Databases...
a directory of on-line databases related to mineralogy and crystallography




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)

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

Mineralogy Database
containing more than 5,000 pages of mineral data. There are 4,205 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)

MinMax Database
MinMax is a database of minerals and worldwide collecting locations. The main aspect is a online database of mineral sites including their location, the mineral list, mineral descriptions, collectors information, pictures, links, shows and more. Every page and area is available in english or german!

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

Mineral Data
thousands of pages with information, photos and spectra. This is the ever growing list of physical, chemical (more than 3650 minerals) and optical data (600 minerals), photos (more than 60,000 colour photos of around 1900 minerals, thin sections, more than 100 scanning electron microscope images of more than 50 minerals and transmission electron microscope images) and vibrational spectra of the minerals available in this database. The original spectra are available for selected minerals on request. Data are on the web only available as images of the spectra.

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

WWW-MinCryst
is a Crystal Structure DataBase for Minerals containing 4600 entries (2260 unique names, 2340 varieties on composition, structure and T-, P-conditions of synthesis). Information Card includes: Name, Specification, Crystal Chemical Formula, Space Group, Z, Unit Cell Parameters, Coordinates of Atomic Position, References, etc. Search on chemical composition and crystal chemical characteristics are realized. Special search regime allows to identify your sample on set of experimental d(hkl) in view of chemical composition. Calculated X-ray Powder Diffraction Standards (CPDS) and Patterns in full and short forms, as well as Images of Crystal Structure Model and X-ray Powder Diffraction Line Diagram can be displayed. (Institute of Experimental Mineralogy RAS)

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, and beginning to include structures from the European Journal of Mineralogy.

Mineral Structures and Properties Data Base
a compilation of crystallographic and physical property data for most of the rock-forming minerals (Joe Smyth, University of Colorado)

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

Mincryst
a crystallographic database for minerals and their structural analogues.

Catalog of type specimen.
at the Musée de mineralogie, Ecole des mines, Paris. The catalog is searchable by authors, minerals, date of first publication, holotyps and by chemical formula.

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.

Atlas of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks, Minerals and Textures
FYND
a searcheable computer database of minerals found in Sweden, and their localities. It is a compilation of ca twenty thousand observations, based on the literature (published data) and the Swedish Museum of Natural History collections. Before you use it, read the description.

Earth lab datasite
an educational resource allowing amateur geologists and students to investigate UK geology online, by the Natural History Museum, London.

British Mining Database
about mines throughout the UK and Ireland. The information is primarily historical but some links to working mines are included.

Unconventional Platinum Group Minerals
an introduction of the topic of Unconventional Platinum Group Minerals & Mineraloids (UPGM). Pictures and descriptions of UPGM from worldwide localities including a bibliography from 1711 to 2002. And Katanga Platinum Group Minerals, the history of PGM research and early findings in Katanga, references, excerpts of historical texts, pictures (mostly under SEM), list of observed PGM in 5 Katanga localities.