What Mineral Is It and Classroom Project Kit

This classroom project kit contains enough materials for 30 students to explore the process of mineral identification through step-by-step, hands-on testing.  

The kit contains individual student What mineral is it? charts and specimens, so students can make observations and conclusions as they progress through this interactive kit! The framed What Mineral Is It? Chart uses colorful imagery and actual mounted mineral specimen samples to assist students in identifying their unknown minerals.

Need a mineral test kit to help with mineral identification? Ours comes with a streak plate, glass plate, hand lengs, magnet, and dropper bottle!

This kit includes:

• Mineral ID Student Cards
• What Mineral Is It? Chart
• Rock & Mineral Study Guide
• Minerals Samples:
  • Graphite
  • Magnetite
  • Pyrite 
  • Hornblende
  • Biotite
  • Quartz Flint
  • Hematite
  • Limonite
  • Microcline
  • Quartz Milky
  • Muscovite
  • Halite
  • Calcite
  • Fluorite
  • Talc (steatite)
  • Kaolin
  • Gypsum alabaster

Other items needed:

• Mineral Test Kit from Home Science Tools