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Carles Millan
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| olelukoe wrote: | Really perfect specimen for this locality...
I like it so much ! |
Very glad you like my phenakite.
Thanks for your comment!
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Apr 18, 2010 13:22 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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(Old specimen, better photos)
Azurite
Group of dark blue azurite crystals. Overall size: 41 mm x 35 mm. Main crystal size: 21 mm wide, 25 mm tall. Weight: 34g. Collected ca. 1997. Ex collection Antonovich, Mecklenburg, Germany.
Pit No. 9, Touissit, Touissit District, Oujda-Angad Province, Oriental Region, Morocco.
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Azurite
Pit No. 9, Touissit, Touissit District, Oujda-Angad Province, Oriental Region, Morocco
41 mm x 35 mm. Main crystal size: 21 mm wide, 25 mm tall |
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Azurite
Pit No. 9, Touissit, Touissit District, Oujda-Angad Province, Oriental Region, Morocco
41 mm x 35 mm. Main crystal size: 21 mm wide, 25 mm tall |
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Azurite
Pit No. 9, Touissit, Touissit District, Oujda-Angad Province, Oriental Region, Morocco
41 mm x 35 mm. Main crystal size: 21 mm wide, 25 mm tall |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Apr 18, 2010 13:23 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Vanadinite
Group of vanadinite crystals on a limestone matrix. Overall size: 111 mm x 92 mm. Major crystal: 11 mm wide, 3 mm thick. Weight: 501 g. Purchased from Joan Montal, Barcelona, Catalonia, in 1972 for €18.
Mibladene, Upper Moulouya lead district, Midelt, Khénifra Province, Meknès-Tafilalet Region, Morocco.
This specimen is no longer in my collection.
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Vanadinite
Mibladene, Upper Moulouya lead district, Midelt, Khénifra Province, Meknès-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
111 mm x 92 mm. Major crystal: 11 mm wide, 3 mm thick
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Vanadinite
Mibladene, Upper Moulouya lead district, Midelt, Khénifra Province, Meknès-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
111 mm x 92 mm. Major crystal: 11 mm wide, 3 mm thick |
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José Miguel
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| Posted: Apr 18, 2010 14:35 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Very beautiful phenakite, Carles. Where did you get it? Maybe Sants? I saw several phenakites there. I got a sister of your phenakite in the Escuela de Minas, Madrid 2010.
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Apr 19, 2010 15:25 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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(Old specimen, better photos)
Tourmaline (probably schorl), muscovite, feldspar
Aesthetic combination of the three species, showing very well defined crystals of muscovite. Overall size: 116 mm x 83 mm. Both schorl major crystals: 13 mm wide. Weight: 601 g.
Dassu Valley, Shigar Valley, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
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Schorl, muscovite, feldspar
Dassu Valley, Shigar Valley, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
116 mm x 83 mm. Both schorl major crystals: 13 mm wide
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Schorl, muscovite, feldspar
Dassu Valley, Shigar Valley, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
116 mm x 83 mm. Both schorl major crystals: 13 mm wide |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Apr 22, 2010 05:37 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Vanadinite
Vanadinite specimen with brilliant and unusual yellowish-brownish color crystals completely covering the matrix. Undamaged. Overall size: 62 mm x 48 mm. Major crystal: 11.5 mm wide edge to edge. Field collected in 2001.
ACF Mine, Mibladen, Midelt, Khénifra, Meknès-Tafilalet, Morocco.
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Vanadinite
ACF Mine, Mibladen, Midelt, Khénifra, Meknès-Tafilalet, Morocco
62 mm x 48 mm. Major crystal: 11.5 mm wide edge to edge |
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Vanadinite
ACF Mine, Mibladen, Midelt, Khénifra, Meknès-Tafilalet, Morocco
62 mm x 48 mm. Major crystal: 11.5 mm wide edge to edge |
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Vanadinite
ACF Mine, Mibladen, Midelt, Khénifra, Meknès-Tafilalet, Morocco
62 mm x 48 mm. Major crystal: 11.5 mm wide edge to edge |
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olelukoe
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| Posted: Apr 22, 2010 10:51 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Carles Millan wrote: | Schorl, muscovite, feldspar
Aesthetic combination of the three species. Overall size: 116 mm x 83 mm. Both schorl major crystals: 13 mm wide. Weight: ca. 600 g.
Dassu Valley, Shigar Valley, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. |
Interesting specimen....
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Apr 24, 2010 11:09 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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(Old specimen, better photos)
Epidote, adularia, actinolite
Group of transparent epidote cystals with adularia and some actinolite fibers. Undamaged. Overall size: 90 mm x 77 mm. Main epidote crystal: 52 mm long, 10 mm wide. Weight: 75 g.
From the alpine-cleft deposit near Alchuri, Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
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_Epidote, adularia, actinolite
Alchuri is a hamlet in the Shigar Valley, in the bottom of the map. The red marks point to interesting mineral localities. |
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_Epidote, adularia, actinolite
And where is the Shigar Valley? |
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Epidote, adularia, actinolite
Alchuri, Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
90 mm x 77 mm
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Epidote, adularia, actinolite
Alchuri, Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
90 mm x 77 mm
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keldjarn
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| Posted: Apr 24, 2010 15:43 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Carles,
I have enjoyed browsing through all your posted photos again. Very nice specimens and excellent pictures. Thanks for sharing.
Knut
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Apr 29, 2010 13:42 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Beryl, tourmaline (schorl?), albite
Several light blue completely transparent aquamarine beryl crystals with a couple of tourmaline (schorl?) crystals set aesthetically on an albite matrix. Overall size: 67 mm x 44 mm.
Shengus, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
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Beryl, tourmaline (schorl?), albite
Shengus, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
67 mm x 44 mm
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Beryl, tourmaline (schorl?), albite
Shengus, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
67 mm x 44 mm
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Apr 30, 2010 05:50 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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(Old specimen, better photos)
Tourmaline (schorl?), beryl, feldspar, mica, garnet
Doubly terminated tourmaline (schorl?) crystal with bright faces, accompanied by two parallel beryl aquamarine prisms, feldspar, mica and several very small garnet (spessartine?) crystals. Undamaged, complete all around, almost a floater; the attachment point must be in the feldspar. Schorl crystal size: 79 mm long, 19 mm wide. Weight: 68 g.
Nyet, Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
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Schorl, beryl, feldspar, mica, garnet
Nyet, Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Schorl crystal size: 79 mm long, 19 mm wide. Weight: 68 g
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Schorl, beryl, feldspar, mica, garnet
Nyet, Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Schorl crystal size: 79 mm long, 19 mm wide. Weight: 68 g
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Schorl, beryl, feldspar, mica, garnet
Nyet, Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Schorl crystal size: 79 mm long, 19 mm wide. Weight: 68 g
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: May 02, 2010 14:18 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Ferberite, siderite, calcite
Floater composed of ferberite crystals with some siderite and calcite. Overall size: 105 mm x 70 mm. Main ferberite crystal: 55 mm wide. Weight: 429 g. Extracted in 2004.
Panasqueira Mines, Level 3, Panasqueira, Covilhã, Castelo Branco District, Portugal.
This specimen is no longer in my collection.
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Ferberite, siderite, calcite
Panasqueira Mines, Level 3, Panasqueira, Covilhã, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
105 mm x 70 mm. Main ferberite crystal: 55 mm wide |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: May 03, 2010 09:06 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Titanite
Group of green, transparent to translucent, titanite twinned crystals on matrix. Overall size: 75 mm x 50 mm x 28 mm. Main crystal: 18 mm long, 6 mm thick. Weight: 130g.
Tormiq Valley, Haramosh Mts., Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
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Titanite
Tormiq Valley, Haramosh Mts., Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
75 mm x 50 mm x 28 mm. Main crystal: 18 mm long, 6 mm thick |
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Titanite
Tormiq Valley, Haramosh Mts., Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
75 mm x 50 mm x 28 mm. Main crystal: 18 mm long, 6 mm thick |
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Titanite
Tormiq Valley, Haramosh Mts., Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
75 mm x 50 mm x 28 mm. Main crystal: 18 mm long, 6 mm thick
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tony91
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| Posted: May 08, 2010 04:06 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Isn't it the best collection in the world? ;] Great specimens! All! And by the way hello to everybody.
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: May 08, 2010 04:31 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| tony91 wrote: | | Isn't it the best collection in the world? ;] Great specimens! All! |
Some people say there are near 200,000 serious mineral collections in the world. I think mine may be about the number 100,000 in quality. The problem is the 99,999 collectors ahead don't bother to post their photos.
I'm glad you like my specimens. Thank you for your comments.
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