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Creedite On Smoky Quartz

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Creedite On Smoky Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Akchatau Mine, Akchatau, Shet, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.3 × 5.6 × 3.5 cm
Description

Clear lavender blue crystals of creedite accompanied by deep brown smoky quartz, the so called morion. The creedite, and the morion as well are well defined, sharp edged and highly lustrous. A colourful and contrastful specimenm,- and this piece does not come from Mexico. Such specimens from Akchatau are way more rare than their Mexican "brothers"

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

Smoky Quartz

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Formula: 
SiO2
Hardness: 
0.0
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