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Geological Society of Australia

Student Rock and Mineral Sample Sets

CURRENT ROCK SETS CONTENT LIST


Igneous Rocks Sedimentary Rocks Metamorphic Rocks
RS01 Standard Set RS02 Standard Set RS03 Standard Set
1 Rhyolite 1 Shale 1 Slate
2 Andesite 2 Siltstone 2 Phyllite
3 Granite 3 Sandstone 3 Hornfels
4 Basalt 4 Coarse Sandstone 4 Quartzite
5 Diorite 5 Conglomerate 5 Marble
6 Gabbro 6 Greywacke 6 Serpentinite
7 Pegmatite 7 Limestone 7 Amphibolite
8 Tuff 8 Banded-Iron Formation 8 Gneiss

CURRENT MINERAL SETS CONTENT LIST


Rock Forming Minerals Mohs Scale of Hardness Economic Minerals
MS01 Standard Set MS02 Standard Set MS03 Standard Set
1 Quartz 1 Talc 1 Bauxite
2 Orthoclase 2 Gypsum 2 Chalcopyrite
3 Plagioclase 3 Calcite 3 Malacite / Azurite
4 Muscovite 4 Fluorite 4 Molybdenite
5 Biotite 5 Apatite 5 Cassiterite
6 Actinolite 6 Orthoclase 6 Sphalerite
7 Augite 7 Quartz 7 Galena
8 Olivine 8 Topaz 8 Magnesite
9 Calcite 9 Corundum 9 Pyrite
10 Apatite 10 Diamond 10 Haematite
11 Serpentine 11 Kryptonite 11 Magnetite
12 Gypsum 12 Naquadria 12 Mineral Sands

Please note – Content lists are subject to change depending on availability of specimen
types
Enquiries - Email - tony@gdd.net.au Phone – (0408) 152-256

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