New Deluxe Mohs Hardness Pick Set For Mineral Identification Wooden Case

US $139.88

United States
Jan 30th

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1. NO SALES TAX 2. LOW COST EXPEDITED SHIPPING FOR US BUYERS 3. WE ARE NOW SHIPPING WORLDWIDE NEW Deluxe Mohs Hardness Pick Set for Mineral Identification Wooden Case $139.88 $188.95 Hardness is an important and quantifiable physical characteristic of a mineral and in your effort to identify an unknown mineral, the hardness, if known, combined with other properties, can narrow your search to just a handful of possibilities. Simply scratch a smooth surface of your unknown mineral with the picks of various indicated hardness. As an example, if a No. 5 pick scratches the mineral, but a No. 4 pick does not, then your mineral hardness is 4.5. Then compare this against a table of minerals listing hardness values to aid in identifying the unknown mineral. The Deluxe Hardness Pick Set from Mineralab is unique in that, unlike other mineral hardness test tool that use minerals or crystal points, Mineralab picks are made of metals and alloys of hardness values equal to 2 through 9 on Mohs hardness scale. Because the picks are made of metal, they are easily ground to sharp points which will not break off and which can be easily sharpened. Included in the Mineralab's Deluxe Hardness Pick Set: * Four double-ended picks with eight points comprising 2 and 3, 4 and 5, 6 and 7, 8 and 9 on Mohs' hardness scale. * High quality brass pinch vises. * A glass plate (hardness of about 5.5) which, when scratched, quickly distinguishes hard from soft minerals. * A second hardness plate with a hardness value of 3 5. * A white streak plate for testing a mineral's streak color. * A magnet to test magnetic rocks such as magnetite and pyrrhotite. * A 100 grit polishing stone to keep the points sharp. * An attractive, mahogany-finished and compact wooden case. * Hardness Table for 300 minerals * Complete usage instructions. Other Features: * All points are stamped with the indicated hardness value, and the pick body is color coded for quickly finding the desired pick. * Hardness points can be easily and inexpensively replaced without having to replace the pick bodies. * 1 year warranty. - Four double-ended picks with eight points: 2 & 3, 4 & 5, 6 & 7, 8 & 9 on Mohs' Hardness Scale - High quality brass pinch vises. - A glass plate (hardness of about 5.5) which, when scratched, distinguishes hard from soft minerals - A second hardness plate with a hardness value of 3.5. - A streak plate for testing a mineral streak color - Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 1.6 x 2.6 inches ; 1.5 pounds We only accept PayPal. + We are now shipping to worldwide addresses, the item is sent to logistic center in NJ and shipped from there to the rest of the world + International customers are responsible for all duties and taxes. Contact your local authority for questions related to the amount of duties or taxes you will be responsible for. + We ship within two business days of payment, usually sooner. + Standard FREE shipping takes between 3-5 business days + We use a selection of shipping services such as UPS, FedEx, USPS etc. + Expedited shipping takes between 2-3 business days + Overnight shipping takes between 1-2 business days (Ships within 12 hours of payment) + We do not accept P.O. BOXES -PLEASE PROVIDE A PHYSICAL ADDRESS. We accept returns within 14 days from date you received the purchase. Please contact us for a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number. Customer satisfaction is very important to us. If you have any problem with your order,please contact us and we will do our best to make you satisfied, please do not leave a negative feedback. We guarantee that your issue will be solved quickly. As long as you are happy with your purchase, please leave a positive feedback for us. Your feedback and DSRs are very important to us as better DSR scores affects our search placement on eBay. We will leave a positive feedback for you in return automatically . Thank you for looking at our list! You're welcome to watch other items we sell. If you have any questions please feel free to ask - We're always happy to answer your queries.