GeoSense 🪨

GeoSense is a simple Python application that helps identify minerals based on their physical properties. It uses a graphical user interface (GUI) built with Tkinter where users can enter mineral characteristics and compare them with a built-in mineral database.

Features

• Simple and easy-to-use graphical interface
• Mineral identification using:
  • Hardness (Mohs scale)
  • Density
  • Luster
  • Streak color
• Displays the percentage match for each mineral
• Highlights the mineral with the highest matching score (above 50%)
• Contains a database of 40+ common minerals

Technologies Used

• Python 3
• Tkinter (GUI)
• Python Dictionaries
• Message Boxes

How It Works

1. Enter the mineral's hardness.
2. Enter its density.
3. Enter the luster.
4. Enter the streak color.
5. Click the Submit button.
6. The application compares the entered values with the mineral database.
7. It displays the matching percentage for every mineral and suggests the closest match.

Project Structure

GeoSense/
│── main.py
│── README.md

Installation

1. Clone this repository.

git clone https://github.com/your-username/GeoSense.git

2. Move into the project folder.

cd GeoSense

3. Run the program.

python main.py

Example Input

Property	Example
Hardness	7
Density	2.65
Luster	vitreous
Streak	white

The program compares these values with its database and displays the matching results.

Future Improvements

• Add more mineral properties such as color and crystal system
• Improve the matching algorithm using weighted scoring
• Allow approximate numeric matching instead of exact values
• Add mineral images
• Export identification results
• Convert the application into a web application

Learning Outcomes

This project helped me learn:

• Building desktop GUI applications using Tkinter
• Working with Python dictionaries
• Handling user input
• Using functions and loops
• Comparing datasets using simple matching logic
• Displaying results using message boxes

Author

Created by *AryamanSharmaTheKing and nandinisharma19