Wavellite on Quartz
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Wavellite on Quartz
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- Availability
- Sold
- Size
- 7 x 3 x 4 cm - Sm Cabinet
- Formula
- Al3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O (RRUFF)
- Locality
- Llallagua, Bolivia
- Tagged
- phosphate
Quartz crystals encrusted over with Wavellite. The Wavellite crystals are quite large for the species and a much different habit than usual. A few older labels with specimen, including a Floyd Rapp tag.
Wavellite
- Formula
- Al3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O
- Crystal System
- Orthorhombic
- Crystal Habit
- Stellate, Radial, Stalactitic
- Cleavage
- Perfect, Good, None
- Luster
- Vitreous - Pearly
- Color
- blue, brown, brownish black, colorless, green
- Streak
- white
- Class
- Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal
- Fracture
- Fibrous
- Hardness
- 3.5-4
Data courtesy of Webmineral.
- Collection
- Phillips Collection
- Mineralpedia
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- On Dakota Matrix
- Previously Sold Wavellite
- On Dakota Matrix
- Other Available Wavellite
- WebMineral
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- Mindat
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