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Webster 1913 Edition

Wavellite

Wa′vel-lite

,
Noun.
[After Dr. Wm.
Wavel
, the discoverer.]
(Min.)
A hydrous phosphate of alumina, occurring usually in hemispherical radiated forms varying in color from white to yellow, green, or black.

Webster 1828 Edition

Wavellite

WAVELLITE

,
Noun.
A mineral, a phosphate or sub-phosphate of alumin; commonly found in crystals, which usually adhere and radiate, forming hemispherical or globular concretions, from a very small size to an inch in diameter. The form of the crystal is usually that of a rhombic prism with dihedral terminations.

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