==== CalTech 'Mineral Spectroscopy Server' ====

  * //**Main page:**// [[http://minerals.gps.caltech.edu/index.html]]
  * //**Short description:**// database from CalTech focused on transmission spectra of minerals as single crystals (Visible Near-IR: 0.3-2.5 µm), KBr pellets (Mid-IR: 2.5-50µm) and Polyethylene pellets (Far-IR: 15-200µm)
  * //**Access to data:**// [[http://minerals.gps.caltech.edu/FILES/Index.html|Mineral Spectroscopy Server]]
  * //**Sample types:**// Minerals: single crystals, KBr pellets and Polyethylene pellets
  * //**Spectra types:**// transmission spectra over the Visible and near-IR (0.3-2.5 µm), Mid-IR (2.5-50 µm) and Far-IR (15-200µm)
  * //**Search tools:**// Static lists of mineral names
  * //**Data format:**// ASCII (.txt)
  * //**Preview format:**// GIF (.gif)  
  * //**Metadata:**// limited: Mineral, Sample ID, Collection location, Sample description and image, Sample thickness,  polarization,..
  * //**Metadata format:**// in HTML page (.html) and part in header of data file (.txt)
  * //**Download:**// individual download
  * //**Notes:**// Frequently missing data files ...