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Post by vegasjames on Jan 1, 2022 19:41:53 GMT -5
Looks like chalcedony, opal, bindheimite and I believe some uranium minerals. Last photos show stones under UV light.
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Post by vegasjames on Jan 2, 2022 4:07:12 GMT -5
Just confirmed what I came back with is indeed uranium ore. The yellow coating is carnotite. Carnotite is a potassium uranium vanadate radioactive mineral with chemical formula K2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O.
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Post by knave on Jan 2, 2022 5:42:02 GMT -5
Great find!
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jan 2, 2022 10:15:34 GMT -5
Just confirmed what I came back with is indeed uranium ore. The yellow coating is carnotite. Carnotite is a potassium uranium vanadate radioactive mineral with chemical formula K2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O.
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Post by victor1941 on Jan 2, 2022 10:43:30 GMT -5
I especially liked the rock rolling down the hill. This reminded me of the cancelled TV show in Colorado that showed the mining of emeralds on Mount Antero and the frequent landslides that occurred because of unstable rock subsurface.
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Post by vegasjames on Jan 2, 2022 16:05:36 GMT -5
I especially liked the rock rolling down the hill. This reminded me of the cancelled TV show in Colorado that showed the mining of emeralds on Mount Antero and the frequent landslides that occurred because of unstable rock subsurface. I was pretty surprised at how crumbly the walls were. Next time I am going to use my larger pick Should be able to get through a lot of material pretty fast that way.
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Post by vegasjames on Jan 3, 2022 17:34:12 GMT -5
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Post by nowyo on Jan 4, 2022 10:11:56 GMT -5
Great stuff, James, good to see you posting some of your trips again.
Russ
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Post by vegasjames on Jan 16, 2022 10:12:50 GMT -5
Got an ID on the yellow flowery looking mineral on the surface as well. It is Bindheimite(lead antimony oxide hydroxide). Also got a Geiger counter. Shows medium radiation levels, which is consistent with carnotite (K2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O). 20220111_212340 by James Sloane, on Flickr 20220111_212631 by James Sloane, on Flickr
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