PDF-4 2011
Also see - PDF-4+ - WebPDF-4+ - PDF-4/Organics - PDF-4 Support Software

PDF-4 Highlights

PDF-4/Minerals 2011 - Purchase PDF-4/Minerals 2011

PDF-4/Minerals Flyer (PDF)

PDF-4/Minerals is the most comprehensive collection of mineral data in the world! Ninety-seven percent of all known mineral types, as defined by the International Mineralogical Association (IMA), are represented in the database, as well as many unclassified minerals. There is a very wide selection of chemical variants within mineral species as shown by the 16,685 unique empirical formulas in the collection. Our database demonstrates the benefit of having combined data from several different databases.

Due to focused editorial efforts in bibliographic searching, editorial review, and classification, the mineral collection has more than doubled from 17,826 entries in Release 2005 to 37,642 entries in Release 2011. All data are statistically analyzed, then peer reviewed by an editorial task group of ICDD scientist members who are also mineralogists. Minerals are classified by IMA designations of family, class and subclasses, Pearson symbols, and prototype structures. All mineralogical zeolites are similarly classified using International Zeolite Association guidelines.

The depth and breadth of mineralogy can be explored in PDF-4/ Minerals using our embedded data mining software. PDF-4/Minerals has all the software capabilities of the larger PDF-4+ database with the large array of searches and display fields as shown in Table 2. You will be able to identify complex multiphase soil compositions and, through the use of data mining tools, analyze chemical variations and geologically-characteristic chemical variations within the mineral family.

Figure 7

Figure 7. One of the 455 classified apatities in PDF-4/Minerals 2011.

Figure 8

Figure 8.

Table 2

Table 2. Search options, display fields and entry counts for the last six (6) releases of database products. Searches and display fields are available with ICDD's embedded data mining software. With Release 2011, every PDF database will have self-contained data mining capability.

Which Database is right for you? (PDF)

 

Computer Specs

In response to customer requests, ICDD is offering multiyear license renewal pricing for PDF-4/Minerals. The multiyear license is offered as a convenience to our customers and is not subject to the discount offered with our other multiyear licenses. Please contact ICDD for further information.