Specialty Rocks

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...

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+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Skarn Type: Metamorphic; contact. Texture/Appearance: Most often coarse-grained and granoblastic with no foliation. Massive structure with zones of mineral concentration. Color: Varies with mineralogy, but usu...

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+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Schist Type: Metamorphic; regional. Texture/Appearance: Fine to coarse-grained strongly foliated. Granoblastic grading into porphyrob- lastic, with mineral segregation banding usually present. Individual miner...

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Page 1 Mud Puppy Necturus Species: maculosus Genus: Necturus Family: Proteidae Order: Caudata Class: Amphibia Subphylum: Vertebrata Phylum: Chordata Kingdom: Animalia Conditions for Customer Ownership We hold permits allowing us to transport these...

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Geology Specimen Key Cards These helpful guides provide extensive background information for Ward’s Science rocks and minerals. Ideal for supplementing your lessons with additional facts and information, or perfect for take-home study or homework ...

wardsci.com 800-962-2660 Anthracite Type: Metamorphic; regional. Texture/Appearance: Homogeneous, shiny, hard, scaly and compact. Subconchoidal fractures; glassy looking. Color: Dark brown to black, lustrous. Mineralogy/Chemistry: 92%–98% fixed ca...

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+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Phyllite Type: Metamorphic, regional. Texture/Appearance: Very fine-grained showing strong schistosity; commonly displaying crenulated (wavy) cleavage. Generally coarser than slate. Cleavage surface exhibits a...

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+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...

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Page 1 Crayfish Species: clarkii Genus: Procambarus Family: Pleocyemata Order: Decapoda Class: Malacostraca Subphylum: Crustacea Phylum: Arthropoda Kingdom: Animalia Conditions for Customer Ownership We are a USDA compliant facility and hold all n...

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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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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. A USDA permit is needed to send ea...

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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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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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Unit: History of Life Aligned to Science TEKS with clear Learning Outcomes, this unit covers instructional content including Hypothesis on Origins of Life, Dating Fossils, Geologic Time Scale, and Endosymbiotic Theory. TEKS 7A Analyze and evaluate...

+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 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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