Databases

directory of on-line databases related to mineralogy and crystallography in alphabetical order
 
American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database
an interface to a crystal structure database that includes every structure published in both the American Mineralogist and The Canadian Mineralogist, European Journal of Mineralogy and Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, as well as selected datasets from other journals.

ATHENA-Mineralogy
alphabetical and systematic mineral list according to Strunz classification, with chemical formulas. One may also search the database for mineral names (including varieties) and mineral formula for elements. (Pierre Perroud, Genève, Switzerland)

Catalog Mineralov
this mineral database contains more than 1000 individual mineral species descriptions (in Russian) with mineral specimen images

Catalogue of Type Minerals Specimen
this file makes it possible to know in which institution the type of a mineral was deposited. It also gives the sample number. Minerals A-K and L-Z

Catalog of type specimens
alphabetical catalog of type specimens housed in German Mineral Museums.

Crystallography Open Database
search a database with crystallographic information like cell parameters, atom positions, etc.

GeoRef Information Services
the GeoRef database, established by the American Geological Institute in 1966, provides access to the geoscience literature of the world. The database contains over 2.6 million references to geoscience journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports and theses.

Handbook of Mineralogy
pdf files of each page of the handbook, freely distributed to the public on the MSA website. Search by first letter of mineral name

IMA-CNMNC
New minerals recently approved by the IMA-CNMNC. The information is provided by the IMA-CNMNC for comparative purposes and as a service to mineralogists working on new species.

the official IMA-CNMNC List of Mineral Names

this list contains names and data for minerals which have been approved, discredited, redefined and renamed and is the new revised master list of all IMA-approved and grandfathered (i.e. inherited from before 1960) minerals

IMA Database of Mineral Properties
created and maintained by the RRUFF Project in partnership with the IMA

Index of Natural Zeolites
datasheets of all the natural zeolites, by the IZA (the Commission on Natural Zeolites)

Luminescent Mineral Database and Information
database of fluorescent minerals with over 1000 images and over 400 spectra

Mincryst
a crystal structure database for minerals and their structural analogues.

mindat.org
an online mineralogical reference and locality resource for collectors and mineralogy students worldwide

MINER
MINER est un produit développé en Suisse par Jacques Lapaire. C'est un fichier minéralogique très complet permettant d'obtenir non seulement la fiche d'un minéral, mais aussi d'effectuer des recherches variées sur les propriétés physiques, chimiques et cristallographiques des minéraux. Le fichier est présenté en langue française.

MineralExpert.org
gallery with over 7000 mineral and locality pictures, all registered users can upload their own photos

The Mineral Gallery
a database of minerals (including images) catalogued by name, class, interesting groupings and including a full text search.

Mineral Identification Project
an on-line aid to the identification of 300 of the most common minerals. Input hardness, streak, habit or other characteristic and get descriptions and photos of the minerals fitting your search data.

Mineralienatlas
is the platform for people interested in mineralogy, geology, palaeontology and mining since 2001. Mineralienatlas operates the largest database for minerals, fossils, rocks and their localities. Comprehensive information in German and English.

mineralogy database of the Royal Museum for Central Africa (Belgium)
the collection of mineral specimens comprises more than 15.000 samples, representing nearly 1000 different mineral species. Most samples are derived from Central Africa, particularly from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda.

Mineralpedia
a photo database with identification properties of minerals

Minerals by Name
search minerals by name and get information from different database

Mineral Spectroscopy Server
provides information about color in minerals and access to data on Mineral Absorption Spectra in the visible and infrared regions of the spectrum and Raman spectra of minerals

RRUFF
the RRUFF Project website containing an integrated database of Raman spectra, X-ray diffraction and chemistry data for minerals

Spectral Databases for Raman
Raman spectroscopy databases listed by the Infrared and Raman Users Group (IRUG)

SINCRIS software
software database for crystallography

The Virtual Museum of Minerals and Molecules™
a web-based focal point and resource for 3-D visualizations of molecules and minerals designed for instructional use. By the Minerals & Molecules Project, a collaboration of Soil Chemists, Soil Mineralogists, and Pedagogists working together to provide improved instructional resources for soil science and geoscience education.

Webmineral
mineralogy database containing more than 5,000 pages of mineral data. Mineral species descriptions linked to mineral tables by crystallography, chemical composition, physical and optical properties, Dana classification, Strunz classification, mineral name origins, mineral locality information, and alphabetical listing of all known valid mineral species. (David A. Barthelmy)