"Freeze-Dried Specimens"

Pure, large, transparent-to-translucent cleavages, Mohs’ hardness of 4.

Red, earthy, in natural chunk form; common pigment ore.

Pure translucent to white, rhombic cleavages, Mohs’ hardness of 3.

Nearly pure, green crystalline forsterite.

Brown, earthy, massive; used for yellow pigment.

Light pink, massive, crystalline, translucent.

Deep blue, massive, with nepheline; key feldspathoid.

A classroom set that covers the major types of coal.

Crystals and crystal sections up to 1", Mohs’ hardness of 9.

White, fine, massive, opaque to slightly translucent.

Red, classic oolitic texture.

Pure, white, earthy “China clay”.

Cleaned, pure, bright, metallic native copper.

Feldspar group; pink cleavages showing perthitic texture, common potassium feldspar, Mohs’ hardness of 6.

White, massive, coarse crystalline vein, Mohs’ hardness of 7.

Good grade, brass-yellow copper ore, massive.