Dear Mineralogists, Utrecht University seek igneous rocks for our teaching collection; namely a gabbro and an evolved pyroclastic volcanic rock. We would need approximately 30x thin-sections of each, and ideally some matching hand samples. We can offer a comfortable and warm home for an orphaned and lonely teaching collection — a chance for a new life after closure of an Earth Science department, for example. We would otherwise make a shiny new set from scratch. All best wishes, -Charlie — Dr Charles D. Beard Assistant Professor in Critical Elements & Minerals Dept. of Earth Sciences | Utrecht University Office 2.50 | Princetonlaan 8a | 3584 CB Utrecht, The Netherlands c.d.beard@uu.nl<mailto:cdb53@cam.ac.uk> | +44(0)7916 979537 cbeardgeo.wordpress.com<http://cbeardgeo.wordpress.com>