Advanced Earth Science Collection, 105 specimens

This is the ultimate earth science collection of rocks, minerals, and fossils! You get 105 number-coded specimens conveniently packaged as eight different collections in individual compartmented boxes. The rock and mineral specimens are about 1" x 1" and fossil specimens vary in size.

This advanced earth science collection allows you to thoroughly study and investigate a variety of minerals, rocks, and fossils. In addition, you get a streak plate, magnet, and magnifier.

Also included is the 16-page Rocks, Minerals and Gemstones: an Introductory Study Guide. This guide has basic introductory information on many, but not all, of the rock and mineral specimens in this collection. It is organized into sections on mineral properties, metallic minerals, nonmetallic minerals, rock forming minerals, igneous rocks, sedimentary rocks, metamorphic rocks, and gemstones. It also has charts on the rock cycle and on classification of the three types of rocks. This collection also has a geologic time chart to help learn about the fossil specimens

Earth Science Collection includes:

• Mohs Hardness Scale
• Magnifier, streak plate, and steel bar, 9 specimens
• Cleavage and Fracture, 12 specimens
• Streak, Color and Luster, 12 specimens
• Rock Forming Minerals, 24 specimens (2 boxes)
• Basic Igneous Rocks, 12 specimens
• Basic Metamorphic Rocks, 12 specimens
• Basic Sedimentary Rocks, 12 specimens
• Common Fossils, 12 specimens
• Rocks, Minerals and Gemstones: an Introductory Study Guide
• Geologic time chart
• Identification key for all specimens

Note: This kit contains galena, a source of lead. Skin contact with galena is not dangerous; however, to avoid potential digestion, always wash hands after handling.

Advanced Earth Science Collection, 105 specimens

• Minerals in the Scale of Hardness
  Talc, Gypsum, Calcite, Fluorite, Apatite, Feldspar (Microline), Milky Quartz, Topaz-Beryl, Corundum
• Cleavage and Fracture
  Mica (Muscovite), Feldspar (Microline), Halite, Calcite, Fluorite, Sphalerite, Obsidian, Rose Quartz, Kaolinite, Hematite, Pyrite, Hornblende
• Streak, Color, and Luster
  Chromite, Azurite, Chalcopyrite, Serpentine, Galena, Graphite, Gypsum (Satinspar), Mica (Lepidolite), Chalcedony Quartz, Limonite, Sulfur, Feldspar (Amazonite)
• Rock-forming Minerals, Part 1
  Feldspar (Oligoclase), Feldspar (Labradorite), Feldspar (Albite), Vermiculite, Mica (Muscovite), Mica (Phlogopite), Mica (Biotite), Nepheline, Diopside, Pyroxene (Augite), Amphibole (Actinolite), Olivine
• Rock-forming Minerals, Part 2
  Epidote, Flint Quartz, Magnetite, Chlorite, Serpentine, Talc, Calcite, Dolomite, Gypsum (Selenite), Garnet, Barite, Agate Quartz
• Basic Igneous Rocks
  Granite, Syenite, Diorite, Gabbro, Trachyte Porphyry, Felsite (Rhyolite), Andesite, Basalt, Obsidian, Pitchstone, Pumice, Scoria
• Basic Metamorphic Rocks
  Gneiss, Garnet Schist, Mica Schist, Graphite Schist, Staurolite Schist, Slate, Soapstone, Quartzite, Marble, Serpentine Marble, Amphibolite, Hornfels
• Basic Sedimentary Rocks
  Conglomerate, Breccia, Sandstone, Arkose, Shale, Oil Shale, Limestone, Oolitic Limestone, Fossiliferous Limestone, Dolomite, Calcareous Tufa, Bituminous Coal
• Common Fossils
  Brachiopod (Devonian Period), Byrozoa (Ordovician Period), Horn Coral (Devonian Period), Crinoid Stem (Mississippian Period), Echinoid (Cretaceous Period), Protozoa - Fusilinids (Pennsylvanian Period), Gastropod (Cretaceous Period), Pelecypod (Tertiary Period-Pleistocene Epoch), Trilobite (Cambrian Period), Fossil Shark Tooth (Tertiary Period-Miocene Epoch), Petrified Wood (Tertiary Period-Eocene Epoch), Dinosaur Bone Fragment (Jurassic Period)