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Carles Millan
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 Posted: Jan 31, 2015 13:35 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan - Elmwood fluorite |
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Fluorite, sphalerite, chalcopyrite
Group of deep purple translucent sharp cubic {100} fluorite crystals up to 17 mm on edge, with large lustrous sphalerite crystals and some chalcopyrite, perched on a limestone matrix. The fluorite crystals are complete on the backside too. Undamaged. Dimensions: 65 mm x 50 mm x 24 mm. Weight: 88 g. From the Steve Neely collection, Lebanon, Tennessee, USA.
Elmwood mine, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA.
Another interesting fluorite and sphalerite specimen from Elmwood mine can be seen here.
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| Mineral: | Fluorite, sphalerite, chalcopyrite |
| Locality: | | Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith County, Tennessee, USA |  |
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| Dimensions: | 65 mm x 50 mm x 24 mm. Largest fluorite crystal size: 17 mm on edge. |
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| Locality: | | Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith County, Tennessee, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 65 mm x 50 mm x 24 mm. Largest fluorite crystal size: 17 mm on edge. |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite, sphalerite, chalcopyrite |
| Locality: | | Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith County, Tennessee, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 65 mm x 50 mm x 24 mm. Largest fluorite crystal size: 17 mm on edge. |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite, sphalerite, chalcopyrite |
| Locality: | | Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith County, Tennessee, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 65 mm x 50 mm x 24 mm. Largest fluorite crystal size: 17 mm on edge. |
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| Specimen in sleeping position to have the sphalerite cluster exposed |
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Vitaliy
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| Posted: Jan 31, 2015 16:38 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Interesting Fluorite and Sphalerite association. Are the Sphalerites a dark Orange or more of a black color under normal lighting? It's somewhat hard to tell as there appears to be Orange backlighting.
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Jan 31, 2015 16:55 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Vitaliy wrote: | | Are the Sphalerites a dark Orange or more of a black color under normal lighting? It's somewhat hard to tell as there appears to be Orange backlighting. |
Indeed they are a bit translucent lustrous brown color. In the last photo there seems to be a reflection effect from the matrix that gives the sphalerite an orange hue. But it's not real at all.
Thanks for your words.
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Jan 31, 2015 20:23 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Carles,
The fluorite, sphalerite specimen looks perfect and your photography is excellent as usual. I enjoyed seeing it.
Thanks for posting.
Don
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Feb 01, 2015 04:35 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Don Lum wrote: | | The fluorite, sphalerite specimen looks perfect and your photography is excellent as usual. I enjoyed seeing it. |
I'm glad you like it. Thanks for your kind comments.
It's not my photography that is excellent but the specimen that is photogenic.
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Enrique Llorens
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| Posted: Feb 02, 2015 05:36 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Nice specimen and photography, as always.
Regards.
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Feb 02, 2015 09:27 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Enrique Llorens wrote: | | Nice specimen and photography, as always. |
Thanks for your words. However, not always but only sometimes.
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Tobi
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| Posted: Feb 02, 2015 11:29 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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I like on that specimen that the fluorites seem to have a deep blue colour instead of the usual purple. I know there were several pockets with such blue fluorites, and I think they were much rarer than the purple ones. So the specimen combines rarity and a nice paragenesis with a prominent previous owner - congratulations 👍
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Feb 02, 2015 14:34 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Tobi wrote: | | ...a nice paragenesis with a prominent previous owner |
Tobi, I have serious doubts that my fluorite and doctor Steve Neely were generated at about the same time at exactly the same place :-)
Many thanks for your always kind comments anyway.
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Tobi
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| Posted: Feb 02, 2015 15:19 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Took me a moment to get that pun, Carles ;-)
But to avoid the misunderstanding, I will correct my | Quote: | | So the specimen combines rarity and a nice paragenesis with a prominent previous owner |
to:
So the specimen combines rarity, a nice paragenesis and a prominent previous owner ;-)
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Apr 10, 2015 08:38 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan - Xuebaoding combo |
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Beryl, cassiterite, scheelite, albite, muscovite
Uncommon paragenesis of beryl, scheelite, cassiterite and albite on a bed of crystallized muscovite, all in a matrix slab made of a granitic rock. The beryl crystallography is also remarkable since they are hexagonal prisms, up to 28 mm wide, lacking the typical side faces. Only the two pinacoids {0001} and a second order pyramid {1121} can be seen, both faces forming an angle near 45º (π/4 rad). The beryl crystals are transparent and only very slightly blue, almost colorless. There is a very neat and unusual elongated grouping of black cassiterite 53 mm long and a partly gemmy orange scheelite crystal 14 mm wide. Overall dimensions: 115 mm x 84 mm x 34 mm. Weight: 342 g. Undamaged (at least to the naked eye).
Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China.
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| Mineral: | Beryl, cassiterite, scheelite, albite, muscovite |
| Locality: | | Mount Xuebaoding, Pingwu, Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 115 mm x 84 mm x 34 mm |
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| Captured with a smartphone LG G3 D855 with 13MP and processed with Paint Shop Pro Ultimate Photo X2 |
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| Mineral: | Beryl, cassiterite, scheelite, albite, muscovite |
| Locality: | | Mount Xuebaoding, Pingwu, Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 115 mm x 84 mm x 34 mm |
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| Captured with a camera Canon G10 with 14.7MP and processed with Paint Shop Pro Ultimate Photo X2 |
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| Mineral: | Beryl, cassiterite, scheelite, albite, muscovite |
| Locality: | | Mount Xuebaoding, Pingwu, Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 115 mm x 84 mm x 34 mm |
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| Some thoughts about the beryl crystallograpy.Captured with a smartphone LG G3 D855 with 13MP and processed with Paint Shop Pro Ultimate Photo X2. Graphics created and/or processed with Paint Shop Pro Ultimate Photo X2 |
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Josele
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| Posted: Apr 10, 2015 11:44 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Nice piece!
Did you check fluorescence under short wave UV? Some beryl from this locality are somewhat fluorescent due to small, not visible at naked eye, scheelite inclusions. This one, having a scheelite crystal very close, is a good candidate...
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Apr 10, 2015 13:57 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Josele wrote: | Nice piece!
Did you check fluorescence under short wave UV? Some beryl from this locality are somewhat fluorescent due to small, not visible at naked eye, scheelite inclusions. This one, having a scheelite crystal very close, is a good candidate... |
Hi, Josele!
I didn't. But I'll try as soon as possible. Thanks for your comments.
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GneissWare
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| Posted: Apr 10, 2015 15:28 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Nice combo Carles. All you need is an apatite, and you would have everything.
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Apr 10, 2015 16:09 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| GneissWare wrote: | | Nice combo Carles. All you need is an apatite, and you would have everything. |
Of course! And a good kësterite crystal too. And then a tube of Super Glue to attach them.
Many thanks for your words.
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GneissWare
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| Posted: Apr 10, 2015 16:49 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Carles Millan wrote: | And then a tube of Super Glue to attach them.
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They are very good at gluing things together over there!!! You knew that was exactly what I was thinking when I wrote the comment.
I don't think I have ever seen a combo with this particular group of minerals. Great find.
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 11, 2015 03:23 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| GneissWare wrote: | | I don't think I have ever seen a combo with this particular group of minerals. |
Me neither! Very beautiful specimen, Carles, congratulations!
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Apr 11, 2015 03:42 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Tobi wrote: | | Very beautiful specimen... |
Thank you, Tobi. I'm very glad you like it!
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Martin Rich
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| Posted: Apr 16, 2015 16:45 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Hello Carles!
Hard to tell if it is a hexagonal bipyramide of first order (e.g. {10-11}) or of second order (e.g. {11-21}, {11-22}) without goniometric measurement. Anyway, an excellent specimen and photo of course!
Martin
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Apr 17, 2015 04:08 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Martin Rich wrote: | | Hard to tell if it is a hexagonal bipyramide of first order (e.g. {10-11}) or of second order (e.g. {11-21}, {11-22}) without goniometric measurement. Anyway, an excellent specimen and photo of course! |
Hi, Martin!
First of all, thank you for your kind comments about my specimen.
However, and although I'm not by far an expert on crystallography, I have to disagree with your opinion on the pyramid order issue. According to the old book A Textbook of Mineralogy, by Edward S. Dana and William E. Ford, in the reference to the beryl species, the angle that the pinacoid and the first order pyramid form is ca. 30º (π/6 rad) while this angle with the second order pyramid is ca. 45º (π/4 rad).
I'm a bit shortsighted and suffer with presbyopia and astigmatism (I'm no longer a teen) but fortunately I'm still well able to differentiate such angles with my naked eye. No need of a goniometer, that anyway I don't own.
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