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Mineralogue: A Collection Catalogue App
Mineralogue turns what you know about your mineral collection into a lasting collection record
Detailed specimen records. Fast specimen capture. A collection you can share, study and track.
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Your collection is phenomenal. Why can't you remember the details?
Can you recall important information whe you need it?
A locality written on an old label. A purchase price in an email. A previous owner’s name saved to notes in your phone.
If you already catalogue your collection, you know the work involved in keeping those details up to date. If you’ve never started, you may not yet know how useful the information can become.
Mineralogue brings all of your specimen records into one collection catalogue.
Each specimen has its own record for locality, provenance, acquisition details, value estimates, photographs, documents, invoices and more.
Add new specimens as you collect.
Import an existing spreadsheet.
Keep the history you’ve already gathered and continue adding to it.
Mineralogue was built by mineral collectors.
We know that a specimen comes with more than a just name and locality.
Labels, invoices, catalogue numbers and even anecdotes told by the seller can become lost to time if they're not recorded.
Mineralogue gives you a place to keep all of those details with the specimen.
The challenge is keeping what you know connected to what you own.
A specimen can live in your collection for decades, but paperwork can fade, purchase details become buried in your inbox, and labels get lost.
The details are valuable because they help you understand the piece and follow its history.
Mineralogue brings the specimen and its record together.
Here's how it works:
Step 1
Add a specimen or import your existing catalogue.
Start with one piece. Add its mineral name, locality, source, acquisition date and catalogue number.
Already use a spreadsheet? Import your existing records and continue from there.
Step 2
Capture the details that make the record useful.
Add photographs, dimensions, weight, purchase price, value estimates and notes.
Photograph or scan labels, invoices and listings. Capture information from those records into the specimen entry.
Keep previous labels, certificates, receipts and provenance documents attached to the same piece.
Step 3
See your collection in a new light
Browse specimens in a gallery. Explore the localities represented in your collection on a map.
Collection insights show the minerals, localities, dealers and acquisition history in your catalogue.
See individual pieces. See the collection they form together.
Step 4
Find and share the information when you need it.
Look up what you paid. Find a previous owner. Retrieve the locality on an old label.
Prepare collection information for an appraisal, insurance or estate planning. Share selected specimens, wish lists, dealer information or collection reports while keeping purchase prices or seller details private.
What can you do with Mineralogue?
Document your specimens entire history
Record the source, purchase price, locality, previous owners, labels and supporting documents of specimen - anything you think is important.
Track Collection Value
Record both purchase prices and your own value estimates. Return to them later when or preparing information for an appraiser or insurer.
Follow the collection as it grows
Record acquisition dates and sources. See how your collection develops over time.
Notice the localities you return to, the minerals you seek out and the interests that lead you to new pieces.
Maps & stats gather insights to teach you about your own collecting habits.
Make the collection easier to understand
Use your catalogue as a personal record, a reference for your collection and a source of information when someone else needs to understand what you own.
Generate Reports and Share with Family & Friends
Create reports that detail your collection, or share selected specimens with family and friends. Choose what to include, while keeping private details to yourself.
For every stage of colleting
Whether you're still learning the names of your first specimens, or already have a detailed spreadsheet or another cataloguing system, Mineralogue gives you a way to build from your starting point.
Start with the details you can remember. Import records you’ve already made. Add more detail as you collect and learn.
You don’t need to document the whole collection in a day. Ten specimens a day gives you a steady way to make progress.
Details will still be important year from now
A specimen might outlast the memory of where you bought it. An old label might carry a locality or previous owner that you can’t recover elsewhere.
A catalogue helps you keep that information accessible. It can support insurance preparation, appraisal discussions and estate planning by giving you records to work from.
If someone else eventually takes over custodianship of the collection, they can begin with more than a cabinet of unidentified pieces. They can see what you collected and find the information you kept.
Your collection. Its records. One place to keep them connected.
Mineralogue helps you document what you own, preserve what you learn and find the details when they matter.
Start with a single specimen. Bring in the records you already have. Build the catalogue as your collection grows.
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