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Carles Millan
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 Posted: Dec 24, 2008 08:37 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Fluorite
A typical {100}{110} combination. The rhombododecahedral {110} faces are not etched but stepped with cubic symmetry. Size: 110 mm x 86 mm. Longest edge: 80 mm. Weight: 670 g. Purchased from Joan Montal in 1973 for €4.57.
La Collada, Siero, Asturias, Spain.
According to the opinion of Jordi Fabre this specimen seems to be too old for coming from the 'Filón Josefa-Veneros', where a lot of famous and classic pieces were found, although its provenance is indubitable: La Collada.
This specimen is no longer in my collection.
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Fluorite
La Collada, Siero, Asturias, Spain
110 mm x 86 mm |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 27, 2008 18:12 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Spessartine, quartz
Spessartine garnet crystals covering the surface of black opaque quartz crystals. Curiously only the faces of the prism, not the tips, are covered. It may be considered a floater: the base was broken by tectonic movements perhaps many millions years ago, and then a second generation of quartz recrystallized on the fracture. Size: 105 mm x 75 mm. Weight: 510 g.
Tongbei, Yunxiao, Zangzhou, Fujian, China.
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Spessartine, quartz
Tongbei, Yunxiao, Zangzhou, Fujian, China
105 mm x 75 mm |
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Spessartine, quartz
Tongbei, Yunxiao, Zangzhou, Fujian, China
105 mm x 75 mm |
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Spessartine, quartz
Tongbei, Yunxiao, Zangzhou, Fujian, China
105 mm x 75 mm |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 27, 2008 18:20 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Bournonite
Isolated stepped crystal with a small quartz crystal. Size: 38 mm x 34 mm x 15 mm. Weight: 76 g.
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang, Chenzhou, Hunan, China.
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Bournonite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
38 mm x 34 mm x 15 mm |
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Bournonite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
38 mm x 34 mm x 15 mm |
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67912 Time(s) |
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Bournonite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
38 mm x 34 mm x 15 mm |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 28, 2008 11:26 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Vanadinite, barite, aragonite, manganese oxides
Deep red vanadinite crystals on baryte covered by manganese oxides, and small white aragonite crystals. Overall size: 92 mm x 62 mm. Main crystal: 12mm wide edge to edge, 6mm tall. Weight: 236 g.
Coud'a workings, Mibladen, Midelt, Khénifra, Meknès-Tafilalet, Morocco.
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| Mineral: | Vanadinite, barite, aragonite, manganese oxides |
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Coud'a workings, Mibladen, Midelt, Khénifra, Meknès-Tafilalet, Morocco
92 mm x 62 mm |
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67907 Time(s) |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Jan 02, 2009 17:43 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Pyrargyrite
Pyrargyrite crystals with a hexagonal prismatic habit. The surface color is black to dark red. Also dark red by translucency. Curiously the prisms seem to be hollow, as can be seen in several of them that are broken on the back of the specimen. Overall size: 30 mm x 19 mm. From a 19th century collection.
Most likely from "Verdad de los Artistas" mine, Hiendelaencina, Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.
This specimen is no longer part of my collection.
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Pyrargyrite
"Verdad de los Artistas" mine, Hiendelaencina, Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
30 mm x 19 mm |
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Pyrargyrite
"Verdad de los Artistas" mine, Hiendelaencina, Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
30 mm x 19 mm |
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Pyrargyrite
"Verdad de los Artistas" mine, Hiendelaencina, Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
30 mm x 19 mm |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Feb 06, 2009 15:52 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Scheelite, quartz
Group of several scheelite pseudooctahedral crystals on quartz. Overall size: 80 mm x 49 mm. Main scheelite crystal: 18 mm across. Weight: 140 g. From a November 2008 find.
Tamboras mine, Mundo Nuevo, Huamachuco, La Libertad, Peru.
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Scheelite, quartz
Tamboras mine, Mundo Nuevo, Huamachuco, La Libertad, Peru
80 mm x 49 mm |
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66794 Time(s) |
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Scheelite, quartz
Tamboras mine, Mundo Nuevo, Huamachuco, La Libertad, Peru
80 mm x 49 mm |
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66755 Time(s) |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Feb 07, 2009 17:38 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Wulfenite
Lustrous bright orange-red tabular crystals of wulfenite aesthetically set on matrix. Overall size: 63 mm x 48 mm. Main wulfenite crystal: 19 mm wide. Repaired.
Red Cloud Mine, Silver District, Trigo Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA.
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Wulfenite
Red Cloud Mine, Silver District, Trigo Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA
63 mm x 48 mm |
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Craig Mercer
Joined: 25 Feb 2009
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Location: Bathurst
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| Posted: Feb 28, 2009 05:58 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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An absolutely stunning collection Carles. Thank you for allowing us to see it. I will be eagerly awaiting any new additions.
Regards
Craig.
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Mar 08, 2009 12:07 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Brookite, quartz
Neat and lustrous brookite crystals on a matrix of crystallized quartz. Specimen size: 58 mm x 46 mm across. Main brookite crystal: 18 mm tall.
Zard Mts., Raskoh Mts., Balochistan, Pakistan.
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Brookite, quartz
Zard Mts., Raskoh Mts., Balochistan, Pakistan
58 mm x 46 mm |
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Brookite, quartz
Zard Mts., Raskoh Mts., Balochistan, Pakistan
58 mm x 46 mm |
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66918 Time(s) |
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Brookite, quartz
Zard Mts., Raskoh Mts., Balochistan, Pakistan
58 mm x 46 mm |
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66766 Time(s) |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Mar 09, 2009 10:05 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Elbaite, albite
Parallel crystals of elbaite, transparent to translucent, with three zoning levels (three colors), with bladed albite crystals that look as if they were floating around. Complete 360º. Overall size: 62 mm x 39 mm x 38 mm. Main crystal: 15 mm wide, 62 mm tall.
A classic of the late 1980s from Stak Nala, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. A 'nala' in Balti language is the place, usually a gorge, where a glacier melts.
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Elbaite, albite
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
62 mm x 39 mm x 38 mm |
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66903 Time(s) |
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Elbaite, albite
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
62 mm x 39 mm x 38 mm
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66959 Time(s) |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Mar 10, 2009 04:36 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Tourmaline, albite, quartz
Group of six tourmaline crystals (likely elbaite), with albite and quartz. Overall size: 91mm x 80 mm x 61 mm. Largest crystal: 47 mm tall. Weight: 220 g. Undamaged. The tips are translucent dark green.
A classic of the late 1980s from Stak Nala, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. A 'nala' in Balti language is the place, usually a gorge, where a glacier melts.
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Tourmaline, albite, quartz
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
91mm x 80 mm x 61 mm |
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68871 Time(s) |
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Tourmaline, albite, quartz
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
91mm x 80 mm x 61 mm |
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68939 Time(s) |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Mar 23, 2009 16:25 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Topaz, quartz, feldspar
Single topaz crystal on quartz and feldspar, with a lot of faces, mainly {100}, {110}, {210} and probably {211}, but there are more. Overall size: 70 mm x 65 mm. Width: 23 mm edge to edge. Height: 36 mm.
Dassu, Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
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Topaz, quartz, feldspar
Dassu, Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
70 mm x 65 mm |
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68508 Time(s) |
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Topaz, quartz, feldspar
Dassu, Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
70 mm x 65 mm |
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68426 Time(s) |
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Topaz, quartz, feldspar
Dassu, Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
70 mm x 65 mm |
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68446 Time(s) |
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Topaz, quartz, feldspar
Dassu, Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
70 mm x 65 mm |
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68554 Time(s) |
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Topaz, quartz, feldspar
Dassu, Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
70 mm x 65 mm
Showing Miller indices |
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63609 Time(s) |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Mar 25, 2009 18:03 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Ferberite - Fe2+(WO4), quartz - SiO2
A combination of ferberite and quartz. Size: 80 mm tall x 50 mm wide. Ferberite: 73 mm. Quartz: 80 mm. Mass (weight): 195 g.
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
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| Dimensions: | 80 mm tall x 50 mm wide. Ferberite: 73 mm. Quartz: 80 mm. Mass: 195 g. |
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Ferberite, quartz
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China |
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68381 Time(s) |
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| Dimensions: | 80 mm tall x 50 mm wide. Ferberite: 73 mm. Quartz: 80 mm. Mass: 195 g. |
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Ferberite, quartz
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China |
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68416 Time(s) |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Mar 30, 2009 10:40 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Ferberite, quartz
Beautiful combination of ferberite and quartz. Overall size: 60 mm x 45 mm. Weight: 105 g.
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China.
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Ferberite, quartz
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
60 mm x 45 mm |
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68558 Time(s) |
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Ferberite, quartz
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
60 mm x 45 mm |
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68556 Time(s) |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Mar 31, 2009 11:00 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Axinite
Undamaged single crystal on a matrix of asbestos. Overall size: 75 mm x 55 mm (crystal: 55 mm long, 30 mm wide).
Puiva Mount, Saranpaul, Prepolar Ural, Tyumenskaya Oblast', Urals Region, Russia.
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Axinite
Puiva Mount, Saranpaul, Prepolar Ural, Tyumenskaya Oblast', Urals Region, Russia
75 mm x 55 mm |
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68331 Time(s) |
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