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Tyuyamunite from
Parco No. 7, Parco Mines, Yellow Cat Mesa, Thompsons Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USA


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Tyuyamunite

Parco No. 7, Parco Mines, Yellow Cat Mesa, Thompsons Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USA
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Tyuyamunite

Parco No. 7, Parco Mines, Yellow Cat Mesa, Thompsons Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USA
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Tyuyamunite

Parco No. 7, Parco Mines, Yellow Cat Mesa, Thompsons Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Tyuyamunite
Formula:Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
Formation:Secondary
Comments:Coating on matrix.
Habit:coating
Colour:yellow
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tyuyamunite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Parco No. 7, Parco Mines, Yellow Cat Mesa, Thompsons Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1646680
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1646680:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tyuyamunite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed U-V mine [5], Thompsons Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘConsolidation, Thompsons Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘJohns Incline, Thompsons Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘRube Mine, Thompsons Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed U-V mine [10], Thompsons Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘTelluride Mine group, Mollie Hogans, Thompsons Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘParco No. 23 Mine, Parco Mines, Yellow Cat Mesa, Thompsons Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘBlack Ape Mine, Thompsons Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed U-V mine [6], Thompsons Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed U-V mine [13], Thompsons Mining District, Grand County, Utah, USA
References
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