Table 1. Summary of major IEDA EarthChem systems
System URL Description
EarthChem Library (ECL) www.earthchem.org/library Digital data repository, DOI assignment, long-term archiving
PetDB www.earthchem.org/petdb The Petrological Database: ocean floor rocks and xenoliths
SedDB www.earthchem.org/seddb Sediment geochemistry database
VentDB www.earthchem.org/ventdb Hydrothermal vent database
NAVDAT www.navdat.org North American Volcanic Database
Geochron www.geochron.org Management for geochronology
EarthChem Portal www.earthchem.org/portal Portal accessing PetDB, SedDB, GEOROC, GANSEKI, USGS, NAVDAT
SESAR www.geosamples.org System for Earth Sample Registration, geosample registry to assign IGSNs (International Geo Sample Number)