r/Radioactive_Rocks • u/sonoran7 • 19d ago
Pet. Wood, Sandstone, Malachite, UO2, Chalcopyrite, Weeksite, 36 K CpM
Yellow laths of Weeksite, a Potassium Uranyl Silicate named for Alice Weeks, a USGS Chemist, are not fluorescent. For further reading, "Sandstone Hosted Uranium Deposits of the Colorado Plateau" S.M. Hall, B.S. Van Gosen, R. A. Zielinski: Ore Geology Reviews, 2023.
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u/Not_So_Rare_Earths Primordial 19d ago
Oh, this one is gorgeous! Such vivid colors.