Gemology Notes
Gemology data & tools
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Systematic Gemology Notes
An offline reference app dedicated to gemology learning, covering the fundamental properties, crystal structures, and systematic classification of common gemstones.
KEY FEATURES
• Gemstone Browser — Reference material organized by crystal system and gemstone species
• 3D Crystal Models — Interactive displays of each gemstone's crystal structure; rotate and zoom to examine every angle
• Detailed Notes — Systematic knowledge covering physical properties, optical characteristics, and key identification points
• Fully Offline — No internet connection required; study anywhere, anytime
Ideal for gemology students, professional gemologists and appraisers, jewelers, and collectors.
more · Polariscope Lab: experience refinements
· New Quantum Lab: visualize the full path of a single photon inside the crystal
· New Miller Index Solver: derive face indices from a model
· New Crystal Drawing: generate crystal forms from point group, unit cell and forms; export 3D models
· UI refinements
· Brand-new icon
3.0.0 4 Oct
What's New in 2.3.2
• New "Polariscope Lab": a polariscope simulation alongside the Optics Lab, built on physically based polarized-light ray tracing — showing birefringence, extinction and interference as plane-polarized light passes through a gemstone, in real time.
• Three independent polarizers: rotate the lower polar (polarizer) and the upper polar (analyzer) independently from 0–180°, and insert a third mid polarizer. Placing a 45° mid polar between crossed polars turns the dark field bright — the classic three-polarizer experiment, fully reproduced.
• Conoscopic interference figures: two viewing modes, ideal (analytic) and true ray-traced. Observe the uniaxial black cross with concentric isochromes, the bull's-eye figure of quartz, and the biaxial hyperbolic brushes with both optic-axis emergence points, using constants measured from the system notes.
• Rotating stage and optic-axis orientation: rotate the stage a full 360° to watch the figure evolve; tilt the optic axis off the stage normal to simulate searching for the interference figure under the microscope. For biaxial stones, orientation is described by the optic bisectrix (the acute bisectrix, Bxa).
• Free inspection: white D65 daylight for interference colors and pleochroism, or the sodium D line for clean isochromes; set crossed, parallel or any angle, with a Malus's-law transmission readout.
• Note: the simulation is for teaching and comparative observation; it does not constitute a gemological identification.
2.3.2 24 Sept
Optical Lab — New Real Spectral Light Sources (Observe Color-Change Effect)
Integrated 31-bin (400–700 nm / 10 nm) relative spectral power distributions (RSPDs) for 4 standard illuminants:
D65 (CIE 015:2004 average daylight, 6504 K)
A (Planck 2856 K tungsten-filament incandescent lamp)
Candlelight (1900 K blackbody approximation; gemological convention candle-flame color temperature)
E (equal-energy white reference)
All 61 varieties in the Optical Lab are rendered based on their true absorption band positions.
2.3.1 20 Sept
What's New in 2.3.0
• New "Optics Lab": a physically based path-tracing gemstone simulator that renders how light refracts, undergoes total internal reflection, disperses and is absorbed across the facets — making brilliance and fire directly visible.
• Cut library: over 250 cut designs across 27 shape groups. Search by cut or designer, and filter by shape, facet count, tiers, index gear, and length-to-width / height-to-width ratios; open any cut in the Optics Lab to compare how different cuts behave optically.
• Materials from your notes: pick a species and color grade straight from your gemstone notes. Simulate using the standard representative color, the body color from your note, its spectrum or the top color — so what you see is the gem you actually own.
• Free inspection: drag to rotate, pinch to zoom and double-tap to reset. Switch between perspective, top, bottom, front and side views; adjust the lighting environment, background, exposure, light azimuth and ray-bounce count, and mark the critical angle.
• Note: the simulation compares the optical appearance of different cuts and materials; it does not represent actual cutting yield or material grade.
2.3.0 17 Sept
What's New in 2.2.0
• New color themes: 8 macaron palettes — Classic Gold, Mint, Matcha, Peach, Lemon, Taro, Sky and Coral. Each works independently in light and dark mode, and can be changed anytime in Settings.
• Search bar at the top of the menu: find any note by Chinese name, English name, pinyin or pinyin initials. Title matches appear instantly, while full-text matches are listed separately with a snippet preview.
• Minor reading and interface refinements.
2.2.0 14 Sept
What's New in 2.1.0
• New identify tool: enter refractive index, birefringence, specific gravity, pleochroism, absorption spectra and other observations to narrow down candidates from 49 common gemstones.
• Key physical properties re-verified against standard references.
• Synthetic diamond and imitation identification added to the diamond note.
• Improved reading smoothness and stability.
2.1.0 29 Aug
新版本为**全量原生重写**:App 从原有框架整体迁移至纯 iOS 原生(SwiftUI)架构,启动更快、滚动更顺滑、整体更稳定。
## 新增功能
- **自定义图集**:可导入自己的宝石图集(照片 + 视频),按图册管理、浏览并支持全屏查看。笔记页顶部下拉直达绑定图册(未绑则进资料库选册);或图片资料库长按图册「绑定当前笔记」。绑定后图册移出「辅助文档」、与笔记一对一关联。
- **自定义笔记**:可导入自己的 Markdown 笔记,导入后归入侧栏「辅助文档」分类,与内置资料并列。
- **中英双语**:界面语言支持「中文 / 英文 / 跟随系统」切换(侧栏底部一键切换,立即生效);内置宝石学资料同步提供中英文对照。
## 主要优化
- **全新原生架构**:彻底告别 WebView 内核,页面加载与交互响应明显提速。
- **公式渲染增强**:优化中文与数学公式混排的渲染逻辑(CJK 公式拆分),公式显示更稳,修复了个别公式可能导致的闪退。
- **界面更统一**:统一各页面的头部栏与交互样式,视觉更协调一致。
- **侧边栏唤出方式:目录侧边栏改为从屏幕左缘向右滑动唤出(唯一打开方式;点背景或切文章即收起)。
- **稳定性与性能**:清理冗余代码、消除强制解包隐患,后台资源占用更低。
## 支持的文件类型
- **自定义笔记**:Markdown 文件(`.md`,UTF-8 编码)。
- **自定义图集**:压缩包(`.zip`),内部放置图片与视频:
- 图片:JPG / JPEG / PNG / WEBP / HEIC / GIF
- 视频:MP4 / MOV / M4V
## 图集的打包方式
1. 将宝石照片(可含视频)整理到一个文件夹中;
2. 把该文件夹压缩为 `.zip`;
3. 在 App「自定义图集」中点导入,选择该 `.zip` 即可。
> 压缩包内只需包含图片 / 视频文件,App 会自动识别并生成图册;压缩包损坏或为空时会给出对应提示。
2.0.0 25 Aug
· Polariscope Lab: experience refinements
· New Quantum Lab: visualize the full path of a single photon inside the crystal
· New Miller Index Solver: derive face indices from a model
· New Crystal Drawing: generate crystal forms from point group, unit cell and forms; export 3D models
· UI refinements
· Brand-new icon
more Version 3.0.0 4 Oct
Data Not Collected The developer does not collect any data from this app.