description": "How alteration and physical condition constrain interpretation and proposed use.", "rationale": "The andesite name alone does not establish preserved primary composition, strength or durability.", "layers": [ { "id": "alteration-and-weathering", "name": "Alteration and weathering", "description": "Changes to minerals, chemistry and fabric after rock formation.", "findings": [ { "id": "preservation-of-primary-evidence", "name": "Preservation of primary evidence", "description": "Assess whether altered material still supports the proposed classification and measurements.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which minerals and textures show replacement, oxidation or weathering, and how extensive are those changes?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "preservation-of-primary-evidence-q01" }, { "text": "Does alteration make the current chemical classification uncertain enough to require a fresher sample or another identification method?", "kind": "action", "id": "preservation-of-primary-evidence-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "fitness-for-proposed-use", "name": "Fitness for proposed use", "description": "Evidence required to decide whether a particular andesite material is suitable for an intended application.", "findings": [ { "id": "use-specific-performance", "name": "Use-specific performance", "description": "Tie material decisions to measured performance, sample condition and the intended exposure.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which strength, absorption, abrasion or durability measurements are needed for the proposed use, and what methods and acceptance criteria apply?", "kind": "action", "id": "use-specific-performance-q01" }, { "text": "Were the tested specimens representative of the supplied material's vesicles, fractures and alteration, under relevant moisture and exposure conditions?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "use-specific-performance-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "evidence-and-external-alignment", "name": "Evidence and external alignment", "description": "What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.", "rationale": "A model that cannot be lined up against existing standards, identifiers and practice cannot be adopted by anyone who already uses them.", "layers": [ { "id": "reported-evidence", "name": "Reported evidence", "description": "Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.", "findings": [ { "id": "evidence-confidence-notes", "name": "Check these first", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "This describes the rock type, not a particular outcrop, commercial stone or volcanic deposit.", "The listed varieties overlap: mineral-based names and porphyritic texture describe different attributes.", "Silica content alone does not establish the rock name; classification, engineering suitability and hazards require sample-specific evidence." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-confidence-notes-q01", "text": "Which of these check these first hold for the sense of andesite this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-kinds", "name": "Kinds and varieties", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "Pyroxene andesite", "Hornblende andesite", "Biotite andesite", "Porphyritic andesite" ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-kinds-q01", "text": "Which of these kinds and varieties 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Applied to this entry by rule. No source was read for this thing and no claim here is researched. This entry carries no facets of its own, so they were inferred from its domain - a guess about a whole domain applied to one thing.", "facetsInferred": true, "nextPass": "A researcher replaces this draft with a sourced specification. Treat every sentence below as a proposal to argue with.", "purpose": "Give an agent a durable, checkable way to recognise a andesite, record what state it is in, and decide what may be done with it.", "whatItIs": "Enable an agent to recognise andesite, assess the condition and evidential basis of its identification, and determine suitable investigation or material use.", "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: Lapis Lacedaemonius, Tomuro stone, pyroxene andesite, augite andesite, felsoandesite, orthoandesite, sanakite, hungarite, santorinite, Pieniny andesite, boninite.", "11 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 andesite, 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": [ "Lapis Lacedaemonius", "Tomuro stone", "pyroxene andesite", "augite andesite", "felsoandesite", "orthoandesite", "sanakite", "hungarite", "santorinite", "Pieniny andesite", "boninite" ] } ], "standing": "Described in 66 Wikipedia languages, which measures how widely it is written about rather than how important or how common it is. 11 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 andesite from another, and a andesite 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 andesite, 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 andesite, 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 andesite 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 andesite, 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 andesite, 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 andesite 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 andesite 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 andesite, 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 andesite, 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 andesite 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 andesite from the things most often confused with it.", "questions": [ { "id": "distinguishing-features-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes what distinguishes a andesite, 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 andesite, 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 andesite 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 andesite 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 andesite, 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 andesite, 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 andesite 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 andesite is built from and which parts are replaceable.", "questions": [ { "id": "parts-and-materials-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the composition of a andesite, 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 andesite, 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 andesite 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 andesite is judged and by whom.", "questions": [ { "id": "condition-assessment-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the condition of a andesite, 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 andesite, 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 andesite 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 andesite 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 andesite is, and what that position is measured against.", "questions": [ { "id": "position-and-frame-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the location of a andesite, 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 andesite, 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 andesite 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 andesite 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 andesite, 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 andesite, 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 andesite 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 andesite 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 andesite between them.", "questions": [ { "id": "stages-and-transitions-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the lifecycle of a andesite, 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 andesite, 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 andesite 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 andesite, how often and by whom.", "findings": [ { "id": "observation-record", "name": "Observation record", "description": "How an observation of a andesite 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 andesite, 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 andesite, 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 andesite 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 andesite 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 andesite is for, and what it is used for anyway.", "findings": [ { "id": "function-and-purpose", "name": "Function, purpose and misuse", "description": "The function a andesite performs and the uses that fall outside it.", "questions": [ { "id": "function-and-purpose-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the use of a andesite, 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 andesite, 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 andesite 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 andesite.", "findings": [ { "id": "procedures-and-skills", "name": "Procedures, skills and required tools", "description": "What an agent needs before it can act on a andesite at all.", "questions": [ { "id": "procedures-and-skills-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes handling a andesite, 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 andesite, 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 andesite 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 andesite there is and how fast it goes.", "questions": [ { "id": "consumption-and-stock-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the supply of a andesite, 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 andesite, 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 andesite 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 andesite 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 andesite 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 andesite 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 andesite 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 andesite, 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 andesite 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 andesite 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 andesite 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 andesite, 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 andesite 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 andesite and how confident it is.", "questions": [ { "id": "claim-provenance-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes a claim about a andesite, 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 andesite, 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 andesite 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 andesite is retired without being erased.", "questions": [ { "id": "validity-and-supersession-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the validity of a claim about a andesite, 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 andesite, 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 andesite 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 } } } }