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Page 1 Nematodes 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. S...

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Page 1 Green Tree Frog Genus: Hyla sp. Family: Hylidae Order: Anura Class: Amphibia Phylum: Choradata Kingdom: Animalia Conditions for Customer Ownership We are a USDA compliant facility and hold all necessary permits to transport our organisms. E...

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1 All About Elements: Helium https://wardsci.com/store wardsci.com | 800-962-2660 2 3 Fun Facts About…Helium 1. Helium is the second most abundant ele- ment after hydrogen in the universe and solar system. Approximately 11.3% of all atoms in the u...

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+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Magnetite Fe+2Fe2+3O4 (Spinel Group) Crystallography: Isometric; 4/m32/m. Frequently in octahedral crystals; rarely dodecahedral. Commonly coarse-to fine-grained granular, massive. Physical Properties: Cleavag...

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wardsci.com 800-962-2660 Microcline K Al Si3 O8 (Feldspar Group) Crystallography: Triclinic; 1. Crystal habit similar to orthoclase. Usually polysynthetically twinned on both the albite and pericline laws, giving characteristic grating or gridiron...

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Page 1 Madagascar Giant Hissing Cockroach Genus: Gromphadorhina Family: Blaberidae Order: Dictyoptera Class: Insecta Phylum: Arthripoda Kingdom: Animalia Conditions for Customer Ownership We are a USDA compliant facility and hold all necessary per...

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Working with Hydra © 2021 Ward’ s Science. All rights reserved. Rev. 2021 https://www.wardsci.com/store/ Page 2 Hydra are freshwater coelenterates found throughout the world. They range in size from less than 1 mm to 5 mm. Their simple structure c...

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Page 1 Vinegar Eels Species: aceti Genus: Turbatrix Family: Panagrolaimidae Order: Rhabditida Class: Secernentea Phylum: Nematoda Kingdom: Animalia Conditions for Customer Ownership We are a USDA compliant facility and hold all necessary permits t...

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+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Conglomerate Type: Sedimentary; clastic. Texture/Appearance: Coarse-grained rock containing rounded to subangular clasts of greater than 2mm in diameter scattered in a finer-grained matrix of sand, silt, and/o...

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science tools: The Plus is Us. Your Texas Personal Account Managers: [email protected] + [email protected] + [email protected] instructional content: +Plant Classification • Nonvascular • Vascular +Roots, Stems, and Leaves • Structure and func...

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wardsci.com 800-962-2660 Forsterite Mg2 Si O4 (Olivine Group) Crystallography: Orthorhombic; 2/m2/m2/m. Rarely in small equidimensional or tabular crystals; usually in granular masses and as rounded grains. Physical Properties: Cleavage: {101} ind...

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Almandine Fe3+2 Al2 (SiO4)3 (Garnet Group) Crystallography: Isometric; 4/m32/m. common forms are dodecahedron and trapezohedron. Also massive, granular. Physical Properties: Cleavage: Not prominent; {110} parting sometimes distinct. Fracture subco...

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+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Dolomite CaMg (CO₃)₂ Crystallography: Hexagonal-R; 3. Crystals usually unit rhombohedron, or a steep rhombohedron and base; faces often curved. Twinning common. Also coarse, granular, cleavable masses to fine-...

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+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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+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Copper Cu Crystallography: Isometric; 4/m32/m. Tetrahexahedron faces are common, as are the cube, dodecahedron, and octahedron. Crystals usually malformed and branching; also irregular masses and wire-like for...

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+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Albite NaAlSi3O8 (An0-10) (Feldspar Group) (see also Plagioclase) Crystallography: Triclinic; 1. Crystals commonly tabular parallel to {010}; sometimes elongated on b. Twinning and striations common. Often as ...

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