Mineral Specimens

Five Types of Cohesiveness

Great value for the microscopic study of Feldspar minerals.

Great value for the microscopic study of Pyroxene minerals

Specimens Illustrate Smooth Mineral Breakage

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.

Explore the differences of how light interacts with the surface of a mineral.

Demonstrates irregular breakage of minerals.

Clear examples of a key method of identification.

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Samples of Minerals That Are Found in Rocks