Wavellite Crystals Meanings and Properties
Mineral Information
Origin: Arkansas, U.S.A.
Mineral Species: Wavellite
Mineral Group: Phosphates
Chemical Formula: Al3(PO)4)2(OH,F)3.5H2O
Hardness: 3.5-4
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Colour: Green to yellowish-green and yellow, greenish white
Typical Appearance: Typically as radiating clusters of fibrous crystals forming globular masses. Often massive, filling fracture surfaces within the host matrix.
Esoteric Information
Birthstone: Aquarius
Chakra Alignment: Heart
Element: Water
Origin of Name & Mythology: Named in 1805 for William Wavell (1750 (1751?) - 1829), a physician in Harwood Parish, Devonshire, England, who discovered the mineral.
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