Test: Crystal Mountains tells the story of the early crystal hunters who roamed the mountains and glens of the Cairngorms during the 18th and 19th centuries in search of Scotland’s famous gem – the smoky quartz or cairngorm.
Test Ruskin is possibly the only external person to have arranged an exhibition at the natural History Museum London (At that time the British Museum, Natural History)
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