Tools

GeoMapApp: A data exploration and visualization tool developed by the Marine Geoscience Data System (MGDS). 

Google Earth Plotting Tool: Converts geochemical data into KML file. Developed by IFREE/JAMSTEC. Reference: Yamagishi, Y., et al. (2011), Visualization of geochemical data for rocks and sediments in Google Earth: Development of a data converter application for geochemical and isotopic data sets in database systems, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 12, Q03016, doi:10.1029/2010GC003490.  

Hacker and Abers Excel Worksheet: Macro, Subduction Factory 3. An Excel Worksheet and Macro for Calculating the Densities, Seismic Wave Speeds, and H2O Contents of Minerals and Rocks at Pressure and Temperature. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, v. 5, doi: 10.1029/2003GC000614

ChemXSeer: an integrated digital library and database allowing for intelligent search of documents in the chemistry domain and data obtained from chemical kinetics.   Developed at the Penn State University.  

MELTS: Software package for modeling phase equilibria. 

PRIMELT2: Software for primary magma calculation, Herzberg C., P. D. Asimow (2008), Petrology of some oceanic island basalts: PRIMELT2.XLS software for primary magma calculation, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 9, Q09001, doi:10.1029/2008GC002057. 

Norm 4: CIPW norm Excel spreadsheet by Kurt Hollocher 

PetroPlot!: A plotting and data management toolset for Microsoft Excel

PTGIBBS: An Excel Visual Basic program for computing and visualizing thermodynamic functions and equilibria of rock-forming minerals by A. Brandelik and H. J. Massone, Computers and Geosciences, (2004) v. 30, no. 9-10, 909-923 doi:10.1016/j.cageo.2004.06.001

Tri-plot: An Excel spreadsheet for generating triangular plots

GCDkit: The GeoChemicalData ToolKit is a system for handling and recalculation of whole-rock analyses from igneous rocks. It is written in R, an [open source] language and environment for statistical computing and graphics. Read the article: Janousek et al. (2007) doi:10.1093/petrology/egl013

Digital Dynamic Maps: A stand-alone "presentation manager" program that displays and links maps, images, movies, data and text, such as map explanations and field trip guides. Boundy, T.M and Condit, C.D., 2004, Bringing The Field Into The Classroom By Using Dynamic Digital Maps To Engage Undergraduate Students In Petrology Research, Journal of Geoscience Education v. 52, no. 4, p. 313-319

NIST CODATA: Constants and conversion factors.

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