National Geological Museum of Colombia Collection Catalog with Specimen Details
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Description
Colombia's National Geological Museum 'Jose Royo y Gomez' catalog records all collection objects, including minerals and fossils. The dataset includes information on categories, photographs, conservation status, descriptions, types, textures, groups, specific locations, and places of origin. It is hosted on the Colombian open data portal www.datos.gov.co and was last updated on 2026-05-18.
Use Cases
Classifying specimens by geological period using Era, Periodo, and Eón columns.
Mapping specimen origins by country and department using Localización (País), Departamento, and Municipio columns.
Analyzing collection composition and taxonomy using Reino, Orden, Familia, Género, and Especie columns.
Studying acquisition methods and collection dates using Forma de Adquisición and Fecha de colecta columns.
Strengths
Includes detailed taxonomic classification columns (Reino to Especie) for biological and paleontological analysis.