Mineral Data
- USGS Mineral Resources Spatial DataCollection of various USGS datasets ranging from regional geology, geochemical, geophysical, etc.
- Earthchem PortalProvides access to geochemical and other rock sample data.
- RRUFF ProjectAn integrated database of Raman spectra, X-ray diffraction and chemistry data for minerals. Also includes selected full-text articles from Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie and many other chemistry and mineralogy journals.
- American Mineralogist Crystal Structure DatabaseDatabase that includes every structure published in the American Mineralogist, The Canadian Mineralogist, European Journal of Mineralogy and Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, as well as selected datasets from other journals.
- XRD Database of Mineralsx-ray diffraction data for minerals.
- Mineralogy DatabaseLarge mineral database including technical data, localities, and photographs.
Geoscience data
- USGS geoscience data catalogA catalog of data from the U.S. Geological Survey.
- National Centers for Environmental Information (U.S.)NCEI hosts comprehensive oceanic, atmospheric, and geophysical data sets.
- OneGeologyOneGeology is an international initiative of the world's geological surveys to provide a portal to open data sets
- U. S. Geoscience Information NetworkFederated search site to find and connect earth science data.
- OpenGeoSciOpenGeoSci is a free, public map based toolset that allows users to search for data.
- Data Cite Commons repository finderTool to locate data repositories,
Finding Geologic Maps
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- National Geologic Map DatabaseIndex to geologic mapping in the United States. Some full text links.
- WorldCat (OCLC FirstSearch) This link opens in a new windowLook for geologic maps in other libraries across the world. Search by geology + [location] + map
- USGS Publications warehouseThe U.S. Geological Survey is a major publisher of geologic maps, primarily of the United States.