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+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 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...

wardsci.com 800-962-2660 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...

+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Gneiss Type: Metamorphic; regional. Texture/Appearance: Foliated, often with distinct banding (segregation) of minerals; some preferred orientation in micas (platy) or hornblende (prismatic crystals). Medium t...

+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Amphibolite Type: Metamorphic; regional. Texture/Appearance: Massive to foliated; gneissic to schistose. Color: Black to dark-green often speckled with white. Mineralogy/Chemistry: Mafic; composed primarily of...

+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 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...

+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Diabase Type: Igneous; intrusive. Texture/Appearance: Often porphyritic; characterized by an ophitic groundmass where intersecting plagioclase laths are partially or completely enclosed by pyroxene. Massive wi...

+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Biotite K (Mg, Fe+2)3 (Al, Fe+3) Si3 O10 (OH,F)2 (Mica Group) Crystallography: Monoclinic; 2/m. Usually in irregular foliated masses, and rarely in tabular or short prismatic crystals. Physical Properties: Cle...

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1 All About Elements: Nitrogen http://boreal.com 2 3 boreal.com | 800-387-9393 Fun Facts About… Nitrogen 1. Nitrogen is the fourth most abundant element in the universe and it makes up the majority of the earth’s atmosphere, at a staggering 78 per...

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1 All About Elements: Beryllium http://www.boreal.com boreal.com | 800-387-9393 2 3 Fun Facts About… Beryllium 1. Prior to being named beryllium, this element was known as glucinium, which originated from the Greek word glykys, meaning sweet. It w...

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1 All About Elements: Helium https://boreal.com/store/ boreal.com | 800-387-9393 2 3 Fun Facts About…Helium 1. Helium is the second most abundant ele- ment after hydrogen in the universe and solar system. Approximately 11.3% of all atoms in the un...