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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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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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+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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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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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 require...

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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 perm...

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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. • Pond and Ramshorn snails: There ...

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Page 1 Xenopus laevis African Clawed Frog Species: laevus Genus: Xenopus Family: Pipidae Order: Anura Class: Amphibia Phylum: Chordata Kingdom: Animalia Conditions for Customer Ownership We hold permits allowing us to transport these organisms. To...

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1 All About Elements: Carbon http://wardsci.com https://wardsci.com/store wardsci.com | 800-962-2660 2 3 Fun Facts About… Carbon 1. Graphine, an allotrope of carbon, is the strongest, thinnest, and best conductor of heat known to man. It was creat...

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1 All About Elements: Fluorine http://wardsci.com 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 esse...

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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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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 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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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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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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