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| Species: | Wavellite |
| Formula: | Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O |
| Comments: | "Wavellite is rare as thin colourless rosettes of fibrous crystals on joint planes in black slate. It also occurs as compact, white, fibrous linings to veins filled with turquoise." |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Wavellite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Edi-Cheshunt turquoise field, Whitfield, Rural City of Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 93902 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:93902:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 7f7a32ac-0881-4499-a921-2d4f932735c4 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Wavellite |
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| 28.6km (17.8 miles) | ⓘGreta South turquoise field, Greta South, Rural City of Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia |
| 45.9km (28.5 miles) | ⓘFry's Hut, Merrijig, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australia |
| 48.7km (30.3 miles) | ⓘPhosphate Hill, Mansfield, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australia |
| 52.7km (32.7 miles) | ⓘHowe's Creek Phosphate Belt, Mansfield, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australia |
| 70.8km (44.0 miles) | ⓘPeechelba wavellite occurrence (Killawarra; Boweya), Warby Ranges, Rural City of Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia |
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| Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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 | | Report (issue) | | PHOSPHATE MINERALS OF VICTORIA W. D. Birch and D. A. Henry Editors Special photography by Francesco...Francesco Coffa THE MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY OF VICTORIA INC. SPECIAL PUBLICATION NO. 3. 7 Printed by McPherson's...Society of Victoria Inc. P.O. Box 12162, A'Beckett Street, Melbourne. Victoria. 3000 Australia (Tel. (03)...(03) 669 9892). National Library of Australia Card Number and ISBN 0 9594573 2 1 In this series: Special...Minerals of the Maldon Goldfield, by J. C. Haupt. Special Publication No. 2: Zeolites of Victoria. W. D |
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