Specimens

Represents a Wide Range of Depositional Environments and Rock Textures

Fine, common limestone; massive, and will fizzle with HCl.

Includes: six each of conglomerate, sandstone and shale. Set of 18.

Common rocks and minerals for testing and identification studies are 2–3cm each.

Red, medium, to coarse-grained iron oxide cement; shows hematite bands.

Light gray, fine small clasts.

Brownish black, intermediate stage between peat and bituminous coal.

Compact Plant Fiber Masses.

Gray to brown mudstone with abundant silt.

Gray and poorly sorted, with a gritty texture.

Red-brown to gray, coarse-grained, containing feldspar and mica.

Black, fissile; commonly with carbonized fossil plant impressions.

4 pounds of limestone chips supplied in a box.

Useful for weathering and erosion, soil formation, porosity and permeability, or other general earth science labs.

Indicative of Various Sedimentary Formation Processes

Earthy, porous calcareous tufa.

Buff-colored, coarse, detrital limestone, with cemented shell fragments.