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Tyuyamunite from
Melvin Benally No. 1 Mine (Melvin Benally #1), West Carrizo Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Tyuyamunite
Formula:Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tyuyamunite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Melvin Benally No. 1 Mine (Melvin Benally #1), West Carrizo Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1292631
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1292631:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tyuyamunite
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘRocky Spring Mine, Boiling Over Well, Northeast Carrizo Mountains Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘHanley Mine (Sheepskin Mesa Mine; Hanley No. 1 & 3 claims), Kinusta Mesa, Cove Mesa Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘCove Mesa Mines Nos. 1 and 2 (North ⅓ of Cove Mesa; Cato Sells), Cove Mesa, Cove Mesa Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘCove Mine (Cove Mesa Mines; Plot No. 7 Mine; South ⅔ of Cove Mesa), Cove Mesa, Cove Mesa Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘChester Mud No. 1 Mine, Toh-A-Con Mesa, Cove Mesa Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘCove Mesa, Cove Mesa Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘLast Chance Mine, Black Rock Point, Black Rock Point Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘPlot No. 13 Mine, Black Rock Point, Black Rock Point Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘCarson Mine, Black Rock Point, Black Rock Point Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘSah Tah Mine (Saytah Mine), Black Rock Point, Black Rock Point Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
References
Scarborough, Robert B. (1981), Radioactive occurrences and uranium production in Arizona – Final Report, Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology Report for U.S. Department of Energy (Atomic Energy Commission), GJBX-143 (81) (March 1981). RME-2071: 118.
 
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