You Searched For: Rock Specimens

Rock specimens are useful for studying textures, grain sizes, and other features altered by pressure, temperature, and other natural forces. Different select categories of rock specimens are available for purchase as well, including metamorphic, igneous, and sedimentary rocks. Sets of rock specimens are housed in compartmentalized collection boxes, with descriptions of each specimen printed for easy confirmation of identification. These rock specimens are carefully selected to be the highest quality to provide students with a suitable introduction to earth materials and their characteristics.

Rock specimens are useful for studying textures, grain sizes, and other features altered by pressure, temperature, and other natural forces. Different select categories of rock specimens are available for purchase as well, including metamorphic, igneous, and sedimentary rocks. Sets of rock specimens are housed in compartmentalized collection boxes, with descriptions of each specimen printed for easy confirmation of identification. These rock specimens are carefully selected to be the highest quality to provide students with a suitable introduction to earth materials and their characteristics.


187  results were found

SearchResultCount:"187"

Sort Results

List View Easy View (new)

Rate These Search Results

Catalog Number: (470026-810)
Supplier: VWR
Description: Define and compare ways organisms have been preserved.


Supplier: VWR
Description: Pink feldspar mineral with a moh's hardness 6.

Catalog Number: (470226-300)
Supplier: VWR
Description: Pyroxenite is ultramafic igneous rock made up of primarily pyroxene minerals.


Supplier: VWR
Description: Gray to white metamorphosed carbonate rock.

Catalog Number: (470025-898)
Supplier: VWR
Description: Ward's® Ventifact


Catalog Number: (470025-104)
Supplier: VWR
Description: Ward's® Marble (Pink)


Catalog Number: (470025-080)
Supplier: VWR
Description: When minerals, rocks, and fossils cannot be accurately identified by macroscopic observation and testing, thin section slides can reveal the composition and structure of the specimens on a microscopic level.


Catalog Number: (470016-504)
Supplier: VWR
Description: The Sedimentary Rock Collection introduces students to sedimentary rocks.


Catalog Number: (470218-840)
Supplier: VWR
Description: Without Glued-On Grains That Wear Off, Chart Stands up to Repeated use.


Supplier: VWR
Description: Black, soft; most widely mined.

Supplier: VWR
Description: Medium-grained with biotite.

Supplier: VWR
Description: Coarse, “salt and pepper”: dark pyroxene and light andesine.

Catalog Number: (470104-708)
Supplier: VWR
Description: An introductory rock set contains six samples from each of the three major rock types.


Supplier: VWR
Description: Slaty cleavage; contains hematite.

Supplier: VWR
Description: Classic, very coarse-grained igneous texture.

Catalog Number: (470106-754)
Supplier: VWR
Description: <i>Includes</i>: six each of marble, slate, and quartzite. Set of 18.<BR><BR>Common rocks and minerals for testing and identification studies are 2–3cm each.


Inquire for Price
Stock for this item is limited, but may be available in a warehouse close to you. Please make sure that you are logged in to the site so that available stock can be displayed. If the call is still displayed and you need assistance, please call us at 1-800-932-5000.
Stock for this item is limited, but may be available in a warehouse close to you. Please make sure that you are logged in to the site so that available stock can be displayed. If the call is still displayed and you need assistance, please call us at 1-800-932-5000.
In order to process your orders without delay, we request that you provide the required business documentation to purchase this product.

To order chemicals, medical devices, or other restricted products please provide identification that includes your business name and shipping address via email CMD_NA@vwr.com or fax 484.881.5997 referencing your VWR account number . Acceptable forms of identification are:

  • State issued document with your organization's Federal Tax ID Number
  • State issued document with your organization's Resale Tax ID Number
  • City or County issued Business License
  • State Department of Health Services License
  • Any other ID issued by the State that includes the business name and address

* Please note if your account is within the State of California two of these pieces of identification will be required.
VWR will not lift restrictions for residential shipping addresses.

-Additional Documentation May be needed to purchase this item. A VWR representative will contact you if needed.
This product has been blocked by your organization. Please contact your purchasing department for more information.
The original product is no longer available. The replacement shown is available.
This product is no longer available. Alternatives may be available by searching with the VWR Catalog Number listed above. If you need further assistance, please call VWR Customer Service at 1-800-932-5000.
49 - 64 of 187
no targeter for Bottom