| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Creedite |
| Formula: | Ca3SO4Al2F8(OH)2 · 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. |
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| Validity: | Valid - Type Locality |
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| Pyrite | ⓘ1 photo of Creedite associated with Pyrite at this locality. |
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| 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 Gallery | View Gallery (7 photos) |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 29435 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:29435:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 524cbd99-08a9-493a-b45c-1736249199f8 |
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Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York. |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | T he W here of M ineral N ames Figure 1. Creedite, 9.2 × 5.7 × 5.2 cm, from Mina Potosà Santa Domingo...Desouens photo. Creedite Colorado Fluorspar Company Mine Wagon Wheel Gap Mineral County, Colorado C MARK IVAN...specific gravity of 2.7. At its type locality, creedite formed white to colorless grains and poorly developed...associated with barite and kaolinite or halloysite. Creedite was named and first described by Larsen and Wells...during the summer 1714 S. Clarkson Street Denver, Colorado 80210 markivanjacobson@gmail.com of 1915 by Larsen |  | | Report (issue) | | COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BOULDER R. D. GEORGE, State Geologist BULLETIN 18 FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS...DEPOSITS COLORADO By HARRY KAMES A. AURAND BROTHERS, STATE 1920 PRINTERS OF GEOLOGICAL BOARD....-...- Governor of Colorado GEORGE UNORLING nee ee President University of Colorado VicCTOR Ct A LDERGONG...TRANSMITTAL. State Geological Survey, University of Colorado, April 29, 1920. Governor Oliver H. Shoup, Chairman...honor to transmit herewith Bulletin 18 of the Colorado Geological Survey. Very respectfully, R. D. GEORGE |  | | Book | | MINES AND MINERALS OF THE GREAT AMERICAN RIFT (COLORADO-NEW MEXICO) Sine —_—< ¢ te om At _SHT 40...MINES AND MINERALS OF THE GREAT AMERICAN RIFT (COLORADO-NEW MEXICO) Richard Walker Holmes and Marrianna...Marrianna B. Kennedy [aN VAN NOSTRAND REINHOLD COMPANY NEW YORK CINCINNATl TORONTO LONDON MELBOURNE Copyright... Copyright © 1983 by Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 81-23975...of America Published by Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. 135 West 50th Street, New York, N.Y. 10020 |
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Colorado Fluorspar Company Mine, Wagon Wheel Gap, Mineral County, Colorado, USA