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wardsci.com 800-962-2660 Marble Type: Metamorphic; regional and contact. Texture/Appearance: Fine to coarse-grained; granoblastic to saccharoidal. May appear patched or with streaks or banding that is deformed. Color: Variable, commonly white, pin...

+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Shale Type: Sedimentary; clastic. Texture/Appearance: Very fine-grained (clay to silt-sized particles) grains not distinguishable to the naked eye. A relatively soft rock with fine laminae; may display carbona...

+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...

+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Anorthosite Type: Igneous; intrusive. Texture/Appearance: Medium to coarse-grained, equigranular with elongated tabular plagioclase. Color: Dark gray to bluish-gray, sometimes lighter shades. Mineralogy/Chemis...

+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 Anorthoclase (Na, K) AlSi3 O8 (Feldspar Group) Crystallography: Triclinic; 1. Twinning common. Physical Properties: Cleavage: Principle cleavage at right angles or very close to 90°. Fracture uneven; brittle. ...

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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+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Quartz (variety Chalcedony) Si O2 Crystallography: Hexagonal -R; 32 (low-quartz). Hexagonal; 622 (high quartz). Cryptocrystalline; massive. Often, mammillary, botryoidal, or stalactitic. Physical Properties: C...

+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Siltstone Type: Sedimentary; clastic. Texture/Appearance: Silt-sized (<1/16 mm) to very fine sand-sized particles; massive, not laminated (no bedding planes) may exhibit significant clay or sand. Color: Tan, g...

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 Chalcocite Cu2S Crystallography: Orthorhombic; 2/m2/m2/m (below 105°C); above 105°C, hexagonal. Crystals uncommon, usually small and tabular with hexagonal outline. More often fine-grained and massive. Physica...

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