PetDB, the Petrological Database

PetDB is a global synthesis of chemical, isotopic, and mineralogical data for rocks, minerals, and melt inclusions. PetDB's current content focuses on data for

• igneous and metamorphic rocks from the ocean floor, specifically mid-ocean ridge basalts and abyssal peridotites;
• xenolith samples from the Earth's mantle and lower crust. (NEW!)

PetDB is maintained and continuously updated as part of the EarthChem data collections. The current version is PetDB v.2.5.0, released on April 5, 2013.

 Click on the link below to access the PetDB data collection:  

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PetDB sample locations viewed in the GeoMapApp application.

GeoMapApp is an integrated mapping application developed as part of the Marine Geoscience Data System.

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Questions? Contact us at: info@petdb.org.