clay minerals

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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+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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1 All About Elements: Lithium https://wardsci.com/store wardsci.com | 800-962-2660 2 3 Fun Facts About… Lithium 1. Elemental lithium can float in mineral oil. 2. Lithium was one of the elements produced during Big Bang Nucleosynthesis. The other t...

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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 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 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: ...

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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 Azurite Cu3 (CO3)2 (OH)2 Crystallography: Monoclinic; 2/m. Habit varies; crystals commonly complex and malformed. Also massive. Physical Properties: Cleavage: {011} perfect, {100} fair. Fracture conchoidal, br...

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+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Bornite (Na,K) AlSi3 O8 (Feldspar Group) Crystallography: Orthorhombic - dipyramidal (2/m 2/m 2/m) Crystals rare; commonly massive. Physical Properties: Cleavage: None. Fracture small conchoidal, uneven; britt...

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+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Sulfur S Crystallography: Orthorhombic; 2/m2/m2/m. Crystals commonly dipyramidal; thick tabular on {001.} Also massive, in spherical or reniform shapes, incrusting, earthy. Physical Properties: Cleavage: None....

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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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1 All About Elements: Neon https://wardsci.com/store wardsci.com | 800-962-2660 2 Ward’s All About Elements Series Building Real-World Connections to the Building Blocks of Chemistry The periodic table of elements is an essential part of any chemi...

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wardsci.com 800-962-2660 Topaz Al2SiO4 (F,OH)2 Crystallography: Orthorhombic; 2/m2/m2/m. Crystals commonly prismatic with vertical prism faces often striated; also in crystalline masses or granular. Physical Properties: Cleavage: {001} perfect. Fr...

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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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