Rock and Mineral Specimens and Collections
Eisco™ Slate Specimen
Slate Specimen for use in metamorphic classification and identification exercises.
Eisco™ Lodestone Mineral Specimen
A naturally magnetized mineral that creates its own magnetic field and can pick up small metal objects.
Eisco™ Porphyritic Granite Specimen
Porphyritic Granite Specimen is a must-have sample when discussing rock types, rock cycle, formation, classification, and identification of igneous rocks.
Eisco™ Calcite Mineral Specimen
Calcite Mineral Specimen is used in classroom identification labs, exercises, and lessons on chemical reactions.
Eisco™ Mica Garnet Schist Specimen
Mica Garnet Schist Specimen for use in lessons on metamorphic rock properties, classification, and identification.
Eisco™ Oolitic Limestone Specimen (Sedimentary Rock)
Oolitic limestone is a carbonate rock formed from the cementation of thousands of ooids.
Eisco™ Diorite Specimen
Diorite Specimen straddles the line between mafic and felsic rock chemistry.
Eisco™ Albite Mineral Specimen
Albite Mineral Specimen ideal for use in lessons about the Mohs hardness scale.
Eisco™ Streak Plates for Minerals
The off-black, unglazed porcelain of these streak plates show a mineral's color in powder form, or to identify the mineral content of a rock.
Eisco™ Raw Concrete Pack
A fun introduction to the world of geology through a 12 piece set. Each Tech Cut specimen is selected and hand processed by an actual geologist, ensuring each sample exhibits defining features.
Eisco™ Raw Andesite, Igneous Rock Specimen - Approx. 3 Inch
Andesite Specimen for introduction to igneous rock classification and identifying minerals within igneous rocks.
Eisco™ Chert Mineral Specimen
Sometimes referred to as flint, Chert is a sedimentary rock rich in silica.
Eisco™ Coquina Sedimentary Rock Specimen
Composed of bone and shell fragments, coquina is nearly 100% fossil matter. Held together by a carbonate cement, this skeletal mass forms in low-energy environments such as lagoons and reefs.
Eisco™ Rhyolite Specimen
Rhyolite Specimen is aphanitic felsic rock, formed during eruptions of thick, viscous magma.
Eisco™ Milky Quartz Mineral Specimen
Milky Quartz Mineral Specimen has a tightly packed framework and hardness of 7, complete lack of cleavage planes, and distinct euhedral crystal habit.