cu·ra·tion /kyəˈrāSHən/ noun the action or process of selecting, organizing, and looking after the items in a collection or exhibition. I don't understand wha

cu·ra·tion /kyəˈrāSHən/ noun the action or process of selecting, organizing, and looking after the items in a collection or exhibition. I don't understand what you're getting at. The universe doesn't appear to assign any intrinsic value to anything, it is only there by virtue of someone that's willing to pay. So yes, the fact that someone found this collection of minerals from a specific source worth the price of collecting it is why we have these photos.