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Carles Millan
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Ilvaite, quartz, calcite
Doubly terminated ilvaite crystal set on a cluster of calcite and acicular quartz. Overall size: 110 mm x 40 mm. Ilvaite crystal: 103 mm long, 24 mm wide. Weight: 123 g.
Huanggang Mine (Huanggangliang Mine), Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China.
Photos copyright © Carles Millan. Reproduction allowed as long as the author's name is cited and the image not modified (if it is not too much to ask...). Creative Commons Attribution Licence - Some Rights Reserved.
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Ilvaite, quartz, calcite
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner, Ulanhad League, Chifeng Prefecture, Inner Mongolia, China
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Ilvaite, quartz, calcite
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner, Ulanhad League, Chifeng Prefecture, Inner Mongolia, China
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Ilvaite, quartz, calcite
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner, Ulanhad League, Chifeng Prefecture, Inner Mongolia, China
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Ilvaite, quartz, calcite
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner, Ulanhad League, Chifeng Prefecture, Inner Mongolia, China
110 mm x 40 mm
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Nov 23, 2011 09:31 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Fluorapatite, albite, quartz, mica
Group of pale pink tabular fluorapatite and colorless quartz crystals on a matrix of albite and mica. Overall size: 65 mm x 47 mm. Apatite crystal size: 10 mm on visible edge; 6.5 mm thick. Weight: 84 g.
Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
Photos copyright © Carles Millan. Reproduction allowed as long as the author's name is cited. Creative Commons Attribution Licence - Some Rights Reserved.
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Fluorapatite, albite, quartz, mica
Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
65 mm x 47 mm |
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Fluorapatite, albite, quartz, mica
Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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Fluorapatite, albite, quartz, mica
Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Nov 24, 2011 10:51 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Powellite, apophyllite, stilbite
A grayish-white translucent tetragonal dipyramidal powellite crystal showing some striated faces, associated with a number of near transparent colorless apophyllite crystals, all on a matrix of peach colored stilbite crystals. No damage. Overall size: 84 mm x 63 mm. Powellite crystal longest edge: 27 mm. Estimated crystal height: about 44 mm. Weight: 307 g.
Pandulena Hills, Nasik District, Maharashtra, India.
Another specimen of powellite from the same area can be seen at https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?p=20539#20539
Photos copyright © Carles Millan. Reproduction allowed as long as the author's name is cited. Creative Commons Attribution Licence - Some Rights Reserved.
| Mineral: | Powellite, Apophyllite-(KF), Stilbite-Ca |
| Locality: | | Pandulena Hills, Nashik District (Nasik), Maharashtra, India |  |
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GneissWare
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| Posted: Nov 24, 2011 10:59 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Carles Millan wrote: | Fluorapatite, albite, quartz, mica
Group of pale pink tabular fluorapatite and colorless quartz crystals on a matrix of albite and mica. Overall size: 65 mm x 47 mm. Apatite crystal size: 10 mm on visible edge; 6.5 mm thick. Weight: 84 g.
Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. |
Nice rock Carles! By the way, Christmas is coming soon, and I can PM you my mailing address. ;=)))
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Nov 24, 2011 14:59 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| GneissWare wrote: | | Nice rock Carles! By the way, Christmas is coming soon, and I can PM you my mailing address. ;=))) |
Bob, I'm very sorry but I fear a mineral specimen cannot be sent by email as an attachment, even for Christmas :-((
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Nathan1991
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| Posted: Nov 24, 2011 20:30 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Wow that fluorapatite, albite, quartz, mica combo is soo cool i wish i could see some sort of stop motion video on how that grew together :D
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Nov 25, 2011 06:38 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Carrollite, calcite, chalcopyrite
A mirror-bright sharply formed, undamaged, cuboctahedral {100}{111} carrollite crystal with neat and lustrous faces, accompanied by some chalcopyrite, on a calcite cleavage matrix. As seen in the photos, the crystal shows several stepped edges. Overall size: 52 mm x 46 mm x 41 mm. Carrollite crystal: 19 mm high. Weight: 123 g.
Kamoya South II Mine, Kamoya, Kambove District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga, Zaire.
Photos copyright © Carles Millan. Reproduction allowed as long as the author's name is cited. Creative Commons Attribution Licence - Some Rights Reserved.
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Carrollite, calcite, chalcopyrite
Kamoya South II Mine, Kamoya, Kambove District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga, Zaire
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Carrollite, calcite, chalcopyrite
Kamoya South II Mine, Kamoya, Kambove District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga, Zaire
52 mm x 46 mm x 41 mm |
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Carrollite, calcite, chalcopyrite
Kamoya South II Mine, Kamoya, Kambove District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga, Zaire
52 mm x 46 mm x 41 mm
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Carrollite, calcite, chalcopyrite
Kamoya South II Mine, Kamoya, Kambove District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga, Zaire
52 mm x 46 mm x 41 mm
Showing Miller indices: cube {100}, octahedron {111} |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Nov 26, 2011 05:13 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Copper
Cluster of eight crystals of copper pseudomorph of aragonite. Some experts in Bolivian minerals believe that it is actually copper after calcite after aragonite. Overall size: 54 mm x 49 mm x 26 mm. Major crystal: 16 mm tall, 22 mm wide. Weight: 64 g. From a recent find. It's very uncommon the occurrence of these specimens with eight crystals this size intergrown in a single piece.
San Agustín Mine, Corocoro, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia.
Photos copyright © Carles Millan. Reproduction allowed as long as the author's name is cited. Creative Commons Attribution Licence - Some Rights Reserved.
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Copper
San Agustín Mine, Corocoro, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
54 mm x 49 mm x 26 mm |
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Copper
San Agustín Mine, Corocoro, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
54 mm x 49 mm x 26 mm |
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John S. White
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| Posted: Nov 26, 2011 09:45 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Carles, I continue to be amazed at the uniform high quality of the pieces from your collection that you have shared with us via your fine photos. Each piece is a model of esthetics and it is clear that you have highly refined taste in specimen selection. We can all learn a lot from what you have shown us. Many thanks. Your contributions are ones that I make a special effort to view.
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Nov 26, 2011 17:14 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| John S. White wrote: | | Carles, I continue to be amazed at the uniform high quality of the pieces from your collection that you have shared with us via your fine photos. Each piece is a model of esthetics and it is clear that you have highly refined taste in specimen selection. We can all learn a lot from what you have shown us. Many thanks. Your contributions are ones that I make a special effort to view. |
Mr. White:
Once again I feel really honored by your words that I don't deserve. My collection is actually rather humble but is enhanced by the decent pictures I can obtain with great effort and after spending a big chunk of my leasure time, so I'm very happy you appreciate them.
Thanks a lot!
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Carles M.
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Nov 27, 2011 09:08 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Ilvaite, quartz, calcite
Single ilvaite crystal accompanied by calcite and acicular quartz. Overall size: 83 mm x 50 mm. Ilvaite crystal: 83 mm tall, 39 mm wide in the tip. Weight: 200 g.
Huanggang Mine (Huanggangliang Mine), Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China.
Another ilvaite from the same deposit can be seen at https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?p=20599#20599
Photos copyright © Carles Millan. Reproduction allowed as long as the author's name is cited. Creative Commons Attribution Licence - Some Rights Reserved.
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Ilvaite, quartz, calcite
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner, Ulanhad League, Chifeng Prefecture, Inner Mongolia, China
83 mm x 50 mm |
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Ilvaite, quartz, calcite
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner, Ulanhad League, Chifeng Prefecture, Inner Mongolia, China
83 mm x 50 mm |
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Turbo
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| Posted: Nov 27, 2011 11:59 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Good photography aside, many of these specimens have amazing esthetics. Your collection is my favorite on the forum.
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Nov 28, 2011 05:34 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Epidote-clinozoisite series
Group of transparent greenish-brown epidote-clinozoisite series crystals, some of them doubly terminated. Overall size: 76 mm x 34 mm x 20 mm. Main crystal: 10.5 mm wide, 3.5 mm thick. Weight: 39 g.
Tormiq valley, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
These deposits are of metamorphic alpine cleft-type ( https://www.mindat.org/loc-5734.html ).
Photos copyright © Carles Millan. Reproduction allowed as long as the author's name is cited. Creative Commons Attribution Licence - Some Rights Reserved.
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Epidote-clinozoisite series
Tormiq valley, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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Epidote-clinozoisite series
Tormiq valley, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
76 mm x 34 mm x 20 mm |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Nov 29, 2011 05:14 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan (Mindat Photo of the Day) |
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I must apologize for posting this photo again, but I'm happy because it has been named today's Mindat.org Photo of the Day ( https://www.mindat.org/user-12050.html#2_0_0_0_7_0_ ).
It had been published at FMF for the first time with this post.
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Copper
San Agustín Mine, Corocoro, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
87 mm x 29 mm x 11 mm
Mindat.org Photo of the Day - 29th Nov 2011 |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Nov 30, 2011 06:16 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Copper
A single crystal of copper pseudomorph of aragonite on a thin matrix of copper. Some experts in Bolivian minerals believe that it is actually copper after calcite after aragonite. Overall size: 38 mm x 35 mm. Copper crystal: 12 mm tall, 19 mm wide. Weight: 15 g. From a recent find.
The lesser width that can be seen in the central part of the hexagonal prism must be attributed to a stretch in the crystal structure caused by the smaller volume of the copper atoms compared with the original carbonate and calcium ions.
San Agustín Mine, Corocoro, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia.
Photos copyright © Carles Millan. Reproduction allowed as long as the author's name is cited. Creative Commons Attribution Licence - Some Rights Reserved.
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Copper
San Agustín Mine, Corocoro, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
38 mm x 35 mm |
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Copper
San Agustín Mine, Corocoro, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
38 mm x 35 mm |
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