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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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Fresh Frozen Dissection Specimens (No Chemicals)

Supplier: VWR International

Fresh frozen (unpreserved) dissection specimens shipped in coolers of ice directly to your classroom.

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Keichousaurus hui (Triassic)

Supplier: Avantor

A beautiful composite specimen of three well-preserved examples of the small pachyleurosaur reptile showing excellent skeletal definition. On a 8"×6³/₄" matrix. China.

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Platystrophia Sp.

Supplier: Avantor

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Apatite (Massive)

Supplier: Avantor

Blue fluorapatite, pure crystalline, Moh's hardness of 5.

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Ward's® Scoria

Supplier: Avantor

Gray-to-brown basaltic, with over 50% vesicles.

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Elrathia kingi (Cambrian)

Supplier: Avantor

Arthropoda

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Asaphiscus wheeleri

Supplier: Avantor

Nearly complete in matrix.

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Higher Plant Kingdom Sets

Supplier: Avantor

Explore higher plants from the class Angiospermae with these sets of representative specimens in individually-labeled jars. Higher Plant Kingdom Set 1 contains the following 12 specimens: Queen Anne's Lace Flower, Maple Flower and Fruit, Ragweed, Sundew, Soy Bean, Apple Fruit, Mulberry Fruit, Poison Ivy Leaf and Berry, Dodder on host, Mayapple Flower, Elodea, and Yucca Flower and Fruit. Higher Plant Kingdom Set 2 contains the following 12 specimens: Dogwood Twig, Radish Seedling, Bean Pod, Acorn, Bladderwort, Basswood Stem X-Section, Buttercup Flower, Cherry Fruit, Strawberry Fruit, Lily Leaf, Corn Seedling, and Oat Flower. The Complete Higher Plant Kingdom Set combines all specimens listed in Higher Plant Kingdom Sets 1 and 2 to make one economical set of 24 specimens in individually labeled jars.

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Pentremites sp. (Mississippian)

Supplier: Avantor

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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® Triticites ventricosus (Pennsylvanian)

Supplier: Avantor

Individual fusulinids. Vial of ten.

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Ward's® Sandstone (Siliceous)

Supplier: Avantor

Gray, fine to medium-grained “Berea grit”.

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Crayfish Anatomy Museum Mount

Supplier: Avantor

Large specimen reveals detailed features.

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Vital-stained Live Specimen Sets

Supplier: Avantor

Sets of aquatic specimens, stained for easy viewing

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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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Gilbertsocrinus dispansus (Mississippian)

Supplier: Avantor

Camerate crinoid crown and stem.

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Mucrospirifer thedfordensis

Supplier: Avantor

Winged Spirifer.

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Sandstone (Red)

Supplier: Avantor

Hematite-cemented quartz; orthoquartzite.

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Ward's® Sulfur (Massive)

Supplier: Avantor

Pure, bright yellow, Frasch sulfur.

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Ward's® Science Essentials® Andesite

Supplier: Avantor

Introduce your students to Gray Andesite with large phenocrysts of hornblende.

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Ward's® Gneiss (Gray Banded)

Supplier: Avantor

White and black bands of quartz, feldspar, and biotite; typical foliation.

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Ward's® Dolomite (Coarse)

Supplier: Avantor

White to gray, medium to coarse-grained, crystalline.

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Belenitella americana

Supplier: Avantor

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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.