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Title: Early mineral dealers: William Niven (1850-1937).(Biography)
Author: Wendell E. Wilson
Publication: The Mineralogical Record (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 37Issue: 4Page: 297(14)

Article Type: Biography

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