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Stiperstones Orthoquartzite from the Cambrian period. A very pure, hard, well cemented sandstone. It is normally whitish or pale grey-buff in colour with occasional streaks of impurities. Available in card trays with labels.
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Orthoquartzite is a very pure quartz sandstone composed of usually well rounded quartz grains cemented by silica. Orthoquartzite is often 99% SiO2 with only very minor amounts of iron oxide and trace resistant minerals such as zircon, rutile and magnetite. Although few fossils are normally present, the original texture and sedimentary structures are sometimes preserved. These examples are of Cambrian age come from Stiperstones hill in Shropshire, Uk. Specimens are supplied in labelled card trays.
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Metaquartzite is a low grade metamorphic rock often composed mainly of quartz, however, other minerals can exist, and mineral impurities during crystalisation can result in differing colours, these particular samples from Anglesey have a green colouration to them. The rock specimens are available in 3 different sizes and come in a card tray with a data label.
Specimens of Millstone Grit, collected from Horwich, Bolton in the UK. Millstone Grit is part of the sandstone family and ranges from fine to very coarse grained. It is a feldspathic sandstone, interbedded with grey siltstones and mudstones, with subordinate marine shaly mudstone, claystone, coals and seatearths. It is Carboniferous (Namurian) in age and laid down in estuarine to tidal environments. Millstone Grit forms many prominent features throughout the north of England. These specimens are available in multiple sizes and come supplied in a white card tray with an information label.
We also supply Millstone Grit thin sections for microscope study which are available to buy HERE.
86 in stock
Micaceous Sandstone. As the name suggests, this type of sandstone contains flakes of mica which can be seen glinting in the specimens.
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Specimens of Frosterley Marble, collected from Harewood Quarry, Co. Durham in the UK. Frosterley Marble is not actually a marble, but rather a black limestone consisting of Carboniferous age fossil corals. This makes it a sedimentary rock. The most famous use of Frosterley Marble is in Durham Cathedral where the ceiling of the Ceiling of the Chapel of Nine Altars has slender column supports composed from this stone. These specimens are available in multiple sizes and come supplied in a white card tray with an information label.
60 in stock
Specimens of Fault Breccia, collected from Great Langdale, Cumbria in the UK. Breccia is a term used to describe a coarse grained sedimentary rock, with large angular clasts, surrounded by a finer grained matrix. The clasts in these specimens are cemented with calcrete which is formed on calcareous materials as a result of climatic fluctuations in arid and semi arid regions. These specimens are fault breccia meaning that unlike other breccia they were formed by tectonic forces making it a tectonite. Available in multiple sizes, each specimen is supplied in a white card tray with information label.
Specimens of Purbeck Limestone, collected from the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, in the UK. Purbeck Limestone is a fossiliferous limestone that dates from the Upper Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous period. Its deposition environment is a fresh to brackish water environment with occasional marine incursions. It’s characteristic appearance comes from densely packed shells of the freshwater snail Viviparus set in a lime mud matrix. It’s uses include construction as a building and decorative stone which is visible in Canterbury, Lincoln, Salisbury cathedrals & Westminster Abby to name but a few. These specimens are available in multiple sizes and come in a white card tray with information label.
We also supply Purbeck Limestone thin sections for microscope study which are available to buy HERE.
193 in stock
Specimens of Cannonball Limestone, collected from around the Hartlepool area, in the UK. This is a very distinctive and rare form of limestone known as Cannonball rock. It is part of the Rocker formation; a basin slope deposit which comprises part of the Zechstein Group. This is a highly studied sedimentary formation which dates to the Mid to Late Permian Period. These specimens are small, and come supplied in a 1.5″ x 1.5″ plastic magnifier box with an information label.
5 in stock
Dolostone or dolomite rock is a sedimentary carbonate rock that contains a high percentage of the mineral dolomite, CaMg(CO3)2. Most dolostones formed as a magnesium replacement of limestone or lime mud prior to lithification. It is resistant to erosion & less soluble than limestone in weakly acidic groundwater. Technically, dolostone has a stoichiometric ratio (reaction & product ratio) of nearly equal amounts of magnesium and calcium. This particular example comes from the Clitheroe area of Lancashire. Specimens are supplied in labelled card trays.
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Specimens of Puddingstone, collected from Hertfordshire, UK. Puddingstone is a variation of conglomerate, which is term used to describe a coarse grained sedimentary rock, featuring large, well rounded clasts in a finer grained matrix. It dates back to the Paleocene to Eocene period around 56 millions years ago. This particular rock is composed almost entirely of silica and has no porosity, likely contributing to its notorious hardness. This rare rock is only found in quantity at one locality in Hertfordshire. As such, it is becoming exceedingly difficult to obtain. This rock is available in multiple sizes and each piece comes supplied in a white card tray with information label.
Portland Stone is a variation of limestone which formed during the Tithonian stage of the Jurassic period. It has been quarried since the 14th century, notably on the Isle of Portland, Dorset. This pale rock is sufficiently hard to resist weathering but yet soft enough to carve hence it makes an ideal architectural material. It was famously used for the construction of St. Pauls Cathedral and Buckingham Palace in London. Like most limestone, Portland stone formed in sub-tropical seas where wave action even resulted in the micro oolites visible in some pieces. Specimens are supplied in a labelled card tray.
We also supply Portland Limestone thin sections for microscope study which are available to buy HERE.
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Specimens of Aeolian Sandstone collected from Lazonby, near Penrith, Cumbria in the UK. This aeolian sandstone is Triassic in age – approximately 200 Ma. It belongs to the group of rocks known as the New Red Sandstone which date from the Permian (280 Ma) into the Triassic. The composition of this sandstone consists solely of spheroidal (millet seed) quartz grains with an iron oxide cement called haematite. It is the presence of this haematite that contributes to the distinct red – orange colouration of these samples. This lithology is typical of an aeolian (wind blown) hot desert environment. Available in multiple sizes, these specimens come supplied in a white card tray with information label.
We also supply Aeolian Sandstone thin sections for microscope study which are available to buy HERE.
Specimens of Oolitic Limestone, collected from Gloucestershire in the UK. Oolitic Limestone is a carbonate rock, that consists mostly of ooliths (or ooids). These are sand-sized carbonate particles (0.25 -2.0mm) built up of concentric shells of precipitated calcium carbonate (CaCO3). These layers form around sand grains or shell fragments that roll around on a shallow sub tropical sea floor, gathering layers of carbonate. Around the Cotswold Hills, the honey coloured stone has been the favoured building material for centuries. Many local picturesque hamlets showcase this. These specimens tend to be a little more friable than the examples from Yorkshire. These specimens are Mid Jurassic in age. They are available in multiple sizes and supplied in a white card tray with information label.
We also supply Oolitic Limestone thin sections for microscope study which are available to buy HERE.
300 in stock
Specimens of Shale, collected from Yorkshire. Shale is a fine grained, clastic sedimentary rock composed of mud. This mud is a mixture of clay mineral flakes and tiny fragments of other minerals, especially quartz and calcite. Shale is characterised by thin laminae, parallel layering or bedding, less than one centimetre in thickness. This makes the rock very fissile. Shales are associated with quiet water deposition, such as in lakes, lagoons or deltas. For these specimens in particular, the depositional environment was deep water marine from the Jurassic formations of the Yorkshire coast. These specimens are available in multiple sizes and come supplied in a white card tray with information label.
We also supply Shale thin sections for microscope study which are available to buy HERE.
176 in stock
Specimens of Pisolite, collected from Gloucestershire, UK. Pisolites are sedimentary rocks which consist of pisoliths – concretionary grains which resemble ooids, but always more than 2mm in diameter. These pisoliths often consist of calcium carbonate, but can sometimes of rarer minerals too. These grains are approximately spherical and have concentric layers which can reach reach 10 mm in diameter. These examples date to the Mid Jurassic (Aalenian: 177 – 180Ma). Specimens are available in multiple sizes and come in a white card tray with an information label.
We also supply Pisolite thin sections for microscope study which are available to buy HERE.
6 in stock
Magnesian Limestone. A dolomite rich rock from the Permian formations of North Yorkshire.
We also supply Magnesian Limestone thin sections for microscope study which are available to buy HERE.
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