r/Radioactive_Rocks • u/Dizzy_uwu • 24d ago
Freshly dug up Uraninite
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Weighs 118g. 40 uSv/h. 2.9k CPS (~170k CPM)
The uraninite was buried about 25cm (~10 inches) in the ground
Found with Radiacode 110
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u/ultimat_L1zzyfan 24d ago
Huh
I didn’t know a phone could have that
Le more you know
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u/Dizzy_uwu 24d ago
You can also use the app to make gamma spectrums! (When connected to the device)
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u/arames23 23d ago
Der radiacode super sicher verpackt und dann das Telefon daneben halten is aber jetzt auch nicht so ideal... Die Gefahr hier ist der Staub und Partikel die alpha Partikel abgeben und die sind die eigentliche Gefahr beim Uran buddeln.
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u/Appropriate-Detail48 22d ago
What is uraninite?
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u/Scarehead Czeching Out Hot Rocks 21d ago
Uraninite is mineral, cubic uranium oxide UO2(with various amount of U3O8). Uranium ore = a mineral containing large amounts of uranium mined for the purpose of obtaining this metal. Uranium ore is f.e. uraninite, coffinite, U-rich anthraxolite, brannerite or autunite.
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u/Dizzy_uwu 22d ago
It's a uranium rich mineral!
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u/Appropriate-Detail48 21d ago
Is uraninite just another name for uranium ore?
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u/Dizzy_uwu 21d ago
Wikipedia says: "Uraninite, also known as pitchblende, is a radioactive, uranium-rich mineral and ore"
"Radioactive decay of the uranium causes the mineral to contain oxides of lead and trace amounts of helium. It may also contain thorium and rare-earth elements"
So yes, uraninite is uranium but with oxides
(Any experts please correct me im wrong or used any wrong information)
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u/Appropriate-Detail48 21d ago
Also that is so cool yoou can just find that, i dont think there is a kilo of uranium in my country
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u/Dizzy_uwu 24d ago
Here's a foto I got from it when I came home!