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.
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® Igneous Rock Collection
Supplier: Avantor
Samples of Intrusive and Extrusive Igneous Rocks
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Wards® Metamorphic Rock Collection
Supplier: Avantor
Perfect for Introductory Lessons on Metamorphic Rocks.
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Ward's® Sedimentary Rock Collection
Supplier: Avantor
Represents a Wide Range of Depositional Environments and Rock Textures
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Schist (Mica Garnet)
Supplier: Avantor
Silvery, paragranite and muscovite-rich with medium garnet crystals.
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Ward's® Limestone (Gray)
Supplier: Avantor
Fine, common limestone; massive, and will fizzle with HCl.
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Ward's® Gneiss (Gray Banded)
Supplier: Avantor
White and black bands of quartz, feldspar, and biotite; typical foliation.
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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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Ward's® Rock Thin Section
Supplier: Avantor
Use these thin-section slides with a polarizing microscope to view rock specimens in detail. Includes: biotite granite, olivine basalt, red sandstone, encrinal limestone, mica schist, augen gneiss, storage box and identification guide.
Note: collections are subject to change depending upon availability of individual items. Set of six.
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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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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® 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® Andesite (Hornblende)
Supplier: Avantor
Abundant small black phenocrysts in a gray to brown matrix.
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Ward's® Basalt (Vesicular)
Supplier: Avantor
Dark gray with abundant gas pocket vesicles.
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Ward's® Rhyolite (Pink)
Supplier: Avantor
Pale pink felsite, with small sanidine phenocrysts.
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Catalog #: CA21905-026
Supplier: Kimberly-Clark