Metamorphic Rocks
Rock specimens are useful for studying textures, grain sizes, and other features altered by pressure, temperature, and other natural forces. Different select categories of rock specimens are available for purchase as well, including metamorphic, igneous, and sedimentary rocks. Sets of rock specimens are housed in compartmentalized collection boxes, with descriptions of each specimen printed for easy confirmation of identification. These rock specimens are carefully selected to be the highest quality to provide students with a suitable introduction to earth materials and their characteristics.
Ward's® Schist (Mica)
Foliated biotite, coarse, silvery gray with quartz-feldspar bands.
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Ward's Science Essentials® Quartzite
Quartzite is hard, non-foliated rock formed from metamorphosed quartz sandstones.
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Ward's Science Essentials® Pink Gneiss
Pink Gneiss is foliated pink and black bands of biotite.
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Ward's Science Essentials® Red Slate
Slaty metamorphic rock containing hematite giving it its red color.
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Ward's Science Essentials® Gray Slate
Gray metamorphosed shale showing "slaty cleavage".
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Ward's Science Essentials® Soapstone
Soapstone is a talc-schist primarily composed of talc.