Igneous 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® Obsidian (Brown and Black)
Supplier: Avantor
Banded volcanic glass.
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Ward's® Scoria
Supplier: Avantor
Gray-to-brown basaltic, with over 50% vesicles.
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Ward's® Rhyolite (Pink)
Supplier: Avantor
Pale pink felsite, with small sanidine phenocrysts.
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Ward's® Granite (Porphyritic)
Supplier: Avantor
Coarse-grained, with microcline, biotite and horblende phenocrysts.
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Ward's® Igneous Rock Collection
Supplier: Avantor
Samples of Intrusive and Extrusive Igneous Rocks
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Ward's® Andesite (Porphyry)
Supplier: Avantor
Gray andesite with phenocrysts of felspar and/or hornblende.
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Pumice (Light Gray)
Supplier: Avantor
Glassy; most specimens float in water.
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Ward's® Obsidian
Supplier: Avantor
Shiny black volcanic glass showing conchoidal fracture and some spherulites.
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Ward's® Tuff (Rhyolitic)
Supplier: Avantor
Gray, fine, friable, with abundant small sanidine crystal fragments.
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#: CA21905-026
Supplier: Kimberly-Clark