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Rocks and Minerals, the Stuff of the Earth – the Kit

by Northwest Treasures, Geology

$136.00

Rocks and Minerals: The Stuff of the Earth, the kit

This study isdesigned to help you study geology Biblically, so that in addition to learning good science, you also learn how to stand in your faith.A comprehensive study of rocks and minerals, this study will look at the makeup of minerals and the rocks they form. It is designed to be a semester study, grades 9-12.

Study includes:

In the Beginning – The Foundation
The Rock-forming Minerals
The Origin and Types of the Rocks;
Plutonic and Volcanic Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks and their Origin
Metamorphic Rocks and their Origin
Rock Formations, Mysteries of the Past
The Mineral Families
Properties of Minerals
Color and Varieties in Minerals
Rocks and Minerals of the Bible
Minerals of the Bible
Fluorescence
…all from a young-Earth perspective!

The kit includes:

Rocks and Minerals, The Stuff of the Earth (145 page soft-cover, color textbook) with quizzes, comprehensive exam, and answer key
9 Mohs minerals (talc, gypsum, calcite, fluorite, apatite, feldspar, quartz, topaz and corundum)
12 metamorphic rocks (Gneiss, schist, slate, phyllite, serpentinite, steatite, amphibolite, quartzite, greenstone, marble, anthracite, and hornfels)
4 plutonic rocks (gabbro, diorite, granodiorite and granite)
12 rock-forming minerals (quartz, calcite, potassium feldspar, sodium feldspar, muscovite mica, jasper, olivine, amphibole, pyroxene, calcium feldspar, magnetite, biotite mica)
13 sedimentary rocks (shale, siltstone, sandstone, breccia, arkose, conglomerate, limestone, travertine, coquina, fossil limestone, chalk, halite, bituminous coal)
9 volcanic rocks (basalt, rhyolite, dacite, andesite, obsidian, scoria, pumice, tuff, vesicular basalt)
8 mineral samples showing crystal habits
Mohs Hardness Test Kit including 2 streak plates (white and black), scratch plate, and magnet
Carrying case

To read a short excerpt from the book, Rocks and Minerals – the Stuff of the Earth, click here.

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    If your kids love rocks and fossils, look no further! At Northwest Treasures, Geology, we have you covered, with studies and hands-on kits for PreK-12, with rocks, minerals and/or fossils to enhance what they are learning! You can study dinosaurs, volcanoes, or rocks and minerals. Or the geology of our national parks or of the Lewis and Clark Trail. Or gems and fluorescence. We even have online classes! But beyond this, we teach geology from a Biblical perspective, with a view to helping our children be able to stand firmly on what they believe when it comes to defending the Genesis account of Creation, and the Flood. We aim to come alongside parents to help them to teach these tremendous truths to their kids. So join us to study our amazing earth, and what the God of Creation has done.

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