"Ward's® Thermochemistry In The Bag Inquiry Demonstration Activities"

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.

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.

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.

Our excellent series of standard thin sections features important and interesting rock-forming mineral types most often found in field samples.

Our excellent series of standard thin sections features important and interesting rock-forming mineral types most often found in field samples.

Unusual glassy tubes of fused sand produced by lightning strikes in desert sediments. Average size: 1.5"- 2".

Specimen Holding Fluid, Dilute one part to nine parts water for use.
Shelf Life (months): 36
Storage: Red

Up-Close view Without a Microscope

Gray-to-brown basaltic, with over 50% vesicles.

Light gray, fine-grained, well-foliated, schistose.

Massive, chlorite-rich.

Red-brown to gray, coarse-grained, containing feldspar and mica.

Fun with Surface Tension

Dark, coarse-grained, and composed chiefly of hornblende.

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.

Never before has it been so easy to view microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, and protists.