Virtual Microscope - Minerals
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Page Modified on: May 22, 2018
Play Virtual Microscope - Minerals on PC
The Virtual Microscope - Minerals is a professional and interactive virtual petrographic microscope which allows geologists to examine and explore minerals and their microscopic features.
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.
Made by a Geologist for Geologists.
HIGHLIGHTS:
🌟 55 most common minerals in thin-section which cover all silicate and non-silicate classes;
🌟 95 high-quality thin-sections related to Igneous, Metamorphic and Sedimentary rocks;
🌟 360 degrees interactive movement of the plates;
🌟 properties of each mineral;
🌟 user-friendly interface, ad-free and very intuitive;
🌟 made by a Geologist for Geologists.
Read before installation!
Space requirements: ~850 MB! Trust me, it will be worth it!
Important: In some devices, the app does not work properly. In order to make it working (to see the mineral(s) when you rotate the plate) please do the following things:
i) move the app to internal memory (or to SD card) - try now;
ii) restart your app - try now;
iii) restart your phone (or uninstall-reinstall app) - try now.
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This app can be used as a virtual manual in disciplines like Optical Mineralogy, Mineralogy, Petrology and cannot replace the University classes or 'dedicated' books.
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Play Virtual Microscope - Minerals on PC. It’s easy to get started.
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Download and install BlueStacks on your PC
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Complete Google sign-in to access the Play Store, or do it later
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Look for Virtual Microscope - Minerals in the search bar at the top right corner
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Click to install Virtual Microscope - Minerals from the search results
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Complete Google sign-in (if you skipped step 2) to install Virtual Microscope - Minerals
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Click the Virtual Microscope - Minerals icon on the home screen to start playing
