==== C-TAPE 'Sample database' ====

  * //**Main page:**// [[https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/c-tape/sample-database.html]]
  * //**Short description:**// database from C-TAPE of University Winnipeg (CA) focused on Visible Near-IR (0.35-2.5µm) reflectance spectra of minerals and rocks, plus some Raman and thermal emission data
  * //**Access to data:**// [[https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/c-tape/sample-database.html|'Sample database']]
  * //**Sample types:**// Minerals, Rocks, Meteorites, Coals, Organics, Pigments, Planetary analogues, Vegetation, ......
  * //**Spectra types:**// Reflectance spectra over the near UV to near-IR-IR (0.3-2.5µm), + some transmission spectra in the UV-Visible (0.22-0.95µm) and Near & Mid-IR (1.3-25µm)
  * //**Search tools:**//  list of group of samples
  * //**Data format:**// EXCEL (.xls), multi-tabs
  * //**Preview format:**// no  
  * //**Metadata:**// Sample name and ID, Spectral range and resolution, Viewing geometry, grain size, mineral by XRD, ... 
  * //**Metadata format:**// EXCEL (.xls)
  * //**Download:**// direct download of .rar archives  
  * //**Notes:**// //"organized somewhat randomly in the sense that many of the sections do not correspond particularly well to established mineral groups"//