Creedite Barite These well preserved and larger-sized

These well preserved and larger-sized fossils originate from the Monterey Formation in California

During the Eocene

Creedite is sought after for its unique fine crystalline structure

often including scale and other soft tissue traces against a high contrast laminated limestone slab

Fluorite crystals are well shaped

Creedite Barite These well preserved and larger-sizedKnown for its beautiful prismatic crystals, often radiating outward from a central axis, Creedite is named for the place of its initial discovery, the Creede Quadrangle in Colorado. Creedite is a rare mineral in the hydoxylhalide group and is often formed from the intense oxidation of fluorite formations. Only known from a relatively small number of formations worldwide, Creedite is sought after for its unique fine crystalline structure.