Name:

wavellite

A photo of the mineral wavellite

Class:

Phosphates/Arsenates/Vanadates

Chemistry:

Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 * 5 H2O Hydrous basic aluminum phosphate

Color(s):

green, yellow, white, brown, Streak: white

Hardness:

3.5 - 4

SpecGrav:

2.3 - 2.4

Fracture:

conchoidal

Cleavage:

perfect 1, good 2

Crystal:

Orthorhombic (usually radial fibrous -globular)

Envronment:

alteration zone in contact metamorphic rocks, and alteration zone of epithermal veins

Association:

quartz, muscovite, limonite, turquoise

Locals:

| Brazil | Bolivia | England Arkansas, Colorado, Pennsylvania/USA |

Misc:

The name is after William Wavell, the English physician who discovered it.

Photos
& Locals:

1.) Montgomery County, Arkansas
2.) Montgomery County, Arkansas

3.) Montgomery County, Arkansas

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