Specimens are available for use in a wide variety of organic and inorganic testing procedures. Organic samples can be utilized for dissection purposes or studying whole preserved or life specimens, with practical examples in cellular biology or the internal structures of whole organs and complex multicellular systems. Rock specimens are useful for studying textures, grain sizes, and other features brought about by pressure, temperature, and other natural forces, offering a glimpse into the Earth’s geological history.
Apatite (Massive)
Supplier: Avantor
Blue fluorapatite, pure crystalline, Moh's hardness of 5.
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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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Ward's® Sodalite
Supplier: Avantor
Deep blue, massive, with nepheline; key feldspathoid.
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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® Corundum
Supplier: Avantor
Crystals and crystal sections up to 1", Mohs’ hardness of 9.
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Ward's® Gypsum (Alabaster)
Supplier: Avantor
White, fine, massive, opaque to slightly translucent.
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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® Limestone (Encrinal)
Supplier: Avantor
Gray with line crinoid columnal fragments.
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Ward's® Triticites ventricosus (Pennsylvanian)
Supplier: Avantor
Individual fusulinids. Vial of ten.
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Ward's® Tuff (Rhyolitic)
Supplier: Avantor
Gray, fine, friable, with abundant small sanidine crystal fragments.
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Ward's® Coal (Lignite)
Supplier: Avantor
Brownish black, intermediate stage between peat and bituminous coal.
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Ward's Science Essentials® Syenite
Supplier: Avantor
Syenite a light-colored rock consisting of feldspars and hornblende.
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Ward's® Science Essentials® Anorthosite
Supplier: Avantor
Anorthosite is an intrusive, igneous rock consisting of predominantly plagioclase feldspar.
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Ward's Science Essentials® Siltstone
Supplier: Avantor
Gray to tan clastic rock made of silt sized particles.
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Ward's Science Essentials® Gabbro
Supplier: Avantor
Gabbro is Mafic igneous rock formed deep underground consisting of olivine and pyroxene.
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Ward's® Quartz (Chert)
Supplier: Avantor
Light gray, compact, opaque, microcrystalline.
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Ward's® Quartz (Rose)
Supplier: Avantor
Light pink, massive, crystalline, translucent.
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Ward's® Sphalerite (Crystalline)
Supplier: Avantor
Dark brown to black; polycrystalline zinc ore.
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Ward's® Topaz (Crystals)
Supplier: Avantor
Gemmy, sherry-colored crystals and sections approximately 3/8– 1/2"