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PostPosted: May 02, 2022 03:24    Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan  

Dany and Tobi,

Thank you very much to both for posting your comments. I appreciate them a lot.
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PostPosted: Jan 26, 2023 15:58    Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan - Anatase from Zard Mts., Raskoh Mts., Balochistan  

Anatase - TiO2, quartz - SiO2

Not a good anatase, of course. It was already posted here 14 years ago, and I just now got not a good photo either but at least a decent one. And here it is.

Overall size: 43 mm x 35 mm. Anatase crystal:13.5 mm long. Quartz crystal: 17 mm long. Mass (weight): 27 g.

Zard Mountain, Ras Koh Mountains, Kharan, Kharan District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan.

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 Mineral: Anatase, Quartz
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Zard Mountain, Ras Koh Mountains, Kharan, Kharan District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan
 Dimensions: 43 mm x 35 mm. Anatase:13,5 mm. Quartz: 17 mm. Mass (weight): 27 g
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PostPosted: Feb 05, 2023 10:49    Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan - Vesuvianite from Vesuvius - Type locality  

Vesuvianite (Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe2+)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10 (formula according to IMA, January 2023)

Type locality. Hard to find historical classic specimen of lustrous brown vesuvianite crystals to 14 mm wide and 7 mm thick showing tabular habit with main faces {100} + {110}, included in a skarn dense matrix accompanied on the back with a number of small blackish green hexagonal crystals of what might be clinochlore. From the methamorphic area of Mount Somma, Vesuvius. The locality of this specimen was confirmed in person by the renowned Catalan collector Joaquim Folch i Girona in 1966.

These vesuvianite specimens are no longer available on the market because their deposit has been exhausted for >60 years now.

Acquired from Francesc Coma i Molist in June 1966 for the equivalent of €0.54.

Dimensions: 73 mm x 48 mm. Main crystal: 14 mm x 7 mm. Mass (weight): 218 g.

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Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy
 Dimensions: 73 mm x 48 mm. Main crystal: 14 mm x 7 mm. Mass (weight): 218 g
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PostPosted: Feb 06, 2023 16:00    Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan - Fluorapatite from Chumar Bakhoor  

Fluorapatite Ca5(PO4)3F, muscovite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Pink fluorapatite crystal {100}, {001}, {101} with muscovite on a granitic rock (not visible in the photos). Overall size: 110 mm x 75 mm. Fluorapatite crystal size: 14 mm on edge, 20 mm across. Mass (weight): 432 g.
Special thanks to José Zendrera (aka Josele) for his advice on the Miller indices.

Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan.

Acquired in November 2007.

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 Mineral: Fluorapatite, Muscovite
 Locality:
Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
 Dimensions: Fluorapatite crystal size: 14 mm on edge, 20 mm across. Mass (weight): 432 g.
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 Mineral: Fluorapatite, Muscovite
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Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
 Dimensions: Fluorapatite crystal size: 14 mm on edge, 20 mm across. Mass (weight): 432 g.
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PostPosted: Feb 07, 2023 11:22    Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan  

Carles, nice Apatite from this classic locality.
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PostPosted: Feb 09, 2023 05:00    Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan  

Enrique Llorens wrote:
Carles, nice Apatite from this classic locality.
Thank you very much!
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PostPosted: Mar 13, 2023 13:56    Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan - Beryl from Shengus  

Beryl Be3Al2(Si6O18), albite Na(AlSi3O8), quartz SiO2, schorl NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)

Single crystal of beryl with the usual hexagonal prismatic habit, gemmy in over a third of its length, and doubly terminated. The lower pinacoid is not complete but it is not broken either. It comes elegantly set on a matrix of albite and some quartz, plus a bit of schorl. Absolutely no damage.

Overall size: 74 mm x 46 mm. Beryl crystal size: 74 mm tall, 18 mm wide. Mass (weight): 94 g.

Shengus (Shingus), Baltistan District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan.

Acquired in March 2023. The previous owner had bought it at Munich 2009 show from a Pakistani dealer.

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 Mineral: Beryl, Albite, Quartz, Schorl
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Shengus (Shingus), Baltistan District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
 Dimensions: 74 mm x 46 mm. Beryl crystal size: 74 mm tall, 18 mm wide. Mass (weight): 94 g
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 Mineral: Beryl, Albite, Quartz, Schorl
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Shengus (Shingus), Baltistan District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
 Dimensions: 74 mm x 46 mm. Beryl crystal size: 74 mm tall, 18 mm wide. Mass (weight): 94 g
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 Mineral: Beryl, Albite, Quartz, Schorl
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 Dimensions: 74 mm x 46 mm. Beryl crystal size: 74 mm tall, 18 mm wide. Mass (weight): 94 g
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 Mineral: _Beryl, Albite, Quartz, Schorl
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PostPosted: Mar 13, 2023 14:11    Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan  

Carles, beautiful Beryl specimen. Perfect. Congratulations.

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PostPosted: Mar 14, 2023 03:40    Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan  

I agree, a wonderful aquamarine specimen, congratulations :-)
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PostPosted: Mar 14, 2023 04:24    Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan  

Don Lum wrote:
Carles, beautiful Beryl specimen. Perfect. Congratulations.
Tobi wrote:
I agree, a wonderful aquamarine specimen, congratulations :-)

Thank you for your kind comments. I'm very glad you like the beryl.
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PostPosted: Mar 14, 2023 06:58    Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan  

Aquamarine very aesthetic and very well photographed.

Congratulations

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PostPosted: Mar 14, 2023 13:44    Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan  

what I like in this specimen is the hight geminess combined with the matrix;
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PostPosted: Mar 15, 2023 11:19    Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan  

Enrique Llorens wrote:
Aquamarine very aesthetic and very well photographed. Congratulations.All the best

Philippe Durand wrote:
what I like in this specimen is the hight geminess combined with the matrix;

I am grateful for expressing your opinion. You both have great pieces in your gallery.
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PostPosted: Mar 24, 2023 09:42    Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan - Barite from Cerro Warihuyn (Peru)  

Barite BaSO4

Group of transparent, greenish-honey colored, tabular barite crystals, most of them showing a parallel growth usual in this locality, with an undefined compact sandy material attached on the back. Undamaged. Acquired in March 2023.

Overall size: 64 mm x 53 mm. Largest crystal size: 54 mm. Mass (weight): 91 g.

Warihuyn Hill, Puños, Miraflores District, Huamalíes Province, Huánuco Department, Peru.

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 Mineral: Barite
 Locality:
Warihuyn Hill, Puños, Miraflores District, Huamalíes Province, Huánuco Department, Peru
 Dimensions: 64 mm x 53 mm. Largest crystal size: 54 mm. Mass (weight): 91 g.
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 Mineral: _Barite
 Locality:
Warihuyn Hill, Puños, Miraflores District, Huamalíes Province, Huánuco Department, Peru
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