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Tobi
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| Whatever taste one has - i can't imagine anyone who does not consider this specimen as nice. Well, i don't ... to me, it's VERY nice :-)
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Mar 11, 2012 16:11 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Scolecite, apophyllite, stilbite
Acicular colorless scolecite crystals in a group with pale green apophyllite and very light pink stilbite. The apophyllite crystal includes other scolecite crystals with a habit somewhat spherical radiated, as seen in the photos. Overall size: 90 mm x 84 mm. Apophyllite crystal size: 36 mm high, 20 mm wide. Weight: 71 g.
Ahmadnagar District, Maharashtra, India.
Other specimens of scolecite from Maharashtra can be seen at https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?p=5569#5569 and https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?p=5585#5585
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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Scolecite, apophyllite, stilbite
Ahmadnagar District, Maharashtra, India
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Scolecite, apophyllite, stilbite
Ahmadnagar District, Maharashtra, India
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Mar 13, 2012 06:19 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Fluorite, elbaite, albite
Green fluorite crystal showing cubic {100} and octahedral {111} faces set on a group of dark green elbaite crystals with lighter green color tips, and colorless and transparent bladed albite crystals all around. Overall size: 60 mm x 41 mm. Fluorite crystal size: 20 mm deep. Weight: 60 g.
The most interesting point about this crystal is its pegmatitic origin (slowly cooling magma with gas or liquid pockets where crystals could grow), which is quite uncommon in the species, since the vast majority of fluorite specimens now in collections were formed through a hydrothermal process (very hot water, which at a pressure of 22 MPa or 218 atm can reach a top temperature of 647 K or 374ºC in liquid state, where the crystals grow by supersaturation when the solution is expanded or becomes colder).
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (former Northern Areas), 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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Fluorite, elbaite, albite
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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Fluorite, elbaite, albite
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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Fluorite, elbaite, albite
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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Fluorite, elbaite, albite
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
60 mm x 41 mm
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Tobi
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| Posted: Mar 13, 2012 10:53 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Too great, Carles! Two of the most fascinating mineral species on earth, combined in great colours and with albite as contrast on such a wonderful specimen. You excel yourself!
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Mar 15, 2012 06:14 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Beryl, muscovite
Group of very pale blue, almost colorless, transparent beryl crystals, with a tabular habit showing a lot of faces other than the ones in the typical hexagonal prism, accompanied by muscovite crystals as seen in the photos. Complete all around. No damage. Overall size: 90 mm x 63 mm x 40 mm. Main beryl crystal: 48 mm wide, 14 mm thick. Weight: 193 g. Extracted in year 2011.
Huya village, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China.
Hard to photograph specimen. Better in person.
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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Beryl, muscovite
Huya village, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
90 mm x 63 mm x 40 mm |
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Beryl, muscovite
Huya village, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
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Beryl, muscovite
Huya village, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
90 mm x 63 mm x 40 mm
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Mar 17, 2012 08:37 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Elbaite, albite
Two parallel contacted prismatic elbaite crystals, dark green color with a translucent pale pink upper tip and a translucent green bottom, both doubly terminated. Accompanied almost all around by many bladed colorless transparent albite crystals. Undamaged. Overall size: 79 mm x 48 mm. Main elbaite crystal size: 70 mm high, 15 mm wide. Weight: 99 g. Doubly terminated elbaite crystals are not common at this locality.
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (former Northern Areas), Pakistan.
Another tourmaline specimen from Stak Nala can be seen here.
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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Elbaite, albite
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
79 mm x 48 mm |
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Elbaite, albite
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
79 mm x 48 mm |
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Elbaite, albite
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
79 mm x 48 mm |
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Elbaite, albite
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
79 mm x 48 mm
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 12, 2012 07:25 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Great elbaite colours, nice contrast to the white matrix, well arranged specimen at all - a fine piece from Stak Nala!
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Apr 21, 2012 05:07 Post subject: Mindat Photo of the Day - Collection of Carles Millan |
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Sorry, I already know this is a repeated photo here, but I'm very pleased to announce that it has been named today's Mindat.org Photo of the Day ( https://www.mindat.org/user-12050.html#2_0_0_0_7_0_ ).
The specimen was brought from the last Mineralientage München (2011), and the photo had been published at FMF for the first time with this post.
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Powellite, scolecite
Yeola, Nasik District, Maharashtra, India
108 mm x 75 mm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 21, 2012 07:35 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Congratulations, Carles! But this wasn't your first Mindat photo of the day, right?
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Jul 08, 2012 08:58 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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(Old specimen, better photos)
Beryl, muscovite
Group of at least 20 glassy transparent gemmy pale blue sharply tabular beryl crystals set on a muscovite crystals matrix. Undamaged. It seems to be a floater, I can't find any attachment point. Overall size: 77 mm x 70 mm x 53 mm. Major beryl crystal size: 43 mm across, 15 mm thick. The smallest: 8 mm across. Weight: 146 g. The beryl crystals are spread all around the specimen.
Mt. Xuebaoding, Huya, Pingwu, Mianyang, Sichuan, 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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Beryl, muscovite
Xuebaoding, Huya, Pingwu, Mianyang, Sichuan, China
77 mm x 70 mm x 53 mm |
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Beryl, muscovite
Xuebaoding, Huya, Pingwu, Mianyang, Sichuan, China
77 mm x 70 mm x 53 mm |
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Beryl, muscovite
Xuebaoding, Huya, Pingwu, Mianyang, Sichuan, China
77 mm x 70 mm x 53 mm |
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Beryl, muscovite
Xuebaoding, Huya, Pingwu, Mianyang, Sichuan, China
77 mm x 70 mm x 53 mm |
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quartzgreece
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Location: Thessaloniki-Greece
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Joseph DOliveira
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Location: Hanmer, Ontario
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Jul 28, 2012 13:52 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| quartzgreece wrote: | | my favorite "Stibnite crystals on a calcite lenticular crystal." nice ! |
| Joseph D'Oliveira wrote: | | Very nice Elbaite Carles, especially as they are doubly terminated. |
Many thanks to both of you for your kind replies. Very glad you liked my specimens!
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Aug 09, 2012 10:53 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Axinite-(Fe)
Axinite transparent brown color single crystal without matrix, complete all around. Overall size: 35 mm x 22 mm. Weight: 7 g. Ex Joan Viñals collection (1951-2013).
Puiva Mount, Saranpaul, Khanty-Mansi Okrug, Tyumenskaya Oblast', Prepolar Ural, Western-Siberian Region, Russia.
Other axinite specimens from the same deposit can be seen at https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?p=4215#4215 and https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?p=4216#4216
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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Axinite-(Fe)
Puiva Mount, Saranpaul, Khanty-Mansi Okrug, Tyumenskaya Oblast', Prepolar Ural, Western-Siberian Region, Russia
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Axinite-(Fe)
Puiva Mount, Saranpaul, Khanty-Mansi Okrug, Tyumenskaya Oblast', Prepolar Ural, Western-Siberian Region, Russia
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Axinite-(Fe)
Puiva Mount, Saranpaul, Khanty-Mansi Okrug, Tyumenskaya Oblast', Prepolar Ural, Western-Siberian Region, Russia
35 mm x 22 mm |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Aug 11, 2012 05:12 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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(Old specimen, better photos)
Fluorite
Transparent green cubic {100} crystals of fluorite set on a matrix with stalactitic shape. Overall size: 113 mm x 80 mm x 52 mm. Longest edge: 24 mm. Weight: 415 g. From a find in Spring 2007 in a small prospect near Xianghuapu mine.
Xianghuapu mine, Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu, Chenzhou, Hunan, China.
The photos color hue may vary depending on the background and the kind and position of the light source.
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
Xianghuapu mine, Xianghualing, Linwu, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
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Fluorite
Xianghuapu mine, Xianghualing, Linwu, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
113 mm x 80 mm x 52 mm |
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Fluorite
Xianghuapu mine, Xianghualing, Linwu, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
113 mm x 80 mm x 52 mm |
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