| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Wavellite |
| Formula: | Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| Comments: | acicular crusts alternating with clay minerals, probably due to groundwater level fluctuations. |
| Habit: | crusts of acicular crystals; fibrous-radiating globular aggregates; isolated crystals (striated along the c axis) |
| Colour: | colourless, white to yellowish-grey |
| Luminescent properties: | green (UV of unspecified wavelength according to Bariand et al., 2006) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals: |
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| Associates: | Turquoise
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| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Turquoise | 4 |
| Amblygonite | 3 |
| Dufrénite | 1 |
| Chalcosiderite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Wavellite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Montebras Mines, Montebras, Soumans, Aubusson, Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (7 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 25156 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:25156:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Wavellite |
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| 52.7km (32.7 miles) | ⓘL'Eperon-West mine (Travaux Marion), Montmins mining district, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 52.7km (32.7 miles) | ⓘLe Mazet vein no. 1, Le Mazet, Montmins mining district, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 53.0km (32.9 miles) | ⓘBeauvoir quarry, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 53.1km (33.0 miles) | ⓘSte Barbe vein (Les Montmins), Montmins mining district, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 53.3km (33.1 miles) | ⓘÉperon quarry, Montmins mining district, Échassières, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| References |
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Patureau, Jacques, Chiappero, Pierre-Jaques, Lebocey, Julien, Mairecolas, Mélanie (2011) Mines et minéraux de Montebras, Soumans, Creuse [Mines and minerals of Montebras, Soumans, Creuse]. Le Règne Minéral, 17 (99). 5-33 |
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Montebras Mines, Montebras, Soumans, Aubusson, Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France