This minerals collection provides step-by-step instructions to help you identify each of the 22 specimens. Learn about mineral hardness and the Mohs hardness scale, cleavage and fracture, tenacity, and the streak and color of minerals. You will also learn what a mineral is and find out more about each of the specimens included. The kit includes numbers to attach to each mineral once you've identified it for easy reference in the future. Once you've numbered each mineral specimen, store them in the included collection tray.
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Know Your Minerals Study Kit
22 mineral specimens (unlabeled)
study guide
collection box with compartmentalized tray
printed numbers for labeling minerals
small bottle of white glue
printed hardness scale card
mini magnifier
nail
ceramic streak plate
Know Your Minerals typical samples:
Talc
Gypsum
Calcite
Fluorite
Apatite
Microcline
Quartz
Mica
Halite
Feldspar
Obsidian
Serpentine
Copper
Selenite
Sulfur
Graphite
Pyrite
Hematite
Jasper
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WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
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