National Geological Museum of Colombia Collection Catalog with Specimen Details

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.
• Contains geospatial location columns (Localización (País), Departamento, Municipio, Localidad (coordenadas)) for mapping.
• Provides multiple descriptive fields (Descripción de la pieza, Observaciones de la pieza) for contextual understanding.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and completeness require manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Museo Geológico Nacional 'Jose Royo y Gomez', Colombia.

Collection Method

Catalog records of museum collection objects.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 16:39:53; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia, with specific locations (Departamento, Municipio, Localidad).