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Wavellite Mineral Data
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General Wavellite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3•5(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 421.48 gm |
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Aluminum 19.20 % Al 36.29 % Al2O3 |
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Phosphorus 14.70 % P 33.68 % P2O5 |
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Hydrogen 3.11 % H 27.78 % H2O |
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Oxygen 60.74 % O |
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Fluorine 2.25 % F 2.25 % F |
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F -0.95 % -O=F2 |
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100.00 % 99.05 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Al3(PO4)2(OH)3F0.5•5(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Secondary mineral common in aluminous low-grade metamorphic rocks and phosphate rocks. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1805 |
| Locality: |
High Down quarry, Barnstaple, Devonshire, England. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named after William Wavell (?-1829) of England who discovered the mineral. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Wavellite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
Coeruleolactite - mixture of planerite + variscite + wavellite |
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ICSD 26816 |
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PDF 41-1360 |
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