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Tyuyamunite

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Tyuyamunite

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Description
Locality: 
Butler #2 Mine, Crescent Creek, Garfield County, Utah, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.4 × 2.4 × 1.8 cm
Description

Beautful yellow rosettes of tyuyamunite on a contrasting black matrix.   These specimens with the black matrix came from a small zone in the mine and most of the specimens on the market lack this attractive feature. 

Mineral Data
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Tyuyamunite

Formula: 
Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O
Strunz: 
4.HB.25
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
Tyuya-Muyun Cu-V-U deposit (Radium Mine), Alai Range (Alay Range), Osh Oblast, Kyrgyzstan

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