Tyuyamunite

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Specimen of Tyuyamunite from Ridenaur Mine, Coconino County, Arizona, USA

© Photo by Leon Hupperichs (via Wikimedia Commons), CC-BY-SA 3.0

Properties

Formula Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2ยท5-8H2O
Abbreviation Tyu
Classification Carnotite (group)
Luminescence emitter UO2
IMA Status Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1912
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Crystal symmetry Orthorhombic, Point group mmm, Space group Pnna (#52)
Tags Mineral, Uranyl , Vanadate , Hydrated

Composition

Element Wt%
H 1.32
Ca 4.37
U 51.85
V 11.1
O 31.37
Total: 100.01

Reference

Reference Lines Spectra Images
Gorobets and Rogojine 2002 3 0 0