Mineral Characteristics and Identification Microslides

Learn about the variety and characteristics of some of the most common geological specimens.

• Arrows help students locate important features
• Mounted in a clear plastic holder that protects It on both sides
• Set of 15 Includes detailed lesson pan on the topic under study
• Durable, inexpensive teaching resource

Introduce junior and senior high school students to the world of microscopy with inexpensive, unbreakable microslides. Microslides consist of a strip of film with eight photomicrographs, each reproduced exactly as you would see them through a professional microscope under ideal conditions. You can supply all your students with their own Microslides.

Each microslide is accompanied by a detailed lesson plan designed to stimulate, inform, and question students about the topic under study. Each lesson plan has a pocket in which the microslide is stored. Lesson plans are printed on heavy card stock and will serve for repeated use.

 : Viewers are available separately.

 : Set Includes: 1. Color - Malachite and Azurite (25×) 2. Streak - Pyrite (1×) vs. Gold (2×) 3. Hardness - Quartz vs. Fluorite (1×) 4. Luster - Turquoise (5×) vs. Sphalerite (25×) vs. Asbestos (5×) 5. Form and Crystal Structure - Malachite (5×) vs. Prolistite (40×) 6. Cleavage and Fracture - Galena (5×) vs. Obsidian (1×) 7. Chemical Properties - Acid on Calcite (35×) 8. Special Properties - Luminescent Minerals (1/8×).