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Carles Millan
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Scheelite, beryl, muscovite
Group with a tetragonal-pyramidal {111} scheelite crystal and several colorless and transparent beryl crystals with tabular habit on a matrix of crystalized muscovite. Undamaged. Overall size: 102 mm x 70 mm. Scheelite size: 23 mm on edge, 47 mm high (estimated). Main beryl size: 24 mm wide. Weight: 336 g.
The beryl crystals are perfect but, because of their complete transparency and lack of color, getting a decent photo of them seems to be very difficult.
Xuebaoding, Huya, Pingwu, Mianyang, Sichuan, China.
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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Scheelite, beryl, muscovite
Xuebaoding, Huya, Pingwu, Mianyang, Sichuan, China
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Xuebaoding, Huya, Pingwu, Mianyang, Sichuan, China
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Scheelite, beryl, muscovite
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Scheelite, beryl, muscovite
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Scheelite, beryl, muscovite
Xuebaoding, Huya, Pingwu, Mianyang, Sichuan, China
102 mm x 70 mm
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GneissWare
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| Posted: Dec 03, 2011 17:43 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Carles,
I took one of your photos and adjusted the highlights and shadows using the tone map. These are hard to photograph. It takes a lot of light to get the scheelite and then the beryls are over-exposed. Since I haven't seen the specimen in person, I can't tell if this is right.
Hope this helps.
Bob
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Scheelite, beryl, muscovite
Xuebaoding, Huya, Pingwu, Mianyang, Sichuan, China.
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 03, 2011 20:16 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| GneissWare wrote: | | I took one of your photos and adjusted the highlights and shadows using the tone map. These are hard to photograph. It takes a lot of light to get the scheelite and then the beryls are over-exposed. Since I haven't seen the specimen in person, I can't tell if this is right. |
Hi Bob!
I had learnt that technique from the Paint Shop Pro X2 I own. One can either decrease the Highlights or increase the Shadows, or both. But it has some limitations. While you improve the look of the beryl crystals, the scheelite becomes a bit darker. The problem is in the camera, which does not see things the same as my eyes do. I can see the beryl crystals completely colorless and transparent, but the camera sees them somewhat cloudy. Yes, I'm aware that professional photographers can do better, much better, but I'm only an amateur and do just what I can. And I think it's enough. For now.
Thanks for your help.
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chris
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| Posted: Dec 22, 2011 12:08 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Hi Carles,
Impressive collection. May I ask you how many specimens you have, as it seems unlimited...
Christophe
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 22, 2011 14:36 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| chris wrote: | | Impressive collection. May I ask you how many specimens you have, as it seems unlimited... |
Christophe, it is actually limited. Limited by myself. They are currently 427, yet over 60 of them should be considered duplicates, which sooner or later must leave. Not to mention about one hundred more that have just a local value. So there are only about 260 decent specimens left. Not a great deal of rocks.
I'm very glad you like it.
Merci beaucoup!
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 29, 2011 06:44 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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(Old specimen, better photos)
Calcite, fluorite
Transparent mostly colorless scalenohedral calcite crystal, doubly terminated, with a small breccia matrix and a single purple cubic {100} fluorite crystal. Complete all around with minor sphalerite on the base. Overall size: 136 mm x 85 mm x 46 mm. Calcite crystal: 136 mm in length. Fluorite crystal: 18 mm on edge. Weight: 351 g. Field collected by Don Belsher in 1998.
Elmwood mine, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith Co., Tennessee, 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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Calcite, fluorite
Elmwood mine, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA
136 mm x 85 mm x 46 mm
Unfortunately the color of the fluorite crystal is somewhat different from one screen to another, according to my observations. In some monitors it is displayed a bit darker and/or more intense than it really is. I don't know any solution to this issue, so I'm going to leave it untouched. Sorry! |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Dec 29, 2011 09:46 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| I'm always amazed how decent and humble Carles is when it's about his rocks! ;-) Carles, no need for this, your collection pleases everyone here. And if you wanna get rid of some of your "decent" rocks - i'll give you my address :-)
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 30, 2011 14:59 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Tobias Martin wrote: | | I'm always amazed how decent and humble Carles is when it's about his rocks! ;-) Carles, no need for this, your collection pleases everyone here. And if you wanna get rid of some of your "decent" rocks - i'll give you my address :-) |
Tobias,
I've never been humble, just in touch with the reality. But I'm going to consider including your name in my testament.
Thanks once more for your comments.
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Jan 13, 2012 15:17 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Helvite (or helvine), andradite
Two intergrown, extremely sharp, bright and slightly translucent dark brown color, tetrahedral crystals of helvite, with some small andradite crystals. A thumbnail. Overall size: 23 mm x 20 mm. Major tetrahedral edge: 23 mm. Weight: 7 g. Complete all around. No damage.
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner, Ulanhad League, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China.
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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Helvite, andradite
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner, Ulanhad League, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
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Helvite, andradite
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner, Ulanhad League, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
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Helvite, andradite
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner, Ulanhad League, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
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Helvite, andradite
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner, Ulanhad League, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Jan 15, 2012 11:50 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Epidote
A very uncommon habit for this species. A tabular pseudo-hexagonal crystal of epidote, that seems to be a floater, showing opaque dark green color with rather bright faces in what might be two well developed pinacoids. The lateral faces, these with a rough surface, are not six but eight, since two opposite sides (hardly seen in the photo 8101M-epidote2.jpg) have two faces instead of one, making the whole crystal look like the typical habit of the augite, without being exactly the same in spite of both species sharing the monoclinic crystal system. Overall size: 67 mm x 62 mm x 26 mm. Crystal thickness: 12 mm. Weight: 123 g. From a find of year 2011.
Raywoo mine, Quetta district, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan.
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Epidote
Raywoo mine, Quetta district, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan
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Epidote
Raywoo mine, Quetta district, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan
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Epidote
Raywoo mine, Quetta district, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan
67 mm x 62 mm x 26 mm
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Tobi
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| Posted: Jan 16, 2012 16:10 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Carles Millan wrote: | | A very uncommon habit for this species. |
Right. Never seen an epidote with such a habit before.
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Jan 17, 2012 16:17 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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(Old specimen, better photos)
Rutile, hematite
Three groups of long acicular crystals of golden rutile, fully exposed, forming angles of 60º with each other and radiating outwards from a base of shiny metallic hematite. Overall size: 65 mm x 55 mm. From a find of years 2003-2004.
Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil.
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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Rutile, hematite
Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil
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Rutile, hematite
Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil
65 mm x 55 mm |
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Rutile, hematite
Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil
65 mm x 55 mm |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Jan 21, 2012 04:57 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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(Old specimen, better photos)
Fluorite, ferberite, arsenopyrite, mica
Miniature group of ferberite on (and in) purple almost transparent cubic {100} fluorite with several arsenopyrite crystals (visible in the bottom) and some mica. Overal size: 37 mm x 37 mm. Fluorite crystal size: 37 mm wide x 30 mm tall x 22 mm deep. Ferberite crystal size: 37 mm tall x 22 mm wide. Weight: 76 g. The ferberite crystal being partially inside the fluorite indicates that the latter grew after the former.
Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China.
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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Fluorite, ferberite, arsenopyrite, mica
Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
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Fluorite, ferberite, arsenopyrite, mica
Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
37 mm x 37 mm
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Fluorite, ferberite, arsenopyrite, mica
Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
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Fluorite, ferberite, arsenopyrite, mica
Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
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Tobi
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| Posted: Jan 21, 2012 07:20 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Really amazing Yaogangxian specimen, Carles!
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Jan 22, 2012 10:27 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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(Old specimen, better photos)
Hematite, rutile
Metallic black hematite crystals showing a hexagonal tabular habit accompanied by acicular crystals of golden rutile set upon the surface. Overall size: 74 mm x 50 mm. Main hematite crystal: about 53 mm long, 35 mm wide, 8 mm thick. Weight: 140 g.
Another specimen of rutile and hematite from the same locality can be seen here.
Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil.
This specimen is no longer in my collection.
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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Hematite, rutile
Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil
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Hematite, rutile
Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil
74 mm x 50 mm
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