ALL meanings of wavellite
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W w - noun wavellite a hydrous aluminum fluorophosphate occurring as white to yellowish-green or brown aggregates of radiating fibers. 1
- noun wavellite a greyish-white, yellow, or brown mineral consisting of hydrated basic aluminium phosphate in radiating clusters of small orthorhombic crystals. Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH)3.5H2O 0
- noun wavellite a rare, semihard, orthorhombic mineral, hydrous aluminum phosphate, Al3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O, characterized by a radiating, globular structure 0
- noun wavellite (mineralogy) A hydrated aluminium phosphate, Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3·5H2O, sometimes mined as a source of phosphorus. 0