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Tyuyamunite

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Tyuyamunite

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Description
Locality: 
Marie Mine, Pryor Mountains, Big Horn County, Montana, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.4 × 2 × 1.4 cm
Description

Electric yellow crystals of tyuyamunite on matrix with exceptional color, luster, and form.   From the collection of Christopher J. Stephano.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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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