Wavellite

  

 

  

Origin: Saline County, Arkansas, U.S.A.

Sample size: 6.6 x 3.1 x 2.5 cm (top), 4.1 x 3.3 x 3.0 cm (bottom)

 

  

Origin: Mt. Maudlin, Mt. Ida, Arkansas, U.S.A.

Sample size: 6.8 x 5.4 x 3.9 cm

 

  

Origin: Garland Co., Arkansas, U.S.A.

Ex. Ed Ruggiero collection

Sample size: 3.9 x 1.6 x 1.4 cm

 

  

Radiating starbursts of fibrous, teal wavellite crystals with unusual, yellow cores surrounded by sparkly, dark teal-blue variscite microcrystals

Origin: Ronneburg, Gera, Thuringia, Germany

Ex. Al Kidwell collection

Sample size: 9.0 x 5.7 x 3.0 cm

 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone