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Legendary mineral collection skyrockets

DALLAS – Collectors were so eager to get their hands on specimens from one of the most legendary mineral collections of the past 50 years, they made the pre-sale estimate of around $600,000 skyrocket to more than $3 million.

Swarms of collectors went after 322 specimens from the estate of Rock H. Currier, driving

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