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Smithsonian Mineral Sciences Collections
RRID:SCR_002217 RRID Copied      
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URL: http://mineralsciences.si.edu/collections.htm

Proper Citation: Smithsonian Mineral Sciences Collections (RRID:SCR_002217)

Description: National facility for curating meteorite, rock, ore, gem, and mineral specimens that are available to the public via a standard web interface. New records and associated images are added continuously and are made available on an approximately monthly basis. There are currently over 350,000 records available. Every year hundreds of specimens are loaned to scientists around the world for research projects in geology, materials science, health, chemistry, physics, etc.

Abbreviations: Smithsonian Mineral Sciences Collections

Synonyms: Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History Mineral Sciences Collections, Smithsonian Institution Mineral Sciences Collections

Resource Type: data or information resource, database

Keywords: rock, mineral, specimen, meteorite, ore, gem, image

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