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Benj
Joined: 03 Mar 2013
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Location: Nantes City, FRANCE.
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 Posted: Nov 10, 2017 14:10 Post subject: Collection of Benjamin Carballo |
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It has been now a few years that I'm registered on FMF Mineral Forum, and where I read your publications.
First of all, I'll introduce myself :
My name is Benjamin Carballo, I am 25 years old, I was born and I live in Nantes,
an important and beautiful city situated in the western of France. I am a student
in Tourism. I love football (soccer) ; my favorite team is the Football Club of Nantes,
nicknamed "the canaries" ! Also, I like aviation, hiking in mountains...and I am a
volunteer in the French Road Savety.
The mineralogy is my greatest hobby since I was 6 years old ! My favorite
minerals are radioactive minerals, pegmatite's minerals, and French minerals
(in particular : Armorican massif, Pyrenees Mountains, Alps, etc...). Sometimes,
I collect some minerals from around the world. I dig minerals especially in my area,
the Armorican massif, with a young German enthusiast (30 years old) settled near
my city, and speaking French well !
For my dreams, I would like to visit USA, in particular to visit Tucson Show, to visit
Rocky Mountains, and digging aquamarines in Antero Mt with the owners of local concessions !
To finish, I know many famous French collectors (Alain Martaud, Eric Asselborn,
Gilles Emringer, etc...).
Jordi Fabre know me a little, thanks to my passion for radioactive minerals,
I already bought him a radioactive opal from Zacatecas, in Sainte-Marie aux Mines !
thank you in advance for your welcome !
| Locality: | | Brittany/Bretagne, France |  |
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| Me (left) and a friend, after dig in the coast of Santec (English Channel sea), Finistere Department, Brittany, FRANCE. February 2017. We found black tourmaline, orthoclase, apatite... |
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Don Lum
Joined: 03 Sep 2012
Posts: 2897
Location: Arkansas
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| Posted: Nov 10, 2017 14:56 Post subject: Re: Collection of Benjamin Carballo |
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Welcome to The Forum, Benj. Look forward to seeing more of your collection.
Don
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Benj
Joined: 03 Mar 2013
Posts: 87
Location: Nantes City, FRANCE.
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| Posted: Nov 10, 2017 17:04 Post subject: Re: Collection of Benjamin Carballo |
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Thank you Don !!
| Mineral: | Autunite |
| Locality: | | Margnac II Mine, Compreignac, Bellac, Haute-Vienne Department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France | |
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| Dimensions: | 10 x 7 cm |
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| Meta-autunite from the uranium Mine of Margnac, Haute-Vienne Department, Limousin area. |
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Tobi
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Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Posts: 4181
Location: Germany
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| Posted: Nov 11, 2017 02:16 Post subject: Re: Collection of Benjamin Carballo |
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Welcome Benjamin, thanks for your interesting introduction and congratulations to that schorl finds! Like Don, I also hope to see a lot more from your collection ...
Though I'm actually not interested in radioactive minerals, I really like your autunite, wonderful specimen in great condition and with a dazzling colour!
Regards from another "German enthusiast" ;-)
Tobi
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Jojm
Joined: 27 Dec 2008
Posts: 6
Location: Deux-Sèvres
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| Posted: Nov 11, 2017 04:32 Post subject: Re: Collection of Benjamin Carballo |
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Salut Benjamin & Welcome onboard !
If you want, you could use here some of the photos I've taken of your minerals and I hope we will organize a new shooting session soon!
Do you plan to go to Angers mineral show, next week? I'll be there on Saturday morning.
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Benj
Joined: 03 Mar 2013
Posts: 87
Location: Nantes City, FRANCE.
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| Posted: Nov 11, 2017 06:41 Post subject: Re: Collection of Benjamin Carballo |
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Thank you very much Tobi !
Thank you Jojm ! I will go to Angers Show on Sunday. I am busy on Saturday.
With pleasure, we will organize a shooting session ! I have some micro blue
anatase from Tourmalet Pas...and other minerals !
kind regards
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John S. White
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Joined: 04 Sep 2006
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Location: Stewartstown, Pennsylvania, USA
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| Posted: Nov 11, 2017 06:51 Post subject: Re: Collection of Benjamin Carballo |
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Hi Benjamin:
Can you tell us more about your "dig" on the coast of Brittany? It seems an odd place to collect and to find nice crystals of tourmaline, apatite and orthoclase.
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Benj
Joined: 03 Mar 2013
Posts: 87
Location: Nantes City, FRANCE.
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| Posted: Nov 11, 2017 06:54 Post subject: Re: Collection of Benjamin Carballo |
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A classic alpine mineral...
| Mineral: | Quartz (variety amethyst) |
| Locality: | | Les Droites (north face), Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | |
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| Dimensions: | 3,5 cm |
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From Mont-Blanc massif, Les Droites (north face), 3700 m high, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, French Alps.
Scepter quartz dig by Christophe Peray in August 2016... |
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Benj
Joined: 03 Mar 2013
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Location: Nantes City, FRANCE.
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| Posted: Nov 11, 2017 07:58 Post subject: Re: Collection of Benjamin Carballo |
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| John S. White wrote: | Hi Benjamin:
Can you tell us more about your "dig" on the coast of Brittany? It seems an odd place to collect and to find nice crystals of tourmaline, apatite and orthoclase. |
Hi John,
In the English Channel coast, there are a lot of pegmatites (on granite) that contain Tourmaline, Beryl, Apatite... The best spots are Santec, Roscoff, Saint-Briac, and
Saint-Malo coast (Cancale).
Also, we can see smoky quartz in Santec ;-)
Locally, beryl and orthoclase can be decimetric (Santec, Roscoff) !
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| Map with best spots of Tourmaline, Orthoclase, Beryl and Apatite...in the North Coast of Brittany |
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| geology map of Santec/Roscoff area |
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Benj
Joined: 03 Mar 2013
Posts: 87
Location: Nantes City, FRANCE.
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| Posted: Nov 11, 2017 09:39 Post subject: Re: Collection of Benjamin Carballo |
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from Central Massif...
| Mineral: | Autunite |
| Locality: | | Augères, Les Sagnes, Saint-Sylvestre, Ambazac, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France | |
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| Dimensions: | crystal : 1 x 1 cm |
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| Ex. coll. Jean Ventenat (geologist in CEA - french Atomic Energy Agency -) |
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Michael Shaw
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Location: Oklahoma
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| Posted: Nov 11, 2017 10:01 Post subject: Re: Collection of Benjamin Carballo |
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Welcome to the forum Benjamin. I hope to see more of your collection soon. The autunites are very nice.
Michael
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Benj
Joined: 03 Mar 2013
Posts: 87
Location: Nantes City, FRANCE.
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| Posted: Nov 11, 2017 10:18 Post subject: Re: Collection of Benjamin Carballo |
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Thank you Michael !! ;-)
Red-pink fluorite (6,5 cm). La Charpoua, Mont Blanc massif, Chamonix, French Alps. A veil of chlorite offers a nice contrast.
| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Aiguille Verte (La Charpoua side), Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | |
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| Dimensions: | 6,5 cm |
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Benj
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Posts: 87
Location: Nantes City, FRANCE.
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| Posted: Nov 11, 2017 13:23 Post subject: Re: Collection of Benjamin Carballo |
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Autunite from Morvan massif... 10 x 5 x 5 cm
Burgundy is known for its very good wines, but also for its autunite ! :-D
Type-locality : Autun area in Burgundy.
| Mineral: | Autunite |
| Locality: | | Les Oudots Quarry, Grury, Issy-l'Evêque, Autun District, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France | |
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| Dimensions: | 10 x 5 x 5cm |
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| Mineral: | Autunite |
| Locality: | | Les Oudots Quarry, Grury, Issy-l'Evêque, Autun District, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France | |
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| Dimensions: | 10 x 5 x 5 cm |
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| Mineral: | Autunite |
| Locality: | | Les Oudots Quarry, Grury, Issy-l'Evêque, Autun District, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France | |
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Benj
Joined: 03 Mar 2013
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Location: Nantes City, FRANCE.
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| Posted: Nov 12, 2017 09:11 Post subject: Re: Collection of Benjamin Carballo |
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Mont-Blanc massif, France ;-)
| Mineral: | Quartz (variety smoky), Fluorite and Calcite |
| Locality: | | Aiguille Verte (La Charpoua side), Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | |
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| Dimensions: | 6 x 4 cm |
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Benj
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Location: Nantes City, FRANCE.
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| Posted: Nov 12, 2017 11:11 Post subject: Re: Collection of Benjamin Carballo |
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Colorado and California minerals of my collection, for to greet my American friends ! ;-)
One of my favorite localities, San Diego Co., for pegmatite minerals. It's one of my dreams, to visit Mesa Grande (and Pala), and Colorado pegmatites !
| Mineral: | Topaz |
| Locality: | | Park County Claims, Tarryall Mountains, Park County, Colorado, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 3,5 x 1,8 cm |
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| Mineral: | Elbaïte |
| Locality: | | Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego County, California, USA | |
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| Mineral: | Elbaïte |
| Locality: | | Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego County, California, USA | |
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ploum
Joined: 12 Nov 2007
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Location: Near Annecy
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| Posted: Nov 12, 2017 12:31 Post subject: Re: Collection of Benjamin Carballo |
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This locality exists for aiguille verte (charpoua side). Better for jordi's work ;). Charpoua is not a mountain.
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Riccardo Modanesi
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| Posted: Nov 13, 2017 07:41 Post subject: Re: Collection of Benjamin Carballo |
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Hi Benj!
A warm warm welcome from... the other part of the Alps! I visited Brittany in the year 2000, cycling from Vannes to St. Malo and Mont St. Michel, through Pontivy, i.e. the inner road! It was amazing beautiful!
Greetings from Italy by Riccardo.
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Hi! I'm a collector of minerals since 1973 and a gemmologist. On Summer I always visit mines and quarries all over Europe looking for minerals! Ok, there is time to tell you much much more! Greetings from Italy by Riccardo. |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Nov 13, 2017 11:14 Post subject: Re: Collection of Benjamin Carballo |
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| Really wonderful elbaite from Himalaya Mine, very nice one!
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Philippe Durand
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Location: Normandie
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| Posted: Nov 13, 2017 12:54 Post subject: Re: Collection of Benjamin Carballo |
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A warm welcome Benjamin
bienvenue ici.
Ta fluo rose déchire ; j'adore! I love your pink fluo.
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Benj
Joined: 03 Mar 2013
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Location: Nantes City, FRANCE.
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| Posted: Nov 15, 2017 14:32 Post subject: Re: Collection of Benjamin Carballo |
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Thank you very much Tobi, Ploum, Philippe, Riccardo... !
Yes Riccardo, Brittany is a very beautiful area for tourism !
I have already been to Italy, in Turin (Torino).
A REE mineral, from Pyrenees mountains...
| Mineral: | Hydroxyl-bastnäsite-(Ce) |
| Locality: | | Trimouns Mine, Luzenac, Haute-Ariège, Foix, Ariège Department, Occitanie, France | |
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| Dimensions: | crysral : 0,7 cm |
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| a classical locality recognized for its REE minerals |
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