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 Topic: Collection of Tobi |
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| Carles Millan Replies: 1295 Views: 2003128 |
 Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Aug 28, 2025 12:24 Subject: Re: Collection of Tobi - thank you so much for 2 million views |
| I just discovered a second red star next to my collection thread which means that it reached 2 million views! I want so say thank you to all the people here on FMF who read, liked and commented my pos ... | |
| Topic: Collection of Tobi |
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| Carles Millan Replies: 1295 Views: 2003128 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jul 29, 2025 14:13 Subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
| I know not everybody loves galena; but when you like it, this piece is a stunner.
I do love galena, Tobi. This one is an impressive sample of Joplin, a museum specimen. You're very lucky to own it an ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Carles Millan Replies: 2276 Views: 3114847 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jul 03, 2025 11:14 Subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
| Very nice cluster of {100}{111} crystals of galena, Michael. The Tri-State District has been a classic locality of that species for a long time. Congrats! | |
| Topic: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Carles Millan Replies: 1019 Views: 2548025 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jun 23, 2025 12:56 Subject: Collection of Carles Millan: Galena and pyrite from Huanzalá |
| Galena PbS, Pyrite FeS2, Calcite CaCO3
Description: A group of well-defined cubo-octahedral crystals of galena accompanied by a bunch of shining octahedral pyrite crystals that help to make a good ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Carles Millan Replies: 1019 Views: 2548025 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jun 19, 2025 08:46 Subject: Collection of Carles Millan: Alabandite from Peru |
| Alabandite MnS, Rhodochrosite MnCO3, Fluorite CaF2
Description: Group of octahedral {111}, metallic black color, alabandite crystals with cubic {100} fluorite and pale pink rhodochrosite. From a po ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Carles Millan Replies: 1019 Views: 2548025 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: May 30, 2025 15:17 Subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
| Carles, it is my understanding that the Ambas Aguas locality produces a greater variety of crystal forms than that of Navajun, where there seems to be a preponderance of simple cubes. I really like t ... | |
| Topic: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Carles Millan Replies: 1019 Views: 2548025 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: May 30, 2025 11:49 Subject: Collection of Carles Millan: Pyrite from Ambasaguas |
| Old specimen, new photos
Pyrite Fe2S Description: A floater specimen of typical dodecahedral pyrite crystals with well-defined faces and edges and excellent luster. No visible damage. The time p ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Carles Millan Replies: 1019 Views: 2548025 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: May 12, 2025 04:20 Subject: Collection of Carles Millan: Calcite from La Cuerre Mine |
| Calcite CaCO3, Dolomite CaMg(CO3)2, Sphalerite ZnS
Description: Complete single scalenohedral, mostly transparent crystal of calcite aesthetically attached to a matrix made up of sphalerite crystal ... |
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| Topic: Martin Danovski Minerals Collection |
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| Carles Millan Replies: 25 Views: 8188 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Apr 21, 2025 10:11 Subject: Re: Martin Danovski Minerals Collection |
| Dear Martin
The symbol of gram in the International System of Units is not 'gr' but 'g' I've corrected it for you. Thank you for your excellent photos. Please keep posting. |
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| Topic: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Carles Millan Replies: 1019 Views: 2548025 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Apr 10, 2025 09:41 Subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
| I love the gold nugget!
Thank you for your opinion, but I would much prefer to own yours. |
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| Topic: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Carles Millan Replies: 1019 Views: 2548025 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Apr 08, 2025 05:28 Subject: Collection of Carles Millan: Gold from Brazil |
| Gold Au
Description: A humble, small, and inexpensive but beautiful bright, well-formed, non-idiomorphic crystallized gold specimen. From a find in 2017. Dimensions: 10.5 mm x 7.5 mm x 7.0 mm. ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Carles Millan Replies: 1019 Views: 2548025 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Mar 30, 2025 10:42 Subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
| What a nice collection!
Thanks for sharing your splendid specimens with the mineralogical brotherhood. Keep 'em coming. Regards Martin I'm glad you like it. Thanks for your kind comment. |
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| Topic: Collection of Tobi |
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| Carles Millan Replies: 1295 Views: 2003128 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Mar 29, 2025 13:37 Subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
| It is indeed a valuable gold pebble. I don't possess any pebble with such a quality. Be proud. | |
| Topic: Collection of Tobi |
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| Carles Millan Replies: 1295 Views: 2003128 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Mar 29, 2025 11:03 Subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
| Thank you, Jordi. But the second picture still says "Western Australia" and I can't edit it. Please fix this too, thanks :-)
Fixed |
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| Topic: Collection of Tobi |
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| Carles Millan Replies: 1295 Views: 2003128 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Mar 28, 2025 15:10 Subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
| Thanks for the nice comment, Carles. Gold is becoming more and more a favourite mineral for me, but the prices do not allow me to collect a lot ;-)
Tobi, the gold specimens I really like cost well ov ... |
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