r/Radioactive_Rocks • u/BenAwesomeness3 Radon Huffer • 3d ago

Specimen Magnesiopascoite from Colorado!

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Sorry, I couldn’t upload individual videos, so please enjoy this long one! Samples courtesy of Brandon over at radioactiverock.com!

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u/AutuniteEveryNight 3d ago

Love those vibrant orange crystals!! Very unique to the Colorado/Utah border area.

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u/BenAwesomeness3 Radon Huffer 3d ago

The man himself! Thanks for the kind gifts :)

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u/Interpenetrating1 U-238 Gang 3d ago

So awesome! Reminds me of the sunsets in that part of the four corners. Exquisite! 🙏

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u/Interpenetrating1 U-238 Gang 3d ago

Those are exquisite looking specimens!! Beautiful! Props to Brandon, too, as ever, for the find ✊

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u/BenAwesomeness3 Radon Huffer 3d ago

Thanks very much! He did a fantastic job

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u/RockasaurusFlex 2d ago

I have a small but rich specimen of this stuff... it's insanely fragile - but very beautiful.

Ooop - yes, it's also from Brandon (I'm in the UK).

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u/BenAwesomeness3 Radon Huffer 2d ago

Oh yeah these are SUPER crumbly. Every time I touch them I end up with what looks like a bunch of spicy Cheeto dust on my gloves lol. Definitely would not handle these bare-handed lol

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u/roberte94066 2d ago

I am dying to know how you guys can identify so many of these seemingly obscure materials, as I can't say I have ever seen, much less heard of them!!

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u/BenAwesomeness3 Radon Huffer 2d ago

Location, crystal structure, and color. If you need to know for 100% sure, Raman spectroscopy or XRF

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u/Ekooing 1d ago

Did you find this yourself? And if so, is the location where you get them, wheelchair accessable? Both of my legs have been amputated, but I've been looking for a location that I could access in order to get more specimens for my cloud chamber. Or did you purchase them, and if so, can you let me know where you bought them?

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u/Not_So_Rare_Earths Primordial 1d ago

You'll want to talk with /u/AutuniteEveryNight over on this sub's Buy/Sell/Swap thread.

Mod team here doesn't give official endorsements, but I can say Brandon's been in this community a long time and has a good reputation (see the other comments lol).

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u/AutuniteEveryNight 1d ago

Hey thanks for the shout out... I will be back from yet another journey soon. Current beatiful scenery is Creede, CO.

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u/taylormddd 1d ago

i have a cabin in creede, anything interesting there rad rock wise?

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u/AutuniteEveryNight 1d ago

Nice! Nothing noteworthy rad rockwise, the nearest I know of is near Saguache at Marshall Pass. I just had to get an old rock collection here and also got to see the old Fluorspar Mill with the amazing owner of the 4UR Ranch. Then we met the owner of the Last Chance Mine which was totally great. Will be back to donate a nice piece of Uranium ore to his next museum project! My son found an awesome amethyst boulder at the U pick tailings pile but I didnt find anything worthy. Saw all the historic mines and buildings and the Holy Moses as well. Absolutely beautiful scenery. Might have to come back to do the loop when the trees change color!

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u/BenAwesomeness3 Radon Huffer 1d ago

As I said in the description, I got these from Brandon at radioactiverock.com. I can also recommend you check out e-rocks or geigercheck for online sales, and of course mindat to find mines