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...
by sysadmin | Feb 10, 2015 | Blog
Crocoite on white Gibbsite- Adelaide Mine, Red River Lower Pocket, Tasmania, Australia. 7.5 cm tall. An exceptional piece donated to the foundation by a good friend from Tasmania, Shane Stanfield.
by sysadmin | Jan 31, 2015 | Blog
Petrified wood with Amethyst- Araucaria- Chinle Formation, Holbrook, Arizona. Triassic period 225 mya 6 ” x 5 ” Destruction of many of Arizona’s fossil logs in the 1890’s by persons seeking Quartz minerals was responsible for having the area...
by sysadmin | Jan 29, 2015 | Blog
Danube River Valley, Balkan Region. Byzantine Iron Age: 6th – 11th Century AD 7 cm long These iron arrowheads were made for and used by the Byzantine Christian Roman armies defending the …Empire’s northern border along the Danube River in the present...
