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+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Sandstone Type: Sedimentary; clastic. Texture/Appearance: Grains generally sand-sized (1/16–2mm) normally sorted and somewhat rounded. May be poorly to well cemented. May also display visible fossils (not part...

+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...

+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Quartzite Type: Metamorphic; regional. Texture/Appearance: Massive with generally small grain size; sometimes saccharoidal. Grain size (sand size 1/16-2mm) dependent on original detritus. Generally non-foliate...

wardsci.com 800-962-2660 Graywacke Type: Sedimentary; clastic. Texture/Appearance: Generally coarse-grained with angular to sub-angular poorly sorted grains in a clayey matrix. May show graded bedding; fossils are rare. Color: Gray to greenish-gra...

+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Conglomerate Type: Sedimentary; clastic. Texture/Appearance: Coarse-grained rock containing rounded to subangular clasts of greater than 2mm in diameter scattered in a finer-grained matrix of sand silt and/or ...

+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Arkose Type: Sedimentary; clastic. Texture/Appearance: Usually coarse-grained sometimes with pebbles. Angular to subangular poorly to moderately well-sorted sand grains. No Fossils. Color: Gray pink or reddish...

Geology Specimen Key Cards These helpful guides provide extensive background information for Ward’s Science rocks and minerals. Ideal for supplementing your lessons with additional facts and information or perfect for take-home study or homework a...

wardsci.com 800-962-2660 Rhyolite Type: Igneous; extrusive. Texture/Appearance: Fine-grained cryptocrystalline (and glassy) to microcrystalline; often porphyritic. May show flow banding. Color: Light colored; pink gray and purple. Mineralogy/Chemi...

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+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Metaconglomerate Type: Metamorphic regional. Texture/Appearance: Coarse-grained rock containing rounded to subangular clasts greater than 2mm in diameter and distributed in a fine-grained matrix or metamorphic...

+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Schist Type: Metamorphic; regional. Texture/Appearance: Fine to coarse-grained strongly foliated. Granoblastic grading into porphyrob- lastic with mineral segregation banding usually present. Individual minera...

+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Amphibolite Type: Metamorphic; regional. Texture/Appearance: Massive to foliated; gneissic to schistose. Color: Black to dark-green often speckled with white. Mineralogy/Chemistry: Mafic; composed primarily of...

+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Obsidian Type: Igneous; extrusive Texture/Appearance: Glassy with rare microphenocrysts or spherulites; conchoidal fracture. Color: Shiny black to brown. Mineralogy/Chemistry: A natural glass or rhyolitic (fel...

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+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Phyllite Type: Metamorphic regional. Texture/Appearance: Very fine-grained showing strong schistosity; commonly displaying crenulated (wavy) cleavage. Generally coarser than slate. Cleavage surface exhibits a ...