A beautiful blue wavellite from Mauldin Mountain, in Montgomery Co., Arkansas. This find is distinctive from other finds of blue wavellite I'm familiar with - whereas most is a late-stage growth over green wavellite spheres, this find is true blue to the core. Broken radial sprays show blue coloration throughout, indicating there never was a green stage. This piece has exceptional color and luster for the find. It shows good botryoids (spheres) in several areas nestled in a bit of matrix. There are some broken botryoids on the edges, which is to be expected, but they actual add something to the piece in my opinion - they allow you to see the radial growth structure of the wavellite crystals that form the spherical aggregates.
Dimensions: 1.45 x 0.94 x 0.51 in (3.6 x 2.4 x 1.3 cm)
