Crystal Detective

Crystal Detective is an educational mineral identification game for adult learners who want to recognize real minerals and understand what makes them different. Using real specimen photos, visual comparison, and guided clues, the game teaches players how to identify a wide range of minerals by their appearance and properties.

Players learn to look for important features such as color, luster, transparency, crystal shape, hardness, cleavage, and other distinguishing traits. Instead of memorizing a single perfect image, they practice with varied real-world examples, making recognition more realistic and more useful.

The game combines study and challenge. You can explore minerals in a reference-style learning mode, compare similar specimens, and test yourself in identification tasks where you must choose the correct mineral based on photos and observed characteristics. As you progress, you build a stronger understanding of both common and less familiar minerals.