Specimens

Specimens illustrate important stages of mineral formation.

Explore the characteristics of each of the six crystal systems.

A fascinating and colorful classroom mineral study set.

Give students a fascinating glimpse at the elements and minerals composing the Earth’s crust. The 16 minerals in this set include some of the most abundant varieties in the crust based on weight percentages.

Great value for the microscopic study of Feldspar minerals.

Great value for the microscopic study of Pyroxene minerals

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); annite, biotite, clinochlore, fuschite, glauconite, lepidolite, margarite, muscovite, paragonite, phlogopite, sericite, zinnwaldite.

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

Demonstrates Irregular Breakage

Activities to Examine the Appearance of Minerals

A variety of tensile strengths and physical traits represented.

Substantial Set of Economically Important Minerals

Hornblende is a dark amphibole group mineral, perfect for teaching Bowen's reaction series.

Metamorphosed rock showing foliation and rich in hornblende.