mindat.org statistics

Database statistics on Saturday, 10 May 2008.

There are 34,271 mineral names in the database.

There are 4,308 names recognised as valid mineral or mineraloid names in the database.

There are 496,269 total locality items listed, from 181,083 unique sites worldwide.
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There are 110,271 localities with maps. Click here to view distribution
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There are 141,841 mineral photos listed. View mineral photo statistics here

There are 7,859 site photos listed. View site photo statistics here