Fluorwavellite is a rare phosphate mineral with formula Al3(PO4)2(OH)2F•5H2O.Kampf, A.R., Adams, P.M., Barwood, H., and Nash, B.P., 2015. Fluorwavellite, IMA 2015-077. CNMNC Newsletter No. 28, December 2015, 1862; Mineralogical Magazine 79, 1859–1864 As suggested by its name, it is a fluorine-analogue of wavellite (hence its name), a rather common phosphate mineral. Chemically similar aluminium fluoride phosphate minerals include fluellite, kingite and mitryaevaite.
Occurrence Fluorwavellite was discovered in Silver Coin mine, Valmy, Humboldt County, Nevada, US.
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