Moving mountains for you
Switch currency

Current Live Auctions

Current Live Fixed Price Sales

Metatyuyamunite

Views:
Watches:
AMM971107

Metatyuyamunite

Radioactive

Description Tabs

Description
Locality: 
Mutoshi Mine, Mutoshi, Kolwezi District, Lualaba, DR Congo
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.8 × 3 × 2.5 cm
Description

First-class specimen with lots strong yellow Metatyuyamunite crystal-aggregates high in contrast to dark-green malachite. High class collection-specimen of great specimen size. Rarely seen from the famous Mutoshi Mine. Optically magnificent!

From the collection of Luc VANDENBERGHE, longtime mindat member and famous Belgian u-mineral collector. Specimen of a very well kept collection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Metatyuyamunite

Formula: 
Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2·3-5H2O
Strunz: 
4.HB.25
Hardness: 
2.0
Streak: 
Yellow
Type Locality: 
Shiprock District, San Juan Co., New Mexico, USA

Seller Information

Payment options: offline, paypal_wpp, paypal_wps

Seller's terms and conditions

Accepted payment methods: PayPal, bank transfer.

Money back guarantee is valid until 14 days after receiving the payment. The refund will be initiated immediately upon receiving the minerals back. Due to the return time, there may be a delay in the refund.