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Wavellite

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Description
Locality: 
Altmannsgrün, Plauen, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.2 × 5.2 × 2.4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.90cm
Description

A fine german old-timer of radially grown, yellow- to olive-green colored Wavellite spheres on Quartz-rich matrix from Altmannsgrün. Rare historic material.

Mineral Data
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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