Stolen $30k mineral returned to Nevada mine museum

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RENO, Nev. (AP) — A valuable mineral specimen stolen from a mining museum at the University of Nevada has been returned anonymously.

Campus police Commander Todd Renwick said the mineral with crystals worth an estimated $30,000 was dropped off sometime Saturday on the steps in front of the Keck Museum.

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