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Fluorwavellite

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Description
Locality: 
Willard Mine, Pershing County, Nevada, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 2 × 2 cm
Description

Outstanding white crystals of the extremely rare new mineral fluorwavellite (IMA 2015-077), the fluorine analog of wavellite, known from only four localities worldwide. 

It is interesting to note that being a new mineral, it occurs as macroscopic big crystals, almost 1 cm long !.

Willard mine in the fourth locality known.

It includes a label from Excalibur Mineral Company that will be sent to the buyer.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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

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