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Acid bottles - 15ml

Our acid bottles are made from tough glass with rubber teat and dropper. These are 15ml size bottles with red teat and amber glass bottle. 90mm tall including teat. Please note, these are empty bottles, however we do sell acid under our Solvents section, Click here

Code Sterling (£) USD ($) Euro (€) VAT Stock Status Acid bottle (each) GE0630 £1.65 $2.89 €2.06 20%   + 10 bottles - Save 42% GE0630/1 £9.50 $16.62 €11.88 20%   + 160 pack - Save 48% GE0630/2 £136.00 $238.00 €170.00 20%

MOHS Hardness / Streak Test Kit

This pack contains minerals with a MOHS hardness of 1 to 9, with a easy to carry pouch and a streak plate. Contains instructions and information. MOHS Scale measures mineral hardness, by the scratch resistance of various materials to scratch a softer material. MOHS was created in 1812 by the German mineralogist, Friedrich Mohs.

Code Sterling (£) USD ($) Euro (€) VAT Stock Status Testing Kits GE0610 £15.95 $27.91 €19.94 20%   + Pack of 10 - Save 34% GE0610/1 £104.80 $183.40 €131.00 20%

MOHS Hardness Testing Kit

Contains 7 hardness testing pencils of scales from 3 to 9 for use with the MOHS scale. These are as follows; 3) Calcite, 4) Fluorite, 5) Apatite, 6) Orthoclase, 7) Quartz, 8) Topaz and 9) Corundum. MOHS Scale measures mineral hardness, by the scratch resistance of various materials to scratch a softer material. MOHS was created in 1812 by the German mineralogist, Friedrich Mohs.

Code Sterling (£) USD ($) Euro (€) VAT Stock Status MOHS Kits GE0600 £29.50 $51.62 €36.88 20%   + Pack of 5 - Save 25% GE0600/1 £111.15 $194.51 €138.94 20%

Streak Plates

Streak Plates, White, both are 40 x 40 x 5 x 0.1 Unglazed. Each Pack contains 10 Plates. Streak plates are used to identify minerals, each mineral gives off a different colour which is not necessarily the same colour as the rock. For example, Amethyst can be identified by a white/grey streak. Contains a list of common minerals with hardness, colour and streak.

Code Sterling (£) USD ($) Euro (€) VAT Stock Status White - (Pack of 10) GE0620 £3.95 $6.91 €4.94 20%   + Pack of 10 - Save 25% GE0620/1 £29.50 $51.62 €36.88 20%   + Pack of 25 - Save 37% GE0620/2 £62.50 $109.38 €78.12 20%   + Pack of 100 - Save 62% GE0620/3 £150.00 $262.50 €187.50 20%

Swing Magnet Scribers

These scribes contain a magnet in the top used as a pivot swing magnet for testing the magnetic properties of minerals. They are made from hardened steel with a pocket clip and a reversible top.

Code Sterling (£) USD ($) Euro (€) VAT Stock Status Each GE0004 £5.95 $10.41 €7.44 20%   + Pack of 10 - Save 24% GE0004/1 £45.00 $78.75 €56.25 20%   + Pack of 25 - Save 41% GE0004/2 £87.50 $153.12 €109.38 20%