Virtual Microscope - Minerals

Name: Virtual Microscope - Minerals
Price: 9.49 USD
Rating: 4.44 (165 reviews)
Author: farcraft

Livefarcraft27 apps · 446.6K installsEducation$9.49com.geology.virtual.microscope.minerals.thin.sections.pro

Interactive thin sections of minerals under the microscope.

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Total installs: 1,346
Installs / day: 0
Rating: 4.4★
Released: 23 Dec 2016
Last update: 2 Nov 2025
Countries: —

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No data shared with third parties
Collects data Messages and Device or other IDs
Data is encrypted in transit
No way to ask for data deletion

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Permissions

7 in 2 groups

0 Sensitive2 Notable5 Routine

Wi-Fi connection informationRoutine1

Access to details about Wi-Fi networks your device sees or uses

See whether Wi-Fi is on and details of the network you are connected toview Wi-Fi connections · ACCESS_WIFI_STATE

OtherNotable6

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

Start itself automatically as soon as your phone finishes turning onrun at startup · RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping · WAKE_LOCK
Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET
Check with Google Play that you got this app legitimatelyGoogle Play license check · com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE
Receive push messages sent from the app's servers over the internetreceive data from Internet · com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE

Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

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Full description

The Virtual Microscope - Minerals is a professional and interactive virtual petrographic microscope that allows geologists to examine and explore minerals and their microscopic features (❗this app contains only minerals in thin sections using transmitted light - non-opaque minerals). The Virtual Microscope - Minerals makes Optical Mineralogy easier to examine a thin section and to understand the characteristic properties of each mineral without a petrographic microscope, which is known to be very expensive. It is mainly addressed to geoscience students/geologists as a guide in individual or supervised laboratory work. The app is Made by a Geologist for Geologists. 🔬 MAIN FEATURES 🔬 🌟 92 most common minerals in thin-section which cover all silicate and non-silicate classes; 🌟 High-quality thin-sections related to Igneous, Metamorphic and Sedimentary rocks; 🌟 360 degrees interactive movement of the plates by dragging in a circular movement; 🌟 Magnification – zooming in and out; 🌟 detailed observations for each mineral under the microscope (both PPL and XPL); 🌟 user-friendly interface, ad-free, and very intuitive; 🌟 Regular updates. ❗❗❗ For minerals in reflected light (opaque minerals), I have developed another app (Virtual Minerals - Ore Minerals).

What's new

🌟 Fixed minor bugs.

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