Wavellite
Beautiful Wavellite mineral specimens from the renowned Mount Ida Mountain Mine in Arkansas, USA, and other locations. Its signature characteristic lies in its green to yellow-green or white botryoidal (grape-like) crystals aggregates.
As a specialty, we offer Wavellite jewelry crafted in our own studio.
Wavellite
Item-No.: MINS1212 Price: 35.00 EUR
Mount Ida Mountain Mine, Mt Ida, Montgomery Co., Arkansas, USA
Wavellite
Item-No.: MINS1291 Price: 25.00 EUR
Mount Ida Mountain Mine, Mt Ida, Montgomery Co., Arkansas, USA
Wavellite
Item-No.: MINS1509 Price: 32.00 EUR
Mount Ida Mountain Mine, Mt Ida, Montgomery Co., Arkansas, USA
| Synonyms: | Bialite, Fischerite, Kapnicite, Lasionite, Lazionite, Zepharovichite |
| Classification: | Phosphates |
| Chemical formula: | Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O |
| Crystal system: | Orthorhombic |
| Density (g/cm3): | 2,36 measured, 2,37 calculated |
| Tenacity: | Brittle |
| Cleavage: | Perfect on {110}, good on {101}, distinct on {010} |
| Fracture: | Irregular/uneven, sub-conchoidal |
| Hardness (Mohs): | 3,5 - 4 |
| Colour: | White and colourless, green to yellowish-green and yellow, greenish white, yellowish-brown, brown, brownish-black, blue |
| Lustre: | Vitreous, greasy, pearly |
| Streak: | White |
| Type locality: | High Down Quarry, Filleigh, North Devon, Devon, England, UK |