Classroom Rocks and Minerals Collection with ID Kit

This collection contains 50 rock and mineral specimens. Samples are numbered and placed in their compartmentalized box, with an identification sheet.

The id kit includes: a black streak plate, a white streak plate, a penny, a non-galvanized nail, a magnet and a dropper bottle.

ROCK-FORMING MINERALS
1. Microcline Feldspar
2. Albite Feldspar
3. Hornblende
4. Augite
5. Biotite
6. Calcite
7. Quartz

IGNEOUS ROCKS
8. Pumice
9. Obsidian
10. Scoria
11. Basalt
12. Andesite
13. Granite
14. Rhyolite

METAMORPHIC ROCKS
15. Amphibolite
16. Slate
17. Quartzite
18. Gneiss
19. Talc
20. Garnet Schist
21. Marble
22. Anthracite Coal

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
23. Conglomerate
24. Sandstone
25. Arkose
26. Shale
27. Oil Shale
28. Calcareous Tufa
29. Limestone
30. Breccia
ORES & USES OF COMMON METALS AND NON-METALS
31. Gypsum – Plaster of Paris
32. Malachite – Copper Ore
33. Dolomite – Magnesium Ore
34. Chalcopyrite – Copper Ore
35. Graphite – Carbon
36. Limonite – Iron Ore
37. Hematite – Iron Ore
38. Magnetite – Iron Ore
39. Bauxite – Aluminum Ore
40. Pyrite – Iron Ore
4 41. Beryl – Beryllium Ore
42. Sulfur – Sulfur for compounds
43. Fluorite – Fluorine Ore

ROUGH GEMSTONES
44. Corundum
45. Chalcedony
46. Tourmaline
47. Specular Hematite
48. Olivine
49. Rose Quartz
50. Amethyst Quartz

SCALE OF HARDNESS (for reference)
1. Talc (#19)
2. Gypsum (#31)
3. Calcite (#6)
4. Fluorite (#43)
5. Apatite (not included)
6. Microcline (#1)
7. Quartz (#7)
8. Beryl (#41)
9. Corundum (#44)
10. Diamond (not included)
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