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Conditions for Customer Ownership We hold permits allowing us to transport these organisms. To access permit conditions, click here. Never purchase living specimens without having a disposition strategy in place. There are currently no USDA permit...

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...

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

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

+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Oligoclase (Na,Ca) Al (Al,Si) Si2O8 (An10-30) (Feldspar Group) (see also Plagioclase) Crystallography: Triclinic; 1. Crystals usually tabular parallel to {010}; twinning frequent as in albite. Commonly as irre...

Annelids Conditions for Customer Ownership (per USDA Permits) We hold permits allowing us to transport these organisms. To access permit conditions, click here. Never purchase living specimens without having a disposition strategy in place. •There...

Live Materials Care and Handling Dear Customer, Welcome to the new Live Materials Literature from Ward's Science. This valuable resource features Instructional and Informational Literature sheets for the most popular live specimens in our collecti...

+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Calcite CaCO3 Crystallography: Hexagonal-R; 32/m. Crystals are extremely varied in habit and can be highly complex. Three important habits include: prismatic, rhombohedral, and scalenohedral. Twinning is also ...

+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Augite (Ca,Na) (Mg,Fe,Al,Ti) (Si,Al)2 O6 (Pyroxene Group) Crystallography: Monoclinic; 2/m. Commonly prismatic crystals with rectangular cross-sections, or in granular crystalline masses. Physical Properties: ...

+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Skarn Type: Metamorphic; contact. Texture/Appearance: Most often coarse-grained and granoblastic with no foliation. Massive structure with zones of mineral concentration. Color: Varies with mineralogy, but usu...

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...

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Kaolinite Al2 Si2 O5 (OH)4 Crystallography: Triclinic; 1. In very minute, thin, rhombic or hexagonal plates. More commonly in clay-like masses. Physical Properties: Cleavage: {001} perfect; flexible, inelastic. Usually unctuous and plastic. Hardne...

wardsci.com 800-962-2660 Chalcopyrite Cu Fe S2 Crystallography: Tetragonal; 42m. Usually massive; crystals commonly tetrahedral in aspect with the disphenoid. Physical Properties: Cleavage: Indistinct. Fracture uneven; brittle. Hardness: 3.5-4.0. ...

+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Quartz (variety Tiger Eye) Si O2 Crystallography: Hexagonal -R; 32 (low quartz). Hexagonal; 622 (high quartz). Crystalline, fibrous pseudomorph. Physical Properties: Cleavage: Generally none; occasional indist...