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Sample n° 5966

Minerals found in the sample
Mineral Formula Category Subcategory Importance
METATYUYAMUNITE Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2•3H2O vanadates - major
Description
Description: sample with yellow and chocolat-brown metatyuyamunite crystals
Origin
  • Country: USA
  • Region: Arizona
  • Locality: Monument Valley, Monument Nr 2 Mine
Specification
  • Donors: Frondel Harvard University
    Donation year: 1957
  • Sampling year:
    Registration date:
  • Quantity: X
    Size: 4 x 2 cm
  • Dimension code 1>2>3: 3
    Quality code 1>2>3: 1
  • Holotype: no
    Paratype: no
    Radioactive: yes
  • Thin section: no
    Chemical analysis: no
    X-Ray spectra: yes