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Education · Volcanology & SedimentologyOffline workbench · 2026

Sieve stack · Folk & Ward · Teachable texture

PhiScale Tephra Bench

Build a real sieve stack, weigh in the fractions, and walk out of lab with Folk & Ward stats, cumulative curves, and teachable deposit texture—fully offline, no spreadsheets required.

PhiScale Tephra Bench app icon
100%On-device · offline lab ready
4Folk & Ward stats live
3-waySample curve overlay
12+Seeded mesh & reference sets

Illustrative marketing figures; not App Store metrics.

Field notes

The offline lab that finishes before the period ends

PhiScale Tephra Bench is the offline lab workbench undergrad volcanology and sedimentology courses actually finish on time. Compose ASTM-style meshes from a seeded phi/mm library or drop in a lab-kit template, enter retained mass per sieve plus pan, and watch mass-balance checks, Folk & Ward mean–sorting–skewness–kurtosis, and interactive frequency/cumulative charts update the instant the balance changes.

Named samples stay on-device with stack snapshots and notes; overlay up to three curves for viva prep; clone classic tephra reference suites for demos; drill sorting class, transport interpretation, and phi↔mm conversion; then export a multi-page PDF worksheet and CSV—zero network, zero accounts, zero location services.

Sieve stack composer screen
01 · Stack
Mass entry and balance checks
02 · Mass
Folk and Ward statistics
03 · Stats
Frequency and cumulative curves
04 · Curves
Sample comparison overlay
05 · Overlay

Workbench features

01

Seeded sieve-stack composer

Pick phi and mm apertures from a mesh library or apply ready lab-kit templates, then key retained masses with live mass-balance and percent checks before anything is plotted.

02

Folk & Ward on every keystroke

Graphic mean, sorting, skewness, and kurtosis recompute on-device as masses change, with plain-language sorting bands written for teaching—not operational hazard models.

03

Histogram + cumulative canvas

Swift Charts frequency and probability curves with phi markers, D16/D50/D84 callouts, and toggles between weight-percent and cumulative views for lab-report figures.

04

Compare up to three samples

Overlay dual curves on synchronized axes with delta-sorting callouts and a side stats strip built for TA walkthroughs and student discussion.

05

Reference suites & concept drills

Clone classic fallout, scoria lapilli, and reworked-ash profiles into your bench, then train sorting class, transport reads, and phi↔mm conversion with explanations after each item.

06

PDF worksheet & CSV export

Generate a multi-page lab handout—stack table, chart, statistics block, classroom texture guidance, signature line—plus optional fraction CSV, entirely on-device.

Leave the spreadsheet openers in the drawer.

Compose meshes, weigh fractions, read Folk & Ward, and export the worksheet—all on device, scoria-amber calm on basalt teal.

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