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Rocksandminerals.com Boxed Rock Collections
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• Variety of choices
• Full list of contents on the site
• Rock cycle chart included
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• Must buy streak plate, magnifier separately
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Well-chosen rock sets with no frills.
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15-stone basic set as well as 15-stone sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic sets
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1.5 inch (4 cm) specimens big enough to really play with
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Colorado company, accepts PayPal
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Basic Rock Collections
These look like collections put together by someone who knows what rocks matter and what ones don't: for instance the metamorphic collection has four different schists, the sedimentary one has four lime rocks (I might have replaced one with a chert), and the igneous one happily includes anorthosite (rare in most places except for the Moon and a large chunk of New York vacationland). The collections would suit you no matter where you live, not just in Colorado. These aren't a complete solution for the beginner, but farther down the page are lots of helpful add-ons.
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