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Tobi
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 Posted: Mar 24, 2016 12:02 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Carles Millan wrote: | | Enrique Llorens wrote: | | A very fine azurite, in line with the quality of your collection. |
| GneissWare wrote: | | Nice job on the photos.. Really captured the blue color in one of the photos which is really hard to do without washing out the white matrix. Very nice! |
Thanks to both for the comments! About the nice job... not nice at all. Hard, long, boring and exhausting. You can't imagine! But note that the best picture is not exactly mine. |
An exceptional specimen, Carles. I'm really impressed by its beauty and aesthetics - and I'm actually not an azurite fan. But this one with that well-defined crystal sitting on white rock is an eyecatcher of the finest quality. And concerning your photo job: Oh yes, I CAN imagine the struggle. You know, we often talked about thoses horrible photo sessions when a specimen simply doesn't want to be captured. And this azurite, no matter how beautiful it is, looks like a real a**hole when it comes to photographing ;-)
But you managed it quite well, congratulations!
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Mar 28, 2016 08:05 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan: Bournonite and scheelite from Yaogangxian |
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Bournonite, scheelite
A typical stepped prismatic bournonite crystal showing metallic luster with a couple of translucent bipyramidal scheelite crystals perched on the right side. Overall size: 37mm x 21mm. Bournonite crystal: 33.0mm tall, 18.5mm wide. Major scheelite crystal: 7mm tall. Extracted about year 2007. Ex Jan Buma collection.
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China.
This specimen has a little story, maybe interesting enough to be told. All happened in a recent small local fair in Barcelona, informally known as Fira de Sants, where Jordi Fabre usually keeps a booth. After my reaching the half million views in a collection thread at FMF, he wanted to give me a reward for being the first to get there, so he offered me a nice transparent and colorless calcite from the Chinese Leiping mine. Almost at the same time I spotted another Chinese piece nearby, presumably much more expensive than the calcite, a bournonite with scheelite that I dearly preferred. So Jordi and I came soon to an agreement and I finally added it to my collection instead.
I must express my gratitude and appreciation to him, not only for the reward that I think I don't deserve, but mainly for his great effort spent in creating and maintaining this forum in the fist place.
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| Mineral: | Bournonite, Scheelite |
| Locality: | | Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China |  |
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| Dimensions: | 37mm x 21mm. Bournonite crystal: 33.0mm tall, 18.5mm wide. Major scheelite crystal: 7mm tall |
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| Mineral: | Bournonite, Scheelite |
| Locality: | | Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 37mm x 21mm. Bournonite crystal: 33.0mm tall, 18.5mm wide. Major scheelite crystal: 7mm tall |
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| Mineral: | _Bournonite, Scheelite |
| Locality: | | Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 37mm x 21mm. Bournonite crystal: 33.0mm tall, 18.5mm wide. Major scheelite crystal: 7mm tall |
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| Translation from Catalan language: Congratulations for the 500,000 views!! |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Mar 28, 2016 12:46 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan: Bournonite and scheelite from Yaogangxian |
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| Carles Millan wrote: | Bournonite, scheelite
This specimen has a little story [...] After my reaching the half million views in a collection thread at FMF, he wanted to give me a reward for being the first to get there, so he offered me a nice transparent and colorless calcite from the Chinese Leiping mine.
Almost at the same time I spotted another Chinese piece nearby, presumably much more expensive than the calcite, a bournonite with scheelite that I dearly preferred. So Jordi and I came soon to an agreement and I finally added it to my collection instead.
I must express my gratitude and appreciation to him, not only for the reward that I think I don't deserve, but mainly for his great effort spent in creating and maintaining this forum in the fist place. |
What a great gift, congratulations! My dear Jordi, if I should ever reach the 500,000 views: Galena from Neudorf/Harz or a fine Sweet Home rhodo ;-)))))))))))))))))
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Mar 28, 2016 13:47 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan: Bournonite and scheelite from Yaogangxian |
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| Tobi wrote: | | ...My dear Jordi, if I should ever reach the 500,000 views: Galena from Neudorf/Harz or a fine Sweet Home rhodo ;-))))))))))))))))) |
Only in your dreams Tobi ;-)
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ploum
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| Posted: Apr 07, 2016 07:29 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Jordi's kindness :)
in some years for 500 000 :)
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Philippe Durand
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| Posted: May 10, 2016 14:57 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Today is my first day on this forum and I began browsing this thread.
A great thank to you Carles for sharing these marvelous minerals.
They are all aesthetic, with no damage, and each one is consistent in size with the others.
A great lesson of collecting
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: May 11, 2016 03:08 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Philippe Durand wrote: | Today, my first day on this forum, and I began browsing this thread.
A great thank to you Carles for sharing theese marvelous minerals.
They are all aesthetics, with no damage, and each one consistent in size with the others.
a great lesson of collecting |
Welcome to the forum, Philippe. I encourage you to post your photos too. It's an experience that deserves to be lived. I'm glad you like my specimens. Thanks for your kind comments.
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: May 17, 2016 13:20 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan: Smithsonite from Tsumeb |
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Smithsonite
Cluster of crystals made up of dozens of sharp, pearly, transparent to translucent, rose pink, slightly rounded elongated rhombohedrons of smithsonite, with vitreous luster and no matrix. Looks like a floater with what might be a thin rehealed attachment area of galena on the back side. The color may be produced by traces of cobalt cations trapped in the lattice. Undamaged. Overall size: 93mm x 68mm x 37mm. Main crystal size: about 10mm. Weight: 175g.
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia.
Illustrated in the magazine MdC - Mineralogistes de Catalunya, 2016/1, page 88.
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| Mineral: | Smithsonite |
| Locality: | | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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| Dimensions: | 93 mm x 68 mm x 37mm. Largest crystal size: about 10 mm |
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| Mineral: | Smithsonite |
| Locality: | | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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| Dimensions: | 93 mm x 68 mm x 37mm. Largest crystal size: about 10 mm |
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| Mineral: | Smithsonite |
| Locality: | | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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| Dimensions: | 93 mm x 68 mm x 37mm. Largest crystal size: about 10 mm |
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| Mineral: | Smithsonite |
| Locality: | | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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| Dimensions: | 93 mm x 68 mm x 37mm. Largest crystal size: about 10 mm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: May 17, 2016 13:48 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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A beautiful specimen, presented in great photos. Congratulations on adding another very good sample of a famous mineral classic to your fine collection!
Cheers!
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: May 18, 2016 04:56 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Tobi wrote: | | A beautiful specimen, presented in great photos. Congratulations on adding another very good sample of a famous mineral classic to your fine collection! |
Thanks, Tobi. It is indeed a Tsumeb classic.
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Enrique Llorens
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| Posted: May 18, 2016 06:27 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Very good and aesthetic as always
Congratulations!
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Philippe Durand
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| Posted: May 18, 2016 08:22 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| What a nice specimen; nice crystals and nice global shape
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: May 18, 2016 13:00 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Enrique Llorens wrote: | | Very good and aesthetic as always. Congratulations! |
| Philippe Durand wrote: | | What a nice specimen; nice crystals and nice global shape |
Thank you for your kind comments!!
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: May 23, 2016 07:59 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan: Fluorite from Riemvasmaak |
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Fluorite, quartz
Group of sharp and lustrous emerald green, transparent, octahedrical crystals of fluorite, with some remnant microcrystalline quartz coating the base. No damage. The major crystal, on the left side of the photo, is complete all around. Overall specimen size: 110mm x 90mm x 55mm. Main crystal size: 48mm tall, 37mm on edge. Weight: 637g.
Riemvasmaak, Orange river area, Kakamas, ZF Mgcawu District, Northern Cape Province, South Africa.
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| Mineral: | Fluorite, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Riemvasmaak, Orange river area, Kakamas, ZF Mgcawu District, Northern Cape Province, South Africa | |
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| Dimensions: | 110mm x 90mm x 55mm. Main crystal size: 48mm tall, 37mm on edge. |
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| Frontal view. Pending photos from other angles. |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Aug 03, 2016 07:11 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan: Sphalerite from Trepca |
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Sphalerite, dolomite, calcite
Group of black highly lustrous sphalerite crystals showing very sharp edges and well defined mirror-like faces, which is not typical of the species, partially covered with smaller colorless crystals of dolomite and calcite that produce a deep and nice contrast. The specimen has been kept by a local miner in pristine condition, free of any damage, since its extraction some time between years 1994-2002. Contains several spinel-law twins on the octahedral {111} face as can easily be appreciated in the photos. Overall size: 124 mm x 87 mm x 39 mm. Major crystal size: 29 mm on edge. Weight: 471 g. Unfortunately this is a not photography friendly specimen.
Stan Terg Mine, Trepča Complex, Trepča Valley, Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovska Mitrovica District, Kosovo.
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| Mineral: | Sphalerite, Dolomite, Calcite |
| Locality: | | Stan Trg (Stan Terg, Stari Trg) Mine, Trepča Complex, Trepča Valley, Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovska Mitrovica District, Kosovo | |
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| Dimensions: | 124 mm x 87 mm x 39 mm. Major crystal size: 29 mm on edge |
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| Mineral: | Sphalerite, Dolomite, Calcite |
| Locality: | | Stan Trg (Stan Terg, Stari Trg) Mine, Trepča Complex, Trepča Valley, Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovska Mitrovica District, Kosovo | |
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| Dimensions: | 124 mm x 87 mm x 39 mm. Major crystal size: 29 mm on edge |
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| With different light source |
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| Mineral: | Sphalerite, Dolomite, Calcite |
| Locality: | | Stan Trg (Stan Terg, Stari Trg) Mine, Trepča Complex, Trepča Valley, Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovska Mitrovica District, Kosovo | |
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| Dimensions: | 124 mm x 87 mm x 39 mm. Major crystal size: 29 mm on edge |
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| Exposing Miller indices (cube {100} / octahedron {111}) and one of the twins |
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| Mineral: | _Sphalerite, Dolomite, Calcite |
| Locality: | | Stan Trg (Stan Terg, Stari Trg) Mine, Trepča Complex, Trepča Valley, Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovska Mitrovica District, Kosovo | |
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| Dimensions: | 124 mm x 87 mm x 39 mm. Major crystal size: 29 mm on edge |
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| A capture from Mindat site to illustrate the crystallography |
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