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Creedite from Colquiri Mine, Inquisivi Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia

 
Creedite from Colquiri Mine, Inquisivi Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia

Creedite from Colquiri Mine, Inquisivi Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia

Below: fluorescence under ultraviolet illumination
Creedite from Colquiri Mine, Inquisivi Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia

DESCRIPTION:No. 51663
Mineral:Creedite
Locality:Colquiri Mine, Inquisivi Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Description:Exposed vein with lustrous transparent limonite-stained creedite crystals with elongated prismatic form and angled terminations. Ex. Peter B. Nalle (1923-2010) collection; acquired in 1990 from Nature's Treasures (Torrance, Ca.)
Overall Size:8.5x7x5.5 cm
Crystals:3-16 mm
Status: SOLD Buy similar at: Minerals from Brazil & South America > Fluorite & other Halides
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