WWW-MINCRYST: the internet-oriented information and calculation system on the crystallography and the crystal chemistry of minerals

The Internet-oriented WWW-MINCRYST information-calculation system (ICS) intended for work with crystal structures of minerals, their synthetic analogs and elements is described. The ICS main components are actually a database (more than 8000 records for 3000 unique phases), supplied with a complex of means of search and information choice, means of multimedia submission of information (polyhedral and spherical interactive crystal structures, spectrum, etc.), opportunities of processing of spectral information, including using of the loaded user data. ICS is placed to the address http://mincryst.iem.ac.ru and is available to users without restrictions.