Raw Hematite Mineral Specimen - Approx. 3" - Hand Sample
HEMATITE | Hematite is made up of iron and oxygen, giving it a distinct red, earthy color. Although hematite can form in a variety of appearances, this mineral is instantly recognized by the reddish brown streak it leaves behind when powdered
GREAT FOR GEOLOGY CLASSROOMS | Ideal for identification & classification exercises. Ideal for learning about mineral streak tests and provides a great visual aid for iron bearing rocks & minerals
GEOLOGIST SELECTED | Each specimen is selected and hand processed by an actual geologist, ensuring each sample exhibits defining features
LOCALLY PROCESSED | Our rock and mineral samples are sourced from a variety of locations around the world and are processed in Victor, NY
INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED & LABELED | Each specimen sample is packaged in a transparent bag, and is labeled & barcoded for easy identification
Raw Hornblende Amphibole Mineral Specimen - Approx. 1"
HORNBLENDE | Hornblende is part of a group of minerals known as amphiboles. These minerals are chemically and structurally similar to pyroxenes, but include water in their atomic structure
GREAT FOR GEOLOGY CLASSROOMS | Ideal for identification & classification exercises. Useful when studying both igneous and metamorphic rocks, as well as when learning the process behind mineral identification
GEOLOGIST SELECTED | Each specimen is selected and hand processed by an actual geologist, ensuring each sample exhibits defining features
LOCALLY PROCESSED | Our rock and mineral samples are sourced from a variety of locations around the world and are processed in Victor, NY
INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED & LABELED | Each specimen sample is packaged in a transparent bag, and is labeled & barcoded for easy identification
LABRADORITE | Labradorite is a variety of plagioclase feldspar, intermediate between anorthite and albite. Notable about this species of feldspar is its potential for iridescence
GREAT FOR GEOLOGY CLASSROOMS | Ideal for identification & classification exercises. Samples with clean crystal faces, when exposed to light, have a tendency to gleam with a brilliant display of color
GEOLOGIST SELECTED | Each specimen is selected and hand processed by an actual geologist, ensuring each sample exhibits defining features
LOCALLY PROCESSED | Our rock and mineral samples are sourced from a variety of locations around the world and are processed in Victor, NY
INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED & LABELED | Each specimen sample is packaged in a transparent bag, and is labeled & barcoded for easy identification
LABRADORITE | Labradorite is a variety of plagioclase feldspar, intermediate between anorthite and albite. Notable about this species of feldspar is its potential for iridescence
GREAT FOR GEOLOGY CLASSROOMS | Ideal for identification & classification exercises. Samples with clean crystal faces, when exposed to light, have a tendency to gleam with a brilliant display of color
GEOLOGIST SELECTED | Each specimen is selected and hand processed by an actual geologist, ensuring each sample exhibits defining features
LOCALLY PROCESSED | Our rock and mineral samples are sourced from a variety of locations around the world and are processed in Victor, NY
INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED & LABELED | Each specimen sample is packaged in a transparent bag, and is labeled & barcoded for easy identification
LIMESTONE CHALK | Limestone is made up of organic material, primarily calcium carbonate. The chalk variety consists of the shells of coccolithophores, small platy animals that stack together and powder easily. Large layers of chalk indicate a low-oxygen environment, most likely ancient seafloor beds
GREAT FOR GEOLOGY CLASSROOMS | Ideal for identification & classification exercises. Provides an excellent example of chemically formed sedimentary rock
GEOLOGIST SELECTED | Each specimen is selected and hand processed by an actual geologist, ensuring each sample exhibits defining features
LOCALLY PROCESSED | Our rock and mineral samples are sourced from a variety of locations around the world and are processed in Victor, NY
INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED & LABELED | Each specimen sample is packaged in a transparent bag, and is labeled & barcoded for easy identification
Raw Limestone Chalk Sedimentary Rock Specimen - Approx. 3" - Hand Sample
LIMESTONE CHALK | Limestone is made up of organic material, primarily calcium carbonate. The chalk variety consists of the shells of coccolithophores, small platy animals that stack together and powder easily. Large layers of chalk indicate a low-oxygen environment, most likely ancient seafloor beds
GREAT FOR GEOLOGY CLASSROOMS | Ideal for identification & classification exercises. Provides an excellent example of chemically formed sedimentary rock
GEOLOGIST SELECTED | Each specimen is selected and hand processed by an actual geologist, ensuring each sample exhibits defining features
LOCALLY PROCESSED | Our rock and mineral samples are sourced from a variety of locations around the world and are processed in Victor, NY
INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED & LABELED | Each specimen sample is packaged in a transparent bag, and is labeled & barcoded for easy identification
LODESTONE | This naturally magnetized mineral creates it's own magnetic field and can pick up small metal objects. Iron particles cover its surface. As an iron oxide, lodestone has a characteristic black color, and may feature rusty patches of yellow or orange
GREAT FOR GEOLOGY CLASSROOMS | An excellent introductory mineral, and useful in teaching mineral chemistry and crystallography
GEOLOGIST SELECTED | Each specimen is selected and hand processed by an actual geologist, ensuring each sample exhibits defining features
LOCALLY PROCESSED | Our rock and mineral samples are sourced from a variety of locations around the world and are processed in Victor, NY
INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED & LABELED | Each specimen sample is packaged in a transparent bag, and is labeled & barcoded for easy identification
MAGNETITE | Magnetite forms as an accessory mineral from an igneous melt. As it cools, the iron in its atomic structure becomes magnetized
GREAT FOR GEOLOGY CLASSROOMS | Magnetite's attraction to magnets and distinctive black streak make it an excellent tool for identification exercises
GEOLOGIST SELECTED | Each specimen is selected and hand processed by an actual geologist, ensuring each sample exhibits defining features
LOCALLY PROCESSED | Our rock and mineral samples are sourced from a variety of locations around the world and are processed in Victor, NY
INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED & LABELED | Each specimen sample is packaged in a transparent bag, and is labeled & barcoded for easy identification
Raw Magnetite Mineral Specimen - Approx. 3" - Hand Sample
MAGNETITE | Magnetite forms as an accessory mineral from an igneous melt. As it cools, the iron in its atomic structure becomes magnetized
GREAT FOR GEOLOGY CLASSROOMS | Magnetite's attraction to magnets and distinctive black streak make it an excellent tool for identification exercises
GEOLOGIST SELECTED | Each specimen is selected and hand processed by an actual geologist, ensuring each sample exhibits defining features
LOCALLY PROCESSED | Our rock and mineral samples are sourced from a variety of locations around the world and are processed in Victor, NY
INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED & LABELED | Each specimen sample is packaged in a transparent bag, and is labeled & barcoded for easy identification
MICA SCHIST | A metamorphic rock that has undergone moderate levels of alteration, schist is good for demonstrating the effect of metamorphism on various minerals
GREAT FOR GEOLOGY CLASSROOMS | Ideal for identification & classification exercises. Schist is great rock for demonstrating foliation & metamorphic rock properties
GEOLOGIST SELECTED | Each specimen is selected and hand processed by an actual geologist, ensuring each sample exhibits defining features
LOCALLY PROCESSED | Our rock and mineral samples are sourced from a variety of locations around the world and are processed in Victor, NY
INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED & LABELED | Each specimen sample is packaged in a transparent bag, and is labeled & barcoded for easy identification
MICROCLINE | One of the most common minerals in the earth's crust, feldspar has a variety of physical properties that make it a quintessential mineral to study. It distinctly shows two planes of cleavage & is part of Bowen's reaction series
GREAT FOR GEOLOGY CLASSROOMS | Great for lessons in hardness, cleavage, and crystallization temperature. The color variety among samples offer a visual demonstration of chemical variation.
GEOLOGIST SELECTED | Each specimen is selected and hand processed by an actual geologist, ensuring each sample exhibits defining features
LOCALLY PROCESSED | Our rock and mineral samples are sourced from a variety of locations around the world and are processed in Victor, NY
INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED & LABELED | Each specimen sample is packaged in a transparent bag, and is labeled & barcoded for easy identification
Raw Microcline Mineral Specimen - Approx. 3" - Hand Sample
MICROCLINE | One of the most common minerals in the earth's crust, feldspar has a variety of physical properties that make it a quintessential mineral to study. It distinctly shows two planes of cleavage & is part of Bowen's reaction series
GREAT FOR GEOLOGY CLASSROOMS | Great for lessons in hardness, cleavage, and crystallization temperature. The color variety among samples offer a visual demonstration of chemical variation.
GEOLOGIST SELECTED | Each specimen is selected and hand processed by an actual geologist, ensuring each sample exhibits defining features
LOCALLY PROCESSED | Our rock and mineral samples are sourced from a variety of locations around the world and are processed in Victor, NY
INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED & LABELED | Each specimen sample is packaged in a transparent bag, and is labeled & barcoded for easy identification
MILKY QUARTZ | One of the most abundant minerals on Earth. The tightly packed framework of silica tetrahedral that makes up this mineral gives it a high hardness of 7, a lack of cleavage planes, and a distinct euhedral crystal habit
GREAT FOR GEOLOGY CLASSROOMS | A must-have mineral for any specimen collection. Milky Quartz is useful during lessons on mineral hardness, luster, and fracture
GEOLOGIST SELECTED | Each specimen is selected and hand processed by an actual geologist, ensuring each sample exhibits defining features
LOCALLY PROCESSED | Our rock and mineral samples are sourced from a variety of locations around the world and are processed in Victor, NY
INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED & LABELED | Each specimen sample is packaged in a transparent bag, and is labeled & barcoded for easy identification
Raw Muscovite Mica Specimen 1" - Geologist Selected Samples - Eisco Labs
MUSCOVITE MICA | Muscovite mica is a mineral that forms from cooling magma. It forms in thin sheets that are individually weak, but comprehensively strong. Mica is a major component in a plethora of different rocks, including igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks
GREAT FOR GEOLOGY CLASSROOMS | Mica's thin and layered structure is perfect for demonstrating variable hardness and cleavage, physical properties of minerals, as well as Bowen's reaction series
GEOLOGIST SELECTED | Each specimen is selected and hand processed by an actual geologist, ensuring each sample exhibits defining features
LOCALLY PROCESSED | Our rock and mineral samples are sourced from a variety of locations around the world and are processed in Victor, NY
INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED & LABELED | Each specimen sample is packaged in a transparent bag, and is labeled & barcoded for easy identification
Raw Muscovite Mica Mineral Specimen - Hand Sample - Approx. 3"
MUSCOVITE MICA | Muscovite mica is a mineral that forms from cooling magma. It forms in thin sheets that are individually weak, but comprehensively strong. Mica is a major component in a plethora of different rocks, including igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks
GREAT FOR GEOLOGY CLASSROOMS | Mica's thin and layered structure is perfect for demonstrating variable hardness and cleavage, physical properties of minerals, as well as Bowen's reaction series
GEOLOGIST SELECTED | Each specimen is selected and hand processed by an actual geologist, ensuring each sample exhibits defining features
LOCALLY PROCESSED | Our rock and mineral samples are sourced from a variety of locations around the world and are processed in Victor, NY
INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED & LABELED | Each specimen sample is packaged in a transparent bag, and is labeled & barcoded for easy identification
OBSIDIAN | Obsidian, also known as volcanic glass, forms from lava that cools almost immediately upon eruption, usually into water
GREAT FOR GEOLOGY CLASSROOMS | Obsidian shares many physical properties with its major chemical component, quartz, despite looking dissimilar - great for classification exercises
GEOLOGIST SELECTED | Each specimen is selected and hand processed by an actual geologist, ensuring each sample exhibits defining features
LOCALLY PROCESSED | Our rock and mineral samples are sourced from a variety of locations around the world and are processed in Victor, NY
INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED & LABELED | Each specimen sample is packaged in a transparent bag, and is labeled & barcoded for easy identification
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Raw Hematite Mineral Specimen - Approx. 3" - Hand Sample HEMATITE | Hematite is made up of iron and oxygen, giving it a distinct red, earthy color. Although hematite can form in a variety of appearances, this mineral is instantly recognized by the reddish brown streak it leaves behind when powdered GREAT FOR GEOLOGY CLASSROOMS | Ideal for identification & classification exercises. Ideal for learning about mineral streak tests and provides a great visual aid for iron bearing rocks & minerals GEOLOGIST SELECTED | Each specimen is selected and hand processed by an actual geologist, ensuring each sample exhibits defining features LOCALLY PROCESSED | Our rock and mineral samples are sourced from a variety of locations around the world and are processed in Victor, NY INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED & LABELED | Each specimen sample is packaged in a transparent bag, and is labeled & barcoded for easy identification
Raw Hornblende Amphibole Mineral Specimen - Approx. 1" HORNBLENDE | Hornblende is part of a group of minerals known as amphiboles. These minerals are chemically and structurally similar to pyroxenes, but include water in their atomic structure GREAT FOR GEOLOGY CLASSROOMS | Ideal for identification & classification exercises. Useful when studying both igneous and metamorphic rocks, as well as when learning the process behind mineral identification GEOLOGIST SELECTED | Each specimen is selected and hand processed by an actual geologist, ensuring each sample exhibits defining features LOCALLY PROCESSED | Our rock and mineral samples are sourced from a variety of locations around the world and are processed in Victor, NY INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED & LABELED | Each specimen sample is packaged in a transparent bag, and is labeled & barcoded for easy identification
LABRADORITE | Labradorite is a variety of plagioclase feldspar, intermediate between anorthite and albite. Notable about this species of feldspar is its potential for iridescence GREAT FOR GEOLOGY CLASSROOMS | Ideal for identification & classification exercises. Samples with clean crystal faces, when exposed to light, have a tendency to gleam with a brilliant display of color GEOLOGIST SELECTED | Each specimen is selected and hand processed by an actual geologist, ensuring each sample exhibits defining features LOCALLY PROCESSED | Our rock and mineral samples are sourced from a variety of locations around the world and are processed in Victor, NY INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED & LABELED | Each specimen sample is packaged in a transparent bag, and is labeled & barcoded for easy identification
LABRADORITE | Labradorite is a variety of plagioclase feldspar, intermediate between anorthite and albite. Notable about this species of feldspar is its potential for iridescence GREAT FOR GEOLOGY CLASSROOMS | Ideal for identification & classification exercises. Samples with clean crystal faces, when exposed to light, have a tendency to gleam with a brilliant display of color GEOLOGIST SELECTED | Each specimen is selected and hand processed by an actual geologist, ensuring each sample exhibits defining features LOCALLY PROCESSED | Our rock and mineral samples are sourced from a variety of locations around the world and are processed in Victor, NY INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED & LABELED | Each specimen sample is packaged in a transparent bag, and is labeled & barcoded for easy identification
LIMESTONE CHALK | Limestone is made up of organic material, primarily calcium carbonate. The chalk variety consists of the shells of coccolithophores, small platy animals that stack together and powder easily. Large layers of chalk indicate a low-oxygen environment, most likely ancient seafloor beds GREAT FOR GEOLOGY CLASSROOMS | Ideal for identification & classification exercises. Provides an excellent example of chemically formed sedimentary rock GEOLOGIST SELECTED | Each specimen is selected and hand processed by an actual geologist, ensuring each sample exhibits defining features LOCALLY PROCESSED | Our rock and mineral samples are sourced from a variety of locations around the world and are processed in Victor, NY INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED & LABELED | Each specimen sample is packaged in a transparent bag, and is labeled & barcoded for easy identification
Raw Limestone Chalk Sedimentary Rock Specimen - Approx. 3" - Hand Sample LIMESTONE CHALK | Limestone is made up of organic material, primarily calcium carbonate. The chalk variety consists of the shells of coccolithophores, small platy animals that stack together and powder easily. Large layers of chalk indicate a low-oxygen environment, most likely ancient seafloor beds GREAT FOR GEOLOGY CLASSROOMS | Ideal for identification & classification exercises. Provides an excellent example of chemically formed sedimentary rock GEOLOGIST SELECTED | Each specimen is selected and hand processed by an actual geologist, ensuring each sample exhibits defining features LOCALLY PROCESSED | Our rock and mineral samples are sourced from a variety of locations around the world and are processed in Victor, NY INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED & LABELED | Each specimen sample is packaged in a transparent bag, and is labeled & barcoded for easy identification
LODESTONE | This naturally magnetized mineral creates it's own magnetic field and can pick up small metal objects. Iron particles cover its surface. As an iron oxide, lodestone has a characteristic black color, and may feature rusty patches of yellow or orange GREAT FOR GEOLOGY CLASSROOMS | An excellent introductory mineral, and useful in teaching mineral chemistry and crystallography GEOLOGIST SELECTED | Each specimen is selected and hand processed by an actual geologist, ensuring each sample exhibits defining features LOCALLY PROCESSED | Our rock and mineral samples are sourced from a variety of locations around the world and are processed in Victor, NY INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED & LABELED | Each specimen sample is packaged in a transparent bag, and is labeled & barcoded for easy identification
MAGNETITE | Magnetite forms as an accessory mineral from an igneous melt. As it cools, the iron in its atomic structure becomes magnetized GREAT FOR GEOLOGY CLASSROOMS | Magnetite's attraction to magnets and distinctive black streak make it an excellent tool for identification exercises GEOLOGIST SELECTED | Each specimen is selected and hand processed by an actual geologist, ensuring each sample exhibits defining features LOCALLY PROCESSED | Our rock and mineral samples are sourced from a variety of locations around the world and are processed in Victor, NY INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED & LABELED | Each specimen sample is packaged in a transparent bag, and is labeled & barcoded for easy identification
Raw Magnetite Mineral Specimen - Approx. 3" - Hand Sample MAGNETITE | Magnetite forms as an accessory mineral from an igneous melt. As it cools, the iron in its atomic structure becomes magnetized GREAT FOR GEOLOGY CLASSROOMS | Magnetite's attraction to magnets and distinctive black streak make it an excellent tool for identification exercises GEOLOGIST SELECTED | Each specimen is selected and hand processed by an actual geologist, ensuring each sample exhibits defining features LOCALLY PROCESSED | Our rock and mineral samples are sourced from a variety of locations around the world and are processed in Victor, NY INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED & LABELED | Each specimen sample is packaged in a transparent bag, and is labeled & barcoded for easy identification
MICA SCHIST | A metamorphic rock that has undergone moderate levels of alteration, schist is good for demonstrating the effect of metamorphism on various minerals GREAT FOR GEOLOGY CLASSROOMS | Ideal for identification & classification exercises. Schist is great rock for demonstrating foliation & metamorphic rock properties GEOLOGIST SELECTED | Each specimen is selected and hand processed by an actual geologist, ensuring each sample exhibits defining features LOCALLY PROCESSED | Our rock and mineral samples are sourced from a variety of locations around the world and are processed in Victor, NY INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED & LABELED | Each specimen sample is packaged in a transparent bag, and is labeled & barcoded for easy identification
MICROCLINE | One of the most common minerals in the earth's crust, feldspar has a variety of physical properties that make it a quintessential mineral to study. It distinctly shows two planes of cleavage & is part of Bowen's reaction series GREAT FOR GEOLOGY CLASSROOMS | Great for lessons in hardness, cleavage, and crystallization temperature. The color variety among samples offer a visual demonstration of chemical variation. GEOLOGIST SELECTED | Each specimen is selected and hand processed by an actual geologist, ensuring each sample exhibits defining features LOCALLY PROCESSED | Our rock and mineral samples are sourced from a variety of locations around the world and are processed in Victor, NY INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED & LABELED | Each specimen sample is packaged in a transparent bag, and is labeled & barcoded for easy identification
Raw Microcline Mineral Specimen - Approx. 3" - Hand Sample MICROCLINE | One of the most common minerals in the earth's crust, feldspar has a variety of physical properties that make it a quintessential mineral to study. It distinctly shows two planes of cleavage & is part of Bowen's reaction series GREAT FOR GEOLOGY CLASSROOMS | Great for lessons in hardness, cleavage, and crystallization temperature. The color variety among samples offer a visual demonstration of chemical variation. GEOLOGIST SELECTED | Each specimen is selected and hand processed by an actual geologist, ensuring each sample exhibits defining features LOCALLY PROCESSED | Our rock and mineral samples are sourced from a variety of locations around the world and are processed in Victor, NY INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED & LABELED | Each specimen sample is packaged in a transparent bag, and is labeled & barcoded for easy identification
MILKY QUARTZ | One of the most abundant minerals on Earth. The tightly packed framework of silica tetrahedral that makes up this mineral gives it a high hardness of 7, a lack of cleavage planes, and a distinct euhedral crystal habit GREAT FOR GEOLOGY CLASSROOMS | A must-have mineral for any specimen collection. Milky Quartz is useful during lessons on mineral hardness, luster, and fracture GEOLOGIST SELECTED | Each specimen is selected and hand processed by an actual geologist, ensuring each sample exhibits defining features LOCALLY PROCESSED | Our rock and mineral samples are sourced from a variety of locations around the world and are processed in Victor, NY INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED & LABELED | Each specimen sample is packaged in a transparent bag, and is labeled & barcoded for easy identification
Raw Muscovite Mica Specimen 1" - Geologist Selected Samples - Eisco Labs MUSCOVITE MICA | Muscovite mica is a mineral that forms from cooling magma. It forms in thin sheets that are individually weak, but comprehensively strong. Mica is a major component in a plethora of different rocks, including igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks GREAT FOR GEOLOGY CLASSROOMS | Mica's thin and layered structure is perfect for demonstrating variable hardness and cleavage, physical properties of minerals, as well as Bowen's reaction series GEOLOGIST SELECTED | Each specimen is selected and hand processed by an actual geologist, ensuring each sample exhibits defining features LOCALLY PROCESSED | Our rock and mineral samples are sourced from a variety of locations around the world and are processed in Victor, NY INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED & LABELED | Each specimen sample is packaged in a transparent bag, and is labeled & barcoded for easy identification
Raw Muscovite Mica Mineral Specimen - Hand Sample - Approx. 3" MUSCOVITE MICA | Muscovite mica is a mineral that forms from cooling magma. It forms in thin sheets that are individually weak, but comprehensively strong. Mica is a major component in a plethora of different rocks, including igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks GREAT FOR GEOLOGY CLASSROOMS | Mica's thin and layered structure is perfect for demonstrating variable hardness and cleavage, physical properties of minerals, as well as Bowen's reaction series GEOLOGIST SELECTED | Each specimen is selected and hand processed by an actual geologist, ensuring each sample exhibits defining features LOCALLY PROCESSED | Our rock and mineral samples are sourced from a variety of locations around the world and are processed in Victor, NY INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED & LABELED | Each specimen sample is packaged in a transparent bag, and is labeled & barcoded for easy identification
OBSIDIAN | Obsidian, also known as volcanic glass, forms from lava that cools almost immediately upon eruption, usually into water GREAT FOR GEOLOGY CLASSROOMS | Obsidian shares many physical properties with its major chemical component, quartz, despite looking dissimilar - great for classification exercises GEOLOGIST SELECTED | Each specimen is selected and hand processed by an actual geologist, ensuring each sample exhibits defining features LOCALLY PROCESSED | Our rock and mineral samples are sourced from a variety of locations around the world and are processed in Victor, NY INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED & LABELED | Each specimen sample is packaged in a transparent bag, and is labeled & barcoded for easy identification