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| Name: | Wavellite Wav |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #468: Wavellite Yoda Pocket, Montgomery County, Arkansas, USA  #469: Wavellite var. Blue Yoda Pocket, Montgomery County, Arkansas, USA  #586: Wavellite Arkansas, USA  #718: Wavellite Mt. Ida, Arkansas, USA |
| IMA Chemistry: | Al3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Wavellite contains elements: Aluminum (Al) Phosphorus (P) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | United Kingdom |
| Year First Published: | 1805 |
| IMA Status: | Approved |
| Status Notes: | Given two names, wavellite and hydrargillite: Davy H (1805) An account of some analytical experiments on a mineral production from Devonshire, consisting principally of alumine and water, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 95, 155-162 |
| Structural Group Name: | Wavellite |
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| Crystal Systems: | orthorhombic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 2500 Million Years Ago |
| Mohs Hardness: | 3.75 |
| Diaphaneity: | 2.0 |
| Specific Gravity: | 2.36 |
| More Info: | Search Wikipedia: Wavellite (Wiki) Search Mindat: Wavellite Search Web Mineral DB: Wavellite |
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