Discover the fascinating world of the treasures beneath your feet. Minerals and Gemstones is a reference guide to 300 different minerals and gemstones, from simple sandstones to sanidine, jade and diamond. Dr WENDY KIRK is a lecturer in geology at University College London and curator of Geology Collections of thirty years experience.

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Rocks & Gems

Quick reference guide for rock hounds to identify and learn about the rocks, gems, and minerals that they are looking to collect. Designed for easy use and fast response without information overload. The RockHound app will not work on the iPod Touch, since the GPS data is critical for its use.

  • rating 3.0
  • size 42.8 MB

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Mineral Database

Mineral identification is finally made easy with the Mineral Database compiled by M. Darby Dyar and Mickey E. Gunter and illustrated by Dennis Tasa. This app provides a quick reference for students, educators, professionals, or anyone interested in minerals. Or, you can visually search the hand sample photos and photomicrographs using the pop-up image galleries.

  • rating 4.66667
  • size 1.21 GB

SkySafari 5 Pro

SkySafari 5 Pro is the ultimate astronomy app. It has the largest database of any astronomy app, includes every solar system object ever discovered and offers flawless telescope control. Horizon Panoramas choose from 12 hi-res vistas, or customize your own

  • rating 4.7195
  • size 1.92 GB