Igneous Rocks

wardsci.com 800-962-2660 Quartz (variety Amethyst) Si O2 Crystallography: Hexagonal -R;32 (low quartz). Hexagonal; 622 (high quartz). Crystals not common. Usually massive, coarsely crystalline. Physical Properties: Cleavage: Generally none; occasi...

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Page 1 Eastern Newt Species: viridescens Genus: Notophthalmus Family: Salamandridae Order: Caudata Class: Amphibia Subphylum: Vertebrata Phylum: Chordata Kingdom: Animalia Conditions for Customer Ownership We are a USDA compliant facility and hold...

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Page 1 Bufo Toad Species: marinus Genus: Bufo Family: Ranaidae Order: Anura Class: Amphibia Phylum: Chordata Kingdom: Animalia Conditions for Customer Ownership We are a USDA compliant facility and hold all necessary permits to transport our organ...

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Page 1 Spongilla Freshwater Sponge Genus: Spongilla Family: Spongillidae Order: Haposclerida Class: Demospongiae Phylum: Porifera Kingdom: Animalia Conditions for Customer Ownership We are a USDA compliant facility and hold all necessary permits t...

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5100 West Henrietta Rd · Rochester, NY 14692-9012 p: 800 962-2660 f: 800 635-8439 wardsci.com 470312-396 Asian Forest Scorpion Species: longimanus Genus: Heterometrus Family: Scorpionidae Order: Scorpiones Class: Arachnida Phylum: Arthropoda Kingd...

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wardsci.com 800-962-2660 Gypsum CaSO4 • 2H2O Crystallography: Monoclinic; 2/m. Crystals commonly simple in habit; tabular on {010}; diamond- shaped, with edges beveled by {120} and {111}. Twinning common on {100}. Also granular, massive. Physical ...

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+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Metaconglomerate Type: Metamorphic, regional. Texture/Appearance: Coarse-grained rock containing rounded to subangular clasts greater than 2mm in diameter and distributed in a fine-grained matrix or metamorphi...

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+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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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...

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wardsci.com 800-962-2660 Chromite Fe+2 Cr2 O4 (Spinel Group) Crystallography: Isometric; 4/m32/m. Habit octahedral but crystals small and rare; most often granular to compact; massive. Physical Properties: Cleavage: None. Fracture uneven; brittle....

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wardsci.com 800-962-2660 Coal Type: Sedimentary; organic. Texture/Appearance: Peat is a brownish, matted variety of coal consisting of partly decomposed plant remains seen as visible vegetable matter. Lignite is a darker, more compact variety with...

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wardsci.com 800-962-2660 Talc Mg3 Si4 O10 (OH)2 Crystallography: Monoclinic; 2/m. Rarely in crystals; more often in foliated masses or compact fine- grained aggregates. Compact and massive varieties known as steatite or soapstone. Physical Propert...

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Page 1 Annelids Conditions for Customer Ownership We are a USDA compliant facility and hold all necessary permits to transport our organisms. Each state is assisted by the USDA to determine which organisms can be transported across state lines. So...

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Page 1 Bull Frogs (Rana catesbeiana) Genus: Rana Family: Ranidae Order: Anura Class: Amphibia Subphylum: Vertebrata Phylum: Chordata Kingdom: Animalia Conditions for Customer Ownership We are a USDA compliant facility and hold all necessary permit...

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Page 1 Mealworm & Darkling Beetle Species: molitor Genus: Tenebrio Family: Tenebrionidae Order: Coleoptera Class: Insecta Phylum: Arthropoda Kingdom: Animalia Conditions for Customer Ownership We are a USDA compliant facility and hold all necessar...

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Page 1 Yellow-Throated Plated Lizard Species: flavigularis Genus: Gerrhosaurus Family: Gerrhosauridae Order: Squamata Class: Reptilia Phylum: Chordata Kingdom: Animalia Conditions for Customer Ownership We hold permits allowing us to transport the...

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