Wavellite (rare locality)

Item Description

The Willard Mine in Nevada is a former gold producer, that might be known for its secondary minerals. This piece is one of the very few Wavellite specimens we've had to offer of this material. This small cabinet specimen is filled with attractive snow-white "sprays" of Wavellite measuring to about 5 mm across, on matrix. Very fun to view up close, good quality when seen with magnification. See the 2001 Mineralogical Record article in Vol. 32, No. 4 for more information.
From the collection of Gary Weaver of Prescott, Arizona (1944-2019). Gary was an electrical engineer who worked for many years for Hughes Aircraft in California. After retiring to Prescott, Arizona in the early 2000s, Gary rekindled his childhood love of minerals, amassing a collection of roughly 2000 specimens focusing on localities in which he and his wife had lived or visited (Mexico, Peru and the western / southwestern United States). You can read Gary's obituary here https://www.dcourier.com/news/2019/apr/27/obituary-gary-richard-weaver/