This kit contains 45 different rock specimens to help you start your very own rock collection. In the kit you'll find 15 of each of the three major types of rocks: igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic. Rocks are our window into the past: how the Earth formed, what happened before humans appeared and when the continents formed. These are all things we can learn about by studying rocks. 

Includes 45 specimens, approximately 38mm x 38mm, includes 15 each of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. Each category of rock is well represented and forms an integrated classroom study unit.

Specimens Included:

•  Pegamatite

•  Granite

•  Syenite

•  Gabbro

•  Rhyolite Porphyry

•  Trachyte Porphyry

•  Basalt

•  Rhyolite

•  Andesite

•  Tuff

•  Obsidian

•  Pitchstone

•  Pumice

•  Scoria

•  Gneiss