JMCC Hands-On Educational Sets

Jurupa Mountains Cultural Center

Hands-on Educational Sets

ROCKS AND MINERALS

MISCELLANEOUS SETS AVAILABLE

FOSSIL - PALEONTOLOGY SETS

CUSTOM SETS - Made to Order

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ROCKS AND MINERALS

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BASIC ROCK SET (2 lbs.)
$35.00    Includes metamorphic, sedimentary and igneous (intrusive and extrusive) rocks. Each rock is numbered and sealed so specimens can be washed. A chart identifies each type of rock.
(16 specimens included)

JUNIOR BASIC ROCK SET (1 lb.)
$15.00    Includes metamorphic, sedimentary and igneous rocks (12 specimens), identification chart included.

MAGIC OF MINERALS (1 lb.)
$35.00    Includes 21 specimens with unusual properties for classroom demonstrations. Textbook with complete instructions in included.

MAGIC OF MINERALS (1½ lbs.)
$59.95    Includes 21 specimens with unusual properties for classroom demonstrations. Textbook with complete instructions is included.

MAGIC OF MINERALS (5 lbs.)
$250.00    Specially designed for teachers. Includes 34 mineral specimens for teacher plus 5 classroom sets.
16 different specimens and a textbook with complete instructions.

DISCOVERY SET (4 lbs.)
$72.00    Over 720 specimens with identification chart. You receive 35 sets of 20 different specimens for use in the classroom.
Scatter in trays and have students make up a collection and identify their own rocks. One of our most popular items.

DISCOVERY SET (2 lbs.)
$35.00    This set contains same specimens as above set, but the specimens are approximately ½ the size.

HARDNESS SET
$10.00    Mohs hardness set of 9 minerals (excludes diamond) for use in testing. Kit includes a magnet and scratch plate.

EXPLORING ROCKS
$15.00    A mini demonstration set to teach children the following properties: smell, taste, magnetism, flotation, etc.
(10 specimens are included in this set)

CALIFORNIA MINERAL SET (½ lb.)
$15.00    Small, 18 mineral specimens.

54 MINERALS OF THE WEST (1 lbs.)
$22.50    Each mineral is attached to a special chart and identified.

15 MINERALS OF THE WEST (1 lb.)
$7.50    Each mineral is attached to a special chart and identified.

GROW YOUR OWN CRYSTALS

            CALCITE/MARBLE GARDEN
            $5.00   Have the fun of watching your own crystals grow using Calcite marble. Complete instructions are included in this kit.

                COAL MINER’S GARDEN                                                                               .
            $5.00   Have the fun of watching your own crystals grow using coal. Complete instructions are included in this kit.

                BLOOMING ROCKS
            $5.00    Have the fun of watching your own crystals grow using Aragonite.

HALITE DELIGHT
$5.00    Salty fun! Grow your own Halite crystals.

ROCKS ASSOCIATED WITH GOLD (1 lb.)
$20.00    This set includes 12 labeled rock and mineral specimens.

QUARTZ FAMILY MINERALS (1 lbs.)
$15.00    This set includes 12 labeled specimens.

CALIFORNIA ROCK SET (1 ½ lb.)
$18.00    12 labeled and numbered specimens from California.

CRUSHED PYRITE FOR GOLD PANNING
$15.00    One pound of pyrite sand for classroom use.

FLOURESCENT MINERAL STARTER SET (1/2 lb.)
$18.00    Set includes 6 minerals that react to both long and short wave light. It includes some from Franklin, New Jersey.

INSTANT ADOBE BRICK SET (1 lbs.)
$2.50    Have fun making your own adobe bricks. Set includes clay soil and brick form.

OCEAN BUDDIES REUSABLE PLASTER MOLDING KIT (1 ¼ lb.)
$8.50    This set includes 3 reusable ocean buddies molds: Killer Whale, Dolphin and Penquin.

STRIKE IT RICH: PROSPECTING KIT
$15.00    This set includes everything you need for classroom demonstrations on how to pan for gold. Included in kit is a gold pan, booklet, pyrite sand, and 100 milligrams of real gold.

CRESTMORE STUDY SET (1/2 lb.)
$25.00    A fine collection of contact minerals from the world famous Crestmore Quarry in Riverside County, California. Each set includes Brucite, Blue Calcite, Diopside, Ellestadite, Foshagite, Garnet Skarn, Idocrase, Merwinite, Pyroexene with Sphene, Spinel, Tobermorite and Wollastonite. Each set includes 12 specimens in a divided box.

THE OLD MINERAL BAG
$15.00    Contains 18 different genuine educational rocks and minerals.

ROCK SETS:    Each set contains 12 large labeled and numbered specimens.
                METAMORPHIC    $35.00 Set

SEDIMENTARY    $35.00 Set

IGNEOUS    $35.00 Set
            ROCK FORMING MINERALS    $35.00 Set
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MISCELLANEOUS SETS

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LARGE ARROW POINTS SETS
$20.00    14 Assorted Arrow Points

SMALL ARROW POINTS
$8.00    5 Assorted Arrow Points

PAINT SET
$35.00    Make your own Indian Paints. Included in set are natural materials to make red, yellow, blue, black and white paints. Also included is a piece of shale, a Dacite pebble, paintbrushes, stir sticks and instructions. Enough materials included in set for 30 students.

MINI PAINT SET
$6.95    This set includes everything the larger set has but only enough natural materials for 1 to 2 students.

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FOSSIL - PALEONTOLOGY SETS

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ASSORTED DINOSAUR BONE PIECES (1/2 lb.)
$30.00    Morrison Formation, Utah – 30 pieces per bag

FOSSIL SHARK TEETH – Miocene, Tamiami Formation, Florida (1/2 lb.)
$30.00    This set includes a descriptive sheet, “Shark Facts, History and Mythology” plus an illustrated booklet for identification of the specimens with both a common name and a technical name. There are approximately 200 teeth, enough for a classroom of 35 students.

POTTER FARM FORMATION (3 lbs.)
$30.00    Devonian, Alpena Clay, Michigan – Recover invertebrate fossils from a clay matrix and use the booklet for identification to see what kind of life was on the sea bottom at the time. There are enough specimens for a classroom of 35 students.

MOROCCAN FOSSIL SET
$75.00    This set includes 83 assorted teeth of sharks, crocodiles and stingrays. Set is beautifully displayed in wood frame with glass cover.

MICRO FOSSIL SAND and CLAY SETS
$6.00    Bag of sand or clay to examine under a microscope.

          CALOOSAHATCHEE SAND: Pliocene/Pleistocene, Sarasota, Florida (1 lb.)

          COQUINA LIMESTONE: Pliocene/Pleistocene, Ventura Co., California (1 lb.)

          ALPENA CLAY: Potter’s Farm: Devonian, Alpena, Michigan (1 lb.)

ROCHESTER SHALE: Silurian, Clinton Formation, New York (6 lbs.)
$55.00    Slabs have a layer of sediment that can be removed using vinegar for etching to expose fossils that each student can identify using the included booklet, 35 slabs are included in this fascinating set.

BONE VALLEY FORMATION: Miocene, Fort Mead, Florida (1 lb.)
$60.00    Arrange a discovery experience for students to find specimens that may include rhinoceros, mastodon, 3-toed horse, turtle and shark to picture a geologic time that is different from today. Material included for a classroom of 30 students.

LA BREA FORMATION: Pleistocene, McKittrick Oil Field, Ca. (3 lbs.)
$35.00    Explore for fossils, bones, plant seeds, insects and other fossils entrapped in ancient tar. Approximately two (2) pounds. There is enough material for a class of 30 students.

CALOOSAHATCHEE FORMATION: Plio-Pleistocene, Sarasota, Fla. (1/2 lb.)
$25.00    Six (6) seashells to prepare, each approximately 2-2 ½ inches.

FOSSIL SET I
$20.00    Cambrian algae, ammonite, mammal teeth, crinoid stem, dinosaur bone, clam, petrified wood, shark tooth, stingray barb and bryozoan.

FOSSIL SET II
$20.00    Fresh water algae, belemnite, mammal bone, echinoid, tortoise scute, oyster, fossil fern, fish balance bone, stingray crusher tooth and foraminifera.

FOSSIL SET III
$20.00    Eocene algae, baculite, mammal tusk piece, blastoid, trilobite, gastropod, fossil leaf, brachiopod, stingray scute and coral.

FOSSIL SET IV
$20.00    A selection of fossils from the above sets, that will be more familiar to children. Ammonite, echinoid, brachiopod, fern leaf, petrified wood, coral, trilobite, shark tooth, gastropod and dinosaur bone.

DELUXE FOSSIL SET (1 lb.)
$30.00    Includes a publication that describes the major events of Earth’s history and the major life forms revealed by fossils during geologic time. Ten well described specimens, boxed and labeled with geologic calendar.

MINI FOSSIL SET
$5.00    Contains 12 assorted specimens.

BIG BANG FOSSIL BAG
$15.00    Contains 10 different genuine fossils of excellent quality.

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CUSTOM SETS CAN BE MADE TO ORDER

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CUSTOM SETS CAN BE MADE TO ORDER WITH FOSSILS, ROCKS AND/OR MINERALS.

Design your own hands-on classroom projects. Teachers and children love to learn about science with materials that make learning more enjoyable.

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Other items available but not listed:

Posters: Dinosaurs, Bats, Snakes and Time Chart

Rocks, Minerals and Fossils: 25 cents and up.

Rock, Mineral and Fossil Books

And Much More!

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You will receive a 10% discount on all your purchases and during the holiday season additional discounts on selected items plus coupon for more savings.
Your membership will also be supporting the Center and our children’s programs.

Membership fees: $20.00 Individual and $35.00 Family

For Information please call: 951-685-5818

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PUBLICATIONS

We carry a wide variety of publications which include History, Education, Plants, and Cookbooks.

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BASIC ROCK SET (2 lbs.) $35.00 Includes metamorphic, sedimentary and igneous (intrusive and extrusive) rocks. Each rock is numbered and sealed so specimens can be washed. A chart identifies each type of rock. (16 specimens included)

BASIC ROCK SET (2 lbs.)
$35.00 Includes metamorphic, sedimentary and igneous (intrusive and extrusive) rocks. Each rock is numbered and sealed so specimens can be washed. A chart identifies each type of rock.
(16 specimens included)