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diff --git a/schemas/20251121/linkml/modules/classes/Locality.yaml b/schemas/20251121/linkml/modules/classes/Locality.yaml
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+# Locality class
+# Structured representation of locality/place descriptions for biological specimens.
+#
+# MIGRATION NOTE (2026-01-19):
+# Created as part of collection_locality_text migration per slot_fixes.yaml (Rule 53).
+#
+# Darwin Core alignment: Captures dwc:verbatimLocality with structured provenance.
+
+id: https://nde.nl/ontology/hc/class/Locality
+name: Locality
+title: Locality Class
+
+prefixes:
+  linkml: https://w3id.org/linkml/
+  hc: https://nde.nl/ontology/hc/
+  schema: http://schema.org/
+  crm: http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/
+  dcterms: http://purl.org/dc/terms/
+  dwc: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/
+  skos: http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#
+
+imports:
+  - linkml:types
+  - ../metadata
+  - ../slots/has_or_had_label
+  - ../slots/has_or_had_note
+  - ../slots/has_or_had_provenance
+  - ../slots/language
+
+default_prefix: hc
+
+classes:
+  Locality:
+    class_uri: dcterms:Location
+    description: >-
+      Structured locality description for specimens and collection events.
+      
+      **Purpose**:
+      Captures verbatim locality text as recorded on specimen labels or in field notes,
+      preserving the original description for historical accuracy while allowing
+      structured interpretation.
+      
+      **Darwin Core Alignment**:
+      - `verbatim_text` → dwc:verbatimLocality
+      - Preserves original text exactly as recorded
+      - Supports historical specimens with non-standard descriptions
+      
+      **TEMPORAL SEMANTICS**:
+      Locality descriptions may vary over time:
+      - Original label text (historical)
+      - Interpreted/standardized descriptions (current)
+      - Multiple descriptions from different sources
+      
+      **Example**:
+      ```yaml
+      Locality:
+        verbatim_text: "Mauritius, near Port Louis, in forest"
+        original_language: "en"
+        has_or_had_provenance:
+          data_source: "specimen_label"
+          extraction_date: "2025-01-19"
+      ```
+      
+      **REPLACES**:
+      - Simple `collection_locality_text` string slot
+      - Adds structured provenance and language tracking
+    
+    exact_mappings:
+      - dcterms:Location
+    
+    close_mappings:
+      - dwc:Location
+      - schema:Place
+    
+    related_mappings:
+      - crm:E53_Place
+    
+    mixins:
+      - HasProvenance
+    
+    slots:
+      - has_or_had_label
+      - has_or_had_note
+      - has_or_had_provenance
+      - language
+    
+    attributes:
+      verbatim_text:
+        description: >-
+          Verbatim locality description exactly as recorded on label or in field notes.
+          Preserves original text including spelling, abbreviations, and formatting.
+        range: string
+        required: true
+        slot_uri: dwc:verbatimLocality
+        examples:
+          - value: "Mauritius, near Port Louis, in forest"
+          - value: "Indonesia: Java: Mt. Gede, 1500m"
+          - value: "Argentina, Buenos Aires Province"
+          - value: "Nr. Cape Town, on rocks by sea"
+      
+      original_language:
+        description: >-
+          ISO 639-1 language code of the original locality text.
+        range: string
+        slot_uri: dcterms:language
+        examples:
+          - value: "en"
+          - value: "nl"
+          - value: "la"
+            description: Latin (common in historical specimens)
+      
+      interpretation_notes:
+        description: >-
+          Notes on interpretation of historical or ambiguous locality text.
+        range: string
+        slot_uri: skos:note
+        examples:
+          - value: "Port Louis refers to the capital of Mauritius"
+          - value: "Mt. Gede is Gunung Gede, elevation approximately 1500m"
+    
+    slot_usage:
+      has_or_had_label:
+        description: >-
+          Standardized or interpreted locality name.
+          Use when verbatim text has been parsed into standard form.
+        range: string
+        examples:
+          - value: "Port Louis, Mauritius"
+      
+      has_or_had_note:
+        description: >-
+          Additional notes about this locality record.
+        range: string
+      
+      has_or_had_provenance:
+        description: >-
+          Provenance of this locality description.
+          Tracks source (label, field notes, database) and extraction details.
+        range: ProvenanceBlock
+        inlined: true
+    
+    comments:
+      - Created 2026-01-19 from collection_locality_text migration (Rule 53)
+      - Aligns with Darwin Core dwc:verbatimLocality
+      - Preserves original text while allowing structured interpretation
+      - Supports historical specimens with non-standard locality descriptions
+    
+    see_also:
+      - https://dwc.tdwg.org/terms/#dwc:verbatimLocality
+      - https://dwc.tdwg.org/terms/#dwc:Location
+    
+    annotations:
+      custodian_types: '["B", "M", "R"]'
+      custodian_types_rationale: >-
+        Primarily used for Botanical/Zoo (B), Museum (M), and Research (R) custodians
+        with biological specimen collections.
+      custodian_types_primary: "B"
+      specificity_score: "0.65"
+      specificity_rationale: >-
+        Moderately specific - primarily for natural history specimens.
+      template_specificity:
+        museum_search: "0.70"
+        collection_discovery: "0.75"
+        general_heritage: "0.50"
+    
+    examples:
+      - value:
+          verbatim_text: "Mauritius, near Port Louis, in forest"
+          original_language: "en"
+          has_or_had_label: "Port Louis, Mauritius"
+          has_or_had_provenance:
+            data_source: "specimen_label"
+            extraction_date: "2025-01-19"
+        description: Locality for historical Dodo specimen
+      
+      - value:
+          verbatim_text: "Indonesia: Java: Mt. Gede, 1500m"
+          original_language: "en"
+          interpretation_notes: "Mt. Gede is Gunung Gede volcano in West Java"
+          has_or_had_label: "Gunung Gede, West Java, Indonesia"
+        description: Indonesian specimen with elevation data
+      
+      - value:
+          verbatim_text: "Prope Cape Town, in rupibus ad mare"
+          original_language: "la"
+          interpretation_notes: "Latin: 'Near Cape Town, on rocks by the sea'"
+          has_or_had_label: "Cape Town coastline, South Africa"
+        description: Historical specimen with Latin locality description