Quartz Slide

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. Quartz is the most common mineral found at the surface of the earth and rock crystal is one of the most common, colourless, it is fairly hard and on some of the larger surfaces may show a conchoidal fracture. 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.