DD Fossils
Volcanics I
This category includes a wide variety of different volcanic specimens. Listed are lava slices, thin sections, ash samples and volcanic sands.
Hawaiian volcanic sand slide collection
- This neat collection of microsample slides contains 3 distinct types of volcanic sand obtained from the Hawaiian islands.
- Included are an iron rich cinder sand, a black obsidian glass sand, and a green olivine bearing sand.
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Hawaiian volcanic sand vial collection
- This neat collection of vials contains 3 distinct types of volcanic sand obtained from the Hawaiian islands.
- Included are an iron rich cinder sand, a black obsidian glass sand, and a green olivine bearing sand.
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Mount Santorini - Thera ash cinder sample 1925
- Famous for the eruption that destroyed the Minoan civilisation in 1624 B.C. these specimens were collected shortly after the much smaller erpution of 1925.
- The small ~2cm vial contains a mixture of different volcanic rock types, as exhibited by the colours visible in the vial.
- Includes lava and cinder fragments of red, green, black and white colour.
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Mount St. Helens Ash slide collection
- A collection of microsample slides containing ash from 5 different distances from the volcano.
- Shows the gradual decrease in particle size with increased distance from the eruption.
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Mount St. Helens Ash sample collection
- A collection of 10 different ash samples collected from varying distances and locations around the collection.
- All were collected in 1980 shortly after the eruption took place.
- Comes with a set of photographs and information booklet copied from the originals compiled by the researcher that collected the ash.
- Includes photos of the area during and immediately after the eruption.
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Mount Etna 30 slide mineral ash collection
- This collection consists of 30 microsample slides all containing different minerals collected Mount Etna.
- The slides contain a vast array of minerals and ash types, ranging from lava fragments to pure sulphur collected from the hot vents.
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Mount Etna 30 sample mineral ash collection in gem jars
- This collection consists of 30 gem jars containing different minerals collected Mount Etna.
- The slides contain a vast array of minerals and ash types, ranging from lava fragments to pure sulphur collected from the hot vents.
- Each specimen is housed in a 3cm gem jar as shown.
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Mid Atlantic Ridge volcanic thin section and rock collection
- A neat collection of two thin sections and one rock slice of volcanic rocks from the Mid Atlantic ridge.
- Includes slides of rock specimens from Ascension Island and the Azores. Both are suitable for polarised light studies.
- Rock sample is lava from the Azores.
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The Eastern Ring of Fire volcanic ash collection
- Ash samples from FOUR of the most famous volcanoes within the United States - Mt St. Helens, Mount Augustine, Mt Spurr and finally Mt, Redoubt.
- Each sample comes housed in a small vial and represent part of the Eastern Pacific Ring of Fire.
- Samples vary from coarse to fine grain.
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The Western Ring of Fire volcanic ash collection
- To compliment the collection listed above, this set includes 3 samples from the Western Ring of Fire.
- Samples come from Iwo Jima, Mount Tarvarvur in Papua New Guinea and Mount Taranaki in New Zealand. Rare samples
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Volcanic Ash of South America
- A set of very fine grained ash samples from South America.
- This ash is notably different to those from the USA and elsewhere as it is very light in colour and particularly fine grained. The samples come from Mount Cerro Azul, Mount Puyehue and Mount Quizapu
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Volcanic ash and rocks of Japan
- Two nice samples of ash and ash sand from the islands of Japan.
- Included in the collection are a sample of ash sand from Mount Surabachi on Iwo Jima, Mount Sakurajima and rock samples from both Mount Fuji and Mount Aso.
- 4 different samples/specimens in total.
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Japanese Lava Thin Section collection
- Two thin sections of lava from the islands of Japan.
- Specimens come from Mount Fuji and Mount Aso and show distinct internal structure with crystals within the matrix.
- The slides are suitable for polarised light studies.
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Lake Towada, Japan pumice slice
- A nice slice of pumice from the Towada volcanic caldera in Japan.
- The last eruption was 13,000 years ago, when these pieces were formed.
- The pieces show excellent fibrous and crystalline structure. Really interesting material.
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Mount Pinatubo volcanic ash 1991
- This rare ash sample was collected from the decks of the SS Libra on June 16, 1991.
- Comes with copies of a set of photographs taken by the ships captain and a geological report he had done on the ash.
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Icelandic Lava Thin Section, Ash and Rock collection
- A nice collection of 4 different samples representing the volcanic geology of Iceland.
- Two distinct lava types are presented in thin section form - Scoria lava from Mount Edborg and black lava from Mount Bardabunga.
- Rock slice from Mount Bardabunga and ash sample from Eyjafjallajökull are also included.
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Volcanic Rock Thin Section Collection
- A collection of 5 thin sections presenting different volcanic rock types.
- Exact make-up depends on availability at the time of ordering but will always include, lava, Larvikite, and pyroclastic samples. Porphyry and other typical volcanic rocks will make up the rest of the slides.
- Mounted on standard microscope slides.
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Volcanic Rock and Ash 15 sample survey collection
- A collection of volcanic rocks and ash of 15 different types.
- A wide variety of localities are included from around the globe.
- Includes ash, ash sand and rock samples
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