"Ward"

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.

Pale pink felsite, with small sanidine phenocrysts.

Pure, large, transparent-to-translucent cleavages, Mohs’ hardness of 4.

Pure, bright yellow, Frasch sulfur.

Yellow to orange crystal with a glassy luster and smooth, often transparent appearance.

Freshwater. Unicellular. Soil-water medium. Characterized by two flagella (one inside a groove at right angles to the other); most also have tests made of cellulose and are encrusted with silica.

Red, classic oolitic texture.

The Chemistry Gram Stain Kit makes gram straining easy and fast.

Black, soft; most widely mined.

Brownish black, intermediate stage between peat and bituminous coal.

Life-Size, Cast From An Actual Specimen

Large scale demonstration of harmonic motion.

Fresh Green forsterite, classic “twin sisters” dunite.

Freshwater. Colonial. Sheet of many cells one cell thick. Soil-water medium.

Shipped in a form that provides the best quality specimen. Most are supplied in 16 x 125 mm tubes, 2 oz. jars, or 8 oz. jars.

Gemmy, sherry-colored crystals and sections approximately 3/8– 1/2"

Ideal for Beginning Earth Science Students