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Wavellite

Pseudomorph

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Description
Locality: 
Lavers Hill, Fish Creek, South Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.4 × 4.7 × 3.8 cm
Description

A crust of very fine yellow/green balls of wavellite on a dolomite rock matrix. Has been cut by saw on the base to give a good angle for viewing.

Little known locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Wavellite

Formula: 
Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3·5H2O
Strunz: 
8.DC.50
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White.
Type Locality: 
High Down Quarry, Filleigh, North Devon, Devon, England, UK
Gondwana Minerals