Creedite with Smithsonite - image 1
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Creedite with Smithsonite

Unknown Owner
Neat combination specimen showing light purple gemmy crystals of creedite to 0.5 cm in size on matrix with yellow crystallized mimetite. In good condition.

Product details

Species
Smithsonite, CreediteAbout Smithsonite →
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions5.5 x 3.5 x 1.0 cm
Added on12/30/2025
Locality
Mexico, Chihuahua, Santa Eulalia Mining DistrictRegional guide →

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Unknown Owner$225.00
—Weinrich MineralsNot disclosed

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Smithsonite
Mineral guide
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ZnCO3 with botryoidal and crystalline forms, silky to vitreous luster, pastel hues from cobalt to yellow; localities boost collecting appeal.
Smithsonite
Regional guide
Smithsonite from Santa Eulalia Mining District, Mexico
Santa Eulalia smithsonite belongs to that select class of Mexican zinc minerals whose appeal is inseparable from the mine architecture that made them. The best-known material comes from the San Antonio Mine in the East Camp of the district, where oxidizing waters stripped zinc from primary sulfide ore and redeposited it at the water table as smithsonite, hemimorphite, and related secondary zinc minerals. Collectors value these specimens not merely as attractive smithsonite, but as products of one of the great carbonate-replacement districts of northern Mexico.