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Mineral specimens are cut in a variety of sizes to meet various user needs, with common uses including identification on the part of students, displays to be used during lectures and demonstrations, or as chips for convenient physical identification tests in labs. These mineral specimens also demonstrate a number of classic geological features, such as cleavage, and collections of minerals can be used to test the Mohs hardness of other minerals and compare them.

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Catalog Number: (470024-886)

Ward's® Apatite

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Description: When minerals, rocks, and fossils cannot be accurately identified by macroscopic observation and testing, thin section slides can reveal the composition and structure of the specimens on a microscopic level.

Catalog Number: (470331-376)

Ward's® Biotite Granite

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Catalog Number: (470024-910)

Ward's® Tourmaline

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Ward's® Gypsum (Selenite)

Description: Clear, pure cleavages, Mohs’ hardness of 2.

Albite

Description: Feldspar group; white to gray, sodium plagioclase cleavages; some faces may show twinning.

Biotite

Description: Cut black mica cleavage plates. Books and sheets in bulk pack.

Azurite

Description: 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.