Wavellite Cabochon

Wavellite is a rare phosphate mineral that crystallizes in the form of clusters, stalactites, skinny needle-like crystals, or as a spherical structure. The color most associated with this mineral is green to light green, but can also be found as white, yellow, blue, brown, black, and even colorless. Wavellite was first discovered in Devon, England by W. Babington in 1805. The most famous locality for Wavellite is in the Ouachita mountain range in Mount Ida, Arkansas. Also known as the Quartz capital of the world, these mountains have produced some of the nicest specimens of Wavellite the world has ever seen. Other notable localities include the UK, Bolivia, Germany, Japan, and Australia.