The world of mineralogy and mineral collecting has an incredibly rich history, filled not only with kings and queens, nobles and czars, and some of the most brilliant scientists ever to have walked the earth, but also with miners, dealers, brokers, collectors and thieves. Anyone who has possessed a mineral specimen, whether for a few minutes or for decades, is part of that history. The memories of all such people, together with stories, labels, published references, and anything else recording the history of a particular specimen, all contribute to that specimen's provenance. These many memories of a specimen's history help the collector who treasures a specimen to appreciate it even more, and to understand its historical significance more deeply.
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