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Tyuyamunite from
Placerville Mining District, Lower San Miguel Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mining District
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 Placerville Mining District, Lower San Miguel Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:433298
Long-form Identifier:1:3:433298:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tyuyamunite
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘBlue Eagle Mine, Lone Cone Mining District (Dunton Mining District), Dolores County, Colorado, USA
56.4km (35.1 miles) ⓘCentennial Mine, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
63.1km (39.2 miles) ⓘBitter Creek Mine, Paradox Valley, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
63.9km (39.7 miles) ⓘJ J Mine, Paradox Valley, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
64.0km (39.8 miles) ⓘParadox A; B; C (Great Eastern; Canary Bird No. 2; Thunderbolt; Mineral Joe; Great Western), Montrose County, Colorado, USA
64.6km (40.1 miles) ⓘMineral Joe No. 1 Mine, Paradox Valley, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
66.0km (41.0 miles) ⓘHummer Mine, Paradox Valley, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
66.2km (41.1 miles) ⓘMucho Grande Mine, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
66.2km (41.1 miles) ⓘJo Dandy Mine, Paradox Valley, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
66.3km (41.2 miles) ⓘPeanut Mine, Bull Canyon, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
References
U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1072E
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
 
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