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Description
Locality: 
Mauldin Mountain, Montgomery County, Arkansas, United States of America
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.8 × 2.5 × 1.2 cm
Description

Pale green radial acicular crystals up to 1 cm, very rich on Quartz.

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Fluorwavellite

Formula: 
Al3(PO4)2(OH)2F·5H2O
Strunz: 
8.DC.50
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3½ - 4
Colour: 
Green to yellowish-green and yellow
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Silver Coin Mine, Valmy, Iron Point District, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA Or Wood Mine, Del Rio, Del Rio District, Cocke Co., Tennessee, USA