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Creedite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Liberty Mine, Tonopah, Nye County, Nevada, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 2.8 × 1.5 cm
Description

 Lilac creedite is a rare mineral and when it does come on the market is is usually from the famous East and West Camp localities in Mexico. This lovely specimen is from the even rarer locality of New Liberty Mine in Nevada. It consists of numerous, sharp, reflective crystals of good colour. A top specimen from a hard to find locality.

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Creedite

Formula: 
Ca3SO4Al2F8(OH)2·2H2O
Strunz: 
3.CG.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.0
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Colorado Fluorspar Co. Mine, Wagon Wheel Gap, Mineral Co., Colorado, USA
Peter Crozier Minerals