Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Quartz vs. Asagiite
It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Wavellite from
Minancos Mine, Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja, Portugal


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Minancos Mine, Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja, Portugal
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Minancos Mine, Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja, Portugal
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Minancos Mine, Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja, Portugal
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Minancos Mine, Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja, Portugal
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Minancos Mine, Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja, Portugal
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Minancos Mine, Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja, Portugal
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Wavellite
Formula:Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
SEM-EDS
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Crandallite4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wavellite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Minancos Mine, Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja, Portugal
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:968162
Long-form Identifier:1:3:968162:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wavellite
61.3km (38.1 miles) ⓘFilón Norte open pit (Filón Norte Mine), Tharsis Mines, Tharsis, Alosno, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
67.2km (41.8 miles) ⓘBugalho Mine, Alandroal-Nossa Senhora da Conceição - São Brás dos Matos-Mina do Bugalho e Juromenha-Nossa Senhora do Loreto, Alandroal, Évora, Portugal
75.7km (47.0 miles) ⓘMiguel Vacas Mine, Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São Bartolomeu, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal
90.5km (56.2 miles) ⓘMostardeira Mine, Glória, Estremoz, Évora, Portugal
References
Alves, Pedro (n.d.) Personal communication.
 
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