Other databases of spectroscopy of solids

This page list the major databases providing spectra of solids with links and some notes about their contents: type of samples or materials, type of spectra, type of associated metadata, …

PDS Geosciences Node 'Spectral Library':

• set of databases (currently only RELAB) focused on the reflectance spectra of Earth, lunar, and meteorite materials (see RELAB)

KECK/NASA 'RELAB reflectance experiment laboratory':

• database from KECK/NASA (US) focused on the reflectance spectra of minerals and some other natural and man-made materials over the near UV to Near-IR or Mid/Far-IR (0.2-150µm) (More details...)

USGS 'Spectroscopy lab':

• database from USGS (AZ, US) focused on the reflectance spectra of minerals and some other natural and man-made materials over the near UV to Near-IR (0.2-5.5µm) but also some up to 200µm (More details...)

JPL 'ECOSTRESS Spectral Library':

• database from JPL (CA, US) focused on the reflectance spectra of minerals/rocks, vegetation and soils some other natural and man-made materials over the Visible to Mid-IR (0.4-25µm) (More details...)

Univ. Winnipeg 'Sample database':

• 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 (More details...)

CRISM Spectral Library:

• database from CRISM team focused on Visible Near-IR and Mid-IR reflectance spectra of Earth, lunar, and meteorite materials (More details...)

Bishop Spectral Library:

• database of reflectance spectra (0.3 to 25 or 100 µm) for a variety of minerals and Mars analog materials (note: many broken links). --

The PANGAEA mineralogical database ESA PANGAEA Mineralogical Database

• A catalog of petrographic and spectroscopic information on all currently known minerals identified on the Moon Mars, and associated with meteorites. It also includes minerals found in the ESA PANGAEA analog sites --

IARPA / PNNL Solid Phase IR Spectra:

• database from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) focused on quantitative values for hemispherical (total) and diffuse reflectance for several solid species with known particle size distributions. (More details...)

PDS spectroscopy node: Lunar and meteorite spectra:

• database of Visible Near-IR reflectance spectra (0.3-2.6 µm) of reflectance data of Lunar soils and meteorites --

CalTech 'Mineral Spectroscopy Server':

• database from CalTech (CA, US) focused on transmission spectra of minerals as single crystals (Vis-near-IR: 0.3-2.5 µm), KBr pellets (Mid-IR: 2.5-50µm)and PE pellets (Far-IR: 15-200µm) (More details...)

Database of the Astrophysics & Astrochemistry Laboratory:

• database from NASA-ARC team focused on Mid and Far-IR (2.5-200 µm) transmission and optical constants spectra of simple ices and their mixtures --

Leiden Laboratory Ice Database:

• database from Leiden Laboratory for Astrophysics focused on low temperature Mid-IR (1.7-2.5 µm) transmission spectra of ices and their mixtures --

Refractive index database:

• database focused on the compilation of the spectral refractive indexes of various type of solids (simple inorganic materails, organic materials, glasses, …), with calculator and visualisator --

The Cosmic Ice Laboratory:

• database from the Astrochemistry laboratory (NASA GSFC) focused on low temperature Mid and Far-IR (2.5-100 µm) transmission spectra and optical constants of ices and small organic molecules and their mixtures (More details...)

MNHN FTIR-ATR Spectra dataset:

• ATR-FTIR spectral database of geological, experimental, and archaeological materials, with X-ray diffraction analyses --

database from Lowell Observatory:

• Optical data on volatile ices: database from the Lowell Observatory (Will Grundy) focused on low temperature Near-IR (0.6-5 µm) absorption coefficient spectra of a few ices: N2, CH4, CH3D, H2O, CH3OH and CH4-N2 mixtures --

Database from LASA/UNIVAP:

• database from the Laboratório De Astroquímica E Astrobiologia Da Univap (LASA) focused on transmission spectroscopy of Astrophysical ices in the mid-infrared (2-20 µm) including refractive index at low and room temperature. Samples include ices, small organic molecules and some mixtures as well as ion irradiated ice mixtures --

OCdb: Optical Constants Database:

• database from the NASA Ames Astrophysics & Astrochemistry Laboratory focused on published, peer-reviewed, optical constants of organic refractory materials and ices relevant to planetary and astrophysical environments --

Kimmel Center FTIR library:

• Infrared spectroscopy library using KBr pellets of around 400 standards and archaeological materials --

ASU Thermal Emission Spectroscopy:

• Database of the Mars Space Flight Facility at Arizona State University focused on thermal infrared spectra of a variety of materials, including minerals, rocks, soils, etc. Each spectrum is accompanied by descriptive ancillary information, including physical and compositional information, sample quality, spectral analysis data. Need a login to see and access the data : https://speclib.asu.edu/ --

RRUFF 'Raman, IR and chemistry of Minerals':

• database from the RUFF project focused on Raman and Mid to Far infrared spectra of minerals (More details...)

WURM Raman database:

• database from ENS-Lyon focused on theoretical Raman and infrared spectra of minerals (More details...)

Handbook of Raman Spectra for geology:

• Experimental database from ENS-Lyon focused on minerals (~80 major minerals), with a tool to search band positions. Now moving to REAP@SSHADE --

SOLSA: Raman Open Database:

• Open-access collection of Raman spectra focused on minerals --

RCHDB: RamanCrystalHunter Database:

• A collection of Raman spectra of minerals (over 1,000 spectra), accessible via the RamanCrystalHunter software (More details...)

RDRS: Romanian Database of Raman Spectroscopy:

• Collection of Raman spectra of mineral species (natural and synthetic) + artefact samples with Raman spectra pigments, with description of crystal structure, sample image and origin, Raman spectrum and vibrations, references.--

SALSA Database: Spectral Analyses of Lunar Soils and Analogues :

• database of Raman spectra (200-4000cm-1) of Lunar soils analogues. It also contains a tool to seach Raman transitions of minerals of Lunar interest --

Raman Spectroscopic Library of Natural and Synthetic Pigments (University College London) :

• database of Raman spectra and band positions of sixty-four common pigments, both natural and synthetic, known to have been in use before ~1850 AD, arranged by colour. --

Raman spectra of rare minerals (Caltech) :

• Raman spectra of 39 rare minerals that were characterized at Caltech but are not part of the RRUFF databse --

List of Spectral Databases for Raman

IRUG: Infrared & Raman Users Group:

• An ongoing compilation of mid-IR and Raman reference spectra of artists' and cultural heritage materials contributed by individuals and institutions in the international cultural heritage community and academia. --

International Mineral Association Database (IMA) @ RRUFF

• Contains over 6150 minerals

MinDat.org

• Mindat.org is the world's largest open database of minerals, rocks, meteorites and the localities they come from. Contains over 6150 minerals

Mineralogy Database

• The Mineralogy Database contains 4714 individual mineral species descriptions with links and a comprehensive image library (last updated on 9/5/2012).

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database (AMCSD) @ RRUFF

• Contains over 21000 crystal structure data sets

RRUFF references Database of Minerals

• Contains over 24500 publications references on minerals (Raman, IR, structure, …)