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® Introductory Mineral and Rock Collection
Supplier: Avantor
Examples of the most basic rocks and rock-forming minerals.
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Ward's® GEO-Logic Types of Fossilization Topic Set
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Define and compare ways organisms have been preserved.
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Sargent Welch Sedimentary Rock Collection
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The Sedimentary Rock Collection introduces students to sedimentary rocks.
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Algal Stromatolite (Cynobacteria) (PreCambrian)
Supplier: Avantor
Beautifully polished and distinctive slabs or rare 2.3 billion year old fossil stromatolites. Well defined growth structures in matrix.
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Ward's® Soil, Sands, and Gravel Set
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Useful for weathering and erosion, soil formation, porosity and permeability, or other general earth science labs.
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Ward's® Igneous Petro-Lab Set
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Designed for Introductory College Petrography Labs
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GEO-logic Metamorphic Rocks Thin Section Topic Set
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Examine the Mineral Composition of Metamorphic Rocks.
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Ward's® Mineral Thin Sections Set
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Forty mineral thin sections for Petrography Studies
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Ward's® Intro to Petrography Thin Sections and Rock Set
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Set of Nine Thin Sections and Matching Rocks
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Ward's® Ultramafic Rocks Thin Sections Set
Supplier: Avantor
Enhance Your Ultramafic Studies with This Special Petrographic Resource
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GEO-logic Igneous Rocks Thin Section Topic Set
Supplier: Avantor
Examine the Mineral Composition of Igneous Rocks
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Ward's® Sedimentary Petro-Lab Set
Supplier: Avantor
Designed for Introductory College Petrography Labs
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GEO-logic Sedimentary Rocks Thin Section Topic Set
Supplier: Avantor
Examine the Mineral Composition of Sedimentary Rocks
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General Collection of Rocks and Minerals
Supplier: GEOSCIENCE INDUSTRIES INC SE
Students discover the variety of rocks and minerals with this collection.
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Ward's® Illite Shale
Supplier: MASTERDATA QL HOLD 2
Green shale which contains approximately 85% Illite. Impurities may include other clay minerals, such as micas and feldspars.
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: VWR International
: VWR International
: VWR International
: VWR International
: VWR International