Tyuyamunite (pronounced tuh-YOO-ya-moon-ite) is a very rare uranium mineral with formula Ca(UO2)2V2O8·(5–8)H2O. It is a member of the carnotite group. It is a bright, canary-yellow color because of its high uranium content. Also, because of tyuyamunite's high uranium content, it is radioactive.[6] It was named by Konstantin Avtonomovich Nenadkevich, in 1912, after its type locality, Tyuya-Muyun, Fergana Valley, Kyrgyzstan.[3]
Tyuyamunite | |
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General | |
Category | Vanadate mineral |
Formula (repeating unit) | Ca(UO2)2V2O8·(5–8)H2O |
IMA symbol | Tyu[1] |
Strunz classification | 4.HB.25 |
Dana classification | 40.2a.26.1 |
Crystal system | Orthorhombic |
Crystal class | Dipyramidal (mmm) H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
Space group | Pnna |
Unit cell | a = 10.63 Å, b = 28.36 Å c = 20.4 Å; Z = 4 |
Identification | |
Colour | Canary yellow, lemon-yellow; greenish yellow (upon exposure to sunlight) |
Crystal habit | Platy crystals often in radiating sprays, coatings, massive |
Cleavage | Perfect on {001}, micaceous; distinct on {100} & {010} |
Mohs scale hardness | 1+1⁄2 – 2 |
Lustre | Adamantine, waxy, pearly on {101}, dull |
Streak | Yellow |
Diaphaneity | Translucent to opaque |
Specific gravity | 3.57 – 4.35 |
Optical properties | Biaxial (−) |
Refractive index | nα = 1.675 nβ = 1.860 – 1.870 nγ = 1.885 – 1.895 |
Birefringence | 0.210 – 0.220 |
Pleochroism | weak: X = nearly colourless, Y = pale canary yellow, Z = canary yellow |
2V angle | 30° to 45° |
Dispersion | none |
Other characteristics | Radioactive |
References | [2][3][4][5] |
Formation and transformation
editTyuyamunite is formed by the weathering of uraninite, a uranium-bearing mineral. Tyuyamunite, being a hydrous mineral, contains water. Yet when it is exposed to the atmosphere it loses its water. This process changes tyuyamunite into a different mineral known as metatyuyamunite[6] Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2·3-5H2O.[7]
References
edit- ^ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
- ^ Handbook of Mineralogy
- ^ a b Tyuyamunite at Mindat
- ^ Tyuyamunite data on Webmineral
- ^ Tyuyamunite at Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery
- ^ a b Lynch, Dan R. and Bob Lynch, "Tyuyamunite," Ed. Brett Ortler, Michigan Rocks & Minerals, Adventure Publications, 2010 ISBN 978-1591932390
- ^ Metatyuyamunite on Mindat
External links
editLook up tyuyamunite in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
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