Tags: Chemical Substance, Mineral.
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. It was named by Konstantin Avtonomovich Nenadkevich in 1912 after its discovery locality Tyuya-Muyun Fergana Valley Kyrgyzstan.
