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Advertisement Ernst A. Bottcher. Natural history specimen dealers had an important role in the development of science in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries. They supplied the rapidly growing, both in size and number, museums and educational establishments and private collectors whose collections, either in entirety or parts finally entered museums.
The Folch Collection was known during the period 1960-1980 as one of the best private mineral collections in the world. It was famous for its size (over 15,000 specimens), the quality of the pieces, the large number of classic specimens, which are now almost impossible to obtain, and the style of the collection, which is surprisingly 'modern'.
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Jefferis was "one of the foremost mineral collectors in the United States," and his collection was "considered at the time to be the most spectacular array of minerals assembled by a private collector." [2] Historian Robert Gangewere called it "one of the finest private mineralogical collections available."
The MIM is a private museum in Beirut, Lebanon. The name is an abbreviation of "Mineral Museum." [1] The museum displays more than 2,000 minerals, representing 450 different species from 70 countries, and is considered one of the most significant private collections of minerals in the world. [2] It opened in 2013. [3]
Rockhounding on private land A property owner can obtain mineral rights to the property, giving them the right to collect minerals found on their property and grant the same right to whoever they ...