"Freeze-Dried Specimens"

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

Compact Plant Fiber Masses.

Black, fissile; commonly with carbonized fossil plant impressions.

Light gray, earthy.

Brownish gray, kerogen-rich; commercial oil source.

Introduce your students to rocks formed from deposition of sediment.

4 pounds of limestone chips supplied in a box.

White, mature, friable.

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

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

Well-cemented, medium-grained orthoquartzite.