The datastore is populated by an aggregate of multiple authoritative sources and classifications schemes. These include:
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Mindat.org online mineral database
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RRuff Project
Lafuente B, Downs R T, Yang H, Stone N (2015) The power of databases: the RRUFF project. In: Highlights in Mineralogical Crystallography, T Armbruster and R M Danisi, eds. Berlin, Germany, W. De Gruyter, pp 1-30.
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Dana Classification (8th Edition)
Dana, J. D., Dana, E. S., & Gaines, R. V. (1997). Dana's new mineralogy: The system of mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana.
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Strunz-mindat (2025)
https://www.mindat.org/strunz.php
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Nickel-Strunz (9th Edition)
Strunz, H., Nickel, E.H. Strunz Mineralogical Tables; Schweizerbart: Stuttgart, Germany, 2001; p. 869.
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Fleischer’s Glossary of Mineral Species, 2022 edition
Back M.E. (2022)Fleischer’s Glossary of Mineral Species, 2022 edition. Published by Mineralogical Association of Canada.
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Hey's Chemical Index
Clark, A.M. (1993) Hey's Mineral Index: Mineral Species, Varieties, and Synonyms. Chapman & Hall, London, England, 852 p.
Sources of individual attributes
- Rruff Project: Mineral Species Names, Chemical Formula, Paragenetic Modes, IMA Status, IMA Number, Oldest Known Age, and Type Locality
- MinDat: Series Names, Varieties, Description, Hey's Number, and Strunz-MinDat Number
- Rruff Project and MinDat: Group Names
A special thanks to Jolyon Ralph and the team at Mindat.org, the members of the Mineralogy Extension Task Group, and Bob Downs for their significant contributions to putting the datasets together for this platform.