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Tyuyamunite

Radioactive

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Description
Locality: 
Ridenaur Mine, Prospect Canyon, Coconino County, Arizona, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.2 × 4.8 × 1.5 cm
Description

A rich cabinet specimen of tyuyamunite from the Ridenour Mine.   This specimen shows sharp crystals and crusts on both sides of matrix.

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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