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== Formation and Transformation == |
== Formation and Transformation == |
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Tyuyamunite is formed by the [[weathering]] of [[uraninite]], a uranium-bearing mineral. Tyuyamunite, being [[hydrous]] mineral, contains water. Yet when it is exposed to the atmosphere it loses it water. This process changes tyuyamunite into a different mineral known as [[metatyuyamunite]].<ref>Lynch, Dan R., and Bob Lynch. "Tyuyamunite." Ed. Brett Ortler. Michigan Rocks & Minerals. N.p.: Adventure Publications, 2010. N. pag. Print.</ref> |
Tyuyamunite 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 it water. This process changes tyuyamunite into a different mineral known as [[metatyuyamunite]].<ref>Lynch, Dan R., and Bob Lynch. "Tyuyamunite." Ed. Brett Ortler. Michigan Rocks & Minerals. N.p.: Adventure Publications, 2010. N. pag. Print.</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 18:58, 24 May 2013
Overview
Tyuyamunite (pronounced tuh-YOO-ya-moon-ite) is a very rare mineral and 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.[1] It was named by Konstantin Avtonomovich Nenadkevich, in 1912, after its discovery locality, Tyuya-Muyun, Fergana Valley, Kyrgyzstan.[2]
Formation and Transformation
Tyuyamunite 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 it water. This process changes tyuyamunite into a different mineral known as metatyuyamunite.[3]
References
- ^ Lynch, Dan R., and Bob Lynch. "Tyuyamunite." Ed. Brett Ortler. Michigan Rocks & Minerals. N.p.: Adventure Publications, 2010. N. pag. Print.
- ^ http://www.mindat.org/min-4072.html
- ^ Lynch, Dan R., and Bob Lynch. "Tyuyamunite." Ed. Brett Ortler. Michigan Rocks & Minerals. N.p.: Adventure Publications, 2010. N. pag. Print.