Institute of Mineralogy and Crystallography
Faculty of Geosciences, Geography and Astronomy
University of Vienna
Althanstr. 14 (UZA 2), A-1090 Wien
Secretary: Mo-Mi: 9-12 & 13-16; Do: 13-17; Fr: 9-13;
Tel.: (+431) 4277 53201, FAX: (+431) 4277 9532, Email.: mineralogie@univie.ac.at

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1.1 IR spectra of minerals

Absorption and reflectance spectra

Mineral Spectroscopy Server
Credit: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena; G.R. Rossman
Comment: KBr pellet data, OH-region, Reflectance data, Thermal Emission Spectra; many links to other IR-related websites

Reflectance spectra

Digital Spectral Library
Credit: Spectroscopy Lab, USGS; R.N. Clark, G.A. Swayze, R. Wise, K.E. Livo, T.M. Hoefen, R.F. Kokaly and S.J. Sutley
Comment: > 1300 reflectance spectra of minerals, mixtures, artificial, liquids, volatiles and vegetation

ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer) Spectral Library
Credit:  includes data from three other spectral libraries: the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) S. L., the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) S.L., the United States Geological Survey (USGS - Reston) S.L.
Comment: almost 2000 reflectance spectra of natural and man made materials (> 1300 mineral spectra)

Infrared reflexion spectrometry of minerals and gems
Credit: Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo; Mikhail Ostrooumov
Comment: ~ 150 spectra; so far only MID IR; in English, French, Spanish; no possibility to download spectra

Thermal emission spectra

Thermal Emission Spectral Library
Credit: Planetary Exploration Laboratory, Arizona State University
Comment: thermal infrared emission spectra of  > 150 minerals; guest user with limited functionality; no possibility to download spectra

1.2.   Other IR spectra (different spectra types)

IR-Spektrensammlung
Credit: ANSYCO Analytische Systeme und Componenten GmbH
Comment: a few hundred spectra of gases; in German; no possibility to download spectra

AEDC/EPA spectral database
Credit: EPA Environmental Protection Agency Office
Comment: spectroscopic data of species of interest to the pollution monitoring and gas diagnostics community; no preview (download of .spc-file necessary)

Spectral Database for Organic Compounds, SDBS
Credit: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
Comment: organic compounds; thousands of IR (transmittance) spectra; no possibility to download spectra

FT-IR spectra of binders and colorants/pigments
Credit: UT Testing Centre and UT Department of Chemistry, University of Tartu
Comment: ~ 100 transmittance spectra of binders and colorants; no possibility to download spectra as ASCII files

NIST Chemistry WebBook – NIST Standard Reference Database Number 69
Credit: NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology
Comment: many search options; no possibility to download spectra

IR Databases – Bio Rad Laboratories, Inc.

FT-IR Libraries – Thermo Electron Corporation

FTIR Spectra of Minerals and Inorganic Compounds – Fiveash Data Management, Inc.

NIST Scientific and Technical Databases – NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology