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Wavellite from
Silver Coin Mine, Valmy, Iron Point Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Wavellite
Formula:Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Comments:Also confirmed by XRD. Associated with turquoise
Habit:radiating striated blades
Colour:colorless
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Optical Analysis
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Turquoise16
Variscite6
Perhamite3
Quartz3
Meurigite-K3
Morinite3
Chlorargyrite2
Kidwellite1
Ferribushmakinite1
Strengite1
Fluellite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wavellite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Silver Coin Mine, Valmy, Iron Point Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (18 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:37304
Long-form Identifier:1:3:37304:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wavellite
19.0km (11.8 miles) Redhouse Barite Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
84.0km (52.2 miles) Carlin Gold Mine, Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
95.0km (59.0 miles) Gold Quarry Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
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