Robert T. Downs

TL;DR: The Crystallography Open Database is an ongoing initiative by crystallographers to gather all published inorganic, metal–organic and small organic molecule structures in one database, providing a straightforward search and retrieval interface.

TL;DR: The American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database (AMSDB) as mentioned in this paper is a database of all the crystal structures previously published in the AMG journal, which contains a suite of interactive software that can be used to view and manipulate crystal structures and compute different properties of a crystal such as geometry, diffraction patterns, and procrystal electron densities.

TL;DR: A newly developed website provides capabilities for all registered users to deposit published and so far unpublished structures as personal communications or pre-publication depositions, which increases the possibilities for growth of the COD database and is the first step towards establishing a world wide Internet-based collaborative platform dedicated to the collection and curation of structural knowledge.

TL;DR: Sedimentary rocks at Yellowknife Bay (Gale crater) on Mars include mudstone sampled by the Curiosity rover, indicating that clay mineral formation on Mars extended beyond Noachian time.