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Metatyuyamunite

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Metatyuyamunite

David P. Wilbur
Radioactive

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Description
Locality: 
Cueva Amarilla, Sierra Peña Blanca, Aldama Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.4 × 5.2 × 2.5 cm
Description

A rich and extremely colorful specimen of metatyuyamunite from an obscure Mexican locality.   This specimen features pods of electric yellow metatyuyamunite on a contrasting dark matrix.   From the uranium mineral collection of David P. Wilbur.

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

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