Description
This creedite is from the Navida Mine in Absolo, Mun. de Rodeo, Durango, Mexico. This is a fluorite mine that contains 16 different types of minerals including creedite. The veins in the mine contain vugs and voids that can contain 16 different minerals including creedite. It is a halide that contains the elements Ca, Al, S, O, H, and F. This specimen consists of two radiating clusters of creedite crystals with minor fluorite attached. The crystals are transparent, glassy, and are covered with bright orange oxides. The piece has a small attachment point on one end (photo 3). This piece measures 3 3/8 x 2 1/4 x 2 1/8 inches or 86 x 57 x 53 mm.
