Gabbro igneous rock specimens from Balmedie quarry, Aberdeen, Scotland which exhibit a coars grained texture from the crystals. Formed as a mafic pluton intrusion, the samples contain pyroxenes such as augite along side plagioclase feldspar, amphibole and olivine crystals. They are derived from a body known as the Belhelvie basic intrusion which the parent unit being the Caledonian Supersuite. Samples exhibit a grey colouration and density and are suitable for the more serious or professional collector or higher educational use to differentiate similar looking igneous rocks with different compositions and origins. Available in three sizes, the specimens come supplied in a card tray with an information label.
Specimens of gabbro containing tourmaline and pyrite from Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. These particular samples of gabbro contain small but visible amounts of tourmaline crystals and pyrite, some pieces may also show small amounts of epidote and actinolite. These specimens are available in multiple sizes and are supplied in a card tray with an information label.