[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"minerals:one:1151":3},{"id":4,"longid":5,"guid":6,"name":7,"shortcode_ima":8,"entrytype":9,"entrytype_text":10,"varietyof":11,"synid":11,"polytypeof":11,"groupid":11,"weighting":12,"nolocadd":13,"blacklisted":13,"mindat_formula":14,"mindat_formula_note":11,"ima_formula":15,"elements":16,"sigelements":23,"key_elements":11,"impurities":11,"cim":24,"ima_status":25,"ima_notes":11,"ima_history":11,"approval_year":11,"publication_year":28,"discovery_year":29,"strunz10ed1":30,"strunz10ed2":31,"strunz10ed3":32,"strunz10ed4":33,"dana8ed1":34,"dana8ed2":35,"dana8ed3":36,"dana8ed4":35,"csystem":37,"cclass":38,"spacegroup":39,"spacegroupset":40,"a":41,"b":42,"c":43,"alpha":44,"beta":45,"gamma":44,"aerror":46,"berror":46,"cerror":46,"alphaerror":11,"betaerror":46,"gammaerror":11,"va3":11,"z":47,"csmetamict":13,"commentcrystal":11,"twinning":11,"tranglide":11,"parting":11,"epitaxidescription":11,"morphology":48,"tlform":11,"hmin":47,"hmax":47,"hardtype":11,"vhnmin":44,"vhnmax":44,"vhnerror":11,"vhng":11,"vhns":11,"commenthard":11,"dmeas":49,"dmeas2":50,"dcalc":51,"dmeaserror":11,"dcalcerror":11,"commentdense":11,"lustre":52,"lustretype":52,"commentluster":11,"diapheny":53,"streak":54,"colour":55,"commentcolor":11,"colors":56,"streak_colors":60,"luminescence":11,"uv":11,"cleavage":61,"cleavagetype":62,"fracturetype":63,"tenacity":64,"commentbreak":11,"opticaltype":65,"opticalsign":66,"opticalalpha":67,"opticalalpha2":44,"opticalalphaerror":11,"opticalbeta":68,"opticalbeta2":44,"opticalbetaerror":11,"opticalgamma":69,"opticalgamma2":44,"opticalgammaerror":11,"opticalomega":44,"opticalomega2":44,"opticalomegaerror":11,"opticalepsilon":44,"opticalepsilon2":44,"opticalepsilonerror":11,"opticaln":44,"opticaln2":44,"opticalnerror":11,"optical2vcalc":44,"optical2vcalc2":44,"optical2vcalcerror":11,"optical2vmeasured":44,"optical2vmeasured2":44,"optical2vmeasurederror":11,"rimin":70,"rimax":71,"opticaldispersion":72,"opticalpleochroism":11,"opticalpleochorismdesc":11,"opticalbirefringence":11,"opticalcomments":11,"opticalcolour":11,"opticalinternal":11,"opticaltropic":11,"opticalanisotropism":11,"opticalbireflectance":11,"opticalextinction":11,"opticalr":11,"specdispm":11,"ir":11,"electrical":11,"magnetism":11,"thermalbehaviour":11,"other":73,"industrial":11,"occurrence":74,"otheroccurrence":11,"type_specimen_store":75,"description_short":76,"aboutname":77,"rock_parent":11,"rock_parent2":11,"rock_root":9,"rock_bgs_code":11,"meteoritical_code":11,"updttime":78,"reviewed_at":11,"variety_of":11,"varieties":79,"group_members":80,"associates":81,"confused_with":82,"type_localities":83,"occurrence_total":90,"citations":91,"images":169,"structures":403,"synonyms":410,"language_names":415,"wikidata_qid":469,"texts":470},1151,"1:1:1151:4","afbaff0b-ce09-4dd4-9ff8-67292c372bc4","Creedite","Cee",0,"mineral",null,7953,false,"Ca\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>Al\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>(SO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>)(OH)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>F\u003Csub>8\u003C\u002Fsub>·2H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O","Ca\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>Al\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>(SO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>)(OH)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>F\u003Csub>8\u003C\u002Fsub> · 2H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O",[17,18,19,20,21,22],"Al","Ca","O","F","S","H",[17,18,19,20,21,22],"26.18",[26,27],"APPROVED","GRANDFATHERED",1916,"1916","3","C","G","15","12","1","4","Monoclinic",5,10,"C2\u002Fc ","13.936","8.606","9.985","0","94.39",1,4,"Crystals short prismatic to acicular [001]; commonly with {111} and \u003Cmi>{1_11}\u003C\u002Fmi> or {111} alone as the dominant terminal forms. Crystals may measure up to 8 cm. Radiated aggregates; drusy, masses; embedded grains and crystals.","2.713","2.73","2.715","Vitreous","Transparent","white","white, violet, purple, colourless, orange; colourless in transmitted light.",[54,57,58,59],"purple","colorless","orange",[54],"On {100}.","Perfect","Conchoidal","brittle","Biaxial","-","1.461","1.478","1.485",1.461,1.485,"r > v strong","Slowly soluble in acids.","Upper portions of a fluorite-baryte vein.","Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, number 81273.\r\nNational Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA, numbers 93117, C1034.","A complex aluminium salt. Compare the chemically related chukhrovite-(Ca) and kruijenite.","After the type locality, in the Creede quadrangle, Colorado.","2026-03-29 15:40:33",[],[],[],[],[84],{"id":85,"txt":86,"latitude":87,"longitude":88,"country":89},3655,"Colorado Fluorspar Company Mine, Wagon Wheel Gap, Mineral County, Colorado, USA",37.7461141,-106.8264546,"USA",49,[92,95,98,102,106,110,114,118,123,126,130,133,137,141,145,149,154,159,164],{"id":93,"year":28,"html":94,"doi":11},16106755,"Larsen, E.S., Wells, R.C. (1916) Some minerals from the fluorite-barite vein near Wagon Wheel Gap, Colorado. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences: 2: 360-365.",{"id":96,"year":28,"html":97,"doi":11},16106756,"Gordon, S.G. (1916) New species. American Mineralogist: 1: 86-88.",{"id":99,"year":100,"html":101,"doi":11},16106757,1922,"Foshag, W.F. (1922) The crystallography and chemical composition of creedite. Proceedings of the U.S. National Museum: 59: 419-424.",{"id":103,"year":104,"html":105,"doi":11},16106758,1932,"American Mineralogist (1932): 17: 75.",{"id":107,"year":108,"html":109,"doi":11},1118652,1951,"Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) \u003Ci>The System of Mineralogy\u003C\u002Fi> (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.",{"id":111,"year":112,"html":113,"doi":11},522500,1954,"Fleischer, M. (1954) New mineral names. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  39 (3-4). 402-408 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fammin\u002FAM39\u002FAM39_402.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":115,"year":116,"html":117,"doi":11},16106760,1964,"Borisov, S.V., Belov, N., Klevtsova, R.F., Brusentsev, F. (1964) Crystal structure of creedite Ca3Al2(F,OH)10SO4.2H2O. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR: 155(5): 1082.",{"id":119,"year":120,"html":121,"doi":122},3135340,1966,"Brusentsov, F. A.; Borisov, S. V.; Klevtsova, R. F. (1966) Refining the crystal structure of creedite, Ca3Al2(F,OH)10SO4·2H2O. \u003Ci>Journal of Structural Chemistry\u003C\u002Fi>,  6 (4). 540-542 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1007\u002Fbf00744822'>doi:10.1007\u002Fbf00744822\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1007\u002Fbf00744822",{"id":124,"year":120,"html":125,"doi":11},16106762,"Smol'yaninova, N.N. (1966) Morphology of creedite crystals in some central Kazakhstan deposits. Tr. Mineral. Muz., Akad. Nauk SSSR: 17: 134-149.",{"id":127,"year":128,"html":129,"doi":11},527828,1983,"Dunn, P.J.; Grice, J.D.; Fleischer, M.; Pabst, A. (1983) New mineral names. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  68 (9-10). 1038-1041 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fammin\u002FAM68\u002FAM68_1038.pdf?reftype=.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":131,"year":128,"html":132,"doi":11},17054124,"Giuseppetti, G., Tadini, C. (1983) Structural analysis and refinement of Bolivian creedite, Ca\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>Al\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>F\u003Csub>8\u003C\u002Fsub>(OH)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>(SO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>)•2H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O. \u003Ci>Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Monatshefte\u003C\u002Fi>,  1983. 69-78",{"id":134,"year":135,"html":136,"doi":11},16106764,1991,"Mingyue, H., Pu, W., Daizhang, C. (1991) Mineralogical Study of Creedite and Gearksutite, Two Rare Hydrous Fluorides. Acta Petrologica Et Mineralogica, 02.",{"id":138,"year":139,"html":140,"doi":11},17062571,1998,"Frau, F., Rizzo, R., Sabelli, C. (1998) Creedite from Sardinia, Italy: the first European occurrence. \u003Ci>Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Monatshefte\u003C\u002Fi>,  1998. 495-504",{"id":142,"year":143,"html":144,"doi":11},16106766,2002,"Kiseleva, I.A., Ogorodova, L.P., Mel'chakova, L.V., Getmanskaya, T.I. (2002) Enthalpy of formation of creedite Ca3Al2F8.25(OH)1.75(SO4)·2H2O. Geochemistry International: 40(10): 1026-1030.",{"id":146,"year":147,"html":148,"doi":11},16963827,2005,"(2005) Creedite. \u003Ci>Handbook of Mineralogy\u003C\u002Fi>. Mineralogical Society of America \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fwww.handbookofmineralogy.org\u002Fpdfs\u002Fcreedite.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":150,"year":151,"html":152,"doi":153},395626,2007,"Lane, M. D. (2007) Mid-infrared emission spectroscopy of sulfate and sulfate-bearing minerals. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  92 (1) 1-18 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.2138\u002Fam.2007.2170'>doi:10.2138\u002Fam.2007.2170\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Frruff.info\u002Fdoclib\u002Fam\u002Fvol92\u002FAM92_1.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>","10.2138\u002Fam.2007.2170",{"id":155,"year":156,"html":157,"doi":158},30723,2008,"Cook, Robert B. (2008) Creedite: Cresson Mine, Cripple Creek Teller County, Colorado. \u003Ci>Rocks & Minerals\u003C\u002Fi>,  83 (5) 422-426 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.3200\u002Frmin.83.5.422-427'>doi:10.3200\u002Frmin.83.5.422-427\u003C\u002Fa>","10.3200\u002Frmin.83.5.422-427",{"id":160,"year":161,"html":162,"doi":163},15063259,2011,"Ksenofontov, D. A., Kabalov, Yu. K., Zubkova, N. V., Shiyapova, R. R. (2011) Structure refinement and thermal stability of creedite. \u003Ci>Inorganic Materials\u003C\u002Fi>, 47 (12) 1402-1405 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1134\u002Fs0020168511110112'>doi:10.1134\u002Fs0020168511110112\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1134\u002Fs0020168511110112",{"id":165,"year":166,"html":167,"doi":168},16393860,2013,"Frost, Ray L.; Xi, Yunfei; Scholz, Ricardo; López, Andrés; Granja, Amanda (2013) Infrared and Raman spectroscopic characterisation of the sulphate mineral creedite – Ca3Al2SO4(F,OH)·2H2O – and in comparison with the alums. \u003Ci>Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy\u003C\u002Fi>,  109. 201-205 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1016\u002Fj.saa.2013.02.029'>doi:10.1016\u002Fj.saa.2013.02.029\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1016\u002Fj.saa.2013.02.029",[170,180,189,197,203,211,217,224,230,237,245,254,262,272,278,285,291,299,307,315,322,329,335,342,349,357,364,370,377,385,391,397],{"id":171,"source_url":172,"license_code":173,"credit_html":174,"title":175,"description":176,"author":177,"original_width":178,"original_height":179},6429,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=7186026","CC BY-SA 3.0","JJ Harrison (https:\u002F\u002Fwww.jjharrison.com.au\u002F), via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=7186026\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Creedite 3.jpg","Creedite, Navidad Mine, Rodeo, Durango, Mexico. Size is about 10 × 10 × 7 cm.","JJ Harrison (https:\u002F\u002Fwww.jjharrison.com.au\u002F)",2016,1344,{"id":181,"source_url":182,"license_code":173,"credit_html":183,"title":184,"description":185,"author":186,"original_width":187,"original_height":188},6430,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10429418","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10429418\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Creedite-12-creedite-mexico.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCreedite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Creedite\">Creedite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Navidad Mine (Mina Navidad; Abasolo Mine; Rodeo Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAbasolo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Abasolo\">Abasolo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRodeo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rodeo\">Rodeo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRodeo_(municipality)\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rodeo (municipality)\">Municipio de Rodeo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FDurango\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Durango\">Durango\u003C\u002Fa>, Mexico (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-5541.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: small cabinet, 7.0 x 4.9 x 3.9 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Creedite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A very attractive, salmon-orangey spray of creedites. The color here is more typical of older finds, not intense orange. Still, it has the lustre and transparency of the new material, and so sparkles nicely. This piece has superb, elongated crystals to about 1.5 cm all over it, and is complete around the backside (though with smaller crystals). From the new find of July-August 2009.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Robert M. Lavinsky",600,900,{"id":190,"source_url":191,"license_code":173,"credit_html":192,"title":193,"description":194,"author":186,"original_width":195,"original_height":196},51050,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10119925","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10119925\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Creedite-20492.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCreedite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Creedite\">Creedite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Navidad Mine (Mina Navidad; Abasolo Mine; Rodeo Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAbasolo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Abasolo\">Abasolo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRodeo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rodeo\">Rodeo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRodeo_(municipality)\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rodeo (municipality)\">Municipio de Rodeo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FDurango\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Durango\">Durango\u003C\u002Fa>, Mexico (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-5541.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Two intergrown balls of gemmy orange creedite crystals to one centimeter, sticking out from all sides - a floater specimen. Exceptional and interesting form! 7 x 5 x 4.5 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",308,450,{"id":198,"source_url":199,"license_code":173,"credit_html":200,"title":201,"description":202,"author":186,"original_width":187,"original_height":188},6431,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10429435","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10429435\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Creedite-2-creedite-mexico.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCreedite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Creedite\">Creedite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Navidad Mine (Mina Navidad; Abasolo Mine; Rodeo Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAbasolo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Abasolo\">Abasolo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRodeo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rodeo\">Rodeo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRodeo_(municipality)\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rodeo (municipality)\">Municipio de Rodeo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FDurango\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Durango\">Durango\u003C\u002Fa>, Mexico (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-5541.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: small cabinet, 5.6 x 5.4 x 4.6 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Creedite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A superb, complete-all-around, very equant and spherical cluster with sharp crystals and high lustre that is better than most such specimens in the past. Remarkably, among the most pristine examples we have found. Crystals to 1.7 cm - large for the locale. A floater. From the new find of July-August 2009.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",{"id":204,"source_url":205,"license_code":173,"credit_html":206,"title":207,"description":208,"author":186,"original_width":209,"original_height":210},51051,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10120002","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10120002\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Creedite-20575.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCreedite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Creedite\">Creedite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: West Camp, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSanta_Eulalia_District\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Santa Eulalia District\">Santa Eulalia District\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAquiles_Serd%C3%A1n,_Chihuahua\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua\">Municipio de Aquiles Serdán\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FChihuahua\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Chihuahua\">Chihuahua\u003C\u002Fa>, Mexico (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4623.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A \"juicy\" specimen with unusually rich deep lavender color and a bright, lively, wet-looking lustre to the crystals. Sharp! From the famous finds of the mid-1980s and ex. Barlow Collection. 4.5 x 4 x 2.25 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",500,375,{"id":212,"source_url":213,"license_code":173,"credit_html":214,"title":215,"description":216,"author":186,"original_width":187,"original_height":188},6432,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10429440","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10429440\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Creedite-22-creedite-mexico.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCreedite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Creedite\">Creedite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Navidad Mine (Mina Navidad; Abasolo Mine; Rodeo Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAbasolo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Abasolo\">Abasolo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRodeo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rodeo\">Rodeo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRodeo_(municipality)\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rodeo (municipality)\">Municipio de Rodeo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FDurango\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Durango\">Durango\u003C\u002Fa>, Mexico (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-5541.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: cabinet, 13.0 x 8.9 x 6.1 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Creedite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A most unusual, stalactitic grouping that is a floater, complete-all-around. This piece is nearly pristine, and has the best lustre from this pocket, very glassy. It has a good dark color, and most large crystals (many to 1 cm) are transparent to translucent. From the new find of July-August 2009.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",{"id":218,"source_url":219,"license_code":173,"credit_html":220,"title":221,"description":222,"author":186,"original_width":187,"original_height":223},51052,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10124263","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10124263\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Creedite-33966.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCreedite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Creedite\">Creedite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: West Camp, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSanta_Eulalia_District\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Santa Eulalia District\">Santa Eulalia District\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAquiles_Serd%C3%A1n,_Chihuahua\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua\">Municipio de Aquiles Serdán\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FChihuahua\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Chihuahua\">Chihuahua\u003C\u002Fa>, Mexico (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4623.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This is a magnificent Mexican creedit not just for sheer size (almost unprecedented on the market today) but also for quality and crystal size. These crystals are lustrous, gemmy, and have a deep lavender hue (more pronounced in person if anything). They exceed 2 cm in size in some parts of the specimen. As importantly, the glassy lustre is just astonishing and in the top percentile for the material. A piece such as this would have been uncommon even in the early 1980's when they were coming out through John Whitmire, and you can see it was exceptional from the fact that it was purchased for the collection of Perkin and Ann Sams of Houston (the donor who gave the Houston Museum of Natural History its big leap info mineral fame ). 11 x 7 x 3 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",390,{"id":225,"source_url":226,"license_code":173,"credit_html":227,"title":228,"description":229,"author":186,"original_width":187,"original_height":188},6433,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10429476","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10429476\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Creedite-7-creedite-mexico.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCreedite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Creedite\">Creedite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Navidad Mine (Mina Navidad; Abasolo Mine; Rodeo Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAbasolo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Abasolo\">Abasolo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRodeo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rodeo\">Rodeo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRodeo_(municipality)\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rodeo (municipality)\">Municipio de Rodeo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FDurango\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Durango\">Durango\u003C\u002Fa>, Mexico (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-5541.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: small cabinet, 6.9 x 5.6 x 5.6 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Creedite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A highly lustrous, radial ball with robust, thick crystals to 1.5 cm perched on a bit of fluorite stalk. A very fine example for the size, with more color, crystal thickness, and that bit of pedestal stalk compared to the normal \"balls\". From the new find of July-August 2009.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",{"id":231,"source_url":232,"license_code":173,"credit_html":233,"title":234,"description":235,"author":186,"original_width":187,"original_height":236},51053,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10138451","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10138451\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Creedite-112817.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCreedite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Creedite\">Creedite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Navidad Mine (Mina Navidad; Abasolo Mine; Rodeo Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAbasolo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Abasolo\">Abasolo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRodeo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rodeo\">Rodeo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRodeo_(municipality)\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rodeo (municipality)\">Municipio de Rodeo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FDurango\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Durango\">Durango\u003C\u002Fa>, Mexico (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-5541.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 6.2 x 4.2 x 3.9 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>As with the pink fluorites from the same locality, until these creedites were discovered, good crystallized specimens were exceedingly rare and expensive from ANY locality. Suddenly, you could own a really fine creedite without selling your house to get it. Then, a couple of months back, we heard that the mining was FINISHED, apparently for good. This is a floater cluster of crystal-covered balls, with gemmy orange creedite crystals to over one centimeter.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",475,{"id":238,"source_url":239,"license_code":173,"credit_html":240,"title":241,"description":242,"author":186,"original_width":243,"original_height":244},51054,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10142135","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10142135\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Creedite-135213.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCreedite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Creedite\">Creedite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Navidad Mine (Mina Navidad; Abasolo Mine; Rodeo Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAbasolo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Abasolo\">Abasolo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRodeo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rodeo\">Rodeo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRodeo_(municipality)\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rodeo (municipality)\">Municipio de Rodeo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FDurango\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Durango\">Durango\u003C\u002Fa>, Mexico (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-5541.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 15.5 x 13.5 x 9.5 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A GORGEOUS, LARGE CABINET specimen loaded with intergrown balls of creedite and covered with gemmy, burnt-orange crystals. Good creedites were rare and expensive from ANY locality, until these orange ones were found in Mexico. Suddenly, you could own a really fine creedite without selling your house to get it. Then, about six months ago, we heard that the mining was FINISHED, apparently for good. We were lucky enough to put some aside before the mining stopped. This is a beautiful and aesthetic specimen with absolutely very few broken crystals, for such a large piece. The peripheral contacting is really neat, as it shows the hollow, radial growth of the creedite crystals.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",650,571,{"id":246,"source_url":247,"license_code":173,"credit_html":248,"title":249,"description":250,"author":251,"original_width":252,"original_height":253},6435,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=12717313","Didier Desouens, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=12717313\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Creedite 3 photo fond.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCreedite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Creedite\">Creedite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Mina Potosi Santa domingo, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSanta_Eulalia_District\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Santa Eulalia District\">Santa Eulalia District\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAquiles_Serd%C3%A1n,_Chihuahua\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua\">Municipio de Aquiles Serdán\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FChihuahua\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Chihuahua\">Chihuahua\u003C\u002Fa>, Mexico\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Didier Desouens",2042,1354,{"id":255,"source_url":256,"license_code":173,"credit_html":257,"title":258,"description":259,"author":186,"original_width":260,"original_height":261},51055,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10156984","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10156984\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Creedite-195597.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCreedite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Creedite\">Creedite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Navidad Mine (Mina Navidad; Abasolo Mine; Rodeo Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAbasolo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Abasolo\">Abasolo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRodeo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rodeo\">Rodeo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRodeo_(municipality)\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rodeo (municipality)\">Municipio de Rodeo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FDurango\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Durango\">Durango\u003C\u002Fa>, Mexico (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-5541.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 8.5 x 7.8 x 7.2 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A superb, small cabinet specimen loaded with intergrown balls of creedite and covered with gemmy, burnt-orange to colorless crystals. This is a beautiful and aesthetic specimen with absolutely very few broken crystals, for such a large piece.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",750,719,{"id":263,"source_url":264,"license_code":265,"credit_html":266,"title":267,"description":268,"author":269,"original_width":270,"original_height":271},6436,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=167123658","CC BY 4.0","Animalculum, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=167123658\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Creedite, Musee de Mineralogie, Paris, 2025.jpg","Creedite from Potosí Mine, Chihuahua, Mexico in Musee de Mineralogie, Paris","Animalculum",1780,2374,{"id":273,"source_url":274,"license_code":173,"credit_html":275,"title":276,"description":277,"author":186,"original_width":188,"original_height":187},51056,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10429427","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10429427\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Creedite-16-creedite-mexico.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCreedite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Creedite\">Creedite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Navidad Mine (Mina Navidad; Abasolo Mine; Rodeo Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAbasolo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Abasolo\">Abasolo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRodeo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rodeo\">Rodeo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRodeo_(municipality)\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rodeo (municipality)\">Municipio de Rodeo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FDurango\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Durango\">Durango\u003C\u002Fa>, Mexico (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-5541.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: cabinet, 11.6 x 8.5 x 4.5 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Creedite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>An elegant, very unusual, sculpture-like cluster of creedite. It is really mesmerizing in person, and quite 3-dimensional overall. The crystals here have a good orange color more intense than past finds here in general, but they have the transparency and high glassy lustre of this new, deeper pocket. From the new find of July-August 2009.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",{"id":279,"source_url":280,"license_code":173,"credit_html":281,"title":282,"description":283,"author":186,"original_width":188,"original_height":284},51057,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10429451","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10429451\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Creedite-25-creedite-mexico.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCreedite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Creedite\">Creedite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Navidad Mine (Mina Navidad; Abasolo Mine; Rodeo Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAbasolo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Abasolo\">Abasolo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRodeo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rodeo\">Rodeo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRodeo_(municipality)\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rodeo (municipality)\">Municipio de Rodeo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FDurango\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Durango\">Durango\u003C\u002Fa>, Mexico (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-5541.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: cabinet, 14 x 12.5 x 10.8 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Creedite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A very robust single ball of intensely colored crystals, unusually pristine for the size. It has a riveting, fiery orange color that rates it among the best of the find for intensity (about 1 in 100 had such color). This piece has a small outgrowth in the lower-left, covered by smaller crystals, that allows the big ball aggregate to prop up nicely. From the new find of July-August 2009.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",620,{"id":286,"source_url":287,"license_code":173,"credit_html":288,"title":289,"description":290,"author":186,"original_width":187,"original_height":188},51058,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10429474","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10429474\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Creedite-6-creedite-mexico.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCreedite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Creedite\">Creedite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Navidad Mine (Mina Navidad; Abasolo Mine; Rodeo Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAbasolo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Abasolo\">Abasolo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRodeo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rodeo\">Rodeo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRodeo_(municipality)\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rodeo (municipality)\">Municipio de Rodeo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FDurango\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Durango\">Durango\u003C\u002Fa>, Mexico (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-5541.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: small cabinet, 5.7 x 5.3 x 4.2 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Creedite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This hemispherical specimen features superb, long, intense orange crystals with unusual robust width, to 1.5 cm. From the new find of July-August 2009.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",{"id":292,"source_url":293,"license_code":173,"credit_html":294,"title":295,"description":296,"author":186,"original_width":297,"original_height":298},51059,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10443146","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10443146\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Creedite-3d4b.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCreedite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Creedite\">Creedite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSanta_Eulalia_District\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Santa Eulalia District\">Santa Eulalia District\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAquiles_Serd%C3%A1n,_Chihuahua\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua\">Municipio de Aquiles Serdán\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FChihuahua\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Chihuahua\">Chihuahua\u003C\u002Fa>, Mexico (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-2311.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: thumbnail, 3 x 2.2 x 2.2 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Creedite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Beautiful radial cluster of gemmy and lustrous light lavender crystals, the longest of which is about .8 cm! Truly an excellent specimen and one of the better thumbnails form these now-famous 1984 finds. Hard to come by today on the market, too.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",400,230,{"id":300,"source_url":301,"license_code":173,"credit_html":302,"title":303,"description":304,"author":186,"original_width":305,"original_height":306},51060,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10445811","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10445811\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Creedite-cgk08c.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCreedite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Creedite\">Creedite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Qinglong (Dachang) Sb-Au deposit, Qinglong County, Qianxi'nan Autonomous Prefecture, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGuizhou\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Guizhou\">Guizhou Province\u003C\u002Fa>, China (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-33918.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: small cabinet, 8.4 x 5.5 x 3.4 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Creedite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A brecciated, cherty matrix is the host for bright, glassy and gemmy, colorless crystals of creedite, that spray up and off to 1.5 cm in length.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",1800,1252,{"id":308,"source_url":309,"license_code":173,"credit_html":310,"title":311,"description":312,"author":186,"original_width":313,"original_height":314},51061,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10446623","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10446623\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Creedite-cr41c.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCreedite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Creedite\">Creedite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Navidad Mine (Mina Navidad; Abasolo Mine; Rodeo Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAbasolo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Abasolo\">Abasolo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRodeo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rodeo\">Rodeo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRodeo_(municipality)\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rodeo (municipality)\">Municipio de Rodeo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FDurango\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Durango\">Durango\u003C\u002Fa>, Mexico (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-5541.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 4.3 x 3.9 x 3.8 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Creedite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A very cute, equant, starburst ball of radiating crystals to 1.3 cm, complete all around except on the bottom\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",800,572,{"id":316,"source_url":317,"license_code":173,"credit_html":318,"title":319,"description":320,"author":186,"original_width":321,"original_height":313},51062,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10446627","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10446627\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Creedite-cr42d.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCreedite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Creedite\">Creedite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Navidad Mine (Mina Navidad; Abasolo Mine; Rodeo Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAbasolo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Abasolo\">Abasolo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRodeo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rodeo\">Rodeo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRodeo_(municipality)\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rodeo (municipality)\">Municipio de Rodeo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FDurango\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Durango\">Durango\u003C\u002Fa>, Mexico (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-5541.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: small cabinet, 5.8 x 4.7 x 4.5 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Creedite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Large crystals to 1.5 cm, very gemmy, highlight this specimen which consists of creedite growing from both sides of a thin shard of included matrix and massive creedite. It has damage about the periphery only, and displays well so you get a lot of size for the price\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",726,{"id":323,"source_url":324,"license_code":173,"credit_html":325,"title":326,"description":327,"author":186,"original_width":328,"original_height":313},51063,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10446635","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10446635\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Creedite-cr45a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCreedite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Creedite\">Creedite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Navidad Mine (Mina Navidad; Abasolo Mine; Rodeo Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAbasolo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Abasolo\">Abasolo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRodeo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rodeo\">Rodeo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRodeo_(municipality)\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rodeo (municipality)\">Municipio de Rodeo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FDurango\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Durango\">Durango\u003C\u002Fa>, Mexico (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-5541.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 5.4 x 4.3 x 3.5 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Creedite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",690,{"id":330,"source_url":331,"license_code":173,"credit_html":332,"title":333,"description":327,"author":186,"original_width":313,"original_height":334},51064,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10446636","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10446636\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Creedite-cr45b.jpg",590,{"id":336,"source_url":337,"license_code":173,"credit_html":338,"title":339,"description":340,"author":186,"original_width":341,"original_height":313},51066,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10446652","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10446652\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Creedite-cr51a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCreedite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Creedite\">Creedite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Navidad Mine (Mina Navidad; Abasolo Mine; Rodeo Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAbasolo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Abasolo\">Abasolo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRodeo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rodeo\">Rodeo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRodeo_(municipality)\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rodeo (municipality)\">Municipio de Rodeo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FDurango\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Durango\">Durango\u003C\u002Fa>, Mexico (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-5541.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 5.8 x 4.8 x 4.0 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Creedite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",666,{"id":343,"source_url":344,"license_code":173,"credit_html":345,"title":346,"description":347,"author":186,"original_width":313,"original_height":348},51067,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10446676","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10446676\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Creedite-cr58c.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCreedite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Creedite\">Creedite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Navidad Mine (Mina Navidad; Abasolo Mine; Rodeo Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAbasolo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Abasolo\">Abasolo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRodeo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rodeo\">Rodeo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRodeo_(municipality)\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rodeo (municipality)\">Municipio de Rodeo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FDurango\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Durango\">Durango\u003C\u002Fa>, Mexico (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-5541.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 5.8 x 4.5 x 3.7 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Creedite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>One of my favorites, this is one of a very few matrix specimens. The crystals are unusually gemmy and transparent though not the intense reddish-orange of some here (pale peach colored in person). This radiating ball is ON MATRIX, and the crystals spray out dramatically, contrasting to the flat attached matrix plate below. Except for a small contact on back, the ball is complete all around, like a disco ball.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",661,{"id":350,"source_url":351,"license_code":173,"credit_html":352,"title":353,"description":354,"author":251,"original_width":355,"original_height":356},51069,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=12717160","Didier Desouens, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=12717160\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Creedite 3 photo.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCreedite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Creedite\">Creedite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Mina Potosi Santa domingo, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSanta_Eulalia_District\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Santa Eulalia District\">Santa Eulalia District\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FChihuahua\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Chihuahua\">Chihuahua\u003C\u002Fa>, Mexico\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size : 9.2x5.7x5.2x cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",4452,3096,{"id":358,"source_url":359,"license_code":173,"credit_html":360,"title":361,"description":362,"author":186,"original_width":363,"original_height":313},6434,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10446664","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10446664\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Creedite-Fluorite-cr53b.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCreedite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Creedite\">Creedite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFluorite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Fluorite\">Fluorite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Navidad Mine (Mina Navidad; Abasolo Mine; Rodeo Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAbasolo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Abasolo\">Abasolo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRodeo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rodeo\">Rodeo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRodeo_(municipality)\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rodeo (municipality)\">Municipio de Rodeo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FDurango\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Durango\">Durango\u003C\u002Fa>, Mexico (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-5541.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 6.1 x 4.0 x 3.3 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Creedite with fluorite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A large miniature\u002Fsmall cab if stood upright, this piece features multiple crystals to 1.5 cm and one doubly-terminated crystal to 3.5 cm on the side (with one tip shooting up and freestanding and the other tip going into the body of the piece). This is the longest crystal I have seen from the finds here! The piece is complete all around, and stands dramatically on its own. The crystals have exceptional transparency and lustre for this find. Overall, one of my favorites in the lot, and a superb piece in this size range as most creedites from here are simply BIG and this quality is hard to get in the smaller \"balls\" which often aren't handled as well by the miners either\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",663,{"id":365,"source_url":366,"license_code":173,"credit_html":367,"title":368,"description":369,"author":186,"original_width":187,"original_height":314},9707,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10169247","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10169247\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Creedite-Gearksutite-261453.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCreedite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Creedite\">Creedite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGearksutite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Gearksutite\">Gearksutite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Navidad Mine (Mina Navidad; Abasolo Mine; Rodeo Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAbasolo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Abasolo\">Abasolo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRodeo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rodeo\">Rodeo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRodeo_(municipality)\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rodeo (municipality)\">Municipio de Rodeo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FDurango\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Durango\">Durango\u003C\u002Fa>, Mexico (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-5541.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 7.8 x 7.0 x 6.0 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A striking and very rare orange creedite with gearksutite specimen. Gearksutite is a rare complex aluminum salt, being a late stage, secondary fluoride. The bottom of this creedite pincushion is very richly covered with sharp, dagger-like, frosted, white gearksutite crystals to about 9 mm (second photo). Crystallized gearksutite in itself, is very rare, as it is usually massive or nodular. This specimen is from a brand new lot brought out by Mike New in August of this year (2009), just before the Denver Show. Mike just had this material analyzed and confirmed as gearksutite. Only a couple of dozen of the more than 1000 specimens we obtained have gearksutite on them. Getting back to the creedite, this ball of creedite is covered with gemmy, burnt-orange crystals to 1.7 cm, which is large for the locale. Note that this zone is now inaccessible to a cave-in, and more mining at this new depth is not expected (anytime soon).\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",{"id":371,"source_url":372,"license_code":173,"credit_html":373,"title":374,"description":375,"author":186,"original_width":313,"original_height":376},51065,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10446645","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10446645\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Creedite-Fluorite-cr49b.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCreedite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Creedite\">Creedite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFluorite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Fluorite\">Fluorite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Navidad Mine (Mina Navidad; Abasolo Mine; Rodeo Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAbasolo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Abasolo\">Abasolo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRodeo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rodeo\">Rodeo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRodeo_(municipality)\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rodeo (municipality)\">Municipio de Rodeo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FDurango\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Durango\">Durango\u003C\u002Fa>, Mexico (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-5541.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 4.7 x 4.7 x 4.2 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Creedite with fluorite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This is a very 3-dimensional specimen with robust color. A very displayable starburst of crystals to about 1 cm, perched atop a bit of matrix and minor fluorite. Minor damage only\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",727,{"id":378,"source_url":379,"license_code":173,"credit_html":380,"title":381,"description":382,"author":186,"original_width":383,"original_height":384},51068,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453589","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453589\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Creedite-Gypsum-mrz345a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCreedite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Creedite\">Creedite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGypsum\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Gypsum\">Gypsum\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSanta_Eulalia_District\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Santa Eulalia District\">Santa Eulalia District\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAquiles_Serd%C3%A1n,_Chihuahua\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua\">Municipio de Aquiles Serdán\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FChihuahua\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Chihuahua\">Chihuahua\u003C\u002Fa>, Mexico (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-2311.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 6 x 4.3 x 3.3 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Creedite with Selenite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Crystals of lustrous, light mauve, creedite, to .7 cm in length are surrounded by glassy, colorless crystals of gypsum, to 2.5 cm in length. There are a few slightly bruised terminations among the gypsum crystals but the resultant effect is insignificant. VERY unusual cmbination!\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",452,599,{"id":386,"source_url":387,"license_code":173,"credit_html":388,"title":389,"description":369,"author":186,"original_width":187,"original_height":390},9708,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10169249","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10169249\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Creedite-Gearksutite-261454.jpg",498,{"id":392,"source_url":393,"license_code":173,"credit_html":394,"title":395,"description":396,"author":186,"original_width":188,"original_height":187},9709,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10429456","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10429456\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Creedite-Gearksutite-28-creedite-mexico.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCreedite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Creedite\">Creedite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGearksutite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Gearksutite\">Gearksutite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Navidad Mine (Mina Navidad; Abasolo Mine; Rodeo Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAbasolo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Abasolo\">Abasolo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRodeo\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rodeo\">Rodeo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRodeo_(municipality)\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rodeo (municipality)\">Municipio de Rodeo\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FDurango\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Durango\">Durango\u003C\u002Fa>, Mexico (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-5541.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: large cabinet, 25.5 x 15.4 x 12.5 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Creedite with Gearksutite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This specimen must have a hundred crystals exceeding 1 cm, many 1.5 cm. It has great color, lustre, and intensity normally not seen in large creedites from this locale (in the past, bigger ones tended to pale out in color). It is nearly complete on both sides and is complete around the top and sides. Associations with fluorite and a strange sparkly, brecciated quartz deposit on the lower portion give some needed contrast and helps show the dimensionality. This huge specimen weighs 10 pounds and is nearly a foot across. From the new finds of July-August 2009.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",{"id":398,"source_url":399,"license_code":173,"credit_html":400,"title":401,"description":396,"author":186,"original_width":305,"original_height":402},9710,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10429461","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10429461\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Creedite-Gearksutite-creedite-28-back.jpg",1005,[404],{"id":405,"url":406,"label":407,"formula":408,"spacegroup":409,"year":128},3300,"\u002Fcif\u002F3300.cif","Giuseppetti 1983","Ca3 Al2 F8 O8 H6 S","C 1 2\u002Fc 1",[411,412,413,414],"Belijankit","Belyankit","Belyankita","Belyankite",[416,420,424,427,431,434,437,440,444,448,452,456,459,462,465],{"lang":417,"names":418},"ca",[419],"creedita",{"lang":421,"names":422},"cs",[423],"Creedit",{"lang":425,"names":426},"de",[423],{"lang":428,"names":429},"es",[430],"Creedita",{"lang":432,"names":433},"eu",[430],{"lang":435,"names":436},"fr",[7],{"lang":438,"names":439},"it",[7],{"lang":441,"names":442},"ja",[443],"クリード石",{"lang":445,"names":446},"nl",[447],"creediet",{"lang":449,"names":450},"pl",[451],"creedyt",{"lang":453,"names":454},"ru",[455],"Кридит",{"lang":457,"names":458},"uk",[455],{"lang":460,"names":461},"uz",[7],{"lang":463,"names":464},"vi",[423],{"lang":466,"names":467},"zh",[468],"氟铝石膏","Q382754",{"history":471,"applications":475},{"markdown":472,"model_version":473,"prompt_version":474,"reviewed_at":11},"Creedite borrows its name from a place on the map. It was named for the Creede district of Mineral County, Colorado, the rugged silver-mining country where it was first found[1].\n\nThe find came in 1916. Two chemists, working a fluorite-barite vein near Wagon Wheel Gap, picked apart its rare alteration minerals and described a new species among them[2]. That vein, at the Colorado Fluorspar Company Mine, is the type locality — the place a mineral is first formally identified[3]. The first known creedite there sat embedded in halloysite, a soft clay mineral[3].\n\nThe mineral is a secondary one, meaning it does not crystallise from fresh magma or hot fluid. Instead it grows later, as a fluorite ore body weathers. The slow chemical attack of air and water on buried ore breaks the older minerals down. That intense oxidation rebuilds their calcium, aluminium and fluorine into creedite[4].\n\nFor decades it stayed a mineralogical curiosity. That changed with Mexico. Orange crystals reached collectors from the Santa Eulalia district of Chihuahua in the 1980s[5]. Then, in the early 2000s, the Navidad Mine in Durango yielded its now-famous specimens: vivid orange sprays of fine needle-like prisms, clustered like a hedgehog[5]. Violet crystals turn up at the same Mexican localities, far rarer than the orange[5].","claude-opus-4-8","1.7.0",{"markdown":476,"model_version":473,"prompt_version":474,"reviewed_at":11},"No industrial use is recorded for creedite. It is too rare, and forms in quantities too small, to be mined for any commercial purpose.\n\nIts value is to collectors. The mineral forms radiating sprays of fine needle-like prisms, and the best of these are prized display pieces[1]. The vivid orange clusters from the Navidad Mine in Durango, Mexico are the most sought after; violet examples are scarcer still[2]. Museums and study collections keep it for the same reason: as a representative example of a rare calcium-aluminium fluoride species."]