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Wavellite from
Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia


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Wavellite, etc.

Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia
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Wavellite, etc.

Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia
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Wavellite

Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia
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Wavellite

Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia
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Wavellite, etc.

Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia
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Wavellite, etc.

Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia
05710140017363182679895.jpg
Wavellite

Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia
00700110017362298762477.jpg
Wavellite

Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia
06141410017271987527618.jpg
Wavellite, etc.

Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia
06343820017271983551855.jpg
Wavellite, etc.

Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia
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Wavellite

Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia
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Wavellite

Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Wavellite
Formula:Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Comments:"Colourless to white, prismatic wavellite crystals up to 1 mm long occur rarely, forming fibrous radiating aggregates in cavities with pale blue turquoise. The mineral has also been found as flattened radiating aggregates of pale blue crystals on joint planes in the granite."
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Variscite5
Turquoise5
Quartz2
- var Smoky Quartz1
Opal1
- var Opal-AN1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wavellite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:67159
Long-form Identifier:1:3:67159:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Henry, D.A., Birch, W.D. (1988) Sampleite and associated minerals from the Lake Boga granite quarry, Victoria, Australia. Australian Mineralogist: 3: 135-148.
Birch, W. D., Henry, D. A. - Eds. (1993) Phosphate Minerals of Victoria. Special Publication 3. Mineralogical Society of Victoriapp.14-27
 
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