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Past & Present Wholesale Price List 2009

Cassette Kits

The original kits were designed and written by Carl Seyfert, Geology Professor Emeritus, and have been excellent sellers. Cassette boxes 2¼” by

41/2” contain mineral, fossil, and rock specimens, most of which are 1/2” to 3/4” in size. All specimens are identified correctly and in many kits, the locality is included. The exterior cover attractively illustrates the theme of the kit. We guarantee correct descriptions, Wholesale prices of kits are $2.00 unless otherwise indicated, and they have a suggested retail of $4.00.

 Mineral Kits

• Ml Gemstones - Contains six beautifully colored tumbled polished stones: rose quartz, carnelian, jasper, moss agate, aventurine, and amethyst. A striking attractive kit -                                                                                                                                                           $2.00

• M2 - fluorite Octahedrons - Two octahedrons illustrate the four directions of cleavage of fluorite. Translucent, ranging in color from white to lavender and purple, from southern Illinois -                                                                                                                     $2.00

• * NEW! M3- Herkimer Diamond — This beautiful “diamond” is actually a natural doubly terminated quartz crystal found only in the beautiful foothills of the southern Adirondack region of New York State.                                                                                        $2.00

 Fossil Kits

• Fl - Fossil Shark Teeth - This kit contains four fossil shark teeth representing different species of sharks from the Miocene Epoch (20 million years ago). Teeth were collected at Venice, Florida -                                                                                                                $2.00.

• F2- Fossil fish - Includes fish that lived during the Eocene Epoch (about 50 million years ago) from the Green River Formation of southwestern Wyoming.                                                                                 Price: Partial fish $2.50, three quarter fish $3,50, complete fish $4.50. 

• F3 - Fossils of the Jurassic Period: Time of the Dinosaurs - Includes a piece of dinosaur bone, a belemnite (a squid-like animal), an oyster, and star-shaped stem pieces from a crinoid (sea lily). For those not wishing to sell dinosaur bone, this kit can be modified by omitting the dinosaur bone -                                                                                                                                                                                       $2.00.

• F4 - Did a Meteorite Cause Dinosaur Extinction? .. This kit contains four specimens; meteorite oxide crust, dinosaur bone, and an oyster and ammonite, which became extinct at the same time as the dinosaurs. The discussion explains that the extinctions may have been caused by meteorite impact -                                                                                                                                                                      $2.00 

• F5 - Fossil Fern - An attractive specimen of silvery or crème colored fern leaves on black shale. An outstanding example of Pennsylvanian age plants (300 million years old) from St. Clair, PA -                                                                                                                        $2.00

• NEW! F6 - Dinosaurs of The Cretaceous- The end of the Cretaceous period saw the extinction of the dinosaurs. This kit includes a generous sized piece of duckbilled dinosaur bone, displayed in a kit with a description of the dinosaur and it’s habitat.                                 $2.00

• NEW! F7 - Dine Poop! (Fossil Dinosaur Droppings)- Also known as coprolite, this kit contains a piece of actual fossil dinosaur poop! Both fun and educational, it is a sure hit for people of all ages.                                                                                                               $2.00 

Geological Education Kits

• Gl - What is a mineral? - A kit containing eight colorful minerals: fluorite, biotite, sodalite, quartz, limonite, pyrite, hematite, and gypsum. The discussion gives the definition of a mineral -                                                                                                                                 $2.00.

• G2- What is a Fossil? - A kit containing 6 fossils from New York, Tennessee, Wyoming, Arizona and Utah. Included are horn coral, crinoid, pelecypod (oyster), dinosaur bone, petrified wood and gastropod (snail). Explanatory paragraphs define fossil, discuss modes of preservation, uses of fossils to indicate age of the rock and ancient environment -                                                                                              $2.00.

• G3- ‘What is a Rock? - includes eight specimens, igneous: basalt and granite; sedimentary: shale, limestone, dolostone and sandstone; metamorphic: slate and marble. Explanatory paragraphs define rock and discuss the origin of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks -                                                                                                                                                                                                    $2.00.

• G4 - igneous Rocks - Includes six specimens, intrusive: diabase and granite; and volcanic: obsidian, pumice, rhyolite and basalt. Discussion paragraphs explain how to tell intrusive from volcanic rocks on the basis of grain size, and discuss the formation of obsidian and pumice, and the relationship between cooling rate and grain size -                                                                                                                     $2.00.

• G5-Metamurphic Rocks - Includes seven specimens. Explanatory paragraphs define metamorphism and mention changes which occur during this process. The colicepi olmelamorphic intensity is introduced. Probable parent rocks for the specimens included are given. Rocks ate marble, gneiss, slate, schist, greenstone, amphibolite, and quartzite -                                                                                                           $2.00.

• G6 - Sedimentary Rocks - Six specimens including limestone, dolostone, then (flint), gypsum, shale, and sandstone. Discussion defines sedimentary rocks, then gives the specific origin of each specimen -                                                                                                $2.00.

• G7- What is an Ore? - Six specimens including pyrite, limonite, bontite, hematite, galena, and native copper make a. colorful, attractive kit. Explanatory paragraphs define ore, high and low grade ores, and native metals. The metals obtainable from the specimen ores are named -                                                                                                                                                                                                      $2.00.

Regional Kits

• R1- Minerals of the Lockport Formation -The Lockport Formation is the caprock of Niagara Falls. Cavities in this formation contain calcite, dolomite, gypsum (alabaster and selenite varieties). These arc the minerals which make up this kit -                                                  $2.00.

• R2- Minerals of Montana - Six minerals, three of them highly colored, make an attractive kit. Discussion mentions localities, occurrence, and uses of minerals. The kit includes calcite, pyrite, muscovite mica, bornite hematite, and opalized wood -                                              $2.00.

• R3 - Minerals of New York State - Six minerals with a description of their practical uses. Includes Herkimer “diamond” (quartz), dolomite, gypsum, feldspar, garnet, and mica -                                                                                                                                                $2.00.

• R4 - Rocks of New York State - Specimens in this kit are categorized by major rock types; igneous sedimentary, and metamorphic. These include limestone, dolostone. shale, sandstone, granite. diabase, marble, and gneiss -                                                                         $2.00.

• R5- Fossils of Western New York - Six marine fossils indicating that Western New York was covered by a warm,, shallow sea during the Silurian and Devonian periods 410th 360 million years ago. included in this kit are solitary coral, colonial coral, bryozoa., brachiopod, crinoid, and trilobite -                                                                                                                                                                                   $2.00

• R6 - Minerals of North Carolina - Six minerals with a discussion of their localities and uses. Included are ruby, talc, feldspar, quartz, muscovite, and unakite -                                                                                                                                                                                    $2.00.

• R7 - Fossils of Texas - Six fossils with a description of the age and environment of each fossil. Also is a short description giving the relation of each specimen to animals familiar to the layman. The kit includes gastropod (snail), pelecypod (oyster), sponge, fusilinid (one celled animal), crinoid, and petrified wood-                                                                                                                                                              $2.00

• R8 - Minerals of Texas - Six minerals with a description of their uses, and in the case of sulfur, a common method of mining it. Includes barite, sulfur, flint, jasper, plagioclase, and microcline -                                                                                                                                 $2.00.

• R 9- Minerals of Wyoming - Six minerals with a description of their chemical composition, uses, and localities. Included in this kit are flint, magnetite, calcite, gypsum (alabaster and selenite varieties), and jade (nephrite)                                                                                  $2.00.

• R 10- Fossils of Wyoming - Six fossils with a description of’ their age, life environment, and the rock formation from which each was collected, Included are crinoid, belemnite, oyster, algae, snail and dinosaur bone -                                                                                              $2.00.

 Special Kits

• SI- Meteorite, Tektite, and lmpactite - Five specimens including meteorite oxide crust from Meteor Crater, Arizona, a tektite from Thailand, and three specimens from Sudbury, Ontario: micropegmatite (impact melt), fallback breccia, and pyrrhotite (Availability is limited)                                                                                                                                                                                              $4.00

 Specimen Cards

Specimens are glued on sturdy cardboard and are labeled with a specimen name and locality. All cards come in clear plastic bags.

• CAl - Fossils of Western New York — 81/2” x 5 1/2“ card with twelve Devonian & Silurian fossils: three species of coral, a. crinoid stem, a trilobite, a bryozoan, and six species of brachiopods -                                                                                                                         $3.00

• CA2 -Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils from Niagara Falls - an 81/2” x 11” card with an educational description of the formation of Niagara Falls on the back of the card. The card has three minerals, one fossil, and fifteen rock specimens from fifteen different layers in the Niagara Gorge. Specimens are displayed on a labeled diagram showing a geologic section with the age of the rock layers. This product is information packed -                                                                                                                                                                                                          $4.00.

• CA3 - Minerals, Fossils and Gems- 8 1/2” x 11” card with thirty specimens including fossil shark tooth. fossil oyster, amethyst, carnelian, rose quartz, and others -                                                                                                                                                                             $4.00.

 Educational Collections

Our newest offering, these collections of 9 to 10 specimens 1” to 2”in size, are suitable for study. Included are testing materials and instruction sheets which make them self explanatory. Each collection is packaged in a sturdy compartmentalized box 7" inches square. The minerals are numbered and are loose in their compartments to facilitate study. The collections have been thoughtfully assembled and written by our own in house, professor of geology. 

• MH1 - Mohs Hardness Scale Collection - Hardness, or the scratch-ability of’ a mineral is an important diagnostic tool for mineral identification. This collection contains a complete (except for diamond) set of minerals making up the Mohs Hardness Scale. Each is labeled with its hardness number. Testing materials include a glass plate, steel nail, and a copper penny. -                                                                                $10.00. 

• MH2- Physical Properties of Minerals - This collection contains 10 specimens carefully selected to illustrate the physical properties used in the identification of minerals, teaching sheets and testing materials including a magnet, streak plate and glass plate. -                                 $10.00. 

Minerals

Tektites - Tektites are a natural glass formed from rock melted by the impact of a large meteorite. This melt is thrown out of the meteor crater into space where it hardens Into glass. It then re-enters the Earth’s atmosphere. They are shaped like pitted teardrops, spheres, disks, etc.

    • TTI- Tektite approximately 1” long in a 1 1/2"x 11/2" box — (Availability is limited)                                                                                $3.00. 

Fossils

    • ST1- * NEW~ This one-pound bag is filled with natural gravels from the Miocene phosphate pits of North Carolina. Each bag is guaranteed to contain shark teeth, and other possibilities may include other shark material, fish, marine mammal, mollusks, echinoderms, and many more microfossils. Included is an identification sheet to help identify possible specimens, with a brief description of the general geology and paleontology                                                                                                                                                1 pound- $2.50, 5 pound bag- $10.00

    • El- * NEW! Partial eurypterids (sea scorpions) from the Silurian period. This kit contains a head shield, tail, and some body segments of this rare arthropod for study and comparison.                                 $l8.00      *More complete eurypterid specimens may be substituted at additional cost

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