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Jim Prentiss
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Hi Carles,
I have literally just started that very thing and some should be forth coming. I hope to have the first one ready within the next 30 min. or so.
See ya later,
Jim Prentiss
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 07, 2009 16:46 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Crocoite
Group of prismatic crystals on a limonitic matrix. Overall size: 85 mm x 59 mm. Purchased in 1975 from Joan Montal, Barcelona, Catalonia.
Dundas, Zeehan district, Tasmania, Australia.
This specimen is no longer in my collection.
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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Crocoite
Dundas, Zeehan district, Tasmania, Australia
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Crocoite
Dundas, Zeehan district, Tasmania, Australia
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 11, 2009 09:51 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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(Old specimen, better photos)
Elbaite, albite, quartz
Group of elbaite crystals with albite and quartz. Overall size: 65 mm x 57 mm. Major elbaite crystal size: 16 mm wide. Weight: 112 g. A quartz crystal is on the back. The transparent zone at the crystal tips is not really blue but almost colorless. Such color is induced by the background.
A typical specimen from Stak Nala, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
Other nice specimens from the same locality can be seen at https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?p=3933#3933 and https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?p=3942#3942.
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, quartz
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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Elbaite, albite, quartz
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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Elbaite, albite, quartz
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
65 mm x 57 mm. Major elbaite crystal size: 16 mm wide
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John S. White
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| Posted: Dec 11, 2009 12:51 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Stunning photos and great specimen. I am full of envy, wish I could take similar photos. These are surely the best photos of this type of material from Pakistan that I have ever seen.
Keep em coming!
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 11, 2009 13:34 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| John S. White wrote: | | Stunning photos and great specimen. I am full of envy, wish I could take similar photos. These are surely the best photos of this type of material from Pakistan that I have ever seen. |
John, I sincerely thank you for your comments. Your opinion is very valuable for me. But neither the specimen nor the photographer deserve such words.
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jimB
Joined: 07 Sep 2009
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Location: Tucson, Arizona
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| Posted: Dec 11, 2009 23:52 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Very nice.
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Tobi
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Location: Good Old Germany
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| Posted: Dec 12, 2009 10:49 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Carles Millan wrote: | | I sincerely thank you for your comments, John. Your opinion is very valuable for me. But neither the specimen nor the photographer deserve such words. |
Carles, as usual you are a master of modesty. But i'm sorry to agree with John and to say that both the tourmaline and the photograher DO deserve such words ;-)
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 12, 2009 10:59 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Tobias Martin wrote: | | Carles, as usual you are a master of modesty. But i'm sorry to agree with John and to say that both the tourmaline and the photograher DO deserve such words ;-) |
Many thanks, Tobias. As always, I much appreciate your comments.
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Carles Millan
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Tracy
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Location: Toronto
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| Posted: Dec 19, 2009 08:18 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Congratulations! It's outstanding!
- Tracy
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 19, 2009 11:43 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Tracy wrote: | | Congratulations! It's outstanding! |
Glad you like it!
Many thanks,
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Carles
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 21, 2009 15:45 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Ferberite, mica
Group of ferberite crystals with mica. Overall size: 43 mm x 25 mm. Weight: 77 g. Purchased in 1966 from Francesc Coma, Barcelona.
Had to be repaired long time ago after an unfortunate free fall journey to the floor caused by the force of gravity. The curvature of the main crystal must be natural, not due to the repair, that is undetectable.
Panasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal.
This specimen is no longer part of 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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Ferberite, mica
Panasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal
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Ferberite, mica
Panasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal
43 mm x 25 mm |
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Ferberite, mica
Panasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 22, 2009 16:55 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Garnet (almandine?)
Crystallographically complex opaque garnet (almandine?) crystal on a quartz and feldspar (pegmatite) matrix. It shows trapezohedral and rhombododecahedral faces. Overall size: 106 mm x 90 mm. Crystal size: 62 mm wide. Weight: 774 g. Purchased in 1973 in Firenze, Italy.
Madagascar. Unfortunately I don't know the exact locality since the vendor did not provide it. (It might be from Ialamitana, in Antananarivo province.)
This specimen is no longer part of 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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Garnet (almandine?)
Madagascar
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Madagascar
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 25, 2009 06:37 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Spinel
Single spinel (pleonaste) crystal with {111}, {110} and, I guess, {211} faces. Size: 44 mm tall, 39 mm wide. Weight: 80 g. Purchased in 1973 from Josep Closas, Barcelona, Catalonia.
Madagascar (might be from Betroka District, Anosy Region, Tuléar Province).
This specimen is no longer part of my collection.
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Spinel
Betroka District, Anosy Region, Tuléar Province, Madagascar
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Spinel
Betroka District, Anosy Region, Tuléar Province, Madagascar
44 mm tall, 39 mm wide
Showing Miller indices. Anyone interested to learn what the Miller indices are can get a primer from the Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miller_index |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 31, 2009 14:38 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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(Old specimen, better photos)
Scheelite, quartz
Scheelite pseudooctahedral crystals with Japan law twin quartz. Overall size: 60 mm x 41 mm; main scheelite crystal: 22 mm; twin quartz: 17 mm. From a November 2008 find. Undamaged.
Tamboras, Mundo Nuevo, Huamachuco, Sánchez Carrión, La Libertad, Peru.
Another specimen from the same locality with a rather different architecture can be seen at https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?p=3390#3390
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Scheelite, quartz
Tamboras, Mundo Nuevo, Huamachuco, Sánchez Carrión, La Libertad, Peru
60 mm x 41 mm; main scheelite crystal: 22 mm; twin quartz: 17 mm
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Scheelite, quartz
Tamboras, Mundo Nuevo, Huamachuco, Sánchez Carrión, La Libertad, Peru
60 mm x 41 mm; main scheelite crystal: 22 mm; twin quartz: 17 mm
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Scheelite, quartz
Tamboras, Mundo Nuevo, Huamachuco, Sánchez Carrión, La Libertad, Peru
60 mm x 41 mm; main scheelite crystal: 22 mm; twin quartz: 17 mm
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Jan 01, 2010 16:53 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Sphalerite
Brown to black sphalerite crystals on a brecciated gray chert. Overall size: 84 mm x 76 mm. Biggest crystal: 14 mm wide. Purchased in 1978 from Jaume Serrate, Terrassa, Barcelona, Catalonia.
Picher Field, Tri-State District, Ottawa Co., Oklahoma, USA.
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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Sphalerite
Picher Field, Tri-State District, Ottawa Co., Oklahoma, USA
84 mm x 76 mm. Biggest crystal: 14 mm wide |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Jan 02, 2010 09:33 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Descloizite
Sharp cluster of lustrous brown descloizite crystals covering matrix. Overall size: 60 mm x 40 mm x 40 mm. Weight: 102 g.
Abenab Mine, Grootfontein, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia.
This specimen is no longer part of my collection.
Another specimen from the same locality can be seen at https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?p=6094#6094
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Descloizite
Abenab Mine, Grootfontein, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
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Descloizite
Abenab Mine, Grootfontein, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
60 mm x 40 mm x 40 mm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Mar 15, 2010 05:01 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Carles, your garnet from madagascar could be from Ialamitana in Antananarivo province. I'm not sure, but the appearance of the crystal and the matrix could indicate that.
Glückauf!
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Mar 15, 2010 07:11 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Tobias Martin wrote: | | Carles, your garnet from madagascar could be from Ialamitana in Antananarivo province. I'm not sure, but the appearance of the crystal and the matrix could indicate that. |
I've taken note of your opinion in the specimen record.
Thank you!
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michael shaw
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| Posted: Mar 15, 2010 09:51 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Hello Carles,
I have enjoyed seeing some of the specimens in your collection. Your sphalerite specimen from Picher Oklahoma is very nice. Although calcite was a common gangue mineral throughout the district, the sphalerite crystals on your specimen do not appear to be on calcite, but on a brecciated gray chert. This chert formed the matrix for most of the specimens produced from this famous lead/zinc district.
Keep the pictures coming!
Regards,
Michael Shaw
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