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 Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
Wavellite Mineral
Size: 5,7 x 4,8 x 4,4 cm Origin: Siglo Veinte Mine / Llallagua / Rafael Bustillo Prov. / Potosí Dep. / Bolivia Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
Wavellite Mineral
Size: 4,2 x 3,0 x 1,6 cm Origin: Llallagua / Rafael Bustillo Prov. / Potosí Dep. / Bolivia Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
Wavellite Mineral
Size: 5,7 x 3,1 x 2,8 cm Origin: Llallagua / Rafael Bustillo Prov. / Potosí Dep. / Bolivia Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
Wavellite Mineral
Size: 5,5 x 4,0 x 2,7 cm Origin: Mauldin Mt. / Montgomery County / Arkansas / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
Wavellite
Size: 2,3 x 2,0 x 0,5 cm Weight: 11,20 ct Origin: Dug Hill / Avant / Garland County / Arkansas / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.lucianabarbosa.com |
Wavellite Mineral
Size: 10,2 x 6,9 x 6,4 cm Origin: Montgomery County / Arkansas / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
Wavellite Mineral
Size: 4,3 x 3,4 x 1,4 cm Origin: Mauldin Mt. / Montgomery County / Arkansas / USA Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |