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& FREE ShippingA uniquely textured stone coated in tiny radiating shoots of prismatic crystal on one side and a matured forest of larger growths on the other, this chunk of Creedite offers an invitation into a Creedite crystal core with a mesmerizing, glittering entrance. It seems one could fall into the cavern and drift for ages of time, exploring a brilliant world of crystal... Read more
Stone of the Light
Category:
Halides
Chemical Formula:
Ca3SO4Al2F8(OH)2•2H2O
Crystal Class:
Prismatic
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Name:
Creedite
Space Group:
C2/c
Strunz Classification:
3.CG.15
Unit Cell:
a = 13.91 Å, b = 8.58 Å, c = 10 Å; β = 94.4°; Z = 4
Birefringence: δ = 0.024
Cleavage: Perfect {100}
Common Colors: Colorless, Orange, Purple
Diaphaneity: Transparent to translucent
Fracture: Conchoidal
Luster: Vitreous
Mohs Hardness: 4
Optical Properties: Biaxial (-)
Refractive Index: nα = 1.461 nβ = 1.478 nγ = 1.485
Streak: White
Tenacity: Brittle