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[Carles Millan]

Hi John!

You get up really early every day! I hope you don't suffer of insomnia. I do it much later...

Now about the schorl: I'm sure any person wiser than me, probably yourself, just by observing the upper termination with a loupe, would easily be able to find out why the faces are so rough in contrast with the ones forming the prism walls.

[Carles Millan]

Pyrite

Group of octahedral {111} crystals. Overall size: 64 mm x 56 mm. Main crystal: 52 mm tall, 42 mm on edge. Weight: 242 g. Complete all around. Note that each vertex shows what seems to be two small pyritohedral {210} faces (or perhaps rhombododecahedral {110}, very uncommon in pyrite).

If you love the octahedral pyrites as I do please see a similar specimen at https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?p=2663#2663

Mina Huanzala, Huallanca, Dos de Mayo, Huánuco, Peru.

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Description:	Pyrite Mina Huanzala, Huallanca, Dos de Mayo, Huánuco, Peru 64 mm x 56 mm. Main crystal: 52 mm tall, 42 mm on edge
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Description:	Pyrite Mina Huanzala, Huallanca, Dos de Mayo, Huánuco, Peru 64 mm x 56 mm. Main crystal: 52 mm tall, 42 mm on edge
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Description:	Pyrite Mina Huanzala, Huallanca, Dos de Mayo, Huánuco, Peru 64 mm x 56 mm. Main crystal: 52 mm tall, 42 mm on edge
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Description:	Pyrite Mina Huanzala, Huallanca, Dos de Mayo, Huánuco, Peru 64 mm x 56 mm. Main crystal: 52 mm tall, 42 mm on edge
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[Carles Millan]

Fluorite, quartz

Group of green octahedral {111} fluorite crystals with quartz. Overall size: 80 mm x 56 mm x 35 mm. Largest fluorite crystal: 20 mm on edge. Weight: 126 g.

Riemvasmaak, Gordonia District, Namaqualand, Northern Cape Province, South Africa.

Reference: "The Mineralogical Record", vol. 40, #4, July-August 2009, pages 307-324.

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[Carles Millan]

Kësterite, mushistonite

Kësterite crystal covered with mushistonite on a matrix with mica. Overall size: 60 mm x 45 mm. Kësterite crystal size: 15 mm wide. Weight: 64 g. Undamaged.

Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China.

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[Carles Millan]

Babingtonite, prehnite, quartz

Group of babingtonite crystals on spheroidal prehnite, and quartz. Overall size: 71 mm x 55 mm. Major crystal size: 22 mm on edge. The main crystal is doubly terminated.

Qiaojia, Zhaotong, Yunnan, China.

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[Jon Mommers]

Carles,

That Babingtonite is simply stunning and great contrasting matrix of Prehnite and Quartz.
Congratulations
John

[Carles Millan]

To Jon Mommers:

I'm very glad you like it.

Thank you for your comment.

[Tracy]

The photos are just fine, Carles, and the piece is exquisite. Thanks for sharing your beautiful specimens.

- Tracy

[Carles Millan]

Hi Tracy!

I meant I would like to be able to get better photos from my specimens. But as you already know it's not an easy task. Some of them are especially hard to be shot and it's very frustrating when you're unsuccessful after many tries.

You have a lot of good photos at your section. I especially like this hematite: https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?p=1092#1092 Please, keep posting.

[parfaitelumiere]

Hi Carles,Seems there is a mistake about the dolomite from Peru,seems the sample on the pics is a Baryte.

[John S. White]

Carles you are too modest, your pictures are outstanding and I am enjoying all of them.

[Carles Millan]

To parfaitelumiere:

>Hi Carles,Seems there is a mistake about the dolomite from Peru,seems the sample on the pics is a Baryte.

Hi!

I guess you are talking about this Baryte https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?p=5707#5707

First of all, I must state that the matrix of my specimen has not been chemically analyzed. But its apparent density, when held in my hand, does not seem to be the typical density of the Baryte. What's more, Jordi Fabre told me one week ago it was dolomite, and some other similar pieces at Mindat, coming from the same locality, are described as having a matrix of dolomite/dolostone. I believe dolostone is like limestone but made of dolomite instead of calcite.

Anyway, I thank you for your interest.

[Carles Millan]

To John S. White:

>Carles you are too modest, your pictures are outstanding and I am enjoying all of them.

Hi John!

I've never been modest. Just realistic. My reference is Jeff Scovil, so in no way can I acknowledge my photos are 'outstanding' as you so kindly say. I'm learning and making some progress. However, I'm very glad you enjoy them.

Many thanks once again for your comments that I much appreciate,

[parfaitelumiere]

Hi Carles, Really sorry, I did'nt see the title of the photo....that is Baryte...Dolomite was, like you said, the matrix....
really sorry not to have seen the evident title...

[Carles Millan]

To parfaitelumiere:

>Really sorry, I did'nt see the title of the photo....that is Baryte...Dolomite was, like you said, the matrix.... really sorry not to have seen the evident title..

Don't worry. No problem. I also make that kind of mistakes from time to time!

[Carles Millan]

Quartz, pyrite

Aesthetic spray of diverging quartz crystals grown on striated cubic pyrite. Overall size: 54 mm x 53 mm. Weight: 70 g. Undamaged.

Huaron, San Jose de Huayllay, Cerro de Pasco, Daniel Alcides Carrion, Pasco, Peru.

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[Carles Millan]

Pyrite, quartz

Intergrown, striated pyrite crystals showing faces {100} and {210} with quartz. Overall size: 52 mm x 50 mm. Weight: 105 g. Undamaged.

Huaron, San Jose de Huayllay, Cerro de Pasco, Daniel Alcides Carrion, Pasco, Peru. A map showing the position of the mineral localities in central Peru is available at https://carlesmillan.cat/min/maps.php

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[Carles Millan]

Spessartine, orthoclase, quartz

Dark red and slightly translucent spessartine {211} crystals scattered over small orthoclase crystals and minor smoky quartz. Undamaged. Overall size: 93 mm x 49 mm x 36 mm. Main spessartine crystal: 12 mm wide. Weight: 183 g.

Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China.

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[Carles Millan]

Calcite

Several near transparent scalenohedral {3211} crystals of calcite, two of them doubly terminated and measuring to 85 mm in length, upon a complex matrix. The doubly terminated crystal in the left side is twinned. It is already a U.S. classic, since the mines have been closed for many years. Undamaged. Overall size: 101 mm x 66 mm x 93 mm. Weight: 441 g.

Until year 2007 it belonged to the James & Dawn Minette collection, Boron, California, with label #WW109.

Joplin Field, Tri-State District, Jasper Co., Missouri, USA.

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Description:	Calcite Joplin Field, Tri-State District, Jasper Co., Missouri, USA 101 mm x 66 mm x 93 mm
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[Carles Millan]

Calcite, galena, chalcopyrite

Pale yellow translucent crystals of calcite, some doubly terminated and measuring to 80 mm in length. Overall size: 110 mm x 101 mm x 82 mm. Weight: 497 g. Collected in April 1992. Ex Rick Russell collection.

Sweetwater Mine (Milliken Mine), Ellington, Viburnum Trend District, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA.

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