1.8" Purple Creedite Crystal Cluster - Dachang Mine, China

This is a 1.8" wide cluster of radiating purple creedite crystals on matrix, collected from the Dachang Mine in Qinglong County, China. It has been mounted to an acrylic display stand with mineral tack.

Creedite is a complex aluminum salt with the chemical formula of Ca3SO4Al2F8(OH)2 · 2H2O. It typically forms from metamorphic rock as a fluorite oxidation in fluorite ore deposits. Generally crystals form in radial aggregations, but under rare circumstances will form as single prismatic crystals up to 1 millimeter long. Creedite has been found in a variety of different colors, but most often displays orange, purple, or clear colorless crystals.

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SPECIES
Creedite
LOCATION
Dachang Mine, Qinglong County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
SIZE
1.8" wide
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ITEM
#160734