Joanna took a closer look at the box and said: "Special at £32? I suppose you can afford to take a chance I suppose, well this is rock crystal which is of the quartz family. "And you can see the ...

Killhope Lead Mining Museum, in Weardale, County Durham, has bought a collection of 19th Century mineral boxes. The museum has been awarded a Heritage Lottery grant to acquire the spar boxes from ...