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Tyuyamunite and Calcite from Grants Uranium District, New Mexico

 
Tyuyamunite and Calcite from Grants Uranium District, New Mexico

Tyuyamunite and Calcite from Grants Uranium District, New Mexico

Tyuyamunite and Calcite from Grants Uranium District, New Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 82422
Mineral:Tyuyamunite and Calcite
Locality:Grants Uranium District, New Mexico
Description:Bright yellow tyuyamunite microcrystals with calcite microcrystals on sandstone. Tyuyamunite, Ca(UO2)2V2O8·H2O, is a rare hydrated calcium-uranium-vanadate that occurs in secondary uranium-vanadium deposits. Radioactive. Ex. Miller collection T3790; collected ca. 1970
Overall Size:29x17x14 mm
Crystals:micro
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