Wavellite

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Wavellite \Wa"vel*lite\, n. [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.
     [1913 Webster]