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Tyuyamunite from
La Salle Mine (La Salle Group), Montrose County, Colorado, 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 La Salle Mine (La Salle Group), Montrose County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:573350
Long-form Identifier:1:3:573350:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tyuyamunite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘUravan No. 2 Mine, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘSpring Creek Mesa, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘEvening Star Mine, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
5.9km (3.6 miles) ⓘAbajo Nos. 1-5, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘGolden Cycle Mine (Bowen), Montrose County, Colorado, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘParadox Belle (Paradox Bell), Montrose County, Colorado, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘBitter Creek Mine, Paradox Valley, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘHummer Mine, Paradox Valley, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘJo Dandy Mine, Paradox Valley, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘMineral Joe No. 1 Mine, Paradox Valley, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
References
Weeks, A. D., Lindberg, M. L., Truesdell, A. H., Meyrowitz, R. (1964) Grantsite, a new hydrated sodium calcium vanadate from New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah. American Mineralogist, 49 (11-12) 1511-1526
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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