Mineral Factbook

Tyuyamunite

Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2OIMA symbol: Tyugrandfathered

Tyuyamunite is an oxide or hydroxide mineral with the formula Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O, crystallizing in the orthorhombic system. It has typically yellow in color, a specific gravity of 5.76. Its streak is yellow.

Photos

Tyuyamunite specimen photo
Weirdmeister · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Tyuyamunite specimen photo
Weirdmeister · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Tyuyamunite specimen photo
Raúl Jorge Tauber Larry · Public domain · Commons
Tyuyamunite specimen photo
Alberto Salguero · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons

Physical properties

Specific gravity
5.76 g/cm3single sourceFord, Dana's Textbook of Mineralogy, 3rd ed. (1922)
Color
yellowsingle sourceFord, Dana's Textbook of Mineralogy, 3rd ed. (1922)
Streak
yellowsingle sourceWikidata (CC0)

Classification

Nickel-Strunz (10th)4.HB.25Wikidata (CC0)
Nickel-Strunz (9th)4.HB.25Wikidata (CC0)
Dana (8th)40.2a.26.1Wikidata (CC0)