Ward's® Magnetite (Crystalline)
Supplier: Avantor
Spinel group; black, dull metallic luster; common iron oxide.
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Ward's® Quartz (Milky)
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White, massive, coarse crystalline vein, Mohs’ hardness of 7.
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Ward's® Microcline (Pink)
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Feldspar group; pink cleavages showing perthitic texture, common potassium feldspar, Mohs’ hardness of 6.
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Ward's® Gypsum (Selenite)
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Clear, pure cleavages, Mohs’ hardness of 2.
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Biotite
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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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Azurite
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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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Ward's® Hornblende (Cleavage)
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Amphibole group; dark greenish black cleavages, somewhat columnar.
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Ward's® Labradorite (Cleavage)
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Feldspar group; good cleavages of pure soda lime feldspar; most show twinning and labradorescence.
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Ward's® Topaz (Crystals)
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Gemmy, sherry-colored crystals and sections approximately 3/8– 1/2"
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Ward's® Quartz (Rose)
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Light pink, massive, crystalline, translucent.
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Ward's® Sphalerite (Crystalline)
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Dark brown to black; polycrystalline zinc ore.
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Ward's® Quartz (Rock Crystal Points)
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Clear, euhedral points and sections.
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Ward's® Quartz (Chert)
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Light gray, compact, opaque, microcrystalline.
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Ward's® Magnetite (Lodestone)
Supplier: Avantor
Spinel group; iron-black, massive; natural magnet.
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Calcite (Chalk)
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Classic, white chalk, massive; from Cliffs of Dover, England.
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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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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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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.