Specimens

Specially selected thin sections of important rock forming minerals. Set may contain more than one example of the same mineral to depict variations in occurrence and distinct mineral associations.

Slides (12): actinolite, anthophyllite, cummingtonite, ferrohornblende, fluoredenite, glaucophane, grunerite, hexagonite, kaersutite, magnesiohornblende, riebeckite, tremolite.

Examples of the More Important Minerals Found in Rocks

Five Types of Cohesiveness

A fascinating and colorful classroom study set.

Specimens to supplement the most widely-used college lab manual for physical geology.

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Dive into the colorful world of fluorescent minerals with this all-in-one educational set.

Safely prop up flat specimens such as agate or fossils in a thin matrix. The smaller easel supports slabs up to 1/4" thick, the larger easel easily accommodates thicker slabs and crystal plates.

Slab Easel Size: 3"L x 2 1/2"W x 2 1/4"H. Package of four.

Thick Slab Easel Size: 2 1/2"L x 2 1/4"W x 2 3/4"H. Package of four.

Introduce students to a vast variety of rocks and minerals

The Advanced Earth Science Collection features a large, detailed collection of specimens to provide a better understanding of earth’s composition.

Classroom Collection of Rocks and Minerals Designed for General Classroom Use

Teach students how to identify minerals with this collection.

Identify all six crystal systems (cubic, tetragonal, orthorhombic, monoclinic, triclinic and hexagonal) with the 15 representative specimens of natural crystals included in this collection. In compartmented box with key sheet listing the locality and crystal form of each specimen.

Teach your students how to detect various minerals by their hardness, luster, streak and color.

Add the Color of Fluorescence to Your Studies

Demonstrate the vivid contrasting colors of fifteen specimens when illuminated under shortwave ultraviolet light. Some specimens are also long wave reactive. Specimen average size: 1" x 1". Comes in compartmented box with key sheet.