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    Aeolian Sandstone Slide £18.00 ex VAT

    Textbook desert sandstone microscope thin section ideal for educational use.These thin sections exhibit well rounded quartz clasts as you would expect from an aeolian transported sediment. 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.

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    7 in stock

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    Algae Stromatolite Slide £18.00 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.

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    18 in stock

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    Anthracite Coal Slide £18.00 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.

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    9 in stock

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    Bituminous Coal Slide £18.00 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.

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    7 in stock

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    Cannel Coal Slide £18.00 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.

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    10 in stock

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    Chalk Slide £18.00 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.

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    6 in stock

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    Chert Slide £18.00 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

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    2 in stock

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    Conglomerate Slide £18.00 ex VAT

    Conglomerate thin section slide exhibiting abundant rounded biogenic and clastic sediments held in place by either a fine grained matrix and/or calcite cement collected from Farringdon. The section is made to 30 microns thickness and the glass is 46 x 27 mm in size with a cover slip.

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    6 in stock

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    Coral Limestone Slide £18.00 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.

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    6 in stock

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    Cretaceous Sandstone Slide £18.00 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.

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    11 in stock

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    Crinoidal Limestone Slide £18.00 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.

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    12 in stock

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    Deltaic Sandstone Slide £18.00 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.

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    4 in stock

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    Dolomitic Limestone slide £18.00 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.

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    6 in stock

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    Fossiliferous Shale Slide £18.00 ex VAT

    Fossiliferous 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.

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    Greywacke Slide £18.00 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.

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    5 in stock

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    Ironstone Slide
    Ironstone Slide £18.00 ex VAT

    Ironstone microscope thin section ideal for educational use. Ironstone is an iron rich sedimentary rock with a rusty red-orange colouration. This ironstone is Cretaceous in age and was collected from Westcott, Surrey 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. Supplied in a protective card sleeve with a label, ideal for microscopy.

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    4 in stock

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    Kimmeridge Clay Slide £18.00 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.

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    4 in stock

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    Lignite Slide £18.00 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.

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    8 in stock

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    Limestone Breccia Slide £18.00 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.

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    4 in stock

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    Limestone Slide £18.00 ex VAT

    Limestone microscope slide exhibiting numerous calcareous remains of varying fauna held within a calcite cement. 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.

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    9 in stock

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    Magnesian Limestone Slide £18.00 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.

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    8 in stock

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    Millstone Grit Slide £18.00 ex VAT

    Millstone grit thin section slide exhibiting the coarse and siliceous nature of this British Carboniferous coarse sandstone. 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.

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    4 in stock

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    Mudstone Slide £18.00 ex VAT

    Mudstone thin section microscope slide composed of predominantly clay minerals and organic matter with occurrences of silt grade quartz. This material was laid down in a low energy, oxygen starved environment during the Carboniferous Period and it was collected from Lancashire, UK.

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    7 in stock

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    Old Red Sandstone Slide £18.00 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.

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    3 in stock

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    Oolitic Limestone Slide £18.00 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.

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    8 in stock

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    Orthoquartzite Slide (Shropshire)
    Orthoquartzite Slide (Shropshire) £18.00 ex VAT

    Orthoquartzite microscope thin section ideal for educational use. Orthoquartzite is a sedimentary rock, and part of the sandstonne family. What distinguishes orthoquartzite from other sandstones is its mineralogy consisting almost entirly of quartz grains with little to no other minerals present. If a sandstone consists of at least 90 – 95% quartz grains, then it can be classified an an orthoquartzite. These rocks are Cambrian in age =, and were collected from Shropshire, UK. 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.

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    5 in stock

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    Orthoquartzite Slide (South Africa)
    Orthoquartzite Slide (South Africa) £18.00 ex VAT

    Orthoquartzite microscope thin section ideal for educational use. Orthoquartzite is a sedimentary rock and part of the sandstone family. Orthoquartzites are categorised by being composed of majority (at least 90 – 95%) quartz grains being joined together by a very strong siliceous cement. This makes it much harder than a typical sandstone, which is much more granular in texture and appearance. These specimens are Ordovician in age and are part of the Cape Supergroup in South Africa. 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.

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    6 in stock

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    Pisolite Slide £18.00 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.

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    5 in stock

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    Portland Limestone Slide £18.00 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.

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    4 in stock

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    Purbeck Limestone Slide £18.00 ex VAT

    Purbeck Limestone thin section slide exhibiting densely pack shells of varying fauna. This rock is particularly interesting in thin section; numerous shells from varying organisms such as bivalves and gastropods along with numerous signs of mineral replacement and dissolution offers an opportunity to interpret the complex diagenetic history of the rock.

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    9 in stock

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    Red Marl Slide £18.00 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

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    8 in stock

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    Rock Gypsum Slide £18.00 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.

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    1 in stock

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    Shale Slide £18.00 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.

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    5 in stock

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    Shelly Limestone Slide £18.00 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

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    Siltstone Slide £18.00 ex VAT

    Siltstone microscope slide exhibiting the fine to very fine grained nature of this sedimentary rock. The slides often show concentrated bands of mica which punctuate the dominant quartz mass. Excellent to observe the nature of the minerals and distinguish 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.

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    Torridonian Sandstone Slide £18.00 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.

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    5 in stock

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    Travertine Slide £18.00 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.

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    6 in stock

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    Tufa Slide £18.00 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.

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    5 in stock

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