TYUYAMUNITE


Meaning of TYUYAMUNITE in English

General Information:

Chemical Formula:

Ca(UO2)2V2O8·5-8(H2O)

Composition:

(Molecular Weight = 918.10 gm)

Calcium 4.37 % Ca

Uranium 51.85 % U

Vanadium 11.10 % V

Hydrogen 1.32 % H

Oxygen 31.37 % O

Empirical Formula:

Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2·6(H2O)

Locality:

Found in the Tyuya-Muyun (Tuja Mujun) hill, a northern spur of the Alai Mountains, Ferghana, in Turkestan.

Name Origin:

Named from its locality.

Physical Properties:

Cleavage:

[001] Perfect, [010] Distinct, [100] Distinct

Color:

greenish yellow or yellow.

Density:

3.3 - 4.3, Average = 3.8

Diaphaniety:

Translucent to Opaque

Habits:

Earthy - Dull, clay-like texture with no visible crystalline affinities, (e.g. howlite)., Scaly - Morphology like fish scales., Platy - Sheet forms (e.g. micas).

Hardness:

1.5-2 - Talc-Gypsum

Luminescence:

None.

Luster:

Adamantine - Pearly

Streak:

light yellow

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