''Mineralogical Abstracts'', also known as ''MINABS Online'', was a bibliographic database that was first published in 1920 and discontinued in 2008. It is now included in GeoRef. The database consists of more than 135,000 abstracts of journal papers. Subject coverage includes

mineralogy Mineralogy is a subject of geology specializing in the scientific study of the chemistry, crystal structure, and physical (including optical) properties of minerals and mineralized artifacts. Specific studies within mineralogy include the proces ...

crystallography Crystallography is the experimental science of determining the arrangement of atoms in crystalline solids. Crystallography is a fundamental subject in the fields of materials science and solid-state physics (condensed matter physics). The wor ...

, geochemistry,

petrology Petrology () is the branch of geology that studies rocks and the conditions under which they form. Petrology has three subdivisions: igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary petrology. Igneous and metamorphic petrology are commonly taught together ...

, environmental mineralogy, and related topics. From 1920 until 1957, it appeared as a supplement to ''The Mineralogical Magazine'' and ''Journal of the Mineralogical Society''. The last editor-in-chief was Robert A. Howie, who served in this position from 1966 until ''Mineralogical Abstracts'' ceased publication in 2008. Howie oversaw the transition from a paper publication to compact disks ''(MinSource'') and then to the online version in 2003 (''MinAbs Online'').

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* {{Official website, http://www.minersoc.org/minabs.html Publications established in 1920 Publications disestablished in 2008 Mineralogy Bibliographic databases and indexes