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Quartzite
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Quartzite Type:
Metamorphic; regional. Texture/Appearance:
Massive, with generally small grain size; sometimes saccharoidal. Grain size (sand size, 1/16-2mm) dependent on original detritus. Generally non-folia...
force probe 3
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Unbalanced forces Grade 3: Force Probe
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Students will simulate a tug-of-war using two WARD’S Single Force Probes to illustrate balanced
and unbalanced for...
Schorl
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Schorl (Tourmaline Group) Na Fe3+2 Al6 (BO3)3 Si6 O18 (OH)4 Crystallography:
Hexagonal -R; 3m. Usually in prismatic crystals with rounded triangular cross- section due to prominent trigonal prism and subordina...
Staurolite
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Staurolite (Fe+2, Mg, Zn)2 Al9 (Si, Al)4 O22 (OH)2 Crystallography:
Monoclinic (pseudo-orthorhombic); 2/m. Crystals prismatic with common forms {110}, {001}, and {101}. Cruciform twins very common (at nearly 9...
Gr 1 light probe
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Will the Light Shine? Grade 1: Light Probe
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Students will observe the effects of different materials on light waves.
This activity uses the WARD’s Single ...
Bufo Toads
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Bufo Toad
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Hornblende
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Hornblende (Ca,Na)2-3 (Mg,Fe,Al)5 SI6 (Si,Al)2 O22 (OH)2 (Amphibole Group) Crystallography:
Monoclinic: 2/m. Crystals prismatic usually terminated by {011}. May be columnar to fibrous; coarse-to fine-granular.
Physical Pro...
Limestone
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Limestone Type:
Sedimentary; chemical or clastic. Texture/Appearance:
Fine to coarsely crystalline; varieties may be dense, compact and graded to brecciated, styliolitic, or oolitic. Stratification usually ind...
force probe K
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Push or Pull? Grade K: Force Probe
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Students use forces constantly in their day-to-day lives. A force is simply a push or a pull on an
object. In this act...
Gabbro
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Gabbro Type:
Igneous; intrusive. Texture/Appearance:
Granular; medium-grained. Color:
Dark, medium gray, green-gray or brownish-gray. Mineralogy/Chemistry:
Mafic; with essential plagioclase (50%-75%) and pyrox...
Tuff
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Tuff Type:
Igneous; extrusive (pyroclastic). Texture/Appearance:
Clastic texture with angular rock and mineral fragments and lapilli mixed with fine-grained volcanic ash, partly cemented by sedimentary materia...
Pegmatitie
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Pegmatite Type:
Igneous; intrusive. Texture/Appearance:
Very coarse-grained, marked by intergrowth of large (up to 1 cm) crystals. In some instances, individual crystals may grow up to several feet.
Color: Varies; mostly l...
Peridotite
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Peridotite Type:
Igneous; intrusive. Texture/Appearance:
Medium to coarse-grained; massive, granular, sometimes porphyritic. Color:
Medium gray to greenish-gray. Mineralogy/Chemistry:
Ultramafic, with mafic minerals greate...
Bornite
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Bornite (Na,K) AlSi3 O8 (Feldspar Group) Crystallography:
Orthorhombic - dipyramidal (2/m 2/m 2/m) Crystals rare; commonly massive. Physical Properties:
Cleavage: None. Fracture small conchoidal, uneven; britt...
Arkose
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Arkose Type:
Sedimentary; clastic. Texture/Appearance:
Usually coarse-grained, sometimes with pebbles. Angular to subangular, poorly to moderately well-sorted sand grains. No Fossils.
Color: Gray, pink or redd...
Spotted Salamanders
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Spotted Salamander
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