Mineral description : Wavellite

Wavellite from Highdowns Quarry, Filleigh, Devonshire, England.

Mineral class	Phosphates : Wavellite - Lazulite group.
Chemical formula	Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3.(H2O)5
Crystal system	Orthorombic.
Habitus	Radiating acicular crystals in globular aggregates or botryoidal masses.
Cleavage	[110] perfect, [101] good, fracture fibrous.
Hardness	3.5-4
Density	2.36
Color	Often green, but also white, yellow, colorless, and brown.
Streak	White
Luster	Vitreous, transparent to translucent.
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Notes	Named after it's discoverer William Wavell in 1805. Type locality : Highdowns Quarry, Filleigh, Devonshire, England.
Locations	A rare mineral in Sweden. Hopukka, Kiruna, Lappland. Geologen, Kiirunavaara, Kiruna, Lappland Svappavaara, Leveäniemi, Kiruna, Lappland.

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