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Langsdon Mineral Collection Trip, 2017
Celina, Ohio
Want to take a road trip? If so, consider traveling to the Langsdon Rock and Mineral Collection in Celina, Ohio.
In 2006 Ron & Ruth Langsdon donated a substantial part of their personal rare mineral collection to the Mercer County Library in Celina, so that future generations could enjoy it and learn about minerals. They felt a public library would be an ideal location for viewing by both present and future generations. The collection consists of more than 900 minerals from all over the world in 21 display cases.
Many of the specimens are newly discovered minerals from recently-opened mines in India, China and Pakistan. Other specimens are from historic mining areas, which are now closed to collectors. The collection contains pyrite, galena, quartz, tourmaline, apophyllite, stibnite and rhodochrosite, among many others. Each sample is labeled with the mineral type and place of origin.
The library offers classes and group tours by prior arrangement with the curator of the collection.
The library is open six days a week with a variation in hours from summer to winter. Saturdays they are open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Call ahead for library hours or to request a program or tour.
Information from LangsdonMinerals.org
In 2006 Ron & Ruth Langsdon donated a substantial part of their personal rare mineral collection to the Mercer County Library in Celina, so that future generations could enjoy it and learn about minerals. They felt a public library would be an ideal location for viewing by both present and future generations. The collection consists of more than 900 minerals from all over the world in 21 display cases.
Many of the specimens are newly discovered minerals from recently-opened mines in India, China and Pakistan. Other specimens are from historic mining areas, which are now closed to collectors. The collection contains pyrite, galena, quartz, tourmaline, apophyllite, stibnite and rhodochrosite, among many others. Each sample is labeled with the mineral type and place of origin.
The library offers classes and group tours by prior arrangement with the curator of the collection.
The library is open six days a week with a variation in hours from summer to winter. Saturdays they are open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Call ahead for library hours or to request a program or tour.
Information from LangsdonMinerals.org