r/Radioactive_Rocks

I was in Petaca, NM this week and used my yDog to locate a pod of these crystals where they had developed in the pegmatite millions of years ago. I was methodically following up on every weak signal at the surface until I found one that seemed localized rather than a random hit from dispersed radiation. Once I started digging the signal got stronger and I knew there was something good there and I just hoped that it was not encased in solid rock. I dug for perhaps 2 hours before pulling out the first few crystals. Eventually the hole was 2 feet deep, and I was standing in it. After about 4 hours of exhausting work I had pulled out 53 crystals. I managed to piece 23 of them together into 6 larger specimens. The largest is 4 inches tall. The XRF shows Ti, Fe, Pb, and of course U.

Today I set out to explore a forgotten site in Czechia, a uranium exploration site from the 1950s. No samples from that time have survived, but the effort to obtain some documentation samples for research was successful.

#1 190 K CpM UO2, Non-IDed fluorescent, Sandstone.

#2 365 K CpM Uranophane, UO2, Sandstone, Chalcopyrite.

#3 203 K CpM Uranophane, UO2, Antlerite, Chalcopyrite.

#4 284 K CpM Uranophane, UO2, Sandstone

#5 189 K CpM Uranophane, UO2, Sandstone, Chalcopyrite, Andersonite, Malachite, Non-IDed Fluor.

#6 291 K CpM Sandstone, Uranophane, Antlerite, UO2, Non-IDed fluorescent.

The highest cps I measured in this was 440 with my radiacode and over 8μsv/h. Can you guys help me identify which radioactive minerals could be in/on this rock?

If y'all say that there is a high chance that it can be a secondary uranium ore I will try to get a Geiger counter or a radiacode or something. I found this around bottellack in Cornwall UK so I know there is a chance it doesn't glow under 395nm and 365nm uv light but that was in broad daylight and I want your opinion one other question is that can you take it out of the UK or will you get a high fine or a criminal record? Thanks for all the help. Sorry for the bad photos I hope it is enough. It now lays in three layers of aluminum foil and 2 plastic bags

I found this Torbernite for sale at the North Pennines Mineral Expo today. It had to come home with me. I hope to do more in-depth analysis including some amazing crystal structure later, it's a stunner under the microscope.

Up to 20 cm(8") thick uraninite vein in abandoned uranium mine in the Czech republic with doserates strongly exceeding 1 mSv/h with radiacode. It was almost pure uraninite with small amount of pyrite and some recently formed secondaries.

@Radioactive Minerals CZ

My mom bought me this small card with rock samples on it about a decade or more ago and didnt know anything about it at the time. Does anyone know where this informative card with specimens was made?

#1 Lisbon Valley, Utah, remediated 170 K CpM. #2 Thompson District, Utah remediated, Pascoite and Carnotite w/ replaced veg. material 36 K CpM. #3 Red Canyon District, remediated, UO2 in mudstone/sandstone. 185 K CpM #4 Lisbon Valley, Utah UO2, Pet Wood, Cutler Fma. remediated,178 K CpM #5 Lisbon Valley, Utah UO2 in Sandstone, 198 K CpM remediated #6 Uravan, CO, Carnotite on Sandstone 67 K CpM remediated #7 Uravan, CO, Carnotite on Sandstone 62 K CpM remediated.

The green material here is Voglite, an uncommon U secondary. Sadly, these are very small crystals that are apparent only under magnification. The brown stuff in front is poorly preserved fossilized vegetable matter. 120 K CpM Old material. Adits are closed. S. E. Utah

Old material. No portion of this specimen reads less than 200 K Cpm. The orange color of the Limonite hides much of the yellow Zippeite, which glows with an intense greenish-yellow under 365 nm UV light. The UO2 itself is a thin (1 cm-2 cm) vein running through the entire specimen. Adits are closed, S.E.Utah