Specimens
Specimens are available for use in a wide variety of organic and inorganic testing procedures. Organic samples can be utilized for dissection purposes or studying whole preserved or life specimens, with practical examples in cellular biology or the internal structures of whole organs and complex multicellular systems. Rock specimens are useful for studying textures, grain sizes, and other features brought about by pressure, temperature, and other natural forces, offering a glimpse into the Earth’s geological history.
Ward's® Peridotite (Coarse-Grained)
Dark gray, composed mostly of pyroxene and olivine.
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Ward's® Arkose
Red-brown to gray, coarse-grained, containing feldspar and mica.
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Shale (Carbonaceous)
Black, fissile; commonly with carbonized fossil plant impressions.
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Ward's® Tuff (Rhyolitic)
Gray, fine, friable, with abundant small sanidine crystal fragments.
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Ward's® Classroom Rock Collection
Survey set improves student's recognition of all three major rock groups.
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Ward's® Anorthite
Feldspar group; calcium end member plagioclase crystals in pyroxene matrix.
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Ward's® Anorthoclase
When minerals, rocks, and fossils cannot be accurately identified by macroscopic observation and testing, thin section slides can reveal the composition and structure of the specimens on a microscopic level.
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Ward's® Apatite (Massive)
Blue fluorapatite, pure crystalline, Moh's hardness of 5.
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Ward's® Enstatite
When minerals, rocks, and fossils cannot be accurately identified by macroscopic observation and testing, thin section slides can reveal the composition and structure of the specimens on a microscopic level.
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Ward's® Kyanite
When minerals, rocks, and fossils cannot be accurately identified by macroscopic observation and testing, thin section slides can reveal the composition and structure of the specimens on a microscopic level.
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Ward's® Microcline (Pink)
Feldspar group; pink cleavages showing perthitic texture, common potassium feldspar, Mohs’ hardness of 6.