"Avantor"

Our excellent series of standard thin sections features important and interesting rock-forming mineral types most often found in field samples.

Amphibole group; black, coarse, massive.

Feldspar group; good cleavages of pure soda lime feldspar; most show twinning and labradorescence.

When minerals, rocks, and fossils cannot be accurately identified by macroscopic observation and testing, thin section slides can reveal the composition and structure of the specimens on a microscopic level.

When minerals, rocks, and fossils cannot be accurately identified by macroscopic observation and testing, thin section slides can reveal the composition and structure of the specimens on a microscopic level.

Set of Nine Thin Sections and Matching Rocks

Gray-to-brown basaltic, with over 50% vesicles.

Grayish black trap rock.

When minerals, rocks, and fossils cannot be accurately identified by macroscopic observation and testing, thin section slides can reveal the composition and structure of the specimens on a microscopic level.

[NA_SciEd] Ward's® Sandstone (Red)

Previously known as the syracuse university mineral and rock set.

Examples of the most basic rocks and rock-forming minerals.

A Great Way to Begin Your Petrographic Studies

4 pounds of limestone chips supplied in a box.

Ideal for Beginning Earth Science Students

Specimens Illustrate Smooth Mineral Breakage