Recent News


  • SedDB Page views up 51%!

    November 2011. Usage of SedDB is growing! Based on Google Analytics data for 2011 there is an upswing of 51% in the number of page views and a 17% increase in number of unique visitors.

  • New Updates to the Data Submission Templates

    October 2011. The Data Submission Templates have been updated to improve ease of use. The new templates feature more explanatory material, examples, and links to information and vocabularies. The templates are customized for different analytical techniques (e.g. electron microprobe, mass spec) and materials (e.g. bulk sample, mineral, melt inclusion, vent fluid) and help authors to document their data according to the recommendations of the...

  • SedDB at GSA 2011

    October, 2011: SedDB will be present at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America in Minneapolis, October 9-12, 2011, at the IEDA booth #318 in the exhibit hall. Please, stop by the booth to learn about IEDA data services and ask for demonstrations of SedDB data.

  • Global Fe-Mn Crust Data Set

    April 2011: A fully integrated version of the Fe-Mn crusts dataset of 3900+ samples orginally compiled by F.T. Manheim and C.M. Lane-Bostwick of the USGS. Click to access the data in the Geochemical Resource Library.