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+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Basalt Type: Igneous; extrusive/intrusive. Texture/Appearance: Fine-grained intergranular plagioclase, pyroxene, and oxides; may contain interstitial glass. Structure massive with some vacuoles occurring. Colo...

+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...

+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...

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Care, Handling and Safety Data Sheet Information Fixing and Holding Solutions The preservation of all specimens involves the chemical alterations of the tissue proteins that inhibit bacterial and fungal growth that ultimately leads to decompositio...

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Nematodes 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...

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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...

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+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...

wardsci.com 800-962-2660 Dolostone Type: Sedimentary, chemical. Texture/Appearance: Fine to coarsely crystalline grain size; sugary (saccharoidal). May contain various fossil relicts, molds, and casts. Stratification absent or irregular. Color: Li...

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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...

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+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...