BR Scientific's Essential Mineral Kit includes 20 hand-selected specimens. Major rock-forming minerals and economic minerals are represented including silicates, carbonates, oxides, halides, phosphates, sulfides, and sulfates.
- Clear quartz
- Milky quartz
- Plagioclase feldspar (albite or cleavelandite)
- Potassium feldspar (microcline or orthoclase)
- Muscovite mica
- Biotite mica
- Hornblende
- Olivine
- Actinolite
- Talc
- White calcite
- Hematite
- Magnetite
- Halite
- Fluorite
- Blue Apatite
- Sulfur
- Galena
- Pyrite
- Gypsum (var: selenite)
*Specimens are individually labeled as 1-20. Labels are not pictured above.
The specimens are housed in a compartmented tray inside a sturdy box for years of use. A detailed information sheet is included, providing specimen name, chemistry, physical properties, and uses.
Note that specimens type may differ depending on availability.
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Want to make the most of your kit? Consider adding a Magnifying Hand Lens or Geology Testing Kit to discover more details about your specimens.