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Rock specimens are useful for studying textures, grain sizes, and other features altered by pressure, temperature, and other natural forces. Different select categories of rock specimens are available for purchase as well, including metamorphic, igneous, and sedimentary rocks. Sets of rock specimens are housed in compartmentalized collection boxes, with descriptions of each specimen printed for easy confirmation of identification. These rock specimens are carefully selected to be the highest quality to provide students with a suitable introduction to earth materials and their characteristics.
Ward's Science Essentials® Microcline
Supplier: Avantor
Pink feldspar mineral with a moh's hardness 6.
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Ward's Science Essentials® Coquina
Supplier: Avantor
Coquina is variety of limestone made up of shell fragments.
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Ward's Science Essentials® Breccia
Supplier: Avantor
Breccia is a sedimentary rock made up of angular rock fragments.
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Ward's Science Essentials® Gray Slate
Supplier: Avantor
Gray metamorphosed shale showing "slaty cleavage".
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Ward's Science Essentials® Rhyolite
Supplier: Avantor
Rhyolite is a pale, pink felsic rock with lower density than most igneous rocks.
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Granite (Porphyritic)
Supplier: Avantor
Coarse-grained, with microcline, biotite and horblende phenocrysts.
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Ward's® Conglomerate (Quartz)
Supplier: Avantor
Small, rounded pebbles and tightly cemented granules.
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Ward's Science Essentials® Pink Marble
Supplier: Avantor
Pink/grey marble colored metamorphosed carbonate rock.
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Ward's® Amphibolite
Supplier: Avantor
Dark, coarse-grained, and composed chiefly of hornblende.
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Ward's® Introductory Mineral & Rock Thin Section Set
Supplier: Avantor
A Great Way to Begin Your Petrographic Studies
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Ward's® Gneiss (Pink Banded)
Supplier: Avantor
Pink and gray bands, with biotite; shows good foliation.
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Ward's Science Essentials® Diorite
Supplier: Avantor
Diorite is a mix of dark pyroxene and light andesine provides perfect representation of an intermediate igneous rock.
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Ward's® Limestone (Gray)
Supplier: Avantor
Fine, common limestone; massive.
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Ward's® Phyllite
Supplier: Avantor
Light grayish green, fine-grained, well-foliated, schistose.
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Ward's® Metamorphic Petro-Lab Set
Supplier: Avantor
Designed for Introductory College Petrography Labs.
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Ward's® Mantle Xenolith
Supplier: Avantor
Glossy green dunite (olivine) inclusion in non-genetically related basalt. Average size: 3" x 4".
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Ward's® Igneous Rock Set of 18
Supplier: Avantor
Includes: six each of obsidian, pumice, and basalt. Set of 18.
Common rocks and minerals for testing and identification studies are 2–3cm each.
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Ripple Marks
Supplier: Avantor
Clearly preserved ripple marks in bedded sedimentary rock. Average slab size: 6 x 8".
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Ward's Science Essentials® Sedimentary Rocks Collection
Supplier: Avantor
Introduce your students to rocks formed from deposition of sediment.
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Sargent Welch Igneous Rock Collection
Supplier: Avantor
This kit introduces students to igneous rocks.
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Ward's® Fulgurite
Supplier: Avantor
Unusual glassy tubes of fused sand produced by lightning strikes in desert sediments. Average size: 1.5"- 2".
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Pocket Hardness Points Set
Supplier: Avantor
Students determine a mineral's hardness between five and 10 on Mohs' scale.
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Sedimentary Rock Set of 18
Supplier: Avantor
Includes: six each of conglomerate, sandstone and shale. Set of 18.
Common rocks and minerals for testing and identification studies are 2–3cm each.
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Limestone Chips
Supplier: Avantor
4 pounds of limestone chips supplied in a box.
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Common Rock Collection
Supplier: Avantor
An introductory rock set contains six samples from each of the three major rock types.
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Metamorphic Rock Set of 18
Supplier: Avantor
Includes: six each of marble, slate, and quartzite. Set of 18.
Common rocks and minerals for testing and identification studies are 2–3cm each.
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Supplier: VWR International
Supplier: VWR International
Supplier: VWR International
Supplier: VWR International
Supplier: VWR International