by sysadmin | Dec 30, 2015 | Blog
Doubly terminated Topaz- Dassu, Braldu Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. 7.6cm x 4.6cm x 4.2cm This specimen consists of a large, robust crystal of Topaz in association with a small amount of Cleavlandite. What makes this specimen unique...
by sysadmin | Dec 29, 2015 | Blog
Petrified wood with Fluorite- Chemnitz/Hilbersdorf, Saxony, Germany. 6″ across Chemnitz is one of the most important and beautiful petrified forests in the world! Amongst collectors of petrified wood worldwide the name Chemnitz/Hilbersdorf has a very special...
by sysadmin | Dec 28, 2015 | Blog
Pyromorphite- Bunker Hill Mine, Bunker Hill properties, Kellogg, Coeur d’Alene District, Shoshone Co., Idaho. 4 cm tall Pyromorphite is a mineral species composed of lead chlorophosphate: Pb5(PO4)3Cl, sometimes occurring in sufficient abundance to be mined as an...
by sysadmin | Dec 10, 2015 | Blog
McKittrick Tar Pits, Kern County, California. Pliestocene epoch. Leg is 28 cm fully extended. The McKittrick Tar Pits (also McKittrick Oil Seeps and McKittrick Brea Pits) are a series of natural asphalt lakes situated in the western part of Kern County in southern...
by sysadmin | Dec 9, 2015 | Blog
Opalized wood-gymnosperm Arka, Hungary. 7″ across. Arka on the western side of the Zemplen Mountains in eastern Hungary is a true “classic” site. It was around 1850 that large opalized logs were found here and brought to the Imperial Museum of...
by sysadmin | Dec 7, 2015 | Blog
– Mount Elgon, Uganda. 3″ long Mount Elgon is an extinct shield volcano situated on the border between Kenya and Uganda. It is the oldest and largest solitary volcano in East Africa, covering an area of around 3500 km² (map). The nepheline tuff-beds on the...
by sysadmin | Mar 4, 2015 | Blog
Opalized limb- Megyaszó, Hungary. Miocene epoch. (Lower Pannon) 9″ long 4″ diameter. Megyaszó in Eastern Hungary has long been known for its opalized wood. Megyaszó is about 12 miles from the nearest town, Szerencs, somewhat separated from the main chain...
by sysadmin | Feb 26, 2015 | Blog
Yesterday was an exciting day for the LGF Foundation. We took part in our first STEAM event at the Chandler Sunset Library. (STEAM is short for science, technology, engineering, art and math.) It was a lot of fun being able to share the collection and the kids were...
by sysadmin | Feb 23, 2015 | Blog
Don’t forget about our upcoming free, fun event at the Chandler Public Library. On February 25, 2015 we will be a part of the Steam ( science, technology, engineering, art and math) program at the Chandler Public Library, Sunset Branch. Join us for a special...
by sysadmin | Feb 23, 2015 | Blog
Boleite on Gypsum matrix- Amelia Mine, Boleo, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Specimen is 7.5 cm across, Boleite cube is 5mm across. Boleite is a complex halide mineral with formula: KPb26Ag9Cu24(OH)48Cl62. It was first described in 1891 as an oxychloride mineral. It is...
