Rock Specimens
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.
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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Ward's® Gabbro
Supplier: Avantor
Coarse-grained plagioclase and pyroxene with some olivine.
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Ward's® Limestone (Shell)
Supplier: Avantor
Buff, coarse, crystalline “Austin Marble” with shell casts and molds.
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Ward's® Andesite (Hornblende)
Supplier: Avantor
Abundant small black phenocrysts in a gray to brown matrix.
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Ward's® Marble (Coarse White)
Supplier: Avantor
Gray to white, coarse crystalline, carbonate rock.
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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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Ward's® Dunite
Supplier: Avantor
When minerals, rocks, and fossils cannot be accurately identified by macroscopic observation and testing, thin section slides can reveal the composition and structure of the specimens on a microscopic level.
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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® Specimen Display Sets
Supplier: TREASURE CREEK MINERALS, LLC.
A variety of colorful collections to introduce rocks, minerals and fossils.
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Ward's® Introductory Mineral & Rock Thin Section Set
Supplier: Avantor
A Great Way to Begin Your Petrographic Studies