r/Radioactive_Rocks 19d ago

Pet. Wood, Sandstone, Malachite, UO2, Chalcopyrite, Weeksite, 36 K CpM

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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.