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+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Goethite Fe+3 O (OH) (See also Limonite) Crystallography: Orthorhombic; 2/m2/m2/m. Acicular or rarely in distinct prismatic vertically striated crystals. Also massive reniform stalactitic or in radiating fibro...

What are you looking for/at? Commonly used stain Examples of what you see General animal tissue H & E Blue nuclei (H) (Hematoxylin & Eosin) Pink cytoplasm and connective tissue (E) General plant tissue Quadruple stain: Safranin O Red nuclei chromo...

wardsci.com 800-962-2660 Coal Type: Sedimentary; organic. Texture/Appearance: Peat is a brownish matted variety of coal consisting of partly decomposed plant remains seen as visible vegetable matter. Lignite is a darker more compact variety with p...

wardsci.com 800-962-2660 Limonite FeO • OH • nH2O Crystallography: Not crystallized a mineral colloid. Usually stalactitic botryoidal or mammillary; also fibrous massive earthy. Physical Properties: Cleavage: None apparent. Hardness: 5.0-5.5. Spec...

+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Phlogopite KMg3 Si3 AlO10 (F OH)2 (Mica Group) Crystallography: Monoclinic; 2/m. Usually in six-sided plates or in tapering prismatic crystals; also in foliated masses. Physical Properties: Cleavage: {001} per...

ward’s sciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Hematite Fe2 O Crystallography: Hexagonal -R; 32/m. Crystals thick to thin tabular on {0001}; more rarely rhombohe- dral. Also micaceous to platy botryoidal to reniform and commonly earthy. Physical Properties...

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Layout 1 Working with Hydra Working with Hydra Introduction Hydra are freshwater coelenterates found throughout the world. They range in size from less than 1 mm to 5 mm. Their simple structure consists of a polyp — a slender stalk with a row of t...

wardsci.com 800-962-2660 Scoria Type: Igneous; extrusive (volcanic). Texture/Appearance: Fine-grained to glassy; highly vesicular (>50%). Usually heavier and more crystalline than pumice. Color: Dark reddish-brown to black. Mineralogy/Chemistry: B...

wardsci.com 800-962-2660 Sphalerite (ZnFe) S Crystallography: Isometric; 43m. Crystals usually tetrahedral or dodecahedral and often distorted and complex; rough curved faces common. Usually in cleavable masses coarse to fine granular. Physical Pr...

+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Siltstone Type: Sedimentary; clastic. Texture/Appearance: Silt-sized (<1/16 mm) to very fine sand-sized particles; massive not laminated (no bedding planes) may exhibit significant clay or sand. Color: Tan gra...

wardsci.com 800-962-2660 Dolostone Type: Sedimentary chemical. Texture/Appearance: Fine to coarsely crystalline grain size; sugary (saccharoidal). May contain various fossil relicts molds and casts. Stratification absent or irregular. Color: Light...

Almandine Fe3+2 Al2 (SiO4)3 (Garnet Group) Crystallography: Isometric; 4/m32/m. common forms are dodecahedron and trapezohedron. Also massive granular. Physical Properties: Cleavage: Not prominent; {110} parting sometimes distinct. Fracture subcon...

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+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Skarn Type: Metamorphic; contact. Texture/Appearance: Most often coarse-grained and granoblastic with no foliation. Massive structure with zones of mineral concentration. Color: Varies with mineralogy but usua...

+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Staurolite (Fe+2 Mg Zn)2 Al9 (Si Al)4 O22 (OH)2 Crystallography: Monoclinic (pseudo-orthorhombic); 2/m. Crystals prismatic with common forms {110} {001} and {101}. Cruciform twins very common (at nearly 90° an...