Export KOS Resources

A collection of exportable Knowledge Organization System resources grouped by type.

Data Standards
Darwin Core

Darwin Core is a glossary of terms (in other contexts these might be called properties, elements, fields, columns, attributes, or concepts) intended to facilitate the sharing of information about biological diversity by providing identifiers, labels, and definitions. Darwin Core is primarily based on taxa, their occurrence in nature as documented by observations, specimens, samples, and related information.

Citation: Darwin Core Maintenance Group. 2021. List of Darwin Core terms. Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG). http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/doc/list/

Mineralogical Collections Extension to Darwin Core

The Mineralogy Extension is an enchancement to the Darwin Core standard that extends its current scope to include mineralogical collections.

Citation: Pending

Chronometric Age Extension to Darwin Core

The Chronometric Age extension is a standard vocabulary maintained by the Darwin Core Maintenance Interest Group. It includes a glossary of terms (in other contexts these might be called properties, elements, fields, columns, attributes, or concepts) intended to facilitate the sharing of information about chronometric ages and the techniques used to determine them by providing identifiers, labels, and definitions.

Citation: Brenskelle L, Davis E, Wieczorek J, Lefebvre M, Wallis N, Emery K, Guralnick R (in prep) It’s Time For Better Reporting of Absolute Age In Species Occurrence Databases.

Vocabularies (Value Domains)
Constituent Part Roles
Modes of Occurrence
Proportion Terms
Statisitical Uncertainty Type
Geological Sampling Feature Types
Constituent Part Types
Hazard Types
Mineralogical Analysis Protocols
Chronometric Age Dating Techniques
Sample/Specimen Curation Status
Sample/Specimen Condition
Geological Event Environments
Type Status
Habits
Licenses
Geological Material Name Types
Specimen Nomenclature Publication Status
Metadata Scheme

Vocabulary Registries*

Note: The publication practices of the registries listed above conform to the set of requirements specified in the VocPub Profile - Specification. For example, all terms in a vocabulary must include a unambiguous definition. The list is by no means the only registries in the geosciences domain that conform to this set of requirements, but all do.

Classification Systems
Dana Classification System
Hey's Mineral Index
Nickel-Strunz
Strunz-mindat