Darwin Core Mineralogy Extension

The Mineralogy Extension (https://www.tdwg.org/community/esp/mineralogy/) is a set of proposed terms and controlled vocabularies targeted to mineralogy collections as part of a larger effort to extend the Biodiversity Information Standards community and its flagship standard, Darwin Core, to support geology collections.

Landing Page:https://www.tdwg.org/community/esp/mineralogy/
Type:Data Standard
Project Dates:3/2023 - Present
Status:Active
Address:https://www.tdwg.org/community/esp/mineralogy/
Organization:Biodiversity Information Standards
Roles:Information Architect

Photo Attributions:

Azurite with Malachite Needles from Western Siberia. Photo by Masha Milshina (CC BY 4.0)
Rutilated Quartz from Brazil. Photo courtesy of Didier Descouens (CC BY 4.0)
Wulfenite. Red Cloud Mine, Arizona. Photo courtesy of Yale Peabody Museum Specimen YPM MIN 057430 (CC0)
Adamite from Durango, Mexico. Personal Collection

BEN NORTON

Darwin Core Mineralogy Extension