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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...

Drosophila Drosophila melanogaster is an excellent organism for use in the study of genetics. Its small size, relative ease of mainte- nance, short life cycle, and its ability to produce many offspring have lent it to the demonstration of Mendelia...

+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Magnetite Fe+2Fe2+3O4 (Spinel Group) Crystallography: Isometric; 4/m32/m. Frequently in octahedral crystals; rarely dodecahedral. Commonly coarse-to fine-grained granular, massive. Physical Properties: Cleavag...

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1 All About Elements: Oxygen http://boreal.com boreal.com | 800-387-9393 2 3 Fun Facts About… Oxygen 1. Oxygen constitutes 21% of our atmosphere, nearly half the mass of the earth’s crust and about two thirds of the human body. It is the third mos...

+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Ilmenite Fe+2 Ti O3 Crystallography: Hexagonal-R; 3. Crystals usually thick tabular with prominent basal planes and small rhombohedral truncations. Commonly in thin plates, massive or compact; also in grains o...

+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 Sodalite Na8 Al6 Si6 O24 Cl2 Crystallography: Isometric; 43m. Crystals rare, usually dodecahedrons. More commonly massive, granular. Physical Properties: Cleavage: {011} poor. Fracture conchoidal to uneven; br...

+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Dolomite CaMg (CO₃)₂ Crystallography: Hexagonal-R; 3. Crystals usually unit rhombohedron, or a steep rhombohedron and base; faces often curved. Twinning common. Also coarse, granular, cleavable masses to fine-...

Revised on 06/20/2013 Page 1 of 6 Safety Data Sheet Ammonium Hydroxide, 6.0M 1. PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION Product Name: Ammonium Hydroxide, 6.0M Synonyms/Generic Names: Aqueous ammonia, Ammonia solution SDS Number: 46.30 Product Use: For ...

wardsci.com 800-962-2660 Sphalerite (Zn,Fe) S Crystallography: Isometric; 43m. Crystals usually tetrahedral or dodecahedral and often distorted and complex; rough, curved faces common. Usually in cleavable masses, coarse to fine granular. Physical...

Almandine Fe3+2 Al2 (SiO4)3 (Garnet Group) Crystallography: Isometric; 4/m32/m. common forms are dodecahedron and trapezohedron. Also massive, granular. Physical Properties: Cleavage: Not prominent; {110} parting sometimes distinct. Fracture subco...

wardsci.com 800-962-2660 Diamond C Crystallography: Isometric; 4/m32/m. Crystals usually octahedral, but can be cubic or dodecahedral; curved faces are frequently observed. Physical Properties: Cleavage: {111} perfect; 4-cleavage directions. Fract...