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Carles Millan
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 Posted: Nov 24, 2016 16:43 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan: Aegirine from Mount Malosa |
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Aegirine, orthoclase, zircon
Group of black color aegirine crystals with acute edges, showing very lustrous almost mirror-like faces and a rather uncommon (in this locality) sharp pointed habit. Several crystals of colorless orthoclase accompany them on the base and a small zircon crystal can be seen on the back side. Overall size: 108mm x 51mm. Main aegirine crystal: 12mm wide, 92mm tall. Weight: 124g.
Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi.
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| Mineral: | Aegirine, Orthoclase, Zircon |
| Locality: | | Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi |  |
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| Dimensions: | 108mm x 51mm. Main aegirine crystal: 12mm wide, 92mm tall. |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Nov 28, 2016 04:22 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan: Quartz from Las Vigas |
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Quartz, epidote
Group of purple to colorless transparent quartz crystals on a matrix covered by contrasting small acicular green epidote. Overall size: 111mm x 91mm. Widest crystal: 14mm. Tallest crystal: 53mm. Weight: 297g.
Since I stand against the use of varieties I much prefer not to name it amethyst. Simply quartz.
Las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico.
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| Mineral: | Quartz, Epidote |
| Locality: | | Piedra Parada (Las Vigas), Municipio Tatatila, Veracruz (Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), Mexico | |
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| Dimensions: | 111mm x 91mm. Widest crystal: 14mm. Tallest crystal: 53mm |
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| It took 67 shots of this specimen to get just one decent photo. When I was about to give up, I thought to try with a smartphone. And got it! |
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Philippe Durand
Joined: 10 May 2016
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Location: Sainte Adresse
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| Posted: Nov 28, 2016 11:40 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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the aegirine reminds me a block of skyscrapers
the amethyst is really beautiful, with a great quality of the crystals;
I like it very much
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Enrique Llorens
Joined: 02 Jun 2011
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| Posted: Nov 28, 2016 11:59 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Carles, very aesthetic and very good shine and color.
Best regards.
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Manuel Mesa
Joined: 23 Dec 2011
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Location: Teruel
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| Posted: Nov 28, 2016 12:42 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Aesthetic amethyst. Congratulations!!!
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Nov 28, 2016 14:39 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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To Philippe Durand, Enrique Llorens, and Manuel Mesa:
Thank you very much for your kind words!
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Tobi
Joined: 07 Apr 2009
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Location: Good Old Germany
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| Posted: Nov 29, 2016 12:13 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Carles Millan wrote: | | To Philippe Durand, Enrique Llorens, and Manuel Mesa: Thank you very much for your kind words! |
I can only endorse these kind words: Great amethyst, great photo!
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Nunzio
Joined: 28 Oct 2016
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Location: Massachusetts
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| Posted: Nov 29, 2016 16:34 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Nice specimen!
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Don Lum
Joined: 03 Sep 2012
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Location: Arkansas
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| Posted: Nov 29, 2016 21:08 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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Very nice amethyst, Carles. Smartphones are pretty smart indeed.
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Nov 30, 2016 14:26 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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To Tobi, Nunzio and Don:
I'm very glad you like it. Thanks for your comments! It looks like the long hours spent on taking and processing such a large number of photographs were worth it. And it was even a little fun.
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 01, 2016 11:49 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan: Quartz from La Gardette Area |
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Quartz, siderite
Aggregation of colorless and transparent quartz crystals with some small inclusions of siderite. Overall size: 65mm x 63mm x 37mm. Main crystal: 49mm tall, 9mm wide. Weight: 106g. From the collection of Alain Martaud.
La Gardette Area, Giraud, Villard-Nôtre-Dame, Le Bourg d'Oisans, Grenoble, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France.
Unless otherwise noted, all photos are copyright by Carles Millan. Reproduction allowed as long as the author's name is cited and the image not modified (if it is not too much to ask...). Creative Commons Attribution Licence - Some Rights Reserved.
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| Mineral: | Quartz, Siderite |
| Locality: | | La Gardette Area, Giraud, Villard-Nôtre-Dame, Le Bourg d'Oisans, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | |
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| Dimensions: | 65mm x 63mm x 37mm. Main crystal: 49mm tall, 9mm wide |
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| The crystals are fully transparent but unfortunately my camera doesn't know how to do the job. Or it's me? |
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| Mineral: | Quartz, Siderite |
| Locality: | | La Gardette Area, Giraud, Villard-Nôtre-Dame, Le Bourg d'Oisans, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | |
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| Dimensions: | 65mm x 63mm x 37mm. Main crystal: 49mm tall, 9mm wide |
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| In a slightly different position |
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Roger Warin
Joined: 23 Jan 2013
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| Posted: Dec 02, 2016 05:20 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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I prefer the first position.
Excellent specimen.
Congratulations.
Roger.
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 02, 2016 05:26 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Roger Warin wrote: | | I prefer the first position. |
Hi Roger
Me too. Thank you very much for letting know your opinion.
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Tobi
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| Posted: Dec 03, 2016 02:33 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Carles Millan wrote: | | The crystals are fully transparent but unfortunately my camera doesn't know how to do the job. Or it's me? |
| Carles Millan wrote: | | Roger Warin wrote: | | I prefer the first position. |
Me too. Thank you very much for letting know your opinion. |
I agree, the first photo is the better one. I know about the struggle of photographing transparent crystals :-( But one who views the photos CAN see that they are transparent, hope you are relieved to hear this.
Tobi
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 03, 2016 04:17 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Tobi wrote: | | I agree, the first photo is the better one. I know about the struggle of photographing transparent crystals :-( But one who views the photos CAN see that they are transparent, hope you are relieved to hear this. |
Very relieved after reading your words. That's really taken a load off me :-))
Thanks once again, Tobi.
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 05, 2016 16:25 Post subject: Collection of Carles Millan: Hübnerite from Peru |
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Hübnerite, quartz
Association of parallel hübnerite crystals with colorless quartz. Deep red color when backlit (indicating a predominance of manganese on iron in the hübnerite-ferberite series). Overall size: 108mm x 67mm. Main hübnerite crystal: 63mm tall, 26mm wide. Main quartz crystal: 72mm tall, 21mm wide. Weight: 351g.
Huayllapon Mine, Pasto Bueno, Pampas District, Pallasca Province, Ancash Department, Peru.
Unless otherwise noted, all photos are copyright by Carles Millan. Reproduction allowed as long as the author's name is cited and the image not modified (if it is not too much to ask...). Creative Commons Attribution Licence - Some Rights Reserved.
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| Mineral: | Hübnerite, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Huayllapon Mine (Huallapon Mine), Pasto Bueno District, Pallasca Province, Ancash Department, Peru | |
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| Dimensions: | Overall size: 108mm x 67mm. Main hübnerite crystal: 63mm tall, 26mm wide. Main quartz crystal: 72mm tall, 21mm wide. |
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| Not high fidelity with transparent quartz crystals, as usual. Sorry! |
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| Mineral: | _Location of Huayllapon mine |
| Locality: | | Huayllapon Mine (Huallapon Mine), Pasto Bueno District, Pallasca Province, Ancash Department, Peru | |
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But where the hell is that mine? Just look at the blue pin.
Full map "Mineral Localites in Central Peru" available at http://carlesmillan.cat/maps/Peru.png (can't write a link here!) |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Dec 06, 2016 02:59 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| A very fine spray of hübnerite in an impressive (!) size, really a great specimen. I know your taste in aesthetic minerals and your love for Peruvian specimens, and I think this specimen is the logical consequence of these two factors :-)
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 06, 2016 05:30 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Tobi wrote: | | A very fine spray of hübnerite in an impressive (!) size, really a great specimen. I know your taste in aesthetic minerals and your love for Peruvian specimens, and I think this specimen is the logical consequence of these two factors :-) |
Tobi, thanks so much for your time and effort devoted to such an extensive and detailed comment, as usual in you.
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Pierre Joubert
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| Posted: Dec 06, 2016 08:32 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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[quote="Carles Millan'']The crystals are fully transparent but unfortunately my camera doesn't know how to do the job. Or it's me? [/quote]
Hi Carles. I have a few similar, very clear, quartz specimens. I find these the hardest to photograph and then they hardly ever look close to the real thing:-(
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 06, 2016 16:09 Post subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Pierre Joubert wrote: | | Hi Carles. I have a few similar, very clear, quartz specimens. I find these the hardest to photograph and then they hardly ever look close to the real thing:-( |
Pierre,
I guess the professional photographers don't have many problems, if any. But for us, simply amateurs, it's a different story. We must never forget that what our eyes see is not the same as the camera does. It's radically different. They are an incredible job made by Nature, which took billions of years to complete, while any camera, no matter the money you paid for, still stays a lot below.
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