JR8675309
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Post by JR8675309 on Sept 29, 2021 8:31:05 GMT -5
Good morning everyone. Does anyone have a favorite device for testing for radiation in their collected rocks? We do have the potential to run up on uranium out here and I'm curious if anyone has a Geiger counter. If so, what brand, how much was it and where did you buy it ( I mean hey, I want to be safe but I still like a good deal).
Thanks!
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Post by rockjunquie on Sept 29, 2021 9:01:05 GMT -5
I don't know if this is helpful, but my BIL picked up a nice one on eBay a while back. Old vintage lantern socks are used to calibrate.
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Post by jasoninsd on Sept 29, 2021 20:19:46 GMT -5
Make sure the one you get actually works...or else...  |
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JR8675309
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Post by JR8675309 on Sept 29, 2021 22:08:07 GMT -5
rockjunquie I'm not sure what that last sentence means... what are "old vintage lantern socks"? I feel like I'm missing something  . jasoninsd right?
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quartz
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Post by quartz on Sept 29, 2021 22:29:00 GMT -5
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JR8675309
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Post by JR8675309 on Mar 11, 2022 20:10:28 GMT -5
Resurrecting this one. Anyone have a Geiger counter?
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Post by quartzilla on Mar 12, 2022 5:59:48 GMT -5
I have a vintage one somewhere that runs on a 6 volt (?)battery but I’ve never used it. I know the Russian ones that sell for about 150 are supposed to be decent reliable units but I’m guessing those are off limits now.
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Post by Peruano on Mar 12, 2022 9:51:10 GMT -5
I borrowed a vintage one from a friend. After investing a few $$ worth of batteries and fiddling with a bunch of material that I was pretty sure should have some reactivity, I convinced myself it was a process that was not worth it for what it was telling me. I have my mother's orange fiesta ware on the shelf so I'm not going to worry about rocks in the shop.
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Post by vegasjames on Mar 12, 2022 9:56:24 GMT -5
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Post by vegasjames on Mar 12, 2022 9:59:55 GMT -5
Yes, these are one source of radiation. When I was in high school I was in the Junior Academy of Science and we got invited to the Nuclear Society convention. One of the booths had various sources of radiation we normally would not think of with a Geiger counter to show the levels. Among other examples they had were these Coleman lantern mantels and some ceramic glazed dishes. Some ceramics due have radioactive glazes. |
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Post by Tommy on Mar 12, 2022 12:28:02 GMT -5
I am of no help in your quest but the topic made me giggle ... I currently have a 400 lb river polished serpentine boulder in the back of my truck and yesterday while dropping off a small load of pressure treated wood at the hazardous waste facility the guy looked in my bed and asked if it was just the wood ... so of course with a straight face I replied yes and the uranium boulder  My wife nearly spit a drink of water she was taking and the look on the guy's face was one of sheer terror. I need to stop doing stuff like that. |
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Post by oregon on Mar 12, 2022 12:50:15 GMT -5
Fiesta ware, or Uranium Glass, which also just happened to show up with my UV Flashlight the other day  edit: - I *think* it's Manganese in the old bottles, Uranium glass tends to have a green cast under normal light as well. These also show no radioactivity. I'd be happy to be corrected.  |
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JR8675309
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Post by JR8675309 on Mar 12, 2022 13:15:48 GMT -5
I am of no help in your quest but the topic made me giggle ... I currently have a 400 lb river polished serpentine boulder in the back of my truck and yesterday while dropping off a small load of pressure treated wood at the hazardous waste facility the guy looked in my bed and asked if it was just the wood ... so of course with a straight face I replied yes and the uranium boulder My wife nearly spit a drink of water she was taking and the look on the guy's face was one of sheer terror. I need to stop doing stuff like that. Dude, I thought I would die laughing reading that!! I can't begin to describe how funny and how many times I'm gonna tell that story! |
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Post by JR8675309 on Mar 12, 2022 13:16:38 GMT -5
Fiesta ware, or Uranium Glass, which also just happened to show up with my UV Flashlight the other day  Dang! I had forgotten about that! Super cool. Thanks for taking the time to share. |
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Post by Tommy on Mar 12, 2022 13:41:04 GMT -5
Dude, I thought I would die laughing reading that!! I can't begin to describe how funny and how many times I'm gonna tell that story! It's hard to blame the guy - It's a safe bet that it's the first time he ever saw a gigantic smooth green boulder in the back of someone's truck.   |
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Post by realrockhound on Mar 13, 2022 3:45:54 GMT -5
If you’re from prineville, I’m assuming you remember the nature conservation protests a few years back? They wanted to close the ochocos down for “conservation”. It was never about that. Turns out it was about the uranium.
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Post by JR8675309 on Mar 13, 2022 13:55:40 GMT -5
If you’re from prineville, I’m assuming you remember the nature conservation protests a few years back? They wanted to close the ochocos down for “conservation”. It was never about that. Turns out it was about the uranium. I don't live in Prineville but feel like this is something I would have heard about. Tell me more... or point me in the news direction? |
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My wife nearly spit a drink of water she was taking and the look on the guy's face was one of sheer terror. I need to stop doing stuff like that.
