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R.U. Sirius

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Slightly hot, unknown specimen
« on: April 10, 2023, 06:56:07 PM »
I bought an affordable, made in the USA Geiger counter so I can go through my box of Dontknowite pieces I've accumulated over years. Only found this one radioactive specimen, counting in the ~100 CPM range.

Can anyone here make a guess as to what it might be? Looks like there are at least three different minerals in there.
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Re: Slightly hot, unknown specimen
« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2023, 02:10:52 PM »
Looks like medium temperature pegmatite feldspars with intermittent uraninite to me. The "rusty" spot is an indicator of isotopic decay.
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