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Creedite from
Colorado Fluorspar Company Mine, Wagon Wheel Gap, Mineral County, Colorado, USA


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Creedite

Colorado Fluorspar Company Mine, Wagon Wheel Gap, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
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Creedite

Colorado Fluorspar Company Mine, Wagon Wheel Gap, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
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Creedite

Colorado Fluorspar Company Mine, Wagon Wheel Gap, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
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Creedite

Colorado Fluorspar Company Mine, Wagon Wheel Gap, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
09968280017272011961798.jpg
Creedite

Colorado Fluorspar Company Mine, Wagon Wheel Gap, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
00076750017272012206686.jpg
Creedite

Colorado Fluorspar Company Mine, Wagon Wheel Gap, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
04696570017272012249000.jpg
Creedite

Colorado Fluorspar Company Mine, Wagon Wheel Gap, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
04161070017272012313047.jpg
Creedite

Colorado Fluorspar Company Mine, Wagon Wheel Gap, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
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Creedite

Colorado Fluorspar Company Mine, Wagon Wheel Gap, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
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Creedite

Colorado Fluorspar Company Mine, Wagon Wheel Gap, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
04696570017272012249000.jpg
Creedite

Colorado Fluorspar Company Mine, Wagon Wheel Gap, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
04161070017272012313047.jpg
Creedite

Colorado Fluorspar Company Mine, Wagon Wheel Gap, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Creedite
Formula:Ca3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8 · 2H2O
Comments:First found in the fluorite-baryte mine at Wagon Wheel Gap, near Creede, in Mineral County. The fluorite-baryte-bearing vein that contains the mineral is in Tertiary lava flows and tuffs of predominantly rhyolitic and quartz latitic composition.
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorite3
Pyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Creedite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Colorado Fluorspar Company Mine, Wagon Wheel Gap, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (10 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:29435
Long-form Identifier:1:3:29435:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Rocks & Min.:10:84-85.
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing. 676pp.
 
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