How to cite the RRUFF project

The RRUFF database includes data collected both by the RRUFF Project and by external contributors. Please cite the RRUFF Project and external contributors, when applicable. To reference the RRUFF Project please use the following citation (Link to PDF):

Lafuente, B., Downs, R. T., Yang, H., & Stone, N. (2015). The power of databases: the RRUFF project. Highlights in Mineralogical Crystallography, T Armbruster and R M Danisi, Eds., Berlin, Germany, W. De Gruyter, 1–30.

Lafuente, Barbara, et al. “The Power of Databases: The RRUFF Project.” Highlights in Mineralogical Crystallography, T Armbruster and R M Danisi, Eds., Berlin, Germany, W. De Gruyter, 30 Nov. 2015, pp. 1–30.

Lafuente B, Downs RT, Yang H, Stone N. The power of databases: the RRUFF project. Highlights in Mineralogical Crystallography, T Armbruster and R M Danisi, eds, Berlin, Germany, W De Gruyter. Published online November 30, 2015:1-30.

Lafuente, B.; Downs, R. T.; Yang, H.; Stone, N. The Power of Databases: The RRUFF Project. Highlights in Mineralogical Crystallography, T Armbruster and R M Danisi, eds., Berlin, Germany, W. De Gruyter 2015, 1–30.

Lafuente, Barbara, R T Downs, H Yang, and N Stone. “The Power of Databases: The RRUFF Project.” Highlights in Mineralogical Crystallography, T Armbruster and R M Danisi, Eds., Berlin, Germany, W. De Gruyter, November 30, 2015, 1–30.

Lafuente, Barbara, R T Downs, H Yang, and N Stone. 2015. “The Power of Databases: The RRUFF Project.” Highlights in Mineralogical Crystallography, T Armbruster and R M Danisi, Eds., Berlin, Germany, W. De Gruyter, November, 1–30.

Lafuente, B., Downs, R.T., Yang, H. and Stone, N. (2015). The power of databases: the RRUFF project. Highlights in Mineralogical Crystallography, T Armbruster and R M Danisi, eds., Berlin, Germany, W. De Gruyter, pp.1–30.

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How to contribute

The new RRUFF platform includes the data that the old RRUFF incorporated: Raman, IR, XRD, and microprobe, but it has been built with the flexibility for additional techniques, such as LIBS, XRF, reflectance, Mossbauer and more.

Send us your data

If you have mineral data that you would like to share with the public, we can upload the data on your behalf, ensuring it becomes accessible through the RRUFF web-pages.

Create your own database

You can also create and manage your own database integrated with the RRUFF project. This ensures your data is linked, searchable, and accessible through RRUFF.