Ward's Science Essentials® Igneous Rocks Collection
Introduce your students to rocks formed from the cooling of magma and lava.
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Ward's Science Essentials® Pyroxenite
Pyroxenite is ultramafic igneous rock made up of primarily pyroxene minerals.
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Ward's® Peridotite (Coarse-Grained)
Dark gray, composed mostly of pyroxene and olivine.
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Ward's® Science Essentials® Pegmatite
Pegmatite is igneous rock similar to granite but with larger crystals.
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Ward's Science Essentials® Granite
Porphyritic igneous rock containing biotite, feldspar, and hornblende.
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Ward's® Igneous Rock Set of 18
Includes: six each of obsidian, pumice, and basalt. Set of 18.
Common rocks and minerals for testing and identification studies are 2–3cm each.
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Ward's® Science Essentials® Anorthosite
Anorthosite is an intrusive, igneous rock consisting of predominantly plagioclase feldspar.
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Ward's Science Essentials® Gabbro
Gabbro is Mafic igneous rock formed deep underground consisting of olivine and pyroxene.
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Ward's® Snowflake Obsidian (Cristobalite), Student Specimens
Volcanic glass with snowflakes embedded throughout.
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Ward's Science Essentials® Pumice
Pumice is light colored glassy rock that floats in water.
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Ward's Science Essentials® Syenite
Syenite a light-colored rock consisting of feldspars and hornblende.
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Ward's® Science Essentials® Andesite
Introduce your students to Gray Andesite with large phenocrysts of hornblende.
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Ward's Science Essentials® Rhyolite
Rhyolite is a pale, pink felsic rock with lower density than most igneous rocks.
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Ward's® Andesite (Hornblende)
Abundant small black phenocrysts in a gray to brown matrix.