Mindat.org

Mindat.org
OwnersHudson Institute of Mineralogy, Keswick, Virginia
CreatorJolyon Ralph, et al.
IndustryMineralogy
Websitemindat.org
CommercialNo
Launched10 October 2000 (2000-10-10)
OCLC number643335336
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Crystalline copper "feather" from Itauz Mine, Kazakhstan, an example of a photo from the Mindat database.

Mindat.org is a non-commercial interactive online database covering minerals around the world. Originally created by Jolyon Ralph as a private project in 1993, it was launched as a community-editable website in October 2000. As of 2023 it is operated by the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy.