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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® Diorite
Supplier: Avantor
Coarse, “salt and pepper”: dark pyroxene and light andesine.
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Ward's Science Essentials® Chert
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Chert is a microcrystalline, hard, silica mineral.
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Ward's® Sandstone (White)
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Well-cemented, medium-grained orthoquartzite.
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Ward's® Introductory Mineral & Rock Thin Section Set
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A Great Way to Begin Your Petrographic Studies
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Ward's® Granite (Gray)
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Fine to medium-grained with biotite.
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Ward's® Gabbro (Hornblende)
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Dark gray, with hornblende as the dominant mafic mineral.
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Ward's® Andesite (Porphyry)
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Gray andesite with large, blocky hornblende phenocrysts.
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Ward's® Shale (Oil)
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Brownish gray, kerogen-rich; commercial oil source.
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Shale (Carbonaceous)
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Black, fissile; commonly with carbonized fossil plant impressions.
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Ward's® Pegmatite
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Classic, very coarse-grained igneous texture.
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Ward's® Igneous Rock Collection
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Samples of Intrusive and Extrusive Igneous Rocks
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Sargent Welch Sedimentary Rock Collection
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The Sedimentary Rock Collection introduces students to sedimentary rocks.
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Ward's® Sandstone (Banded)
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Red, medium, to coarse-grained iron oxide cement; shows hematite bands.
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Ward's Science Essentials® Muscovite
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Muscovite is a mica mineral cut to demonstrate basal cleavage.
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Ward's Science Essentials® Sandstone
Supplier: Avantor
Red clastic rock composed of sand sized particles and hematite.
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Ward's Science Essentials® Dolostone
Supplier: Avantor
Dolostone is a chemical sedimentary rock consisting of magnesium and calcium
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Ward's Science Essentials® Scoria
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Scoria is a dark-colored rock formed from lava with a high gas content.
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Ward's Science Essentials® Bituminous Shale
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Bituminous rich black shale for hands-on investigations.
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Granite (Porphyritic)
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Coarse-grained, with microcline, biotite and horblende phenocrysts.
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Ward's Science Essentials® Pumice
Supplier: Avantor
Pumice is light colored glassy rock that floats in water.
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Ward's® Science Essentials® Pegmatite
Supplier: Avantor
Pegmatite is igneous rock similar to granite but with larger crystals.
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Ward's Science Essentials® Obsidian
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Obsidian is hard black colored, volcanic glass.
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Ward's® Limestone (Gray)
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Fine, common limestone; massive.
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Ward's® Amphibolite
Supplier: Avantor
Dark, coarse-grained, and composed chiefly of hornblende.
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Ward's Science Essentials® Granite
Supplier: Avantor
Porphyritic igneous rock containing biotite, feldspar, and hornblende.