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Fluorite: CaF2
Comments: Cubic fluorite crystals with octahedral galena crystals. The largest crystal is 2.1 cm across. Note the exceptional fluorescence of these crystals. Location: Rogerley Mine, in Weardale, England. Scale: 7.8 x 5.5. © John Veevaert
Fluorite: CaF2 Creedite: Ca3Al2(SO4)(F,OH)10·2(H2O)
Comments: Well-developed, prismatic, reddish creedite crystals on green fluorite. Location: Mina Navidad, Rodeo, Durango, Mexico. Scale: 9 x 5 x 5.3 cm. © Fabre Minerals
Comments: Red-orange octahedral fluorite crystals on an albite matrix with well defined edges and faces. Location: Pointe Kurz (3600 m altitude), Mont Blanc Massif, Haute-Savoie, France. Scale: Crystal size is 2.1 x 1.5 cm. © Fabre Minerals