Wavellite
Arkansas Wavellite - Think Green
Avant Wavellite - Mauldin Mountain Wavellite
The two major locations for Arkansas wavellite are Mauldin mountain just west of Mount Ida in Montgomery County and the Avant area north of Lake Ouachita. Both locations are under BLM preference right leases. The lease at Mauldin mountain is called the Dustin & Austin Mine and is owned by Tim Hill. This lease is a small, part time operation with limited production. The earliest collected site is near the community of Avant on the northeast end of Lake Ouachita in Garland County. Some may know the area as Dug Hill. The deLinde wavellite and variscite 80 acre BLM lease is located to the east of the Dug Hill area and we acquired it from Mr. deLinde on December 6, 2007. This lease was only mined for about one week in 1976. This lease was only mined for about one week in 1976. Read more about the history of this area. We started digging June 21, 2008. Clear Creek Mine is the sole source for marketing/selling the wavellite from both areas.
Wavellite is a phosphate mineral (hydrated aluminum phosphate), usually in various shades of green, ranging from dark rich emerald green to bright green, apple green, and pale green. The more uncommon colors are blue, yellow, brown and black. It is found in fractures in hydrothermal regions and in phosphate rock deposits sometimes call Bigfork Chert. The name is after William Wavell, the English physician who discovered it. Crystals are rare and wavellite usually forms in hemispherical or globular aggregates with a radiated structure. These are just a few of the specimens available from the Avant area.
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 W01 Multi color wavellite - $20.00 |  W02 - $15.00 |
 W03 - $35.00 |  W04 Up to 1" diameter cat's eyes - $30.00 (Sold) |
 W05 Rare wavellite on variscite specimen - $50.00 |  W06 - $5.00 |
 W07 - $10.00 |  W08 - $10.00 |
 W09 Emerald green wavellite - $25.00 (Sold) |  W10 - $15.00 |
 W11 - $15.00 |  W12 Deep green - $30.00 |
 W13 - $25.00 (Sold) |  W14 - $5.00 (Sold) |
 W15 5 balls on matrix - $20.00 (Sold) |  W16 Emerald green - $10.00 (Sold) |
 W17 Rare blue wavellite - $20.00 (Sold) |  W18 - $10.00 |
 W19 - $10.00 (Sold) |  W20 Blue wavellite - $30.00 |
 W21 Unusual mixed black and green cat's eyes - $15.00 |  W22 - $10.00 (Sold) |
 W23 - $15.00 |  W24 Multi banded cat's eyes - $25.00 |
 W25 - $15.00 (Sold) |  W26 - $20.00 |
 W27 - $10.00 |  W28 The cave - $20.00 (Sold) |
 W29 Blue-green cave - $20.00 |  W30 - $15.00 |
 Cabinet Specimens More large cabinet specimens on the Museum web page - $300.00 |
How To Order
How to order: Send Email request, call (870) 867-2443, or write to Stuart Schmitt, 60 Mary's Eagle Trail, Mount Ida, AR 71957. I offer a money back guarantee on all my crystal sales. If you're not satisfied, simply return the crystal and I'll refund your money.Shipping: Shipping cost will be added to the order. I usually ship U.S. Post Office Priority Mail within the US unless otherwise requested and use the USPS Postal Calculator to determine shipping costs. I can get about 20 pounds of crystals in the Priority Mail flat rate box for $10.70 shipping cost. Good news for international orders! The USPS Priority Mail International Flat Rate Box is just $43.45 for up to 20 pounds to any country (Canada and Mexico just $26.95). Other size USPS flat rate boxes also available.
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