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Little Mountain Mining District, Big Horn County, Wyoming, USAi
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Tyuyamunite

Little Mountain Mining District, Big Horn County, Wyoming, USA
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Tyuyamunite

Little Mountain Mining District, Big Horn County, Wyoming, USA
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Tyuyamunite

Little Mountain Mining District, Big Horn County, Wyoming, USA
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Tyuyamunite

Little Mountain Mining District, Big Horn County, Wyoming, USA
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Tyuyamunite

Little Mountain Mining District, Big Horn County, Wyoming, USA
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Tyuyamunite

Little Mountain Mining District, Big Horn County, Wyoming, USA
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Tyuyamunite

Little Mountain Mining District, Big Horn County, Wyoming, USA
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Tyuyamunite

Little Mountain Mining District, Big Horn County, Wyoming, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° North , 107° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~79km
GRN:
N30W56
Type:
Mining District
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Mindat Locality ID:
7140
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:7140:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


(T. 58 N., R. 94 W.), 12 miles N of Lovell, W of Bighorn Lake; uranium minerals occur in sediment-filled caves of the Mississippi-aged Madison Limestone; the Fusner mine was one of the largest in the district. Rocks & Minerals 76:383

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMetatyuyamunite4.HB.25Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
ⓘTyuyamunite4.HB.25Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘBoltwoodite9.AK.15(K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH) · 1.5H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Jet'-

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HHydrogen
Hⓘ Boltwoodite(K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH) · 1.5H2O
Hⓘ MetatyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Hⓘ TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Boltwoodite(K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH) · 1.5H2O
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ MetatyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Oⓘ TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ Boltwoodite(K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH) · 1.5H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Boltwoodite(K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH) · 1.5H2O
KPotassium
Kⓘ Boltwoodite(K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH) · 1.5H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ MetatyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Caⓘ TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
VVanadium
Vⓘ MetatyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Vⓘ TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
UUranium
Uⓘ Boltwoodite(K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH) · 1.5H2O
Uⓘ MetatyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Uⓘ TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O

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