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Some references and published applications
for MinIdent- PC in the scientific literature

R.J. Goble and D.G.W. Smith (1990): Hardness Correlation: The Search For Zero On Mohs Scale. Abstracts volume, 15th General Meeting of the International Mineralogical Association, (Beijing, China, 1990).

R.J. Goble and D.G.W. Smith (1988): MinIdent: An Application To The Identification And Classification Of Amphiboles. Mineralogy and Petrology, Vol. 38, p.213-227.

D.G.W. Smith (1994): Computer databases in mineralogy. In: Advanced Mineralogy vol. 2, p.417-431. (A. Marfunin, ed.) Macmillan.

D.G.W. Smith (1993): Computerised Mineral Search Systems - an overview. In: ICAM '93 Demonstration Workshop Manual, (E.H. Nickel, Ed.) (CSIRO, Floreat Park, Australia,1993) p.108-114.

D.G.W. Smith (1992): The MinIdent database. In: Mineral Databases (D.G.W. Smith & T. Ozawa, Eds.). International Mineralogical Association (WGDCA), International Geological Congress Workshop, (Kyoto, Japan, 1992). 14 pp.

D.G.W. Smith (1990): Computer assisted mineral identification using conventional optical observations. Abstracts Volume, 15th General Meeting of the International Mineralogical Association, (Beijing, China, 1990).

D.G.W. Smith (1989): Identification of rare earth and yttrium minerals using the minident database. Microbeam Analysis, p. 559- 562.

D.G.W. Smith (1986): Automation of mineral identification from electron microprobe analyses. Microbeam Analysis, p. 153-156.

D.G.W. Smith and D.P. Leibovitz (1986): MinIdent: a data base for minerals and a computer program for their identification. Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 24, p. 695-708.

D.G.W. Smith and D.P. Leibovitz (1986): MinIdent User's Manual. A FORTRAN 77 program for mineral identification. Computing Services, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.

D.G.W. Smith and D.P. Leibovitz (1984): A computer-based system for identification of minerals on the basis of composition and other properties. Abstracts v.5, p.169, 27th International Geological Congress, (Moscow, 1986).

D.G.W. Smith, H. Omoumi and D.P. Leibovitz (1989): The MinIdent database: some recent developments. 28th International Geological Congress, Abstracts Vol. 3, p. 3-138 - 3-139.

D.G.W. Smith and L. de St. Jorre (1986): The MinIdent Data Base - examples of applications to the Thor Lake rare metal deposits. 14th General meeting of International Mineralogical Association, (Stanford, California, 1986). Abstracts with Program, p.234.

Some references and published applications for Mineral Master in the scientific literature

D.G.W. Smith and M. Abley (1994): New trends in computer- based teaching of mineralogy and crystallography. Abstracts Volume p.384- 385, 16th General Meeting International Mineralogical Association, (Pisa, Italy September, 1994).

D.G.W. Smith and M. Abley (1996): Multi-media computer- assisted instruction in mineralogy. Journal of Geoscience Education v.44, p.189-196.