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Project RRUFF: Integrated Database of Raman Spectra, X-ray Diffraction and Chemistry Data for Minerals

Robert Downs, Principal Investigator

Project RRUFF is an ongoing project to conduct X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis of minerals, collect their Raman spectra, and continue the development of the RRUFF database.  The database will contain information for all known minerals.