Black Opal Acquired

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Summary

The Isaac Lea Collection of gems acquires a 24.3 carat black opal from Australia.

Subject

  • National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Dept. of Mineral Sciences
  • United States National Museum Division of Mineralogy and Petrology
  • National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 298, Box 1, "Local Notes," 11/22/1923, p. 1.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1923

Topic

  • Gems
  • Mineralogy
  • United States National Museum

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