Geologic Reference Cards With a Purpose
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Geologic Mapping and Reference Cards

The Geoscientist’s Mapping Assistant

  • Multi-functional field tool makes your mapping more accurate and your life easier.

  • Useful conversions, Trig Functions, Classification Systems all at your fingertips.

  • A flat,  ready, steady surface for your Brunton in almost any situation.

Always By Your Side!

The Original Geological Reference Cards with a Purpose

Ready to record your outcrop with greater precision than you thought possible?  Pika Card is the solution.

In the field, we are only as good as the information we gather.  The Pika Card will help you become more accurate and precise gathering better data for your geologic interpretations.

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10% of proceeds from the sale of Pika Cards are donated to The Colorado Pika Project which is committed to learning more about the impact of climate change on American Pikas.

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Pika Cards

Quintessential field accessory to assist in all your projects.

  • Extend the plane of the smallest surface

  • Useful Classification Systems, Trig functions, Conversions

  • Your personal field assistant always by your side

  • Bright, high visibility colours make them easy to find

  • Rounded edges

  • Same size as field notebook

  • Laminated on both sides to increase durability

  • Easily carried with carabiner, lanyard or in pocket

  • Colour coded for easy recognition

  • Flat, ready, steady surface for your Brunton

  • Place directly on uneven surface to level out the plane

  • Sample Pika Card you can write on with dry-erase marker

Collect the Whole Deck!

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Geology Pika Card

Available in Translucent Oxide Orange or Translucent Sapphire Blue

Single-Sided

  • Protractor
  • Conversions
  • Trigonometric functions
Geology Pika Card (Single-Sided, Translucent Oxide Orange)
Geology Pika Card (Single-Sided, Translucent Sapphire Blue)

Igneous Pika Card

Available in Opaque Orange Or Yellow

Double-Sided:

  • Front: IUGS Classification System for Igneous Rocks
  • Back: Sample Pika-Card for photo documentation including:
    • Sample Number
    • Location
    • Description
    • Sample Type
Igneous Pika Card Front (Opaque Volcanic Orange)
Igneous Pika Card Back (Opaque Volcanic Orange)

Clastic Pika Card

Available in Opaque Yellow or Orange

Double-Sided:

  • Front: AGI classification for Clastic Rock (adapted From Folk, 1974) including:
    • Angularity
    • Grain Size
  • Back: Sample Pika-Card for photo documentation including:
    • Sample Number
    • Location
    • Description
    • Sample Type
Clastic Pika Card Front (Opaque Sandstone Yellow)
Clastic Pika Card Back (Opaque Sandstone Yellow)

Carbonate Pika Card

Available in Opaque Limestone Blue

Double-Sided:

  • Front: Dunham 1962 Classification System
  • Front: Embry, Klovan & James Reef Classification System
  • Back: Folk 1962 Classification System
Carbonate Pika Card Front (Opaque Limestone Blue)
Carbonate Pika Card Back (Opaque Limestone Blue)

Custom Pika Cards Avalible!

Display Your Company, School or Individual Logo.

  • Be Distinctive!

  • Be Bold!

  • Be Innovative!

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Pika Card Physical Properties

WEIGHT:

  • 2.45 Ounces (70 Grams)

DIMENSIONS:

  • Inches (4.63 x 7.38 x 0.125)
  • Centimeters (11.76 x 18.75 x 0.3175)

PIKA CARD DESIGN:

  • Pika Card has a strategically placed hole for carabiner, lanyard, clip or shoelace placing the Pika-Card always by your side for easy access.  Carry it on your pack, in your pocket, clipped to your belt or around your neck, the Pika-Card will be ready.
  • Each Pika Card is color coded for ease of identification.  An instant geologic reference always by your side regardless of where you are.
  • No internet accesses? No problem for the Pika Card, it’s always by your side with handy facts and classification systems at your finger tips.
  • In the field, we’re only as good as the information we gather.  The Pika Card will help you become more accurate and precise gathering better data for your geologic interpretation.

MATERIAL:

Cast Acrylic
  • Excellent optical clarity and transparency
  • Highly resistant to variations in temperature
  • Up to 17 times the impact resistance of ordinary glass
  • Half the weight of glass and ideal for precision machining
  • Highly resistant to many different chemicals
  • Has certain properties making it an ideal material for use in a wide range of applications, including medical, life sciences and food/beverage testing.
General Properties:
  • Relative Density 1.19 g/cm3
  • Rockwell Hardness M 102
  • Water Absorption 0.2%
  • Flammability Class 3 (BS 476 pt 7), UL94 HB
Mechanical:
  • Tensile Strength 75 MPa
  • Flexural Strength 115 MPa
Thermal Properties:
  • Minimum Service Temperature -40°C
  • Maximum Service Temperature 80°C
  • Softening Point >110°C
  • Linear Expansion 7.7×10-5
Optical Properties:
  • Light Transmission >92%
  • Refractive Index 1.49
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