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Carles Millan
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Elbaite, albite
Two parallel contacted prismatic elbaite crystals, dark green color with a translucent pale pink upper tip and a translucent green bottom, both doubly terminated. Accompanied almost all around by many bladed colorless transparent albite crystals. Undamaged. Overall size: 79 mm x 48 mm. Main elbaite crystal size: 70 mm high, 15 mm wide. Weight: 99 g. Doubly terminated elbaite crystals are not common at this locality.
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (former Northern Areas), Pakistan.
Another tourmaline specimen from Stak Nala can be seen here.
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Elbaite, albite
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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Elbaite, albite
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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Elbaite, albite
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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Elbaite, albite
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
79 mm x 48 mm
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 12, 2012 07:25 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Great elbaite colours, nice contrast to the white matrix, well arranged specimen at all - a fine piece from Stak Nala!
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Apr 21, 2012 05:07 Post subject: Mindat Photo of the Day - Collection of Carles Millan |
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Sorry, I already know this is a repeated photo here, but I'm very pleased to announce that 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_ ).
The specimen was brought from the last Mineralientage München (2011), and the photo had been published at FMF for the first time with this post.
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Powellite, scolecite
Yeola, Nasik District, Maharashtra, India
108 mm x 75 mm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 21, 2012 07:35 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Congratulations, Carles! But this wasn't your first Mindat photo of the day, right?
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Jul 08, 2012 08:58 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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(Old specimen, better photos)
Beryl, muscovite
Group of at least 20 glassy transparent gemmy pale blue sharply tabular beryl crystals set on a muscovite crystals matrix. Undamaged. It seems to be a floater, I can't find any attachment point. Overall size: 77 mm x 70 mm x 53 mm. Major beryl crystal size: 43 mm across, 15 mm thick. The smallest: 8 mm across. Weight: 146 g. The beryl crystals are spread all around the specimen.
Mt. Xuebaoding, Huya, Pingwu, Mianyang, Sichuan, China.
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Beryl, muscovite
Xuebaoding, Huya, Pingwu, Mianyang, Sichuan, China
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Beryl, muscovite
Xuebaoding, Huya, Pingwu, Mianyang, Sichuan, China
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Beryl, muscovite
Xuebaoding, Huya, Pingwu, Mianyang, Sichuan, China
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Beryl, muscovite
Xuebaoding, Huya, Pingwu, Mianyang, Sichuan, China
77 mm x 70 mm x 53 mm |
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quartzgreece
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Joseph DOliveira
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Location: Hanmer, Ontario
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Jul 28, 2012 13:52 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| quartzgreece wrote: | | my favorite "Stibnite crystals on a calcite lenticular crystal." nice ! |
| Joseph D'Oliveira wrote: | | Very nice Elbaite Carles, especially as they are doubly terminated. |
Many thanks to both of you for your kind replies. Very glad you liked my specimens!
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Aug 09, 2012 10:53 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Axinite-(Fe)
Axinite transparent brown color single crystal without matrix, complete all around. Overall size: 35 mm x 22 mm. Weight: 7 g. Ex Joan Viñals collection (1951-2013).
Puiva Mount, Saranpaul, Khanty-Mansi Okrug, Tyumenskaya Oblast', Prepolar Ural, Western-Siberian Region, Russia.
Other axinite specimens from the same deposit can be seen at https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?p=4215#4215 and https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?p=4216#4216
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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Axinite-(Fe)
Puiva Mount, Saranpaul, Khanty-Mansi Okrug, Tyumenskaya Oblast', Prepolar Ural, Western-Siberian Region, Russia
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Axinite-(Fe)
Puiva Mount, Saranpaul, Khanty-Mansi Okrug, Tyumenskaya Oblast', Prepolar Ural, Western-Siberian Region, Russia
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Axinite-(Fe)
Puiva Mount, Saranpaul, Khanty-Mansi Okrug, Tyumenskaya Oblast', Prepolar Ural, Western-Siberian Region, Russia
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Aug 11, 2012 05:12 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Fluorite
Transparent green cubic {100} crystals of fluorite set on a matrix with stalactitic shape. Overall size: 113 mm x 80 mm x 52 mm. Longest edge: 24 mm. Weight: 415 g. From a find in Spring 2007 in a small prospect near Xianghuapu mine.
Xianghuapu mine, Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu, Chenzhou, Hunan, China.
The photos color hue may vary depending on the background and the kind and position of the light source.
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Fluorite
Xianghuapu mine, Xianghualing, Linwu, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
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Fluorite
Xianghuapu mine, Xianghualing, Linwu, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
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Fluorite
Xianghuapu mine, Xianghualing, Linwu, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
113 mm x 80 mm x 52 mm |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Aug 22, 2012 05:09 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Beryl, schorl, microcline
Group of light blue beryl and black schorl crystals with corroded or weathered microcline. Overall size: 80 mm x 42 mm. Main beryl crystal: 12 mm wide. Main schorl crystal: 30 mm wide. Weight: 118 g.
Erongo Mountain, Usakos and Omaruru Districts, Erongo Region, Namibia.
Other (I think much better) specimens of beryl with schorl from the same deposit can be seen here and there.
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Beryl, schorl, microcline
Erongo Mountain, Usakos and Omaruru Districts, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Beryl, schorl, microcline
Erongo Mountain, Usakos and Omaruru Districts, Erongo Region, Namibia
80 mm x 42 mm
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Beryl, schorl, microcline
Erongo Mountain, Usakos and Omaruru Districts, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Gail
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| Posted: Aug 22, 2012 09:42 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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I don't believe it is a fake.
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Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Aug 22, 2012 09:59 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| The left crab I believe is a crab ;-) but the right is a superb natural copper that I had the chance to see in the Display Cases of the Tucson Show 2009.
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Aug 23, 2012 03:18 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Gail wrote: |
I don't believe it is a fake. |
But I wrote those words near three years ago! Just kidding...
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Oct 21, 2012 14:18 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Stibnite
Radiating spray of closely spaced, metallic-gray color, long bladed stibnite crystals, set upon a matrix of white-gray marble. Undamaged. Overall size: 110 mm x 76 mm. Longest crystal: about 20 mm. Widest crystal: 5 mm. Weight: 271 g.
Chashan Mine, Dachang, Nandan, Hechi, Guangxi Zhuang, China.
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Stibnite
Chashan Mine, Dachang, Nandan, Hechi, Guangxi Zhuang, China
110 mm x 76 mm
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Stibnite
Chashan Mine, Dachang, Nandan, Hechi, Guangxi Zhuang, China
110 mm x 76 mm
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