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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.

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Ward's® Coal (Anthracite)

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Lustrous, black 'hard coal'.

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Monograptus sp. (Silurian)

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Common graptolite genus.

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Mosasaurus anceps

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Single tooth of predaceous marine reptile.

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Ward's® Hematite (Red Ochre)

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Red, earthy, in natural chunk form; common pigment ore.

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Ward's® Basalt (Vesicular)

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Dark gray with abundant gas pocket vesicles.

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Ward's® Quartzite (Green)

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Chlorite-bearing.

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Ward's® Dolostone (Gray)

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Dense Dolostone.

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Ward's® Breccia (Volcanic)

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Light gray, fine small clasts.

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Ward's® Fluorite (Cleavage)

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Pure, large, transparent-to-translucent cleavages, Mohs’ hardness of 4.

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Ward's® Limonite

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Brown, earthy, massive; used for yellow pigment.

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Ward's® Olivine (Fine)

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Nearly pure, green crystalline forsterite.

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Ward's® Marble (Coarse White)

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Coarse crystalline, carbonate.

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Calcite (Cleavage)

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Pure translucent to white, rhombic cleavages, Mohs’ hardness of 3.

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Platystrophia Sp.

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Ward's® Triticites ventricosus (Pennsylvanian)

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Individual fusulinids. Vial of ten.

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Asaphiscus wheeleri

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Nearly complete in matrix.

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Gilbertsocrinus dispansus (Mississippian)

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Camerate crinoid crown and stem.

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Phacops rana milleri (Devonian)

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Dramatically preserved assemblage of 24 complete trilobites showing exceptional detail on a 13×15" matrix. Ohio.

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Isotelus maximus (Ordovician)

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A spectacular, museum-quality example of the official Ohio state fossil, it is complete, down to the genal spines. It measures 9" in length on an 11³/₄"×10¹/₂" matrix. Resin. Ohio.

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Ward's® Quartz (Rose)

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Light pink, massive, crystalline, translucent.

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Mucrospirifer thedfordensis

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Winged Spirifer.

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Protolindenia wittei (Jurassic)

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Early dragonfly with delicate wing structures preserved. From Solnhofen limestone. Resin. Germany.

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Paradoxides harlani (Cambrian)

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Large, complete Middle Cambrian trilobite, with long genal spines. It measures 7¹/₂" in length on an 8¹/₄×10¹/₂" matrix. Resin. Newfoundland.

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Pentremites sp. (Mississippian)

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Sclerocephalus hauseri (Permian)

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A rare and finely-detailed example of a Permian rhachitomous amphibian with well-defined skull bones and appendages. Germany.

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Ward's® Fossil Thin Sections Set

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View key morphological features in thin section.

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Confuciousornis sanctus (Late Cretaceous)

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This remarkable resin cast features one of the most complete examples of a near contemporary of Archaeopteryx. Recently found in Liaoning Province in China, this fossil bird displays the earliest evidence of truly beaked birds with clear body contour feathers.