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 Posted: Dec 20, 2008 08:58 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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lots of specimens from Elmwood!
Do you know if there are some twinned fluorite at Elmwood mine?
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 20, 2008 11:05 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Hi!
I own some more specimens from Elmwood/Gordonsville, up to ten, because it's one of my preferences.
For twinned fluorites you can go to Mindat at https://www.mindat.org/photosearch.php and define
Mineral name: Fluorite
Region: Elmwood
Keywords in Description: twinned
But I have none.
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 20, 2008 11:14 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Fluorite, sphalerite, dolomite
Very aesthetic group of fluorite cubic {100} crystals with several sphalerite crystals on a matrix of crystallized dolomite. Undamaged. Overall size: 98 mm x 80 mm x 50 mm. Fluorite main crystal edge: 17 mm long. Weight: 293 g.
Elmwood mine, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA.
Photo by The Collector's Edge.
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Fluorite, sphalerite, dolomite
Elmwood mine, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 20, 2008 16:03 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Pyrite
Ten cube pyrite group {100}. Overall size: 195 mm x 170 mm x 148 mm. Longest edge: 55 mm. Weight: 3.9 kg. Extracted in 1984-1985. Most of the crystals had to be reattached in the original position since in that deposit they usually become loose when extracted.
Sierra de Alcarama, Navajún, Rioja, Spain.
Photos copyright © Carles Millan. Reproduction allowed as long as the author's name is cited. Creative Commons Attribution License - Some Rights Reserved.
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Pyrite
Sierra de Alcarama, Navajún, Rioja, Spain
195 mm x 170 mm x 148 mm |
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Pyrite
Sierra de Alcarama, Navajún, Rioja, Spain
195 mm x 170 mm x 148 mm |
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Pyrite
Sierra de Alcarama, Navajún, Rioja, Spain
195 mm x 170 mm x 148 mm
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Pyrite
Sierra de Alcarama, Navajún, Rioja, Spain
195 mm x 170 mm x 148 mm |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 21, 2008 14:56 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Pyrite
Group of intergrown cubic {100} pyrite crystals showing pyritohedral {210} faces. Overall size: 70 mm x 55 mm. Longest edge: 40 mm. Weight: 480 g. Field collected in 1966 by Francesc Coma Molist, former curator of the Folch collection.
Ambasaguas, Muro de Aguas, Rioja, Spain.
This specimen is no longer part of my collection.
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Pyrite
Ambasaguas, Muro de Aguas, Rioja, Spain
70 mm x 55 mm |
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Ambasaguas, Muro de Aguas, Rioja, Spain
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Pyrite
Ambasaguas, Muro de Aguas, Rioja, Spain
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Pyrite
Ambasaguas, Muro de Aguas, Rioja, Spain
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 22, 2008 15:38 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Wulfenite
Wulfenite lenticular crystal. Size: 28 mm long x 27 mm wide x 14 mm thick. Weight: 27 g. It has some interest only for local collectors. Acquired from the shop 'Museu Areny' in Barcelona for €0.18 (about €6 adjusted for today's value) in 1962, so we can say the specimen had been field collected before that year.
Mina 'Teresita', in the Montcada i Reixac/Sant Fost de Campsentelles area, in the vicinity of Barcelona, Catalonia.
This specimen is no longer part of my collection.
Photo copyright © Carles Millan. Reproduction allowed as long as the author's name is cited. Creative Commons Attribution Licence - Some Rights Reserved.
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Wulfenite
Mina 'Teresita', in the Montcada i Reixac/Sant Fost de Campsentelles area, in the vicinity of Barcelona, Catalonia
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 22, 2008 15:45 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Wulfenite, fluorite, mimetite?
Wulfenite tabular crystals with fluorite, and acicular crystals of mimetite(?). Size: 38 mm tall x 20 mm wide. Weight: 27 g. Joaquim Folch said this was the kind of crystals that were found in the beginning of the works. It has some interest only for local collectors. Acquired in 1966 from Francesc Coma i Molist, former curator of the Folch collection.
Mina 'Teresita', in the Montcada i Reixac/Sant Fost de Campsentelles area, in the vicinity of Barcelona, Catalonia.
This specimen is no longer part of my collection.
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Wulfenite, fluorite, mimetite?
Mina 'Teresita', in the Montcada i Reixac/Sant Fost de Campsentelles area, in the vicinity of Barcelona, Catalonia
38 mm x 20 mm |
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Wulfenite, fluorite, mimetite?
Mina 'Teresita', in the Montcada i Reixac/Sant Fost de Campsentelles area, in the vicinity of Barcelona, Catalonia
38 mm x 20 mm
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 22, 2008 15:50 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Wulfenite
Wulfenite irregular crystals on fluorite. Overall size: 33 mm x 29 mm. It has some interest only for local collectors. Acquired by trade from a friend in 1966, so we can say the specimen had been field collected before that year.
Mina 'Teresita', in the Montcada i Reixac/Sant Fost de Campsentelles area, in the vicinity of Barcelona, Catalonia.
This specimen is no longer part of my collection.
Photo copyright © Carles Millan. Reproduction allowed as long as the author's name is cited. Creative Commons Attribution Licence - Some Rights Reserved.
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Wulfenite
Mina 'Teresita', in the Montcada i Reixac/Sant Fost de Campsentelles area, in the vicinity of Barcelona, Catalonia
33 mm x 29 mm |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 22, 2008 16:00 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Wulfenite, fluorite
Wulfenite lenticular crystals with fluorite. Overall size: 34 mm x 23 mm. It has some interest only for local collectors. Ex-Joaquim Folch collection. From the description of the vendor: "Excellent miniature, very representative of this rare variety that is an intermediate member of the Wulfenite-Stolzite series. From a Catalan classic locality close to Barcelona. Crystals show a lenticular appereance."
Mina 'Teresita', in the Montcada i Reixac/Sant Fost de Campsentelles area, in the vicinity of Barcelona, Catalonia.
This specimen is no longer in my collection.
Fabre Minerals photo.
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Wulfenite, fluorite
Mina 'Teresita', in the Montcada i Reixac/Sant Fost de Campsentelles area, in the vicinity of Barcelona, Catalonia
34 mm x 23 mm
Also published at "Fabre Minerals Reference Specimens - The Folch Collection" http://www.fabreminerals.com/specimens/RSFOL-folch-notable-specimens.php#RA60K9 |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 23, 2008 15:20 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Goethite (limonite)
Goethite after cubic pyrite, also known as limonite. Size: 76 mm x 37 mm. Weight: 80 g.
Field collected by myself in 1962 in Montjuïc, a mountain park in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia. No commercial value, but it may be interesting for local collectors.
Photo copyright © Carles Millan. Reproduction allowed as long as the author's name is cited. Creative Commons Attribution Licence - Some Rights Reserved.
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Goethite ("limonite")
Montjuïc, a mountain park in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia
76 mm x 37 mm |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 24, 2008 08:37 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Fluorite
A typical {100}{110} combination. The rhombododecahedral {110} faces are not etched but stepped with cubic symmetry. Size: 110 mm x 86 mm. Longest edge: 80 mm. Weight: 670 g. Purchased from Joan Montal in 1973 for €4.57.
La Collada, Siero, Asturias, Spain.
According to the opinion of Jordi Fabre this specimen seems to be too old for coming from the 'Filón Josefa-Veneros', where a lot of famous and classic pieces were found, although its provenance is indubitable: La Collada.
This specimen is no longer in my collection.
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Fluorite
La Collada, Siero, Asturias, Spain
110 mm x 86 mm |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 27, 2008 18:12 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Spessartine, quartz
Spessartine garnet crystals covering the surface of black opaque quartz crystals. Curiously only the faces of the prism, not the tips, are covered. It may be considered a floater: the base was broken by tectonic movements perhaps many millions years ago, and then a second generation of quartz recrystallized on the fracture. Size: 105 mm x 75 mm. Weight: 510 g.
Tongbei, Yunxiao, Zangzhou, Fujian, China.
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Spessartine, quartz
Tongbei, Yunxiao, Zangzhou, Fujian, China
105 mm x 75 mm |
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Spessartine, quartz
Tongbei, Yunxiao, Zangzhou, Fujian, China
105 mm x 75 mm |
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Spessartine, quartz
Tongbei, Yunxiao, Zangzhou, Fujian, China
105 mm x 75 mm |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 27, 2008 18:20 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Bournonite
Isolated stepped crystal with a small quartz crystal. Size: 38 mm x 34 mm x 15 mm. Weight: 76 g.
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang, Chenzhou, Hunan, China.
Photo copyright © Carles Millan. Reproduction allowed as long as the author's name is cited. Creative Commons Attribution Licence - Some Rights Reserved.
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Bournonite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
38 mm x 34 mm x 15 mm |
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Bournonite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
38 mm x 34 mm x 15 mm |
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Bournonite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
38 mm x 34 mm x 15 mm |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 28, 2008 11:26 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Vanadinite, barite, aragonite, manganese oxides
Deep red vanadinite crystals on baryte covered by manganese oxides, and small white aragonite crystals. Overall size: 92 mm x 62 mm. Main crystal: 12mm wide edge to edge, 6mm tall. Weight: 236 g.
Coud'a workings, Mibladen, Midelt, Khénifra, Meknès-Tafilalet, Morocco.
Photo copyright © Carles Millan. Reproduction allowed as long as the author's name is cited. Creative Commons Attribution Licence - Some Rights Reserved.
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Coud'a workings, Mibladen, Midelt, Khénifra, Meknès-Tafilalet, Morocco
92 mm x 62 mm |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Jan 02, 2009 17:43 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Pyrargyrite
Pyrargyrite crystals with a hexagonal prismatic habit. The surface color is black to dark red. Also dark red by translucency. Curiously the prisms seem to be hollow, as can be seen in several of them that are broken on the back of the specimen. Overall size: 30 mm x 19 mm. From a 19th century collection.
Most likely from "Verdad de los Artistas" mine, Hiendelaencina, Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.
This specimen is no longer part of my collection.
Photos copyright © Carles Millan. Reproduction allowed as long as the author's name is cited. Creative Commons Attribution Licence - Some Rights Reserved.
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Pyrargyrite
"Verdad de los Artistas" mine, Hiendelaencina, Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
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Pyrargyrite
"Verdad de los Artistas" mine, Hiendelaencina, Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
30 mm x 19 mm |
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Pyrargyrite
"Verdad de los Artistas" mine, Hiendelaencina, Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
30 mm x 19 mm |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Feb 06, 2009 15:52 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Scheelite, quartz
Group of several scheelite pseudooctahedral crystals on quartz. Overall size: 80 mm x 49 mm. Main scheelite crystal: 18 mm across. Weight: 140 g. From a November 2008 find.
Tamboras mine, Mundo Nuevo, Huamachuco, La Libertad, Peru.
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Scheelite, quartz
Tamboras mine, Mundo Nuevo, Huamachuco, La Libertad, Peru
80 mm x 49 mm |
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Scheelite, quartz
Tamboras mine, Mundo Nuevo, Huamachuco, La Libertad, Peru
80 mm x 49 mm |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Feb 07, 2009 17:38 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Wulfenite
Lustrous bright orange-red tabular crystals of wulfenite aesthetically set on matrix. Overall size: 63 mm x 48 mm. Main wulfenite crystal: 19 mm wide. Repaired.
Red Cloud Mine, Silver District, Trigo Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA.
Photos copyright © Carles Millan. Reproduction allowed as long as the author's name is cited and the image not modified. Creative Commons Attribution Licence - Some Rights Reserved.
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Wulfenite
Red Cloud Mine, Silver District, Trigo Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA
63 mm x 48 mm |
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Craig Mercer
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| Posted: Feb 28, 2009 05:58 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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An absolutely stunning collection Carles. Thank you for allowing us to see it. I will be eagerly awaiting any new additions.
Regards
Craig.
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Mar 08, 2009 12:07 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Brookite, quartz
Neat and lustrous brookite crystals on a matrix of crystallized quartz. Specimen size: 58 mm x 46 mm across. Main brookite crystal: 18 mm tall.
Zard Mts., Raskoh Mts., Balochistan, Pakistan.
Photos copyright © Carles Millan. Reproduction allowed as long as the author's name is cited and the image not modified. Creative Commons Attribution Licence - Some Rights Reserved.
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Brookite, quartz
Zard Mts., Raskoh Mts., Balochistan, Pakistan
58 mm x 46 mm |
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Brookite, quartz
Zard Mts., Raskoh Mts., Balochistan, Pakistan
58 mm x 46 mm |
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Brookite, quartz
Zard Mts., Raskoh Mts., Balochistan, Pakistan
58 mm x 46 mm |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Mar 09, 2009 10:05 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Elbaite, albite
Parallel crystals of elbaite, transparent to translucent, with three zoning levels (three colors), with bladed albite crystals that look as if they were floating around. Complete 360º. Overall size: 62 mm x 39 mm x 38 mm. Main crystal: 15 mm wide, 62 mm tall.
A classic of the late 1980s from Stak Nala, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. A 'nala' in Balti language is the place, usually a gorge, where a glacier melts.
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Elbaite, albite
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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Elbaite, albite
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
62 mm x 39 mm x 38 mm
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