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Benj
Joined: 03 Mar 2013
Posts: 87
Location: Nantes City, FRANCE.
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 Posted: Nov 10, 2017 14:10 Post subject: Collection of Benjamin Carballo |
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It has been now a few years that I'm registered on FMF Mineral Forum, and where I read your publications.
First of all, I'll introduce myself :
My name is Benjamin Carballo, I am 25 years old, I was born and I live in Nantes,
an important and beautiful city situated in the western of France. I am a student
in Tourism. I love football (soccer) ; my favorite team is the Football Club of Nantes,
nicknamed "the canaries" ! Also, I like aviation, hiking in mountains...and I am a
volunteer in the French Road Savety.
The mineralogy is my greatest hobby since I was 6 years old ! My favorite
minerals are radioactive minerals, pegmatite's minerals, and French minerals
(in particular : Armorican massif, Pyrenees Mountains, Alps, etc...). Sometimes,
I collect some minerals from around the world. I dig minerals especially in my area,
the Armorican massif, with a young German enthusiast (30 years old) settled near
my city, and speaking French well !
For my dreams, I would like to visit USA, in particular to visit Tucson Show, to visit
Rocky Mountains, and digging aquamarines in Antero Mt with the owners of local concessions !
To finish, I know many famous French collectors (Alain Martaud, Eric Asselborn,
Gilles Emringer, etc...).
Jordi Fabre know me a little, thanks to my passion for radioactive minerals,
I already bought him a radioactive opal from Zacatecas, in Sainte-Marie aux Mines !
thank you in advance for your welcome !
| Locality: | | Brittany/Bretagne, France |  |
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| Me (left) and a friend, after dig in the coast of Santec (English Channel sea), Finistere Department, Brittany, FRANCE. February 2017. We found black tourmaline, orthoclase, apatite... |
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Don Lum
Joined: 03 Sep 2012
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Location: Arkansas
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| Posted: Nov 10, 2017 14:56 Post subject: Re: Collection of Benjamin Carballo |
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Welcome to The Forum, Benj. Look forward to seeing more of your collection.
Don
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Benj
Joined: 03 Mar 2013
Posts: 87
Location: Nantes City, FRANCE.
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| Posted: Nov 10, 2017 17:04 Post subject: Re: Collection of Benjamin Carballo |
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Thank you Don !!
| Mineral: | Autunite |
| Locality: | | Margnac II Mine, Compreignac, Bellac, Haute-Vienne Department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France | |
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| Dimensions: | 10 x 7 cm |
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| Meta-autunite from the uranium Mine of Margnac, Haute-Vienne Department, Limousin area. |
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Tobi
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Joined: 07 Apr 2009
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Location: Germany
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| Posted: Nov 11, 2017 02:16 Post subject: Re: Collection of Benjamin Carballo |
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Welcome Benjamin, thanks for your interesting introduction and congratulations to that schorl finds! Like Don, I also hope to see a lot more from your collection ...
Though I'm actually not interested in radioactive minerals, I really like your autunite, wonderful specimen in great condition and with a dazzling colour!
Regards from another "German enthusiast" ;-)
Tobi
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Jojm
Joined: 27 Dec 2008
Posts: 6
Location: Deux-Sèvres
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| Posted: Nov 11, 2017 04:32 Post subject: Re: Collection of Benjamin Carballo |
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Salut Benjamin & Welcome onboard !
If you want, you could use here some of the photos I've taken of your minerals and I hope we will organize a new shooting session soon!
Do you plan to go to Angers mineral show, next week? I'll be there on Saturday morning.
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Benj
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Location: Nantes City, FRANCE.
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| Posted: Nov 11, 2017 06:41 Post subject: Re: Collection of Benjamin Carballo |
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Thank you very much Tobi !
Thank you Jojm ! I will go to Angers Show on Sunday. I am busy on Saturday.
With pleasure, we will organize a shooting session ! I have some micro blue
anatase from Tourmalet Pas...and other minerals !
kind regards
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John S. White
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Location: Stewartstown, Pennsylvania, USA
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| Posted: Nov 11, 2017 06:51 Post subject: Re: Collection of Benjamin Carballo |
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Hi Benjamin:
Can you tell us more about your "dig" on the coast of Brittany? It seems an odd place to collect and to find nice crystals of tourmaline, apatite and orthoclase.
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Benj
Joined: 03 Mar 2013
Posts: 87
Location: Nantes City, FRANCE.
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| Posted: Nov 11, 2017 06:54 Post subject: Re: Collection of Benjamin Carballo |
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A classic alpine mineral...
| Mineral: | Quartz (variety amethyst) |
| Locality: | | Les Droites (north face), Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | |
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| Dimensions: | 3,5 cm |
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From Mont-Blanc massif, Les Droites (north face), 3700 m high, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, French Alps.
Scepter quartz dig by Christophe Peray in August 2016... |
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Benj
Joined: 03 Mar 2013
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Location: Nantes City, FRANCE.
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| Posted: Nov 11, 2017 07:58 Post subject: Re: Collection of Benjamin Carballo |
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| John S. White wrote: | Hi Benjamin:
Can you tell us more about your "dig" on the coast of Brittany? It seems an odd place to collect and to find nice crystals of tourmaline, apatite and orthoclase. |
Hi John,
In the English Channel coast, there are a lot of pegmatites (on granite) that contain Tourmaline, Beryl, Apatite... The best spots are Santec, Roscoff, Saint-Briac, and
Saint-Malo coast (Cancale).
Also, we can see smoky quartz in Santec ;-)
Locally, beryl and orthoclase can be decimetric (Santec, Roscoff) !
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| Map with best spots of Tourmaline, Orthoclase, Beryl and Apatite...in the North Coast of Brittany |
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| geology map of Santec/Roscoff area |
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Benj
Joined: 03 Mar 2013
Posts: 87
Location: Nantes City, FRANCE.
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| Posted: Nov 11, 2017 09:39 Post subject: Re: Collection of Benjamin Carballo |
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from Central Massif...
| Mineral: | Autunite |
| Locality: | | Augères, Les Sagnes, Saint-Sylvestre, Ambazac, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France | |
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| Dimensions: | crystal : 1 x 1 cm |
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| Ex. coll. Jean Ventenat (geologist in CEA - french Atomic Energy Agency -) |
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Michael Shaw
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Location: Oklahoma
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| Posted: Nov 11, 2017 10:01 Post subject: Re: Collection of Benjamin Carballo |
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Welcome to the forum Benjamin. I hope to see more of your collection soon. The autunites are very nice.
Michael
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Benj
Joined: 03 Mar 2013
Posts: 87
Location: Nantes City, FRANCE.
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| Posted: Nov 11, 2017 10:18 Post subject: Re: Collection of Benjamin Carballo |
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Thank you Michael !! ;-)
Red-pink fluorite (6,5 cm). La Charpoua, Mont Blanc massif, Chamonix, French Alps. A veil of chlorite offers a nice contrast.
| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Aiguille Verte (La Charpoua side), Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | |
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| Dimensions: | 6,5 cm |
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Benj
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Location: Nantes City, FRANCE.
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| Posted: Nov 11, 2017 13:23 Post subject: Re: Collection of Benjamin Carballo |
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Autunite from Morvan massif... 10 x 5 x 5 cm
Burgundy is known for its very good wines, but also for its autunite ! :-D
Type-locality : Autun area in Burgundy.
| Mineral: | Autunite |
| Locality: | | Les Oudots Quarry, Grury, Issy-l'Evêque, Autun District, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France | |
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| Dimensions: | 10 x 5 x 5cm |
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| Mineral: | Autunite |
| Locality: | | Les Oudots Quarry, Grury, Issy-l'Evêque, Autun District, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France | |
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| Dimensions: | 10 x 5 x 5 cm |
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| Mineral: | Autunite |
| Locality: | | Les Oudots Quarry, Grury, Issy-l'Evêque, Autun District, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France | |
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| Dimensions: | 10 x 5 x 5 cm |
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Benj
Joined: 03 Mar 2013
Posts: 87
Location: Nantes City, FRANCE.
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| Posted: Nov 12, 2017 09:11 Post subject: Re: Collection of Benjamin Carballo |
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Mont-Blanc massif, France ;-)
| Mineral: | Quartz (variety smoky), Fluorite and Calcite |
| Locality: | | Aiguille Verte (La Charpoua side), Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | |
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| Dimensions: | 6 x 4 cm |
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Benj
Joined: 03 Mar 2013
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Location: Nantes City, FRANCE.
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| Posted: Nov 12, 2017 11:11 Post subject: Re: Collection of Benjamin Carballo |
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Colorado and California minerals of my collection, for to greet my American friends ! ;-)
One of my favorite localities, San Diego Co., for pegmatite minerals. It's one of my dreams, to visit Mesa Grande (and Pala), and Colorado pegmatites !
| Mineral: | Topaz |
| Locality: | | Park County Claims, Tarryall Mountains, Park County, Colorado, USA | |
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| Mineral: | Elbaïte |
| Locality: | | Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego County, California, USA | |
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| Mineral: | Elbaïte |
| Locality: | | Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego County, California, USA | |
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