This specimen contains the mineral Calcite as well as some of the unique mineral Smithsonite. Calcite is the most common of the carbonate minerals. It has many varied forms. Most calcite is opaque, not allowing light to pass through, slightly...
The Blue and Gold Macaw is a parrot that has feathers that are a bright blue-green color with a yellow (or gold) colored chest. In the wild these birds are commonly found throughout Mexico, as well as Central America, and the northern parts of...
Corn snakes are often seen in the southeastern United States near fields, woods, and farmyards. They are able to quickly catch and devour rodents. This particular snake is amelanistic, meaning that it lacks black pigmentation, giving this animal a...
Hats; Headgear; Clothing and dress; Hmong (Asian people); Hmong (Asian people) -- Social life and customs; Hmong (Asian people)--Thailand; Thailand; Nineteen seventies
The Hmong people live throughout Southeast Asia and China. More than half of the Hmong population resides in Thailand, where they are divided into two groups: White and Blue. Hmong women traditionally make clothing for their families from cotton or...
This is a mineral, which may contain small amounts of arsenic. It can be found in forms of green, yellow, brown, white, and gray, and in locations such as British Columbia, Canada, Colorado and Idaho in the US, and in Mexico. The name Pyromorphite...
Calcite is one of the most common minerals. It comes in many, many different forms. It is mostly opaque, or cloudy, and sometimes colored by impurities. You can find yellow, orange, brown, green, and even fluorescent (it glows!) examples of Calcite.
Calcite is one of the most common minerals. It comes in many, many different forms. It is mostly opaque, or cloudy, and sometimes colored by impurities. You can find yellow, orange, brown, green, and even fluorescent (it glows!) examples of Calcite.
This type of quartz is shaped like a crystal. It has a color variation ranging from smoky yellow to brown and black. Scotland is well know for its Smokey quartz, but this mineral can also be found in other places.
Because it is found in many different colors, the name Apatite comes from the Greek “to deceive." Apatite can be found transparent (clear), translucent (cloudy), or opaque (cannot see through) and in colors from white to brown, green,...
Yoruba (African people); Yoruba (African people) -- Social life and customs; Chairs
In ancient and current Yoruba culture, people of importance are symbolically and physicallly separated from the rest of society. At specific times, the feet of alaase (rulers, priests and initiates) must not be in physical contact with the earth....
Sunglasses didn’t really become popular until the 20th century, but spectacles with tinted lenses have been around for many years. Some people thought certain tints could help correct vision. These yellow tinted glasses were made around 1880.
Wernerite is a variety of the mineral scapolite and forms in metamorphic rocks. This specimen when placed under an ultraviolet light (or black light) will begin to fluoresce (glow) eerie blue and yellow colors.
Snails -- Manus Island (Papua New Guinea); Shells; Endangered species -- Manus Island (Papua New Guinea)
This endangered species of tree snail lives on Manus Island, off northern New Guinea. Its distinctive coloring makes this a favorite with shell collectors. As the coating on the shell wears off, a yellow layer is revealed underneath.
High school seniors--Columbus (Ind.); Pants; Autographs
This pair of light yellow girl's corduroys was decorate by Columbus, Indiana, high school seniors in 1964 as part of a "senior cords" tradition that thrived in the Midwest in the 1960s. The pants feature several brightly colored cartoon...
Smithsonite is almost always a secondary element. Pure Smithsonite should be white or colorless, but is usually a yellow, green, or even pinkish color. It was named for James Smithson (1765-1829), a British mineralogist and chemist who bequeathed...
Indianapolis Speedway Race; Board games; Games; Automobile Racing; Automobile Racing -- Indiana -- Indianapolis
Can you hear the roar of the engines? Can you feel the wind the cars whip around the curve just in front of your eyes? Cars have been racing in the Indianapolis 500 since 1911. With games like this 1930s Speedway Motor Race board game, players...
During the Late Cretaceous Period, much of what is now North America was covered by a shallow, warm water sea – known as the Western Interior Seaway. This sea teemed with life and one of the most notable inhabitants was the ammonite. Ammonites...
Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Indianapolis, Ind.); Indianapolis Speedway Race; Sports journalism--United States
For many years, the Indianapolis 500 radio network broadcast booth and the timing and scoring crews were housed in a Japanese-style Pagoda. Newspaper reporters needed a special badge to enter the Pagoda. From the Pagoda, reporters watched the race...
