Tags: Chemical Substance, Mineral.
Rutherfordine is a mineral containing almost pure uranyl carbonate (UO2CO3). It crystallizes in the orthorhombic system in translucent lathlike elongated commonly radiating in fibrous and in pulverulent earthy to very fine-grained dense masses. It has a specific gravity of 5.7 and exhibits two directions of cleavage. It appears as brownish brownish yellow white light brown orange or light yellow fluorescent encrustations. It is also known as diderichite.
