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  • Algae Stromatolite Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Algae stromatolite thin section, made from our own stock collected from Morocco, these rock has been made into a 30 microns thick slide which exhibits the fine texture of this rock specimen. Excellent to observe the nature of the minerals, these glass slide is 46 x 27 mm in size, suitable for enthusiasts, educational use and more, it will come in card sleeve with a label.

    4 in stock

  • Andesite Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Andesite thin section microscope slide exhibiting an intermediate, fine grained groundmass with occasional phenocrysts of plagioclase feldspar.This material was collected from Borrowdale in the Lake District, UK & is of Late Ordovician age. The glass is 46 x 27 mm in size, supplied in a protective card sleeve with a label, ideal for microscopy, petrography and educational use.

    Out of stock

  • Anorthosite Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Anorthosite is a phaneritic, intrusive igneous rock characterized by a predominance of plagioclase feldspar (90–100%), and a minimal mafic component (0–10%) including Pyroxene, ilmenite, magnetite, and olivine. These thin sections exhibit a rock which has been deformed and as such the once large plagioclase crystals have recrystallized to form much smaller crystals.

    4 in stock

  • Anthracite Coal Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Anthracite coal microscope slides for viewing the magnified crystals which make up these rock specimens, excellent for enthusiasts and educational use, the slide exhibits the almost carbon content nature of anthracite, made to 30 microns thick, each slide comes supplied with a cover slip and cardboard sleeve.

    9 in stock

  • Apatite Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Microscope slides of apatite from Madagascar, these slides display the crystal structure of the mineral on a microscopic level which assists in the identification of this mineral in other slides. Each section is made to 30 microns thickness and the glass is 46 x 27 mm in size, supplied in a protective card sleeve with a label, ideal for microscopy & educational use.

    Out of stock

  • Baryte Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Microscope slides of baryte from Cumbria, UK, these slides display the crystal structure of the mineral on a microscopic level which assists in the identification of this mineral in other slides. Each section is made to 30 microns thickness and the glass is 46 x 27 mm in size, supplied in a protective card sleeve with a label, ideal for microscopy & educational use.

    4 in stock

  • Biotite Mica Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Microscope slides of Biotite Mica from Norway, these slides display the crystal structure of the mineral on a microscopic level which assists in the identification of this mineral in other slides. Each section is made to 30 microns thickness and the glass is 46 x 27 mm in size, supplied in a protective card sleeve with a label, ideal for microscopy & educational use.

    Out of stock

  • Bituminous Coal Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Bituminous coal thin section slide.These thin sections exhibit more air pockets then their anthracite counterpart as to be expected being the less pure, more volatile rich variety. The slides are 30 microns thick and measure 46 x 27 mm in size.

    7 in stock

  • Bytownite Basalt Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Bytownite basalt thin section slide exhibiting phenocryts of bytownite feldspar within a fine basaltic groundmass. These thin sections depict beautifully a textbook porphyritic texture. Each section is made to 30 microns thickness and the glass is 46 x 27 mm in size.

    4 in stock

  • Calcite Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Microscope slides of Calcite from Morocco, these slides display the crystal structure of the mineral on a microscopic level which assists in the identification of this mineral in other slides. Each section is made to 30 microns thickness and the glass is 46 x 27 mm in size, supplied in a protective card sleeve with a label, ideal for microscopy & educational use.

    Out of stock

  • Cannel Coal Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Cannel coal thin section microscope slide exhibiting the highly organic nature of this sedimentary rock. This material was obtained from the Alexander open cast pit in Wigan, Lancashire. Ideal for microscopy, petrography & educational use.

    5 in stock

  • Chalk Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Chalk thin section microscope slide composed of the debris of calcareous planktonic algae i.e. minute calcite shells known as Coccoliths which detach from micro-organisms known as Coccolithophores. This material is Cretaceous in age and it came from Yorkshire. The glass is 46 x 27 mm in size, supplied in a protective card sleeve with a label, ideal for microscopy, petrology & educational use.

    8 in stock

  • Chert Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Chert microscope slide exhibiting interlocking crystals of quartz characteristic of this silica rich microcrystalline, cryptocrystalline sedimentary rock. These thin sections offer an insight into the varying shades of quartz under crossed polarised light and the relationship between crystals in crystalline sedimentary rocks

    4 in stock

  • Coral limestone Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Coral limestone Slide micro scope slide exhibiting a cross section through carboniferous Lithostrotion coral within a calcite cement. Excellent to observe the nature of the minerals and interpret the history of the rock. The glass slide is 46 x 27 mm in size, suitable for enthusiasts, educational use and more, it will come in card sleeve with a label.

    6 in stock

  • Cordierite Hornfels Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Cordierite Hornfels thin section microscope slide exhibiting a dark colour and a characteristic none crystalline form. Fine grains fit together like the fragments of a mosaic, this is often referred to as rough pavement or pavement structure. Larger crystals of cordierite can be seen scattered throughout the fine matrix.

    3 in stock

  • Cretaceous Sandstone Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Cretaceous sandstone thin section slide exhibiting the well sorted, fine and rounded nature of this arenaceous sandstone.The slides are 30 microns thick and measure 46 x 27 mm in size and have a cover slip of the section along with a protective cardboard sleeve.

    2 in stock

  • Crinoidal Limestone Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Crinoidal Limestone thin section slide exhibiting a cross sectional view of crinoid stems and ossicles held within a calcite cement. Excellent to observe the nature of the minerals and interpret the history of the rock. The glass slide is 46 x 27 mm in size, suitable for enthusiasts, educational use and more, it will come in card sleeve with a label.

    2 in stock

  • Diorite Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Diorite thin section slide. Diorite is a grey to dark-grey intermediate intrusive igneous rock composed principally of plagioclase feldspar (typically andesine), biotite mica, hornblende, and/or pyroxene. This particular material was collected in Cumbria

    4 in stock

  • Dolomitic Limestone slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Dolomite microscope slide with extreme birefringence in XPL and varied relief in PPL. Excellent to observe the nature of the minerals and interpret the history of the rock. The glass slide is 46 x 27 mm in size, suitable for enthusiasts, educational use and more, it will come in card sleeve with a label.

    3 in stock

  • Dunite Peridotite Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Dunite Peridotite thin section microscope slide. In XPL view these thin sections exhibit the bright and beautiful second order interference colours of olivine. The high relief, lack of cleavage and distinctive fracturing is clearly evident in PPL view making for a very attractive thin section.

    1 in stock

  • Eclogite Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Rare eclogite thin section slides cut from our Norwegian eclogite hand specimens. Eclogite is a rare rock, composed of mainly two minerals, reddish-brown garnets and Omphacite (green pyroxene), our thin sections exhibit this clearly.

    Out of stock

  • Essexite Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    These thin sections exhibit beautiful crystals of olivine, pyroxene and augite, which often shows oscillatory zonation held within a matrix of plagioclase feldspar. The slides supplement the hand specimens nicely and are useful for interpreting the crystallisation history of the rock.

    3 in stock

  • Estuarine Sandstone Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Estuarine sandstone thin section slide exhibiting a range of features characteristic of this diverse and complex depositional setting. The thin section supplements the hand specimens nicely and offers an opportunity to interpret the complex transportation and depositional process of this sediment, perfect for educational use.

    4 in stock

  • Fossil Wood Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Microscope thin section slides of fossil wood from Madagascar, these slides display the structure of the petrified wood on a microscopic level which assists in the identification of similar slide samples. The glass is 46 x 27 mm in size, supplied in a protective card sleeve with a label, ideal for microscopy & educational use.

    7 in stock

  • Gabbro Iceland Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Gabbro thin section exhibiting some of the textbook features one would expect from this coarse, mafic igneous rock. This material comes from Iceland. The glass is 46 x 27 mm in size, supplied in a protective card sleeve with a label, ideal for microscopy, petrology & educational use.

    Out of stock

  • Gabbro Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Gabbro thin section exhibiting some of the textbook features one would expect from this coarse, mafic igneous rock. These slides supplement the hand specimens nicely and are useful for interpreting the crystalisation history of the rock.

    5 in stock

  • Glaucophane Schist Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Glaucophane Schist thin section microscope slide exhibiting a clear fabric and a wonderful blue hue under plane polarised light. This material was collected from the Isle of Anglesey, North Wales. Each section is made to 30 microns thickness and the glass is 46 x 27 mm, ideal for microscopy and educational purposes.

    Out of stock

  • Gneiss Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Norwegian gneiss thin section slide exhibiting a dominant felsic composition i.e. quartz and plagioclase with less prominent mafic bands. We collected this material from Evje, Norway. Each section is made to 30 microns thickness and the glass is 46 x 27 mm, ideal for microscopy and educational purposes.

    3 in stock

  • Greywacke Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Greywacke thin section slide exhibiting the textbook poorly sorted, angular nature of this rock. Greywacke largely forms as a result of deposition from turbidity currents. These thin sections exhibit many of the key features one would expect from a sediment of rapid deposition.

    3 in stock

  • Gypsum Satin Spar Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Microscope slides of gypsum satin spar from Morocco, these slides display the crystal structure of the mineral on a microscopic level which assists in the identification of this mineral in other slides. Each section is made to 30 microns thickness and the glass is 46 x 27 mm in size, supplied in a protective card sleeve with a label, ideal for microscopy & educational use.

    7 in stock

  • Hornblende Gneiss Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Hornblende Gneiss thin section slide exhibiting an abundance of the mafic mineral hornblende, accompanied by less abundant biotite mica, quartz and feldspar. This material was collected by staff from Southern Norway. Each section is made to 30 microns thickness and the glass is 46 x 27 mm in size, ideal for microscopy and educational purposes.

    1 in stock

  • Hornblende Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Microscope slides of hornblende from Norway, these slides display the crystal structure of the mineral on a microscopic level which assists in the identification of this mineral in other slides. Each section is made to 30 microns thickness and the glass is 46 x 27 mm in size, supplied in a protective card sleeve with a label, ideal for microscopy & educational use.

    Out of stock

  • Hornfels Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Hornfels thin section microscope slide exhibiting a dark colour and a characteristic none crystalline form. Fine grains fit together like the fragments of a mosaic, this is often referred to as rough pavement or pavement structure. Larger quartz clasts are visible but these have recrystallised to form a fine, interlocking mosaic of quartz within the original grain cast.

    1 in stock

  • Kimmeridge Clay Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Kimmeridge clay thin section slide exhibiting the incredibly fine grained nature of this rock. Despite being so fine, individual clay grade minerals can be identified along with organics arranged in an obvious orientation. The slides are 30 microns thick and measure 46 x 27 mm in size and have a cover slip of the section along with a protective cardboard sleeve.

    5 in stock

  • Lignite Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Lignite thin section slide. Lignite coal and indeed all other varieties of coal are classed as organic sedimentary rocks. It has a high carbon content 25 – 35% & a moisture content up to 66%. The high volatile component of lignite is clearly reflected in the thin section view, particularly when compared with those of higher grade coals.

    8 in stock

  • Limestone Breccia Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Microscope thin section slides of limestone breccia from India, showing large clasts of limestone cemented in a matrix. The slides are 30 microns thick and measure 46 x 27 mm in size and have a cover slip of the section along with a protective cardboard sleeve.

    4 in stock

  • Magnesian Limestone Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Magnesian Limestone thin section microscope slide. This material belongs to the Zechstein Formation; a highly studied sedimentary formation which was laid down in the epeiric Zechstein Sea during the Mid to Late Permian Period. This material was sourced around Tadcaster in North Yorkshire and was deposited when the UK was situated at an equatorial latitude.

    2 in stock

  • Microgranite Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Microgranite thin section slide exhibiting the medium grained nature of this intrusive igneous rock. The crystals in microgranite are smaller than those of normal granite indicating that it cooled at a quicker rate.

    5 in stock

  • Muscovite Mica Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Microscope slides of muscovite mica from Pakistan, these slides display the crystal structure of the mineral on a microscopic level which assists in the identification of this mineral in other slides. Each section is made to 30 microns thickness and the glass is 46 x 27 mm in size, supplied in a protective card sleeve with a label, ideal for microscopy & educational use.

    1 in stock

  • Mylonite Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    A thin section of mylonite which was collected from the metamorphic region of Lom, Central Norway. Mylonite is a fine-grained, compact rock produced by dynamic recrystallisation of the constituent minerals resulting in a reduction of the grain size of the rock.

    6 in stock

  • Obsidian Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Obsidian, also known as ‘volcanic glass’ is a felsic, extrusive igneous rock. Crystal growth is minimal / absent within obsidian due to rapid solidification rates which inhibit crystal growth thus giving the rock a glassy appearance.

    5 in stock

  • Old Red Sandstone Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Old red sandstone microscope slide exhibiting the well sorted nature of this particular sediment. Excellent to observe the nature of the minerals and interpret the history of the rock. The glass slide is 46 x 27 mm in size, suitable for enthusiasts, educational use and more, it will come in card sleeve with a label.

    1 in stock

  • Oolitic Limestone Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Oolitic limestone thin section slide exhibiting textbook ooid grains, some with a clear nucleus and concentric calcareous layers. These microscope slides supplement the hand specimens nicely and allow for a more detailed view of the ooid grains and an opportunity to intepret the diagenetic history of the rock.

    2 in stock

  • Orthoclase Feldspar Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Microscope slides of orthoclase feldspar from Norway, these slides display the crystal structure of the mineral on a microscopic level which assists in the identification of this mineral in other slides. Each section is made to 30 microns thickness and the glass is 46 x 27 mm in size, supplied in a protective card sleeve with a label, ideal for microscopy & educational use.

    2 in stock

  • Pisolite Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Pisolite microscope slide exhibiting a cross sectional view through pisoid grains held within a drusy calcite cement, perfect for educational use.The section is made to 30 microns thickness and the glass is 46 x 27 mm in size with a cover slip. Supplied in a protective card sleeve with a label, ideal for microscopy.

    5 in stock

  • Plagioclase Feldspar Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Microscope slides of plagioclase feldspar from Norway, these slides display the crystal structure of the mineral on a microscopic level which assists in the identification of this mineral in other slides. Each section is made to 30 microns thickness and the glass is 46 x 27 mm in size, supplied in a protective card sleeve with a label, ideal for microscopy & educational use.

    1 in stock

  • Portland Limestone Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Portland Limestone thin section slide exhibiting micro oolites. Portland stone formed in sub-tropical seas where wave action resulted in the formation of micro oolites during the Tithonian stage of the Upper Jurassic.

    1 in stock

  • Pumice Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Pumice thin section slide exhibiting the highly vesicular nature of this extrusive igneous rock. Pumice lavas tend to be silicic or felsic which are highly viscous thus do not allow the gas bubbles to escape efficiently.This material was collected from the Lipari islands of Italy.

    6 in stock

  • Quartz Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Microscope slides of Quartz from Madagascar, these slides display the crystal structure of the mineral on a microscopic level which assists in the identification of this mineral in other slides. Each section is made to 30 microns thickness and the glass is 46 x 27 mm in size, supplied in a protective card sleeve with a label, ideal for microscopy & educational use.

    Out of stock

  • Red Marl Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Red marl thin section slide taken from Lower Triassic strata belonging to the Mercia Mudstone Group, formerly known as the Keuper Marls. Marl describes rock which is a calcium carbonate rich i.e. 35% – 65% CaCO3 with the remainder being clay with varying amounts of silt

    4 in stock

  • Rhomb porphyry Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Rhomb porphyry thin section exhibiting the textbook porphyritic texture of this rare igneous rock. The thin section shows a fine grained alkali feldspar groundmass with large phenocrysts of augite. This material was collected near Oslo in Norway.

    6 in stock

  • Rock Gypsum Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Rock gypsum thin section slide exhibiting a range of textbook gypsum petrographic features. The slides are 30 microns thick and measure 46 x 27 mm in size and have a cover slip of the section along with a protective cardboard sleeve; perfect for educational use.

    3 in stock

  • Shale Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Shale microscope slide showing thin black lenses of organic matter (in XPL view) which fell from suspension in very low energy environments. The section is made to 30 microns thickness and the glass is 46 x 27 mm in size with a cover slip. Supplied in a protective card sleeve with a label, ideal for microscopy.

    3 in stock

  • Shelly Limestone Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Shelly limestone thin section slide exhibiting the calcareous remains of various fauna. These thin sections complement the hand specimens nicely and allow for more precise paleoenvironmental interpretations to made. The thin section is made to 30 microns thickness and the glass is 46 x 27 mm in size with a cover slip

    2 in stock

  • Slate Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Slate microscope thin section slide exhibiting a slight slaty fabric formed by the growth of mica. This material was collected from North Wales and dates back to the Cambrian period. The glass is 46 x 27 mm in size, supplied in a protective card sleeve with a label, ideal for microscopy, petrography & educational use.

    5 in stock

  • Snowflake Obsidian Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Snowflake Obsidian thin section microscope slides which exhibit radially clustered crystals of cristobalite within a glass matrix. Each section is made to 30 microns thickness. The glass is 46 x 27 mm in size, supplied in a protective card sleeve with a label, ideal for microscopy.

    5 in stock

  • Syenite Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Syenite thin section slide. The thin sections show a dominant feldspar mass ( orthoclase ) with occurrences of hornblende, amphibole and clinopyroxene. Biotite mica may also be present however its occurrence is rare, The thin section is supplied in a protective card sleeve with a label, ideal for microscopy and educational purposes.

    4 in stock

  • Talc (Soapstone) Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Microscope slides of talc (soapstone) from Norway, these slides display the crystal structure of the mineral on a microscopic level which assists in the identification of this mineral in other slides. Each section is made to 30 microns thickness and the glass is 46 x 27 mm in size, supplied in a protective card sleeve with a label, ideal for microscopy & educational use.

    4 in stock

  • Torridonian Sandstone Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Torridonian sandstone thin section slide exhibiting a fine grained arenaceous nature. The Torridonian Sandstones date from the Pre-Cambrian & are amongst the oldest rocks to be found in the UK. The section is made to 30 microns thickness and the glass is 46 x 27 mm in size with a cover slip.

    1 in stock

  • Tourmaline Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Microscope slides of tourmaline from Brazil, these slides display the crystal structure of the mineral on a microscopic level which assists in the identification of this mineral in other slides. Each section is made to 30 microns thickness and the glass is 46 x 27 mm in size, supplied in a protective card sleeve with a label, ideal for microscopy & educational use.

    4 in stock

  • Travertine Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Travertine thin section slide. Travertine is a form of limestone deposited by mineral rich springs, especially hot springs. It is formed by the rapid precipitation of calcium carbonate, often at the margins of a hot spring or in a limestone caves.

    6 in stock

  • Tufa Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Tufa thin section slide. Tufa is a variety of limestone, formed by the precipitation of carbonate minerals from ambient temperature water bodies. This particular material is from the Flandrian epoch of the Quaternary Period and it was collected in Caerwys, North Wales.

    5 in stock

  • Volcanic Scoria Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Volcanic scoria thin section slide exhibiting the highly vesicular nature of this extrusive volcanic rock. Typically volcanic scoria is basaltic or andesitic in composition; these magmas are typically runnier which results in a denser rock with larger vesicles.

    28 in stock

  • Volcanic Tuff Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Volcanic tuff thin section exhibiting welded angular clasts of varying size. A degree of orientation can be identified as a result of the fallout of volcanic ejecta. Each section is made to 30 microns thickness and the glass is 46 x 27 mm in size with a cover slip.

    4 in stock

  • Welded Tuff Slide £15.00 ex VAT

    Welded tuff thin section slide exhibiting a jumbled mass of irregularly sized broken clasts held in situ by finer ash particles which have become welded together. This material was collected from Cumbria, the original rock is likely rhyolite, and indeed in hand specimen the tuff almost still looks like rhyolite and appears to show a form of banding.

    2 in stock

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