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Rutherfordine

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Rutherfordine

Ex. VANDENBERGHE Collection
Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Lualaba, DR Congo
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 4.5 × 2 cm
Description

First class specimen richly decorated with pale yellow rutherfordine crystal aggregates on a surface of strong yellow uranophane crystals, contrastingly accompanied by a large cluster of dark green malachite. The Rutherfordine crystal aggregates alone extend over an area of around 3 x 2 centimeters. Visually very appealing specimen with a rich setting. Comes with a collection label as pictured and with the original Vandenberghe labelling.

From the collection of Luc VANDENBERGHE, longtime mindat member and famous Belgian u-mineral collector. Specimen of a very well kept collection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Rutherfordine

Formula: 
(UO2)CO3
Strunz: 
5.EB.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
0.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Lukwengule, Uluguru Mts (Uruguru Mts), Morogoro Region, Tanzania
Labels
Label Images - only: Rutherfordine
Label Images - only: Rutherfordine

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