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Roger Warin
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Posted: Mar 15, 2013 12:00 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Achingly beautiful.
Moreover it must be fluorescent.
Thank you for sharing.
Roger.
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Tobi
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Posted: Mar 16, 2013 05:07 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Carles,
for sure i haven't seen as many fluorapatites as John in my life - but this one is really among the finest! A truly superb piece of art created by mother nature :-)
Congratulations!
Tobi
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Carles Millan
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Posted: Mar 16, 2013 05:44 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Roger and Tobi,
Very grateful too for your nice but (IMHO) exaggerated comments. The photo was shot by Scovil, not by me, and as everybody knows he is a master of perfection.
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Roger Warin
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Posted: Mar 16, 2013 07:00 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Of course, Jeff Scovil’s photo of is excellent, as usual. This is especially the exceptional character of this specimen I said.
Roger.
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Carles Millan
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Posted: Jun 04, 2013 13:56 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Helvite, genthelvite, calcite, quartz, magnetite
From the vendor's description: Group of very sharp tetrahedral helvite crystals with a superficial layer of genthelvite. It is on matrix, with white calcite rhombohedrons, dodecahedral magnetite and parallel growths of quartz. Very aesthetic because of the contrast between the salmon helvite-genthelvite and the calcite and quartz matrix. Specimen size: 75 mm × 52 mm × 37 mm. Main crystal size: 15 mm × 13 mm. Collected in 2012.
Huanggang Mine, Kčshíkčténg Qí, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia A.R., China.
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Helvite, genthelvite, quartz, calcite Huanggang Mine, Kčshíkčténg Qí, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia A.R., China 75 mm × 52 mm × 37 mm. Main crystal size: 15 mm × 13 mm |
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Helvite, genthelvite, quartz, calcite Huanggang Mine, Kčshíkčténg Qí, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia A.R., China 75 mm × 52 mm × 37 mm. Main crystal size: 15 mm × 13 mm
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Mark Ost
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Posted: Jun 05, 2013 06:25 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Tres Bien, fantastique helvite
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Carles Millan
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Posted: Jun 05, 2013 07:24 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Mark Ost wrote: | Tres Bien, fantastique helvite |
Thanks, Mark. I'm very glad you like it.
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Mark Ost
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Posted: Jun 05, 2013 17:04 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Very much so. You all have excellent aesthetic tastes
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Mike Wood
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Posted: Jun 05, 2013 17:34 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Exceptional specimen Carles and high quality photographs !
Thanks for sharing
Mike
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Carles Millan
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Posted: Jun 06, 2013 04:27 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Mark Ost wrote: | Very much so. You all have excellent aesthetic tastes |
Mike Wood wrote: | Exceptional specimen Carles and high quality photographs ! |
Mark, Mike
Many thanks for your kind comments.
Mike, please, notice that the photos are really good but honestly I must say, as noted, that they have not been shot by myself.
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Carles Millan
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Posted: Jun 24, 2013 04:27 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan (bournonite) |
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Bournonite, pyrite
Specimen with about a dozen sharp and lustrous, well defined, gunmetal color bournonite crystals, showing the classic stepped habit of the species, accompanied by a number of pyrite microcrystals scattered on the matrix. Overall size: 95 mm x 74 mm x 46 mm. Widest crystal: 29 mm; thickest crystal: 12 mm. Weight: 335 g. Undamaged. From a new pocket found in September 2012.
Viboras Mine, Machacamarca (Colavi District), Cornelio Saavedra, Potosí, Bolivia.
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Enrique Llorens
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Posted: Jun 24, 2013 06:09 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Delicious Bournonite, good taste.
Congratulations. Enrique Llorens.
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Tobi
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Posted: Jun 24, 2013 09:08 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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An outstanding bournonite specimen, Carles: Superb crystals in a wonderful shape, and a good size; simply perfect!
Tobi
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Ru Smith
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Posted: Jun 24, 2013 19:29 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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I also like this one a lot.
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Carles Millan
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Posted: Jun 25, 2013 07:31 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan (bournonite) |
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Bournonite
Group of sharp and lustrous, well defined, gunmetal color bournonite crystals, showing the classic stepped habit of the species, without matrix. Overall size: 68 mm x 47 mm x 30 mm. Widest crystal: 28 mm; thickest crystal: 11.5 mm. Weight: 222 g. No damage. From a new pocket found in September 2012.
Viboras Mine, Machacamarca (Colavi District), Cornelio Saavedra, Potosí, Bolivia.
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Carles Millan
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Posted: Jun 27, 2013 05:50 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan (cassiterite) |
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Cassiterite, siderite, quartz
Group of numerous fine, sharp, lustrous, translucent brown color cassiterite crystals in association with quartz and siderite, showing a nice contrast. The specimen, although not being a floater, is complete all around 360ş. Overall size: 60 mm x 47 mm x 39 mm. Largest cassiterite crystal: 15 mm wide. Weight: 190 g. Undamaged.
Viloco Mine, Araca, Loayza, La Paz, Bolivia.
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Cassiterite, siderite, quartz Viloco Mine, Araca, Loayza, La Paz, Bolivia 60 mm x 47 mm x 39 mm. Largest cassiterite crystal: 15 mm wide |
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Cassiterite, siderite, quartz Viloco Mine, Araca, Loayza, La Paz, Bolivia 60 mm x 47 mm x 39 mm. Largest cassiterite crystal: 15 mm wide |
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Cassiterite, siderite, quartz Viloco Mine, Araca, Loayza, La Paz, Bolivia 60 mm x 47 mm x 39 mm. Largest cassiterite crystal: 15 mm wide |
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Cassiterite, siderite, quartz Viloco Mine, Araca, Loayza, La Paz, Bolivia 60 mm x 47 mm x 39 mm. Largest cassiterite crystal: 15 mm wide |
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Posted: Jun 29, 2013 05:28 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan (cassiterite) |
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Cassiterite, quartz
Group of bright, sharp, almost black cassiterite crystals in association with colorless cloudy quartz, showing a good contrast. The major crystal is twinned. Overall size: 80 mm x 69 mm x 39 mm. Main cassiterite crystal: 33 mm wide. Weight: 253 g. Undamaged.
Viloco Mine, Araca, Loayza, La Paz, Bolivia.
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Cassiterite, quartz Viloco Mine, Araca, Loayza, La Paz, Bolivia 80 mm x 69 mm x 39 mm. Largest cassiterite crystal: 33 mm wide |
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Cassiterite, quartz Viloco Mine, Araca, Loayza, La Paz, Bolivia 80 mm x 69 mm x 39 mm. Largest cassiterite crystal: 33 mm wide |
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Cassiterite, quartz Viloco Mine, Araca, Loayza, La Paz, Bolivia 80 mm x 69 mm x 39 mm. Largest cassiterite crystal: 33 mm wide |
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Tobi
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Posted: Jun 29, 2013 07:00 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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And after the bournonite rush came the cassiterite rush ;-)
Fine specimens, Carles!
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Carles Millan
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Posted: Jul 01, 2013 12:10 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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** Nice specimen, horrible photos **
Fluorite, löllingite, magnetite
Typically irregular, bright silvery crystals of löllingite showing polycrystalline growth with crystals of magnetite, accompanied by several octahedrons {111} of transparent colorless fluorite with rhombododecahedral {110} faces. Overall size: 70 mm x 60 mm x 44 mm. Main fluorite crystal size: 18 mm high. Weight: 238 g.
Huanggang mine, Hexigten Banner, Keshiketeng, Ulanhad League, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China.
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Fluorite, löllingite, magnetite Huanggang mine, Hexigten Banner, Keshiketeng, Ulanhad League, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China 70 mm x 60 mm x 44 mm. Main fluorite crystal size: 18 mm high |
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Fluorite, löllingite, magnetite Huanggang mine, Hexigten Banner, Keshiketeng, Ulanhad League, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China 70 mm x 60 mm x 44 mm. Main fluorite crystal size: 18 mm high |
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Fluorite, löllingite, magnetite Huanggang mine, Hexigten Banner, Keshiketeng, Ulanhad League, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China 70 mm x 60 mm x 44 mm. Main fluorite crystal size: 18 mm high
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Carles Millan
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Posted: Jul 03, 2013 04:43 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan (bournonite) |
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Bournonite, quartz
Specimen with several sharp and lustrous, well defined, gunmetal color bournonite crystals, showing the classic stepped habit of the species, on a thin matrix of grayish white quartz. Overall size: 87 mm x 42 mm x 39 mm. Weight: 200 g. Undamaged. From a new pocket found in September 2012.
Viboras Mine, Machacamarca (Colavi District), Cornelio Saavedra, Potosí, Bolivia.
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