TRAVELING TRUNKS
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Diane Schupbach, Education Coordinator
319-273-3276 or diane.schupbach@uni.edu
TRUNK: Mineral Mystery
1 informational binder
1 tray of Familiar Friend bags containing bags of:
copper
dolomite
Talc
Halite
Marble
Gypsum
Sulfer
Mica
Graphite
Quartz
Paper descriptions of each mineral
1 tray of crystal systems containing:
fluorite
salts
garnet
pyrite
Galena
Amethyst
Quartz
Alum
Smokey Quartz
Calcite
Halite
Bag containing different lattices
Cut out lattices
1 tray of birthstones containing:
Pearls
Aventurine
Opal
Pink Quartz
Fluorite
Malachite
Jasper
Labradorite
Amethyst
Garnet
Sodalite
Peridot (Olivine)
Jade
1 tray of 7 boxes each containing examples of 9 minerals
baggie of mineral cards
1 tray for Iowa minerals containing bags of:
Sphalerite from Mineral Creek Mines
Fluorite from Volga Exposure
Pyrite from 4 County Quarry
Coal from SC Iowa
Baggie of Iowa mineral cards
1 tray for characteristic tests part #1 containing bags of:
Nails and Quartz
Hematite
Limestone and Galena
Amethyst and milky quartz
Milky quartz and rose quartz
Hardness plates
Test tube for density test
1 tray of 8 Mystery Minerals characteristic tests part #2 containing bags of:
Mica
Graphite
Limonite
Pyrite
Gypsum
Quartz
Magnetite
Galena
Streak Plates
1 magnet
