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Turanite Tangeite & Arseniosiderite

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Turanite Tangeite & Arseniosiderite

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Description
Locality: 
Tyuya-Muyun, Osh Oblast, Kyrgyzstan
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 2.3 × 1.3 cm
Description

Very nice and rich specimen of very rare, dark green Turanite with more light green Tangeite and brownish yellow sprays of Arseniosiderite on matrix from Tyuya-Muyun Cu-V-U deposit in Kyrgyzstan - Type Locality for Turanite and Tangeite! Analyzed!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Turanite

Formula: 
Cu5(VO4)2(OH)4
Strunz: 
8.BB.70
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic (?)
Hardness: 
5.0
Type Locality: 
Tyuya-Muyun Cu-V-U deposit (Radium Mine), Alai Range (Alay Range), Osh Oblast, Kyrgyzstan

Tangeite

Formula: 
CaCu(VO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BH.35
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Glavnaya vein, Tyuya-Muyun Cu-V-U Deposit (Radium Mine), Alai Range (Alay Range), Osh Oblast, Kyrgyzstan

Arseniosiderite

Formula: 
Ca2Fe3+3(AsO4)3O2·3H2O
Strunz: 
8.DH.30
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Manganese deposit, Romanèche-Thorens, La Chapelle-de-Guinchay, Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy, France

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