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+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 Quartz (variety Rock Crystal) Si O2 Crystallography: Hexagonal -R; 32 (low-quartz). Hexagonal; 622 (high quartz). Crystals commonly prismatic, with prism faces horizontally striated and usually terminated by p...

+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...

Working with Nasonia Manual Working with Nasonia Nasonia vitripennis is a small parasitic wasp that is involved in a symbiotic relationship with a host organism known as Sarcophaga bullata, or a flesh fly. More specifically, Nasonia is a “parasito...

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+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Quartz (variety Chert) Si O2 Crystallography: Hexagonal -R; 32 (low-quartz). Hexagonal; 622 (high quartz). Cryptocrystalline; massive granular. Physical Properties: Cleavage: Generally none; occasional indisti...

+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Diopside CaMg Si2O6 (Pyroxene Group) Crystallography: Monoclinic; 2/m. Crystals prismatic showing square or 8-sided cross section; also granular, massive. Physical Properties: Cleavage: {110}, at 87° and 93°, ...

wardsci.com 800-962-2660 Opal SiO2 • nH2O Crystallography: None, amorphous. Massive, often in rounded and botryoidal forms, sometimes pisolitic. Physical Properties: Cleavage: None; conchoidal fracture. Hardness: 5.0-6.0. Specific Gravity: 2.0-2.2...

wardsci.com 800-962-2660 Quartz (variety Smoky) Si O2 Crystallography: Hexagonal -R; 32 (low-quartz.) Hexagonal; 622 (high-quartz.) Crystals are commonly prismatic, with prism faces horizontally striated, and usually terminated by a positive and n...

+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Apatite Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) Crystallography: Hexagonal; 6/m. Commonly occurs in crystals of long prismatic habit; also in mas- sive to compact masses. Physical Properties: Cleavage: {0001} poor. Fracture concho...

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wardsci.com 800-962-2660 Quartz (variety Jasper) Si O2 Crystallography: Hexagonal -R; 32 (low-quartz). Hexagonal; 622 (high quartz). Cryptocrystalline; massive granular. Physical Properties: Cleavage: Generally none; occasional indistinct rhombohe...

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 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...