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[Carles Millan]

[Roger Warin]

Achingly beautiful.
Moreover it must be fluorescent.
Thank you for sharing.
Roger.

[Tobi]

Carles,

for sure i haven't seen as many fluorapatites as John in my life - but this one is really among the finest! A truly superb piece of art created by mother nature :-)

Congratulations!
Tobi

[Carles Millan]

Roger and Tobi,

Very grateful too for your nice but (IMHO) exaggerated comments. The photo was shot by Scovil, not by me, and as everybody knows he is a master of perfection.



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Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why it's called the present.

[Roger Warin]

Of course, Jeff Scovil’s photo of is excellent, as usual. This is especially the exceptional character of this specimen I said.
Roger.

[Carles Millan]

Helvite, genthelvite, calcite, quartz, magnetite

From the vendor's description: Group of very sharp tetrahedral helvite crystals with a superficial layer of genthelvite. It is on matrix, with white calcite rhombohedrons, dodecahedral magnetite and parallel growths of quartz. Very aesthetic because of the contrast between the salmon helvite-genthelvite and the calcite and quartz matrix. Specimen size: 75 mm × 52 mm × 37 mm. Main crystal size: 15 mm × 13 mm. Collected in 2012.

Huanggang Mine, Kèshíkèténg Qí, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia A.R., China.

Fabre Minerals photos (trimmed).

[Mark Ost]

Tres Bien, fantastique helvite

[Carles Millan]

[Mark Ost]

Very much so. You all have excellent aesthetic tastes

[Mike Wood]

Exceptional specimen Carles and high quality photographs !
Thanks for sharing
Mike

[Carles Millan]

[Carles Millan]

Bournonite, pyrite

Specimen with about a dozen sharp and lustrous, well defined, gunmetal color bournonite crystals, showing the classic stepped habit of the species, accompanied by a number of pyrite microcrystals scattered on the matrix. Overall size: 95 mm x 74 mm x 46 mm. Widest crystal: 29 mm; thickest crystal: 12 mm. Weight: 335 g. Undamaged. From a new pocket found in September 2012.

Viboras Mine, Machacamarca (Colavi District), Cornelio Saavedra, Potosí, Bolivia.

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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2522M-bournonite1.jpg
Description:	Bournonite, pyrite Viboras Mine, Machacamarca (Colavi District), Cornelio Saavedra, Potosí, Bolivia 95 mm x 74 mm x 46 mm
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2522M-bournonite2.jpg
Description:	Bournonite, pyrite Viboras Mine, Machacamarca (Colavi District), Cornelio Saavedra, Potosí, Bolivia 95 mm x 74 mm x 46 mm
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2522M-bournonite3.jpg
Description:	Bournonite, pyrite Viboras Mine, Machacamarca (Colavi District), Cornelio Saavedra, Potosí, Bolivia 95 mm x 74 mm x 46 mm
Viewed:	17980 Time(s)

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[Enrique Llorens]

Delicious Bournonite, good taste.

Congratulations. Enrique Llorens.

[Tobi]

An outstanding bournonite specimen, Carles: Superb crystals in a wonderful shape, and a good size; simply perfect!

Tobi

[Ru Smith]

I also like this one a lot.

[Carles Millan]

Bournonite

Group of sharp and lustrous, well defined, gunmetal color bournonite crystals, showing the classic stepped habit of the species, without matrix. Overall size: 68 mm x 47 mm x 30 mm. Widest crystal: 28 mm; thickest crystal: 11.5 mm. Weight: 222 g. No damage. From a new pocket found in September 2012.

Viboras Mine, Machacamarca (Colavi District), Cornelio Saavedra, Potosí, Bolivia.

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.

[Carles Millan]

Cassiterite, siderite, quartz

Group of numerous fine, sharp, lustrous, translucent brown color cassiterite crystals in association with quartz and siderite, showing a nice contrast. The specimen, although not being a floater, is complete all around 360º. Overall size: 60 mm x 47 mm x 39 mm. Largest cassiterite crystal: 15 mm wide. Weight: 190 g. Undamaged.

Viloco Mine, Araca, Loayza, La Paz, Bolivia.

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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4450M-cassiterite1.jpg
Description:	Cassiterite, siderite, quartz Viloco Mine, Araca, Loayza, La Paz, Bolivia 60 mm x 47 mm x 39 mm. Largest cassiterite crystal: 15 mm wide
Viewed:	17652 Time(s)

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4450M-cassiterite2.jpg
Description:	Cassiterite, siderite, quartz Viloco Mine, Araca, Loayza, La Paz, Bolivia 60 mm x 47 mm x 39 mm. Largest cassiterite crystal: 15 mm wide
Viewed:	17652 Time(s)

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4450M-cassiterite3.jpg
Description:	Cassiterite, siderite, quartz Viloco Mine, Araca, Loayza, La Paz, Bolivia 60 mm x 47 mm x 39 mm. Largest cassiterite crystal: 15 mm wide
Viewed:	17688 Time(s)

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4450M-cassiterite4.jpg
Description:	Cassiterite, siderite, quartz Viloco Mine, Araca, Loayza, La Paz, Bolivia 60 mm x 47 mm x 39 mm. Largest cassiterite crystal: 15 mm wide
Viewed:	17659 Time(s)

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4450M-cassiterite5.jpg
Description:	Cassiterite, siderite, quartz Viloco Mine, Araca, Loayza, La Paz, Bolivia 60 mm x 47 mm x 39 mm. Largest cassiterite crystal: 15 mm wide
Viewed:	17717 Time(s)

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[Carles Millan]

Cassiterite, quartz

Group of bright, sharp, almost black cassiterite crystals in association with colorless cloudy quartz, showing a good contrast. The major crystal is twinned. Overall size: 80 mm x 69 mm x 39 mm. Main cassiterite crystal: 33 mm wide. Weight: 253 g. Undamaged.

Viloco Mine, Araca, Loayza, La Paz, Bolivia.

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.

[Tobi]

And after the bournonite rush came the cassiterite rush ;-)

Fine specimens, Carles!

[Carles Millan]

** Nice specimen, horrible photos **

Fluorite, löllingite, magnetite

Typically irregular, bright silvery crystals of löllingite showing polycrystalline growth with crystals of magnetite, accompanied by several octahedrons {111} of transparent colorless fluorite with rhombododecahedral {110} faces. Overall size: 70 mm x 60 mm x 44 mm. Main fluorite crystal size: 18 mm high. Weight: 238 g.

Huanggang mine, Hexigten Banner, Keshiketeng, Ulanhad League, Chifeng, 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. Creative Commons Attribution Licence - Some Rights Reserved.