Thin Sections
Whether your students are studying fossils, minerals or rocks, help them get a hands-on understanding at the microscopic level with thin sections from Avantor®.
Special study sets of fossil thin sections with examples from many key taxonomic groups.
Mica, pyroxene, feldspar and various other mineral thin section sets available.
Innovative composite slides displaying pleochroism, biotite, piedmontite, riebeckite, tourmaline and other minerals.
Extensive series of standard thin sections features rock-forming mineral types most often found in field samples.
Thin section slides can reveal the composition and structure of the rock specimens on a microscopic level.
Teach students about the formation, chemical composition, mineral constituents and textural variations in a variety of rocks.