The Barberton Greenstone Belt Collection [77891]
Brand : Sciencemall-USA
- SKU:
- JPT-77891
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- Weight:
- 1.00 LBS
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- 1 unit
- Maximum Purchase:
- 6 units
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The geology of South Africa is comprised of the most amazing rocks on Earth, found only in the ancient Barberton Makhonjwa mountains.
This incredible, diverse suite of geological specimens from the Barberton Makhonjwa mountains includes:
- Earth's oldest lava - komatiite
- Earth's oldest life - Middle Marker Chert
- Earth's oldest lithified dune - Eriksson's Dune
- Among the oldest known meteorite impact spherule beds
- Vredefort largest impact structure - melt rock
- Kimberlite -from the world's most famous diamond mine, "Big Hole"
No other geological location on our planet contains this variety of geological diversity all in one place!
This special edition rock collection includes specimens from South Africa's best geological sites and 4-page study notes with in-color pictures. Ships with a display stand and Certificate of Authenticity. Photo cube not included.
The specimens are sized to fit into a 7/8" circle. The rock sizes are .75"L X 3/8 to 5/8" W and 3/8 to 1/2" D.
The rock collection plexiglass case is 8 1/4" L X 7" W X 5/8" D.
Five made ALL similar. All specimens were legally obtained from a scientific institution.
The photo for this rock collection is of the Barberton Makhonjwa Mountain geology trail informational plaques pavilion, South Africa.
Learn about one of Earth's premier geological locations with this colorful and engaging rock collection from South Africa!
![Middle Marker black chert [17885] facing front from the Hooggenoeg Formation Onverwacht Group Barberton Greenstone belt.](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-ijipkdz2cc/images/stencil/270x270/products/345/1607/Middle-marker-chert-Barberton-17885-main__67367.1696190367.jpg?c=1 "Middle Marker black chert [17885] facing front from the Hooggenoeg Formation Onverwacht Group Barberton Greenstone belt.")
![Barberton spherule bed [90311] layer 2 shown front face on a plexiglass stand.](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-ijipkdz2cc/images/stencil/270x270/products/344/1549/Meteorite-Impact-Spherule-Bed-90311-Barberton-front__12240.1695223050.jpg?c=1 "Barberton spherule bed [90311] layer 2 shown front face on a plexiglass stand.")
