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Uranyl carbonate
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<p>Uranyl carbonate refers to the <a href="/facts/Inorganic_compound/TfFfzxSz">inorganic compound</a> with the formula UO2CO3. Also known by its mineral name <a href="/facts/Rutherfordine/fzjbkFmu">rutherfordine</a>, this material consists of uranyl (UO22+) and carbonate (CO32-). Like most uranyl salts, the compound is a polymeric, each uranium(VI) center being bonded to eight O atoms. Hydrolysis products of rutherfordine are also found in both the mineral and organic fractions of <a href="/facts/Coal/83kV3qxg">coal</a> and its <a href="/facts/Fly_ash/RrPNlq9t">fly ash</a> and is the main component of uranium in mine tailing seepage water. </p>