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Metatyuyamunite

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Metatyuyamunite

ex coll. Dr. Josef Lhoest, Belgium
Radioactive

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Description
Locality: 
Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi, Lualaba, DR Congo
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 5 × 3 cm
Description

Intense yellow, sharp crystal groups of metatyuyamunite and green malachite on matrix.

Found in the 1980s

Well balanced, aesthetic specimen from collection Dr. Josef Lhoest, Belgium

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
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Metatyuyamunite
Analysis Report - only: Metatyuyamunite
Analysis Report - only: Metatyuyamunite
Analysis Report - only: Metatyuyamunite
Analysis Report - only: Metatyuyamunite

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