Specimens

GABBRO | Gabbro is formed within magma chambers, deep within the earth. The chambers hold iron-rich rock melt, too heavy to reach the surface. As ...

GREEN SLATE | Slate is very lightly metamorphosed and well-foliated. This appearance often makes it difficult to distinguish from its parent rock,...

GYPSUM | A sulfate mineral that often forms from evaporating lakes in what is known as an evaporite deposit. Crystals grow into soft, wide sheets,...

GYPSUM | A sulfate mineral that often forms from evaporating lakes in what is known as an evaporite deposit. Crystals grow into soft, wide sheets,...

HALITE | Halite is commonly known as table salt. This soft, white to transparent mineral grows into cleavable cubes GREAT FOR GEOLOGY CLASSROOMS |...

HORNBLENDE | Hornblende is part of a group of minerals known as amphiboles. These minerals are chemically and structurally similar to pyroxenes, b...

MUSCOVITE MICA | Muscovite mica is a mineral that forms from cooling magma. It forms in thin sheets that are individually weak, but comprehensivel...

Raw Obsidian SpecimenHand Sample, 3" OBSIDIAN | Obsidian, also known as volcanic glass, forms from lava that cools almost immediately upon erupt...

PUMICE | Pumice is formed from the frothy lava that a volcanic explosion creates. As the frothy lava cools, it hardens as a light weight rock that...

PUMICE | Pumice is formed from the frothy lava that a volcanic explosion creates. As the frothy lava cools, it hardens as a light weight rock that...

QUARTZITE | Applying significant pressure to sandstone results in the formation of quartzite. The compaction of sandstone's sturdy silicate framew...

RED SLATE | Slate is very lightly metamorphosed and well-foliated. This appearance often makes it difficult to distinguish from its parent rock, s...

RHYOLITE | Rhyolite is an aphanitic felsic rock which forms during eruptions of thick, viscous magma. Often containing phenocrysts of felsic miner...

SULFUR | Sulfur is a popular mineral that forms as a soft precipitate near volcanic vents and springs. This bright yellow mineral has a distinct s...

SULFUR | Sulfur is a popular mineral that forms as a soft precipitate near volcanic vents and springs. This bright yellow mineral has a distinct s...

VOLCANIC TUFF | Dust & ash deposited during explosive volcanic eruptions can become compacted and lithified over time, forming large packages ...

WHITE SANDSTONE | White Sandstone is a recognizable sedimentary rock made up of well sorted and rounded grains of quartz, indicating that the clas...

SLATE | Slate is the result of the compression of shale, but is denser and retains the fissile properties, making for an interesting exercise when...