Wavellite

Formula: Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH,F)₃·5H₂O
Mineral Class: Phosphates
Crystal System: orthorhombic
Mohs Scale: 3.5 - 4
Density (g/cm³): 2.36
Refractive Index: 1.518 - 1.561
Cleavage: different
Colors: colorless, white, grey, yellow, orange, brown, green, turquoise, black
Transparency: translucent
Luster: vitreous (also resinous, pearly)
Fluorescence: SW UV: green, LW UV: blue
Pleochroism: weak. X = greenish, Z = yellow
Largest Aggregate: 3 cm?
Deposits: worldwide
Discovery: 1805
1st Description: 1805 (William Babington)
Name: in honor of the British physician William Wavell who discovered the Mineral

Wavellite Mineral

Size: 2,4 x 1,8 x 1,4 cm

Origin: Siglo Veinte Mine / Llallagua / Rafael Bustillo Prov. / Potosí Dep. / Bolivia

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Wavellite Mineral

Size: 5,7 x 4,8 x 4,4 cm

Origin: Siglo Veinte Mine / Llallagua / Rafael Bustillo Prov. / Potosí Dep. / Bolivia

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Wavellite Mineral

Size: 4,2 x 3,0 x 1,6 cm

Origin: Llallagua / Rafael Bustillo Prov. / Potosí Dep. / Bolivia

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Wavellite Mineral

Size: 5,7 x 3,1 x 2,8 cm

Origin: Llallagua / Rafael Bustillo Prov. / Potosí Dep. / Bolivia

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Wavellite Mineral

Size: 5,5 x 4,0 x 2,7 cm

Origin: Mauldin Mt. / Montgomery County / Arkansas / USA

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Wavellite

Size: 2,3 x 2,0 x 0,5 cm
Weight: 11,20 ct
Origin: Dug Hill / Avant / Garland County / Arkansas / USA

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Wavellite Mineral

Size: 10,2 x 6,9 x 6,4 cm

Origin: Montgomery County / Arkansas / USA

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Wavellite Mineral

Size: 4,3 x 3,4 x 1,4 cm

Origin: Mauldin Mt. / Montgomery County / Arkansas / USA

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