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Carles Millan
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Pyrite
Five mirror-like intertwined cubic {100} pyrite crystals. It's a floater, complete all around. Maximum width: 66 mm. Longest edge: 37 mm. Weight: 316 g.
Ampliación a Victoria Mine, Navajún, La Rioja, Spain.
Other pyrite photos from the same locality can be found at the following URL in this forum https://www.topminerals.info/index.php?searchterms=Navaj&searchauthor=Carles+Millan&level=search
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Pyrite
Ampliación a Victoria Mine, Navajún, La Rioja, Spain |
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Ampliación a Victoria Mine, Navajún, La Rioja, Spain |
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Joan Massagué
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Location: New York
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| Posted: Nov 27, 2010 19:24 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Hi Carles
We've corresponded privately about these specimens that you are posting, but seeing them here all on one page I can't help but express my admiration for your taste. Really classy, "architectural" specimens.
About the scheelites from Gharmung, I am mystified by the relative little attention that these have enjoyed in the collector community. I love them. It must be that we are all spoiled by the XueBaoDing scheelite stravaganza and that these samples from Pakistan are looked down upon as lesser material. A day will come when these too will receive the attention that they deserve.
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Nov 28, 2010 13:54 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Hübnerite, quartz
Group of black tabular hübnerite crystals with colorless crystallized quartz showing a Japan law twin. Size: 80 mm x 77 mm x 70 mm. Main hübnerite crystal: 55 mm wide. Weight: 250 g.
Labor Victoria, Mundo Nuevo Mine, Huamachuco, Sanchez Carrion Province, La Libertad Department, Peru.
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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Hübnerite, quartz
Labor Victoria, Mundo Nuevo Mine, Huamachuco, Sanchez Carrion Province, La Libertad Department, Peru
80 mm x 77 mm x 70 mm. Main hübnerite crystal: 55 mm wide |
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Hübnerite, quartz
Labor Victoria, Mundo Nuevo Mine, Huamachuco, Sanchez Carrion Province, La Libertad Department, Peru
80 mm x 77 mm x 70 mm. Main hübnerite crystal: 55 mm wide |
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Hübnerite, quartz
Labor Victoria, Mundo Nuevo Mine, Huamachuco, Sanchez Carrion Province, La Libertad Department, Peru
80 mm x 77 mm x 70 mm. Main hübnerite crystal: 55 mm wide |
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Hübnerite, quartz.
Labor Victoria, Mundo Nuevo Mine, Huamachuco, Sanchez Carrion Province, La Libertad Department, Peru
80 mm x 77 mm x 70 mm. Main hübnerite crystal: 55 mm wide
Note the Japan law twin |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Nov 30, 2010 10:36 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Quartz, aegirine, zircon, feldspar
Group of aegirine with color-zoned smoky quartz crystals, almost transparent, one of them with a flattened tabular habit and doubly terminated that looks like a gwindel, uncommon at this locality, accompanied by some zircon and feldspar. Undamaged. Overall size: 116 mm x 102 mm x 57 mm. Main aegirine crystal: 92 mm long, 12 mm wide. Main quartz crystal: 116 mm long, 55 mm wide, 13 mm thick. Weight: 280 g.
Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi.
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Quartz, aegirine, zircon, feldspar
Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi
107 mm x 102 mm x 57 mm. Main aegirine crystal: 92 mm long, 12 mm wide. Main quartz crystal: 116 mm long, 55 mm wide, 13 mm thick |
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Quartz, aegirine, zircon, feldspar
Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi
107 mm x 102 mm x 57 mm. Main aegirine crystal: 92 mm long, 12 mm wide. Main quartz crystal: 116 mm long, 55 mm wide, 13 mm thick |
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Quartz, aegirine, zircon, feldspar
Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi
107 mm x 102 mm x 57 mm. Main aegirine crystal: 92 mm long, 12 mm wide. Main quartz crystal: 116 mm long, 55 mm wide, 13 mm thick
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José Miguel
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| Posted: Nov 30, 2010 16:13 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Carles, very good Japan law twin with Hübnerite. If I had seen this piece before you.... It would be in my pocket!!!
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Nov 30, 2010 16:36 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| José Miguel wrote: | | Carles, very good Japan law twin with Hübnerite. If I had seen this piece before you.... It would be in my pocket!!! |
José Miguel, were I able to take a picture like this ( https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?p=11207#11207 ), perhaps I would have had the chance to make a good living as a photographer.
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 09, 2010 16:32 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Gold, quartz
Gold in not well defined crystals, showing some plates together with filiform, dendritic and arborescent forms, on a matrix of quartz. Overall size: 47 mm x 33 mm. Weight: 38 g. This specimen was brought from Philippines by the Spanish engineer Antonio Hernández, who had worked at the Macayan copper mines in the 19th century. I keep handwritten documents from him, dated year 1853, related with the mentioned copper mining works.
Very likely from Mancayan (Mankayan) mineral district, Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines, where the presence of gold has been cited.
This specimen is no longer in my collection.
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Gold, quartz
Very likely from Mancayan (Mankayan) mineral district, Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines
47 mm x 33 mm |
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Gold, quartz
Very likely from Mancayan (Mankayan) mineral district, Benguet Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines
47 mm x 33 mm |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 19, 2010 13:45 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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(Old specimen, better photos)
Arfvedsonite
Isolated arfvedsonite crystal with multiple termination, complete all around, undamaged. Size: 100 mm tall, 34 mm wide, 16 mm thick. Weight: 75 g.
Mount Malosa, Zomba Plateau, Malawi.
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Arfvedsonite
Mount Malosa, Zomba Plateau, Malawi
100 mm tall, 34 mm wide, 16 mm thick |
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Arfvedsonite
Mount Malosa, Zomba Plateau, Malawi
100 mm tall, 34 mm wide, 16 mm thick |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 22, 2010 09:02 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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(Old specimen, better photos)
Ferberite, apatite, siderite, mica
Group of ferberite crystals accompanied by a smaller green apatite crystal at the bottom, numerous brown-yellow tabular siderite crystals, and mica. Complete all around. Undamaged. Overall size: 71 mm x 60 mm x 60 mm. Weight: 280 g.
Panasqueira Mines, Panasqueira, Covilhă, Castelo Branco District, Portugal.
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Ferberite, apatite, siderite, mica
Panasqueira Mines, Panasqueira, Covilhă, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
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Ferberite, apatite, siderite, mica
Panasqueira Mines, Panasqueira, Covilhă, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
71 mm x 60 mm x 60 mm |
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Ferberite, apatite, siderite, mica
Panasqueira Mines, Panasqueira, Covilhă, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
71 mm x 60 mm x 60 mm |
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Ferberite, apatite, siderite, mica. Note the green apatite crystal at the bottom
Panasqueira Mines, Panasqueira, Covilhă, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
71 mm x 60 mm x 60 mm |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 26, 2010 13:25 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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(Old specimen, better photos)
Hübnerite, quartz
Group of hübnerite and quartz crystals. Overall size: 107 mm x 75 mm. Maximum crystal sizes > Hübnerite: 26 mm long, 13.5 mm wide, 5 mm thick; Quartz: 39 mm long, 8 mm wide. Weight: 277 g. Extracted from a new pocket, Labor Jaqui, found in the summer 2008.
Mundo Nuevo mine, Huamachuco, Sánchez Carrión, La Libertad, Peru.
Other hübnerites from the same locality can be seen at https://www.topminerals.info/index.php?searchterms=h%C3%BCbnerite&searchauthor=Carles+Millan&level=search
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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Hübnerite, quartz
Mundo Nuevo mine, Huamachuco, Sánchez Carrión, La Libertad, Peru
107 mm x 75 mm. Maximum crystal sizes > Hübnerite: 26 mm long, 13.5 mm wide, 5 mm thick; Quartz: 39 mm long, 8 mm wide |
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Hübnerite, quartz
Mundo Nuevo mine, Huamachuco, Sánchez Carrión, La Libertad, Peru
107 mm x 75 mm. Maximum crystal sizes > Hübnerite: 26 mm long, 13.5 mm wide, 5 mm thick; Quartz: 39 mm long, 8 mm wide |
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68092 Time(s) |
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Hübnerite, quartz
Mundo Nuevo mine, Huamachuco, Sánchez Carrión, La Libertad, Peru
107 mm x 75 mm. Maximum crystal sizes > Hübnerite: 26 mm long, 13.5 mm wide, 5 mm thick; Quartz: 39 mm long, 8 mm wide |
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_Hübnerite, quartz
Where is Mundo Nuevo?
(the red marks point to well known mineral localities) |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Mar 13, 2011 16:53 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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(Old specimen, better photos, I believe)
Pyrite
Three mirror-like intertwined cubic {100} pyrite crystals. It's a floater, complete all around. Damage-free. Extracted in the spring 2007. Maximum width: 67 mm. Main crystal edge: 39 mm. Weight: 347 g.
Ampliación a Victoria Mine, Sierra de Alcarama, Navajún, La Rioja, Spain.
Photos copyright © Carles Millan. Reproduction allowed as long as the author's name is cited. Creative Commons Attribution Licence - Some Rights Reserved.
| Dimensions: | Maximum width: 67 mm. Main crystal edge: 39 mm |
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Pyrite
Ampliación a Victoria Mine, Sierra de Alcarama, Navajún, La Rioja, Spain |
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| Dimensions: | Maximum width: 67 mm. Main crystal edge: 39 mm |
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Pyrite
Ampliación a Victoria Mine, Sierra de Alcarama, Navajún, La Rioja, Spain |
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67553 Time(s) |
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| Dimensions: | Maximum width: 67 mm. Main crystal edge: 39 mm |
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Pyrite
Ampliación a Victoria Mine, Sierra de Alcarama, Navajún, La Rioja, Spain |
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67569 Time(s) |
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| Dimensions: | Maximum width: 67 mm. Main crystal edge: 39 mm |
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Pyrite
Ampliación a Victoria Mine, Sierra de Alcarama, Navajún, La Rioja, Spain |
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| Dimensions: | Maximum width: 67 mm. Main crystal edge: 39 mm |
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Pyrite
Ampliación a Victoria Mine, Sierra de Alcarama, Navajún, La Rioja, Spain |
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67598 Time(s) |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Mar 14, 2011 13:14 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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(Old specimen, better photos)
Arfvedsonite, orthoclase
Group of twinned orthoclase and several doubly terminated arfvedsonite crystals. Overall size: 80 mm x 52 mm x 35 mm. Main arfvedsonite crystal: 28 mm long, 26 mm wide. Weight: 145 g.
Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi.
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Arfvedsonite, orthoclase
Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi
80 mm x 52 mm x 35 mm. Main arfvedsonite crystal: 28 mm long, 26 mm wide |
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Arfvedsonite, orthoclase
Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi
80 mm x 52 mm x 35 mm. Main arfvedsonite crystal: 28 mm long, 26 mm wide |
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Arfvedsonite, orthoclase
Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi
80 mm x 52 mm x 35 mm. Main arfvedsonite crystal: 28 mm long, 26 mm wide |
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Arfvedsonite, orthoclase
Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi
80 mm x 52 mm x 35 mm. Main arfvedsonite crystal: 28 mm long, 26 mm wide |
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| Mineral: | _And where the hell is Mount Malosa? |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Mar 24, 2011 05:39 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Schorl, feldspar
Isolated schorl crystal with some feldspar. Seems to be a floater. Overall size: 65 mm x 58 mm x 57 mm. Weight: 350 g. Extracted around year 1990. Ex-Desmond Sacco collection (South Africa), with label.
Erongo Mountain, Usakos and Omaruru Districts, Erongo Region, Namibia.
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Schorl, feldspar
Erongo Mountain, Usakos and Omaruru Districts, Erongo Region, Namibia
65 mm x 58 mm x 57 mm |
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Schorl, feldspar
Erongo Mountain, Usakos and Omaruru Districts, Erongo Region, Namibia
65 mm x 58 mm x 57 mm |
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67336 Time(s) |
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Schorl, feldspar
Erongo Mountain, Usakos and Omaruru Districts, Erongo Region, Namibia
65 mm x 58 mm x 57 mm |
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Schorl, feldspar (with my fingerprint, sorry!)
Erongo Mountain, Usakos and Omaruru Districts, Erongo Region, Namibia
65 mm x 58 mm x 57 mm |
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| Mineral: | _Original label from Desmond Sacco |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Mar 26, 2011 04:56 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Alabandite, rhodochrosite, quartz
Group of octahedral {111}, metallic black color, alabandite crystals partially coated with pale pink rhodochrosite, accompanied with some crystallized quartz, from a find of September 2010 in the 300 level of the mine (895 m deep). It shows at least five spinel law twins, several of them visible in the photos. Size: 84 mm x 58 mm x 45 mm. Major crystal: 13 mm tall, 9 mm on edge. Weight: 214 g.
From The Mineralogical Record, January-February 2011, vol. 42/1, page 73: The specimens from this pocket represent the highest quality ever seen for this species.
Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon, Lima, Peru.
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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Alabandite, rhodochrosite, quartz
Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon, Lima, Peru
84 mm x 58 mm x 45 mm. Major crystal: 13 mm tall, 9 mm on edge |
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Alabandite, rhodochrosite, quartz
Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon, Lima, Peru
84 mm x 58 mm x 45 mm. Major crystal: 13 mm tall, 9 mm on edge |
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67646 Time(s) |
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Alabandite, rhodochrosite, quartz
Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon, Lima, Peru
84 mm x 58 mm x 45 mm. Major crystal: 13 mm tall, 9 mm on edge |
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67606 Time(s) |
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