Small Rock, Mineral & Gem Excavation Kit

I bought this as a stocking stuffer for my 9 year old. He has loved larger excavation kits and I thought this would be great for some quick fun. He was able to break this apart on his own and found some very pretty rocks of various colors. We were very pleased for the price!

Wow! This was smaller than expected but maybe I did not read the description well enough. Incase you missed it this is as small as a deck of cards. My son has not seen or played with it yet as it is a Christmas gift. Actually after seeing the size it will be a great stocking stuffer. But dont let the size full you it still looks like it will be fun as my kid loves these kinds of things. Also smaller equals less mess.

Granddaughters loved mining for gemstones. Each one contains 2 good sized gems.

Box is 3 inches, missing the magnifying glass and only has 2 rocks in the plaster. Not sure if it's worth 5 $ to me but the kids are liking it so go ahead and buy.

Wow, my first impression was, "You got to be kidding, this thing is so small - I think I just wasted money". BUT WAIT, you will be very happy that it is so small! Why, because if you actually use the tools given it will take you a considerable amount of time to get those gems (which are worth it). This little guy will teach you patience, gentleness, and a few other character builders. When we received this I thought my children would laugh at the size of the product - Oops, I was very incorrect! We are looking forward to purchasing other excavations kits of similar size and others as well. (Maybe I'll get myself one too!) P.S. Don't rush to soak it in water.This purchase went along with the purchases of ROCK ON! and the Introductory Earth Science Classroom Rocks and Mineral set. The three are a compliment to each other - along with the Opti-Tekscope Digital USB Microscope Camera - we are having an amazing time. Thank you to all those who are making that possible.

My son is obsessed with this! I love that it takes time to find all of them. He works at it 30 minutes or so at a time and finds one or two minerals. I just leave it all on a baking sheet to contain the mess and put it up on the fridge until he’s ready to work on it again a couple days later.

Purchased 3 for my scouts and every single one was missing pieces. None of them had the magnifying glass or the rock identification booklet. Would not recommend buying. Waste of money for what you get. Spend the extra money to get a bigger and better one.

Box did not include magnifying glass or booklet like it stated. Also only had 2 rocks in each plaster. Box clearly stated 3 gems per box. Kids liked it but were slightly disappointed when they didn’t have a 3rd rock. Served its purpose for science for the day.