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See also: Wavellite
English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Wavellite-199443.jpg/220px-Wavellite-199443.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]Named after British naturalist Dr. William Wavell (1750–1829), who discovered the mineral, + -ite.[1]
Noun
[edit]wavellite (countable and uncountable, plural wavellites)
- (mineralogy) A hydrated aluminium phosphate, Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3·5H2O, sometimes mined as a source of phosphorus.
Translations
[edit]hydrated aluminium phosphate
References
[edit]- ^ Green, David, Cotterell, Tom, Jones, I., Cox, D., Cleevely, R. (2007) “Wavellite: its discovery and occurrences in the British Isles.”, in UK Journal of Mines and Minerals, volume 28, pages 11–30
Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Wavellite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “wavellite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.