Geology

A curated collection of quartz-variety mineral specimens used in engineering geology practicals to teach identification of silica minerals by crystal habit, color, and luster.

A specimen set of amphibole-group ferromagnesian silicate minerals used in mineralogy practicals to teach identification by cleavage, color, and crystal form.

A specimen set of feldspar-group rock-forming minerals used in mineralogy practicals to teach identification by cleavage, twinning, and luster.

A specimen set of pyroxene-group ferromagnesian silicate minerals used to teach identification of minerals common in igneous and metamorphic rocks.

A specimen set of mica-group sheet silicate minerals used in mineralogy practicals to teach identification by basal cleavage and platy structure.

A specimen set of common non-silicate minerals used in engineering geology practicals to teach identification by hardness, cleavage, and chemical composition.

A specimen set of representative igneous rocks used to teach students to distinguish rock types by texture, mineral composition, and mode of formation.

A specimen set of common sedimentary rocks used in engineering geology practicals to teach identification by texture, grain size, and depositional origin.

A specimen set of representative metamorphic rocks used to teach identification by foliation, texture, and parent-rock relationships in engineering geology practicals.

A specimen set of iron-bearing ore minerals used in economic geology practicals to teach identification of ore minerals by streak, magnetism, and luster.

A specimen set of manganese ore minerals used in economic geology practicals to teach identification of manganese-bearing economic minerals.

A specimen set of copper ore minerals used in economic geology practicals to teach identification of copper-bearing minerals by color, streak, and secondary alteration products.

A specimen set of lead and zinc sulphide ore minerals used in economic geology practicals to teach identification of galena and sphalerite by cleavage, luster, and density.

A specimen set of aluminum ore minerals used in economic geology practicals to teach identification of bauxite and associated aluminum-bearing minerals.

A specimen set of miscellaneous economic ore minerals used in economic geology practicals to teach identification of chromium, titanium, arsenic, and other industrially significant ores.

A specimen set of industrial minerals and rocks used in economic geology practicals to teach identification of non-metallic minerals with commercial and construction applications.