About Wavellite
Hydrated aluminum phosphate, known for its distinctive radiating globular crystal clusters, often green. It's a stone of decision-making, emotional balance, and enhancing intuition.
Primary Hues
Green, Yellowish-Green, Yellow, Brown, Blue, White, Colorless, often forms radiating globular or hemispherical aggregates with internal concentric banding
Geological & Scientific Details
Wavellite is classified as a phosphate minerals mineral which typically crystallizes in the orthorhombic system. Its chemical formula is Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3·5H2O. Common crystal habits include spherical, radial aggregates; striated prisms; crusty to stalactitic.
Key Geological Properties:
- Mineral Category: Phosphate minerals
- Chemical Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3·5H2O
- IMA Symbol: Wav[1]
- Crystal System: Orthorhombic
- Predominant Geological Color: Green to yellowish-green and greenish blue and blue. and yellow, brown, white and colorless
- Crystal Habit: Spherical, radial aggregates; striated prisms; crusty to stalactitic
- Cleavage: [110] perfect, [101] good, [010] distinct
- Luster: Vitreous to resinous, pearly
- Streak: White
- Diaphaneity: Translucent
Associated Minerals
- Variscite
- Crandallite
- Turquoise
- Cacoxenite
- Strengite