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Wavellite from
Pwll Du Head, Pennard, Swansea, Wales, UK
| Locality type: | Headland | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Wavellite | |
| Formula: | Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O | |
| Comments: | White to sea-green and lime-green, acicular, radiating crystals of wavellite to a maximum of 25mm. Variscite as rare pale green spheres to 1mm and micro cacoxinite and crandallite all confirmed by XRD at the NMW and represent the first Welsh occurrences o | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Quartz | 1 | |
| Variscite | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Wavellite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Pwll Du Head, Pennard, Swansea, Wales, UK | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (6 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 67277 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:67277:3 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Wavellite | ||
| 0.2km (0.1 miles) | ⓘPwlldu Bay, Pennard, Swansea, Wales, UK | |
| 9.0km (5.6 miles) | ⓘCilifor Top (Hill), Llanrhidian Lower, Swansea, Wales, UK | |
| 57.5km (35.7 miles) | ⓘDownrew Quarry, Bishop's Tawton, North Devon, Devon, England, UK | |
| 58.4km (36.3 miles) | ⓘHigh Down Quarry, West Buckland, North Devon, Devon, England, UK | |
| References | ||
Pwll Du Head, Pennard, Swansea, Wales, UK