wavellite

American

[wey-vuh-lahyt] / ˈweɪ vəˌlaɪt /

noun

Mineralogy.

a hydrous aluminum fluorophosphate occurring as white to yellowish-green or brown aggregates of radiating fibers.

wavellite British

/ ˈweɪvəˌlaɪt /

noun

a greyish-white, yellow, or brown mineral consisting of hydrated basic aluminium phosphate in radiating clusters of small orthorhombic crystals. Formula: Al 3 (PO 4 ) 2 (OH) 3 .5H 2 O

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Etymology

Origin of wavellite

Named in 1805 after W. Wavell (died 1829), English physician, its discoverer; see -ite ¹

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A 19th Century Wavell discovered the mineral wavellite.

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