Wavellite

Wavellite was first described in 1805 for an occurrence at High Down, Filleigh, Devon, England and named by William Babington in 1805 in honor of Dr. William Wavell (1750–1829), a Devon-based physician, botanist, historian, and naturalist, who brought the mineral to the attention of fellow-mineralogists. It occurs in association with crandallite and variscite in fractures in aluminous metamorphic rock, in hydrothermal regions and in phosphate rock deposits. It is found in a wide variety of locations notably in the Mount Ida, Arkansas area in the Ouachita Mountains. It is sometimes used as a gemstone.

It is sometimes used as a gemstone.

Wavellite is thought to be one of the quartz crystals used by ancient Celts who believed that it could magically cure disease in cattle. What's more, it is rumored that ancient civilizations of Central and South America would carve wavellite into human skull shapes and venerate them, although no original artifacts to verify this have been excavated.

It is found in a wide variety of locations notably in the Mount Ida, Arkansas area in the Ouachita Mountains.

Wavellite is believed to bring out the good in a person, helping them to show more compassion and kindness for others. Considered by many to represent peace and love, it is said that this stone can reveal a person's hidden emotions, allowing them to heal from past trauma. Often used during full and new moon rituals, it may increase a person's intuitive abilities and innovative ideas.