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Carles Millan
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Posted: Nov 29, 2008 13:20 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Tourmaline (schorl), beryl
Group of schorl crystals with small aquamarine beryl. Overall size: 66 mm x 51 mm. Weight: 110 g. Collected in summer 2001.
Davib East Farm, Erongo Mountain, Usakos and Omaruru Districts, Erongo Region, Namibia.
Description from the vendor: "From the latest find of excellent schorl we selected this extremely aesthetics and brilliant doubly terminated schorl. A floater specimen with some small gemmy aquamarine beryl associated with it giving color to the full combination. A beauty!"
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Schorl, beryl Davib East Farm, Erongo Mountain, Usakos and Omaruru Districts, Erongo Region, Namibia 66 mm x 51 mm |
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Gail
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Posted: Nov 29, 2008 13:25 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Beautiful Schorl Carles!
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
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Carles Millan
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Posted: Nov 29, 2008 13:38 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Calcite, sphalerite
Overall size: 109 mm × 87 mm × 36 mm. Main crystal size: 109 mm × 36 mm. Description from the vendor: "Doubly terminated Calcite with Sphalerite. Elegant doubly terminated scalenohedral Calcite crystal, showing a well defined twin, good color and notable transparency. With a small Sphalerite crystal matrix. The specimen is from the James Catmur collection and we’ll send the label with it. Minor fluorescence long & short UV."
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA.
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Calcite, sphalerite Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA 109 mm × 87 mm × 36 mm |
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Calcite, sphalerite Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA 109 mm × 87 mm × 36 mm |
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Carles Millan
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Posted: Nov 29, 2008 13:45 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Stibnite, calcite
Stibnite crystals on a calcite lenticular crystal. Overall size: 125 mm x 47 mm. Calcite crystal: 47 mm wide.
Xikuangshan Sb deposit, Lengshuijiang, Loudi, Hunan, China.
Ref.: "Fine Minerals of China", Guanghua Liu, page 162.
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Stibnite, calcite. Xikuangshan Sb deposit, Lengshuijiang, Loudi, Hunan, China 125 mm x 47 mm
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Stibnite, calcite Xikuangshan Sb deposit, Lengshuijiang, Loudi, Hunan, China 125 mm x 47 mm |
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Carles Millan
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Posted: Nov 29, 2008 13:56 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Fluorite, sphalerite, dolomite
Fluorite and sphalerite on dolomite. Note that the main fluorite crystal contains a sphalerite crystal inside. Overall size: 90 mm x 60 mm x 52 mm. Main fluorite crystal edge: 16 mm. Weight: 199 g. Ex Dr. Steve Neely collection.
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA.
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Fluorite, sphalerite, dolomite. Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA 90 mm x 60 mm x 52 mm
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Fluorite, sphalerite, dolomite Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA 90 mm x 60 mm x 52 mm |
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Fluorite, sphalerite, dolomite Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA 90 mm x 60 mm x 52 mm
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Posted: Nov 29, 2008 16:34 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Hübnerite, quartz
A grouping of brownish-black bladed terminated hubnerite crystals with red translucency measuring 28 mm x 20 mm in size, about 5 mm in thickness, is set aesthetically amongst water clear colorless crystals of quartz to 39 mm in length. Shows all around 360º and measures 66 mm x 45 mm x 35 mm in size overall. Mass: 89g. Until 2007 it belonged to the prestigious Dawn and Jim Minette collection, Boron, California.
Huayllapon mine, Pasto Bueno, Pallasca, Ancash, Peru. According to the mineralogist Cosme Pérez-Puig Obieta this specimen was extracted from the Chabuca vein in the Huayllapon mine.
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Hübnerite, quartz Huayllapon mine, Pasto Bueno, Pallasca, Ancash, Peru 66 mm x 45 mm x 35 mm |
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Hübnerite, quartz Huayllapon mine, Pasto Bueno, Pallasca, Ancash, Peru 66 mm x 45 mm x 35 mm |
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Mineral: | _Label kept by James & Dawn Minette from the dealer Dick Jones (1933-1982) |
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Mineral: | _Original handwritten record from James & Dawn Minette |
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Posted: Dec 01, 2008 05:53 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Beryl, muscovite, schorl
Single transparent to translucent beryl crystal showing faces {1000}{1010}, with very straight and well defined edges and some acicular schorl inclusions, on muscovite. Size: 102 mm x 85 mm overall. Beryl crystal size: 48 mm wide edge to edge, 64 mm tall. Weight: 505 g.
Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Nagar, Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
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Beryl, muscovite, schorl Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Nagar, Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan 102 mm x 85 mm |
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Beryl, muscovite, schorl Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Nagar, Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan 102 mm x 85 mm |
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Beryl, muscovite, schorl Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Nagar, Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan 102 mm x 85 mm |
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Posted: Dec 01, 2008 10:21 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Ferberite, quartz, mica
Group of parallel grown ferberite crystals with mica and a very transparent quartz crystal. Overall size: 75 mm x 50 mm x 40 mm. Main ferberite crystal: 36 mm wide. Quartz crystal: 31 mm wide. Weight: 330 g. Belonged to the Josep Amigó (1924 - 2008) collection, Barcelona, from 1993 until his decease.
Panasqueira Mines, Level 2, Panasqueira, Covilhã, Castelo Branco District, Portugal.
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Ferberite, quartz, mica Panasqueira Mines, Level 2, Panasqueira, Covilhã, Castelo Branco District, Portugal 75 mm x 50 mm x 40 mm |
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Ferberite, quartz, mica Panasqueira Mines, Level 2, Panasqueira, Covilhã, Castelo Branco District, Portugal 75 mm x 50 mm x 40 mm |
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Ferberite, quartz, mica Panasqueira Mines, Level 2, Panasqueira, Covilhã, Castelo Branco District, Portugal 75 mm x 50 mm x 40 mm |
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Carles Millan
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Posted: Dec 02, 2008 16:27 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Tourmaline (elbaite)
Group of translucent to transparent pink elbaite (rubellite) crystals, vertically striated. Undamaged. Overall size: 69 mm x 51 mm. Main crystal: 69 mm long, 16 mm wide.
Paprok, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan.
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Elbaite Paprok, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan 69 mm x 51 mm |
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Elbaite Paprok, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan 69 mm x 51 mm |
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Posted: Dec 02, 2008 17:19 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Calcite, fluorite
Gemmy rich amber colored doubly terminated twinned calcite crystal, set alongside a translucent purple cubic fluorite crystal with phantom. No damage. Overall size: 82 mm x 60 mm x 40 mm. Main calcite crystal: 82 mm long. Fluorite crystal: 27 mm on edge. Ex Dr. Steve Neely collection.
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA.
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Locality: | Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith County, Tennessee, USA | |
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Posted: Dec 04, 2008 14:43 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Pyrite
Pyrite pyritohedral {210} crystals. Overall size: 64 mm × 40 mm × 35 mm. Main crystal size: 34 mm × 31 mm. Weight: 194 g.
Ambasaguas, Muro de Aguas, Rioja, Spain.
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Description from the vendor: "A floater sample of pyritohedral crystals, without any other accessory faces and with very well defined faces and edges. The luster is excellent. The time that has passed since it was mined seems to confirm that the piece is very stable because Sr. J. Amigó purchased it in 1994 and it remains unaltered. Ambasaguas, Logroño Spain (1994)"
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Pyrite Ambasaguas, Muro de Aguas, Rioja, Spain 64 mm × 40 mm × 35 mm |
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Pyrite Ambasaguas, Muro de Aguas, Rioja, Spain 64 mm × 40 mm × 35 mm |
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Carles Millan
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Posted: Dec 05, 2008 18:13 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Aegirine, orthoclase
Group of several aegirine crystals combined with others of orthoclase, all of them well defined. Overall size: 85 mm x 83 mm. Main aegirine crystal: 85 mm long, 9 mm wide. Weight: 235 g. Field collected in 2007.
Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi ( https://www.foro-minerales.com/forum/files/malosa_141.jpg )
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Aegirine, orthoclase Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi 85 mm x 83 mm |
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Aegirine, orthoclase Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi 85 mm x 83 mm |
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Posted: Dec 07, 2008 18:12 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Pyrite
Group of undamaged octahedral {111} pyrite crystals. Overall size: 65 mm x 60 mm. Main crystal size: 24 mm on edge.
Huanzala mine, Huallanca, Dos de Mayo, Huánuco, Peru.
Group of undamaged octahedrical crystals. Overall size: 65 mm x 60 mm. Main crystal edge: 24 mm. Mass: 202 g.
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Pyrite Huanzala mine, Huallanca, Dos de Mayo, Huánuco, Peru 65 mm x 60 mm |
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Pyrite Huanzala mine, Huallanca, Dos de Mayo, Huánuco, Peru 65 mm x 60 mm |
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Posted: Dec 09, 2008 04:20 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Dolomite
Group of undamaged translucent dolomite rombohedral crystals. Overall size: 125 mm x 95 mm. Main crystal longest edge: 80 mm. Weight: 777 g. Purchased in 1976 from Joan Montal for 43€.
Azcárate Quarry, Eugi, Esteribar, Navarra/Nafarroa, Spain.
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Dolomite Azcárate Quarry, Eugi, Esteribar, Navarra/Nafarroa, Spain 125 mm x 95 mm |
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Dolomite Azcárate Quarry, Eugi, Esteribar, Navarra/Nafarroa, Spain 125 mm x 95 mm |
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Dolomite Azcárate Quarry, Eugi, Esteribar, Navarra/Nafarroa, Spain 125 mm x 95 mm |
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Posted: Dec 11, 2008 04:39 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Pyrite
Group of octahedral {111} crystals in combination with small cubic {100} faces. Overall size: 52 mm x 47 mm x 45 mm. Main crystal: 27 mm on edge, 44 mm tall. Weight: 113 g. Complete all around except for the attachment point, which has a size of about 10 mm x 10 mm. Ex-Martin Zinn collection.
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=5785#5785
Mina Huanzala, Huallanca, Dos de Mayo, Huánuco, Peru.
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Pyrite Mina Huanzala, Huallanca, Dos de Mayo, Huánuco, Peru 52 mm x 47 mm x 45 mm |
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Pyrite Mina Huanzala, Huallanca, Dos de Mayo, Huánuco, Peru 52 mm x 47 mm x 45 mm
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Pyrite Mina Huanzala, Huallanca, Dos de Mayo, Huánuco, Peru 52 mm x 47 mm x 45 mm
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