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Wavellite & Turquoise

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Description
Locality: 
Palazuelo de las Cuevas, Aliste, Zamora, Castile & León, Spain
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.2 × 3.2 × 3.7 cm
Description

This phosphate deposit is well known for the occurrence of variscite which is sometimes accompanied by turquoise and other phosphates like wavellite. A nice example of wavellite (it is labeled as such .. i´d also suspect some variscite) with some turquoise from a more recent find.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Wavellite

Formula: 
Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3·5H2O
Strunz: 
8.DC.50
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White.
Type Locality: 
High Down Quarry, Filleigh, North Devon, Devon, England, UK

Turquoise

Formula: 
Cu(Al,Fe3+)6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.DD.15
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0

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