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Carles Millan
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| José Miguel wrote: | | Carles, very good Japan law twin with Hübnerite. If I had seen this piece before you.... It would be in my pocket!!! |
José Miguel, were I able to take a picture like this ( https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?p=11207#11207 ), perhaps I would have had the chance to make a good living as a photographer.
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 09, 2010 16:32 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Gold, quartz
Gold in not well defined crystals, showing some plates together with filiform, dendritic and arborescent forms, on a matrix of quartz. Overall size: 47 mm x 33 mm. Weight: 38 g. This specimen was brought from Philippines by the Spanish engineer Antonio Hernández, who had worked at the Macayan copper mines in the 19th century. I keep handwritten documents from him, dated year 1853, related with the mentioned copper mining works.
Very likely from Mancayan (Mankayan) mineral district, Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines, where the presence of gold has been cited.
This specimen is no longer in my collection.
Photos copyright © Carles Millan. Reproduction allowed as long as the author's name is cited and the image not modified. Creative Commons Attribution Licence - Some Rights Reserved.
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Gold, quartz
Very likely from Mancayan (Mankayan) mineral district, Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines
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Gold, quartz
Very likely from Mancayan (Mankayan) mineral district, Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines
47 mm x 33 mm |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 19, 2010 13:45 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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(Old specimen, better photos)
Arfvedsonite
Isolated arfvedsonite crystal with multiple termination, complete all around, undamaged. Size: 100 mm tall, 34 mm wide, 16 mm thick. Weight: 75 g.
Mount Malosa, Zomba Plateau, Malawi.
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Arfvedsonite
Mount Malosa, Zomba Plateau, Malawi
100 mm tall, 34 mm wide, 16 mm thick |
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Arfvedsonite
Mount Malosa, Zomba Plateau, Malawi
100 mm tall, 34 mm wide, 16 mm thick |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 22, 2010 09:02 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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(Old specimen, better photos)
Ferberite, apatite, siderite, mica
Group of ferberite crystals accompanied by a smaller green apatite crystal at the bottom, numerous brown-yellow tabular siderite crystals, and mica. Complete all around. Undamaged. Overall size: 71 mm x 60 mm x 60 mm. Weight: 280 g.
Panasqueira Mines, Panasqueira, Covilhã, Castelo Branco District, Portugal.
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Ferberite, apatite, siderite, mica
Panasqueira Mines, Panasqueira, Covilhã, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
71 mm x 60 mm x 60 mm |
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Ferberite, apatite, siderite, mica
Panasqueira Mines, Panasqueira, Covilhã, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
71 mm x 60 mm x 60 mm |
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Ferberite, apatite, siderite, mica
Panasqueira Mines, Panasqueira, Covilhã, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
71 mm x 60 mm x 60 mm |
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Ferberite, apatite, siderite, mica. Note the green apatite crystal at the bottom
Panasqueira Mines, Panasqueira, Covilhã, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
71 mm x 60 mm x 60 mm |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 26, 2010 13:25 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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(Old specimen, better photos)
Hübnerite, quartz
Group of hübnerite and quartz crystals. Overall size: 107 mm x 75 mm. Maximum crystal sizes > Hübnerite: 26 mm long, 13.5 mm wide, 5 mm thick; Quartz: 39 mm long, 8 mm wide. Weight: 277 g. Extracted from a new pocket, Labor Jaqui, found in the summer 2008.
Mundo Nuevo mine, Huamachuco, Sánchez Carrión, La Libertad, Peru.
Other hübnerites from the same locality can be seen at https://www.topminerals.info/index.php?searchterms=h%C3%BCbnerite&searchauthor=Carles+Millan&level=search
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Hübnerite, quartz
Mundo Nuevo mine, Huamachuco, Sánchez Carrión, La Libertad, Peru
107 mm x 75 mm. Maximum crystal sizes > Hübnerite: 26 mm long, 13.5 mm wide, 5 mm thick; Quartz: 39 mm long, 8 mm wide |
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Hübnerite, quartz
Mundo Nuevo mine, Huamachuco, Sánchez Carrión, La Libertad, Peru
107 mm x 75 mm. Maximum crystal sizes > Hübnerite: 26 mm long, 13.5 mm wide, 5 mm thick; Quartz: 39 mm long, 8 mm wide |
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Hübnerite, quartz
Mundo Nuevo mine, Huamachuco, Sánchez Carrión, La Libertad, Peru
107 mm x 75 mm. Maximum crystal sizes > Hübnerite: 26 mm long, 13.5 mm wide, 5 mm thick; Quartz: 39 mm long, 8 mm wide |
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_Hübnerite, quartz
Where is Mundo Nuevo?
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Mar 13, 2011 16:53 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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(Old specimen, better photos, I believe)
Pyrite
Three mirror-like intertwined cubic {100} pyrite crystals. It's a floater, complete all around. Damage-free. Extracted in the spring 2007. Maximum width: 67 mm. Main crystal edge: 39 mm. Weight: 347 g.
Ampliación a Victoria Mine, Sierra de Alcarama, Navajún, La Rioja, Spain.
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Pyrite
Ampliación a Victoria Mine, Sierra de Alcarama, Navajún, La Rioja, Spain |
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Pyrite
Ampliación a Victoria Mine, Sierra de Alcarama, Navajún, La Rioja, Spain |
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| Dimensions: | Maximum width: 67 mm. Main crystal edge: 39 mm |
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Pyrite
Ampliación a Victoria Mine, Sierra de Alcarama, Navajún, La Rioja, Spain |
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| Dimensions: | Maximum width: 67 mm. Main crystal edge: 39 mm |
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Pyrite
Ampliación a Victoria Mine, Sierra de Alcarama, Navajún, La Rioja, Spain |
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| Dimensions: | Maximum width: 67 mm. Main crystal edge: 39 mm |
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Pyrite
Ampliación a Victoria Mine, Sierra de Alcarama, Navajún, La Rioja, Spain |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Mar 14, 2011 13:14 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Arfvedsonite, orthoclase
Group of twinned orthoclase and several doubly terminated arfvedsonite crystals. Overall size: 80 mm x 52 mm x 35 mm. Main arfvedsonite crystal: 28 mm long, 26 mm wide. Weight: 145 g.
Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi.
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Arfvedsonite, orthoclase
Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi
80 mm x 52 mm x 35 mm. Main arfvedsonite crystal: 28 mm long, 26 mm wide |
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Arfvedsonite, orthoclase
Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi
80 mm x 52 mm x 35 mm. Main arfvedsonite crystal: 28 mm long, 26 mm wide |
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Arfvedsonite, orthoclase
Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi
80 mm x 52 mm x 35 mm. Main arfvedsonite crystal: 28 mm long, 26 mm wide |
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Arfvedsonite, orthoclase
Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi
80 mm x 52 mm x 35 mm. Main arfvedsonite crystal: 28 mm long, 26 mm wide |
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| Mineral: | _And where the hell is Mount Malosa? |
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| Posted: Mar 24, 2011 05:39 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Schorl, feldspar
Isolated schorl crystal with some feldspar. Seems to be a floater. Overall size: 65 mm x 58 mm x 57 mm. Weight: 350 g. Extracted around year 1990. Ex-Desmond Sacco collection (South Africa), with label.
Erongo Mountain, Usakos and Omaruru Districts, Erongo Region, Namibia.
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Schorl, feldspar
Erongo Mountain, Usakos and Omaruru Districts, Erongo Region, Namibia
65 mm x 58 mm x 57 mm |
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Schorl, feldspar
Erongo Mountain, Usakos and Omaruru Districts, Erongo Region, Namibia
65 mm x 58 mm x 57 mm |
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Schorl, feldspar
Erongo Mountain, Usakos and Omaruru Districts, Erongo Region, Namibia
65 mm x 58 mm x 57 mm |
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Schorl, feldspar (with my fingerprint, sorry!)
Erongo Mountain, Usakos and Omaruru Districts, Erongo Region, Namibia
65 mm x 58 mm x 57 mm |
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| Mineral: | _Original label from Desmond Sacco |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Mar 26, 2011 04:56 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Alabandite, rhodochrosite, quartz
Group of octahedral {111}, metallic black color, alabandite crystals partially coated with pale pink rhodochrosite, accompanied with some crystallized quartz, from a find of September 2010 in the 300 level of the mine (895 m deep). It shows at least five spinel law twins, several of them visible in the photos. Size: 84 mm x 58 mm x 45 mm. Major crystal: 13 mm tall, 9 mm on edge. Weight: 214 g.
From The Mineralogical Record, January-February 2011, vol. 42/1, page 73: The specimens from this pocket represent the highest quality ever seen for this species.
Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon, Lima, Peru.
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Alabandite, rhodochrosite, quartz
Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon, Lima, Peru
84 mm x 58 mm x 45 mm. Major crystal: 13 mm tall, 9 mm on edge |
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Alabandite, rhodochrosite, quartz
Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon, Lima, Peru
84 mm x 58 mm x 45 mm. Major crystal: 13 mm tall, 9 mm on edge |
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Alabandite, rhodochrosite, quartz
Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon, Lima, Peru
84 mm x 58 mm x 45 mm. Major crystal: 13 mm tall, 9 mm on edge |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Mar 26, 2011 08:02 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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And where is the Uchucchacua mine?
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| _Uchucchacua mine (the red marks point to well known mineral localities in Peru) |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Mar 27, 2011 13:11 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Baryte
Complex orthorhombic sharp prism of colorless and transparent Baryte with a little of rocky matrix attached. Overall size: 41 mm x 31 mm x 21 mm. Weight: 46 g. Ex Joaquim Folch duplicates collection, Barcelona.
Book Cliffs area, Grand Junction, Mesa Co., Colorado, USA.
This is the gift from Jordi Fabre for having been not long ago the first to reach 100,000 views in the Collection photos and Collector's page section.
Sorry! The pictures are rather poor because my inability to photograph transparent specimens.
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Baryte
Book Cliffs area, Grand Junction, Mesa Co., Colorado, USA
41 mm x 31 mm x 21 mm |
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Baryte
Book Cliffs area, Grand Junction, Mesa Co., Colorado, USA
41 mm x 31 mm x 21 mm |
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Baryte
Book Cliffs area, Grand Junction, Mesa Co., Colorado, USA
41 mm x 31 mm x 21 mm |
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_Baryte label
Book Cliffs area, Grand Junction, Mesa Co., Colorado, USA
Translation from Catalan ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalan_language ):
"Doubly terminated Baryte - Ex Folch duplicates collection (...) First 100,000 views at English FMF - Congratulations, Carles! - Jordi" |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Mar 30, 2011 04:53 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Ferberite, fluorite, quartz, arsenopyrite, calcite, muscovite
Six mineral species in a single specimen.
Bright black, bladed ferberite crystals with a purple cubic {100} fluorite crystal at the bottom, accompanied by several transparent colorless quartz, arsenopyrite, white calcite, and muscovite crystals. Damage free. Complete all around. Overall size: 112 mm x 75 mm x 69 mm. Main ferberite crystal: 68 mm tall, 43 mm wide. Weight: 459 g.
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang, Chenzhou, Hunan, China.
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Ferberite, fluorite, quartz, arsenopyrite, calcite, muscovite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
112 mm x 75 mm x 69 mm. Main ferberite crystal: 68 mm tall, 43 mm wide |
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Ferberite, fluorite, quartz, arsenopyrite, calcite, muscovite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
112 mm x 75 mm x 69 mm. Main ferberite crystal: 68 mm tall, 43 mm wide |
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Ferberite, fluorite, quartz, arsenopyrite, calcite, muscovite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
112 mm x 75 mm x 69 mm. Main ferberite crystal: 68 mm tall, 43 mm wide |
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Ferberite, fluorite, quartz, arsenopyrite, calcite, muscovite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
112 mm x 75 mm x 69 mm. Main ferberite crystal: 68 mm tall, 43 mm wide
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Mar 31, 2011 14:50 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Gypsum
Group of colorless and transparent gypsum crystals, the largest showing a doubly terminated prismatic habit. Overall size: 120 mm x 72 mm. Main crystal: 98 mm tall, 20 mm wide. Weight: 129 g.
Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Another specimen from the same locality but with a different habit can be seen here.
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Gypsum
Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico
120 mm x 72 mm. Main crystal: 98 mm tall, 20 mm wide |
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Gypsum
Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico
120 mm x 72 mm. Main crystal: 98 mm tall, 20 mm wide |
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Gypsum
Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico
120 mm x 72 mm. Main crystal: 98 mm tall, 20 mm wide |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Jun 13, 2011 16:18 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Baryte, orpiment, realgar
Group of translucent colorless, rhombic Baryte crystals, set aesthetically upon a matrix of orpiment. The rhombs are covered in the upper side with a large number of very small orpiment and several larger realgar crystals. Overall size: 93 mm x 66 mm x 37 mm. Major Baryte crystal: 33 mm long, 11 mm thick. Weight: 290 g.
Quiruvilca Mine (La Libertad Mine; ASARCO Mine), Quiruvilca District, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad Department, Peru.
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Baryte, orpiment, realgar
Quiruvilca Mine, Quiruvilca District, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad Department, Peru
93 mm x 66 mm x 37 mm |
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Baryte, orpiment, realgar
Quiruvilca Mine, Quiruvilca District, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad Department, Peru
93 mm x 66 mm x 37 mm |
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_Baryte, orpiment, realgar
Geographical position of Quiruvilca
(the red marks point to well known mineral localities in Peru) |
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