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PostPosted: Jan 31, 2015 16:38    Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan  

Interesting Fluorite and Sphalerite association. Are the Sphalerites a dark Orange or more of a black color under normal lighting? It's somewhat hard to tell as there appears to be Orange backlighting.
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PostPosted: Jan 31, 2015 16:55    Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan  

Vitaliy wrote:
Are the Sphalerites a dark Orange or more of a black color under normal lighting? It's somewhat hard to tell as there appears to be Orange backlighting.

Indeed they are a bit translucent lustrous brown color. In the last photo there seems to be a reflection effect from the matrix that gives the sphalerite an orange hue. But it's not real at all.

Thanks for your words.
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PostPosted: Jan 31, 2015 20:23    Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan  

Carles,

The fluorite, sphalerite specimen looks perfect and your photography is excellent as usual. I enjoyed seeing it.

Thanks for posting.

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PostPosted: Feb 01, 2015 04:35    Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan  

Don Lum wrote:
The fluorite, sphalerite specimen looks perfect and your photography is excellent as usual. I enjoyed seeing it.

I'm glad you like it. Thanks for your kind comments.

It's not my photography that is excellent but the specimen that is photogenic.
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PostPosted: Feb 02, 2015 05:36    Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan  

Nice specimen and photography, as always.

Regards.
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PostPosted: Feb 02, 2015 09:27    Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan  

Enrique Llorens wrote:
Nice specimen and photography, as always.

Thanks for your words. However, not always but only sometimes.
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PostPosted: Feb 02, 2015 11:29    Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan  

I like on that specimen that the fluorites seem to have a deep blue colour instead of the usual purple. I know there were several pockets with such blue fluorites, and I think they were much rarer than the purple ones. So the specimen combines rarity and a nice paragenesis with a prominent previous owner - congratulations 👍

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PostPosted: Feb 02, 2015 14:34    Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan  

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...a nice paragenesis with a prominent previous owner

Tobi, I have serious doubts that my fluorite and doctor Steve Neely were generated at about the same time at exactly the same place :-)

Many thanks for your always kind comments anyway.
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PostPosted: Feb 02, 2015 15:19    Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan  

Took me a moment to get that pun, Carles ;-)

But to avoid the misunderstanding, I will correct my
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So the specimen combines rarity, a nice paragenesis and a prominent previous owner ;-)
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PostPosted: Apr 10, 2015 08:38    Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan - Xuebaoding combo  

Beryl, cassiterite, scheelite, albite, muscovite

Uncommon paragenesis of beryl, scheelite, cassiterite and albite on a bed of crystallized muscovite, all in a matrix slab made of a granitic rock. The beryl crystallography is also remarkable since they are hexagonal prisms, up to 28 mm wide, lacking the typical side faces. Only the two pinacoids {0001} and a second order pyramid {1121} can be seen, both faces forming an angle near 45º (π/4 rad). The beryl crystals are transparent and only very slightly blue, almost colorless. There is a very neat and unusual elongated grouping of black cassiterite 53 mm long and a partly gemmy orange scheelite crystal 14 mm wide. Overall dimensions: 115 mm x 84 mm x 34 mm. Weight: 342 g. Undamaged (at least to the naked eye).

Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China.

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PostPosted: Apr 10, 2015 11:44    Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan  

Nice piece!
Did you check fluorescence under short wave UV? Some beryl from this locality are somewhat fluorescent due to small, not visible at naked eye, scheelite inclusions. This one, having a scheelite crystal very close, is a good candidate...

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PostPosted: Apr 10, 2015 13:57    Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan  

Josele wrote:
Nice piece!
Did you check fluorescence under short wave UV? Some beryl from this locality are somewhat fluorescent due to small, not visible at naked eye, scheelite inclusions. This one, having a scheelite crystal very close, is a good candidate...

Hi, Josele!

I didn't. But I'll try as soon as possible. Thanks for your comments.
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PostPosted: Apr 10, 2015 15:28    Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan  

Nice combo Carles. All you need is an apatite, and you would have everything.
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PostPosted: Apr 10, 2015 16:09    Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan  

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Nice combo Carles. All you need is an apatite, and you would have everything.

Of course! And a good kësterite crystal too. And then a tube of Super Glue to attach them.

Many thanks for your words.
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PostPosted: Apr 10, 2015 16:49    Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan  

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And then a tube of Super Glue to attach them.

They are very good at gluing things together over there!!! You knew that was exactly what I was thinking when I wrote the comment.

I don't think I have ever seen a combo with this particular group of minerals. Great find.
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PostPosted: Apr 11, 2015 03:23    Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan  

GneissWare wrote:
I don't think I have ever seen a combo with this particular group of minerals.
Me neither! Very beautiful specimen, Carles, congratulations!
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PostPosted: Apr 11, 2015 03:42    Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan  

Tobi wrote:
Very beautiful specimen...

Thank you, Tobi. I'm very glad you like it!
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PostPosted: Apr 16, 2015 16:45    Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan  

Hello Carles!

Hard to tell if it is a hexagonal bipyramide of first order (e.g. {10-11}) or of second order (e.g. {11-21}, {11-22}) without goniometric measurement. Anyway, an excellent specimen and photo of course!

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PostPosted: Apr 17, 2015 04:08    Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan  

Martin Rich wrote:
Hard to tell if it is a hexagonal bipyramide of first order (e.g. {10-11}) or of second order (e.g. {11-21}, {11-22}) without goniometric measurement. Anyway, an excellent specimen and photo of course!

Hi, Martin!

First of all, thank you for your kind comments about my specimen.

However, and although I'm not by far an expert on crystallography, I have to disagree with your opinion on the pyramid order issue. According to the old book A Textbook of Mineralogy, by Edward S. Dana and William E. Ford, in the reference to the beryl species, the angle that the pinacoid and the first order pyramid form is ca. 30º (π/6 rad) while this angle with the second order pyramid is ca. 45º (π/4 rad).

I'm a bit shortsighted and suffer with presbyopia and astigmatism (I'm no longer a teen) but fortunately I'm still well able to differentiate such angles with my naked eye. No need of a goniometer, that anyway I don't own.



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PostPosted: Jun 21, 2015 11:47    Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan - Wulfenite from Los Lamentos  

Wulfenite, calcite

Group of typical Los Lamentos tabular tetragonal wulfenite crystals with a deep honey color, up to 22 mm wide and 10 mm thick, sitting on a matrix of calcite. Overall size: 93 mm x 87 x 59 mm. Weight: 305 g. Ex Emilio Ródenas collection.

Los Lamentos Mts, Mun. de Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico.

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