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Mineral specimens are cut in a variety of sizes to meet various user needs, with common uses including identification on the part of students, displays to be used during lectures and demonstrations, or as chips for convenient physical identification tests in labs. These mineral specimens also demonstrate a number of classic geological features, such as cleavage, and collections of minerals can be used to test the Mohs hardness of other minerals and compare them.
Ward's® Anorthoclase
Supplier: Avantor
When minerals, rocks, and fossils cannot be accurately identified by macroscopic observation and testing, thin section slides can reveal the composition and structure of the specimens on a microscopic level.
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Ward's® Cordierite
Supplier: Avantor
When minerals, rocks, and fossils cannot be accurately identified by macroscopic observation and testing, thin section slides can reveal the composition and structure of the specimens on a microscopic level.
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Ward's® Chlorite
Supplier: Avantor
When minerals, rocks, and fossils cannot be accurately identified by macroscopic observation and testing, thin section slides can reveal the composition and structure of the specimens on a microscopic level.
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Ward's® Olivine (Fine)
Supplier: Avantor
Nearly pure, green crystalline forsterite.
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Calcite (Cleavage)
Supplier: Avantor
Pure translucent to white, rhombic cleavages, Mohs’ hardness of 3.
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Ward's® Fluorite (Cleavage)
Supplier: Avantor
Pure, large, transparent-to-translucent cleavages, Mohs’ hardness of 4.
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Fluorite (Fluorescent)
Supplier: Avantor
Brown, fluorescent crystals intergrown in dolomite rock.
WARD’S offers four different specimen sizes to meet your various needs:
Student Specimens. Ideal for students to use for study and identification. Specimens range in size from 1" x 1" to 1" x 2" and come in packages of ten.
Hand Specimens. Great for lectures, demonstrations, and display. Specimens range in size from 2" x 3" to 3" x 4", and each comes in a labeled plastic tray.
Bulk Pack. Several of the smaller pieces are suitable for classroom study, while the larger specimens in the one kilogram pack can be cut to sizes that meet your specific needs. The number and size of pieces will vary.
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Ward's® Hematite (Red Ochre)
Supplier: Avantor
Red, earthy, in natural chunk form; common pigment ore.
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Anorthite
Supplier: Avantor
Feldspar group; calcium end member plagioclase crystals in pyroxene matrix.
WARD'S offers three different specimen sizes to meet your various needs:
Student Specimens. Ideal for students to use for study and identification. Specimens range in size from 1×1" to 1×2" and come in packages of ten.
Hand Specimens. Great for lectures, demonstrations, and display. Specimens range in size from 2×3" to 3×4", and each comes in a labeled plastic tray.
Bulk Pack. Several of the smaller pieces are suitable for classroom study, while the larger specimens in the one kilogram pack can be cut to sizes that meet your specific needs. The number and size of pieces will vary.
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Azurite
Supplier: Avantor
Bright blue crystalline veins and coatings in a matrix of mixed copper ore.
WARD’S offers four different specimen sizes to meet your various needs:
Student Specimens. Ideal for students to use for study and identification. Specimens range in size from 1" x 1" to 1" x 2" and come in packages of ten.
Hand Specimens. Great for lectures, demonstrations, and display. Specimens range in size from 2" x 3" to 3" x 4", and each comes in a labeled plastic tray.
Bulk Pack. Several of the smaller pieces are suitable for classroom study, while the larger specimens in the one kilogram pack can be cut to sizes that meet your specific needs. The number and size of pieces will vary.
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Short and Long Wave Fluorescent Minerals Set
Supplier: GEOSCIENCE INDUSTRIES INC SE
Brilliant, colorful display of short and long wave fluorescent minerals will seize your students’ attention. Set contains six specimens, each 1" x 1" average size, stored in a partitioned box with key sheet.
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Short Wave Fluorescent Minerals Set
Supplier: GEOSCIENCE INDUSTRIES INC SE
Demonstrate the vivid contrasting colors of fifteen specimens when illuminated under shortwave ultraviolet light. Some specimens are also long wave reactive. Specimen average size: 1" x 1". Comes in compartmented box with key sheet.
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Advanced Earth Science Collection
Supplier: GEOSCIENCE INDUSTRIES INC SE
The Advanced Earth Science Collection features a large, detailed collection of specimens to provide a better understanding of earth’s composition.
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Slab Easels
Supplier: JULE-ART INC.
Safely prop up flat specimens such as agate or fossils in a thin matrix. The smaller easel supports slabs up to 1/4" thick, the larger easel easily accommodates thicker slabs and crystal plates.
Slab Easel Size: 3"L x 2 1/2"W x 2 1/4"H. Package of four.
Thick Slab Easel Size: 2 1/2"L x 2 1/4"W x 2 3/4"H. Package of four.
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Ward's® Diopside
Supplier: Avantor
Pyroxene group; gray-green, coarse crystalline.
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Ward's® Gypsum (Selenite)
Supplier: Avantor
Clear, pure cleavages, Mohs’ hardness of 2.
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Ward's® Chalcopyrite
Supplier: Avantor
Good grade, brass-yellow copper ore, massive.
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Ward's® Pyrrhotite
Supplier: Avantor
Good grade, bronze-colored ore, massive.
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Ward's® Quartz (Milky)
Supplier: Avantor
White, massive, coarse crystalline vein, Mohs’ hardness of 7.
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Ward's® Magnetite (Crystalline)
Supplier: Avantor
Spinel group; black, dull metallic luster; common iron oxide.
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Biotite
Supplier: Avantor
Cut black mica cleavage plates. Books and sheets in bulk pack.
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Albite
Supplier: Avantor
Feldspar group; white to gray, sodium plagioclase cleavages; some faces may show twinning.
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Ward's® Sphalerite (Crystalline)
Supplier: Avantor
Dark brown to black; polycrystalline zinc ore.
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Ward's® Graphite
Supplier: Avantor
Black, high grade, foliated, greasy feel.
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Ward's® Copper
Supplier: Avantor
Cleaned, pure, bright, metallic native copper.
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Ward's® Gypsum (Alabaster)
Supplier: Avantor
White, fine, massive, opaque to slightly translucent.
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Ward's® Quartz (Rock Crystal Points)
Supplier: Avantor
Clear, euhedral points and sections.
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Supplier: VWR International
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