wavellite

[wey-vuh-lahyt]

noun Mineralogy.

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

Origin of wavellite

named in 1805 after W. Wavell (died 1829), English physician, its discoverer; see -ite¹

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Historical Examples of wavellite

But how is it that they are subdued into that spherical obedience, like a crystal of wavellite?
Proserpina, Volume 1
John Ruskin
Quartz ought to exist in a state of hydrate, and Wavellite, not Corundum, ought to be the state of alumina in granite.
The Life of Sir Humphrey Davy, Bart. LL.D., Volume 2 (of 2)
John Ayrton Paris

British Dictionary definitions for wavellite

wavellite

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

Word Origin for wavellite

C19: named after William Wavell (died 1829), English physician

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