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URANIUM ROCK ORE: JURASSIC TODILTO LIMESTONE 9.3 oz k206 .00 + .40 s/h
$ 47.52
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.00 plus .40 shippingJURASSIC TODILTO LIMESTONE
(uranium)
MINERAL ROCK
.00 plus .40 shipping 9.3 oz weight
314 grams
The rock was found, on the ground,
surface
20 miles NW of Grants NM
.
It was prospected during August 2019.
Its activity level is in the faster
range,
relative to other similar natural rocks and
above that of FiestaWare red plates.
Measurement was done with a Ludlum
2200 geiger-scaler, the most accurate
geiger instrument now available. Its
measured response rate is 206k CPM,
which is approximately 6.9 times that
measured from FiestaWare ceramic
dinner plates crafted during the Fiesta-
are uranium era,
1936-1943. The
white dot, seen in photos, identifies
the surface area with fastest activity.
The yellow color,
which is abundant on the
rock's
surfaces
and its many sedimentary
layers,
comes from
uranium oxide (U3O8)
which
is found throughout this rock.
The
image in the first photo can be seen as
the fossilized head image of a young
dinosaur; apply your imagination! Other
fossiled dinosaur skeletons, found among
uranium rocks, are displayed at the NM
Uranium Mining Museum at downtown
Grants NM.
Weight of rock: 9.3 oz (261 grams)
WHAT TYPE OF MINERAL
IS THE ROCK?
It is likely Jurassic todilto limestone uranium,
the most common uranium-bearing mineral at
this uranium field.
During the Jurassic era,
200 million to 146 million years ago, the canyon
was a very large lake. When dinosaurs drowned
in the lake (possibly chased into the water by
predators),
their carcasses
were fossilized. Today,
the Northwestern Cliffs at the canyon are part
of the famed
Morrison Formation
, known for
rich deposits of
uranium and dinosaur fossils.
Advice from geologists who can identify this ore
more precisely will be appreciated.
I will enclose a
published geology journal article that asserts this
canyon to be the
world center of "uranium-in-
limestone"
rocks
.
It is part of the "New
Mexico Uranium Belt;" 65% of all uranium
ore ever produced in the USA came from
mines located within 60 miles of this site.
This handsome rock was made in USA!
NEW MEXICO: TOP U.S. STATE
FOR URANIUM MINING
Historically, more uranium has been mined in
New Mexico than in any other state. WYOMING
has richer uranium reserves, but they are too
deep underground for large-scale mining to
be economically practical. VIRGINIA has
an absolutely gigantic uranium reserve at
Coles Hill VA, but in November 2019, the
U.S. Supreme Court upheld Virginia's
state law that bans any uranium mining.
COLORADO's earliest (1910) uranium mines
were at Uravan, but the wooden structures
that identified Uravan's 300 abandoned
underground mines have been completely
demolished
by the EPA
since April 2018,
making it
more difficult
for rock-hounds to
find the mines' piles of waste uranium rocks.
ALL FEDERAL REGULATIONS
ABOUT URANIUM ROCKS
ARE CORRECTLY OBEYED
(1) Bureau of Land Management (BLM):
Collection of rocks is okay for rock
hounds; ATM vehicles are not allowed;
daily limits on weight of rocks allowed.
(2) Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC):
No manufacturing from rocks allowed
without NRC advance license; correct
labeling
; medical health safety statement.
(3) U.S. Post Office (USPS): Double-
box packaging of rocks; shielding of
rocks; ground transport; no exports
allowed to any other countries.
BONUS 40-MINUTE DVD VIDEO,
NOT FOUND ON YOUTUBE!
Enclosed with the uranium rock will be
my original DVD video disk, dated March
2017 and July 2019. This 40-minute
video provides a narrated video tour of
the NM locale where many rocks can be
found through prospecting. This exclusive DVD
video program is
enclosed at no extra cost.
(This
video
is
NOT
to be uploaded to YouTube.)
ALL GOVERNMENTAL AND POSTAL
REGULATIONS
ARE FOLLOWED
These regulations allow rock collectors to
own and to mail natural uranium rocks. The
federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
owns uranium fields and allows hobbyist "rock
hounds"
to gather rocks at those fields. The
rocks must be properly labeled, and must be
double-boxed when mailed. The federal Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC) does not allow manufacturing
of anything from the rocks without an advance
NRC license.
The rock parcels can be mailed
to addresses within the
USA but are
NOT
allowed to be exported
to any foreign country.
SHIPPING NOTES
I do combined shipping, so look at my other
ads, also. If you order two or more items,
pay the postage as stated in the ad. Then,
when the parcel is mailed, I will refund
any overpayment on postage above
the actual cost of postage. The
parcel will be wrapped and shipped in
accordance with all postal regulations.
The following postal statement will
be affixed to the package
NATURAL UNPROCESSED ORE
This package conforms to the standards of the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission's rules 40.13
and 40.22, as well as
USPS Packaging Instruc-
tion 7A
and USPS Publication 52, Section 347.22
Price: .00 plus .40 shipping
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Prof. Stephen Buggie
Psychology Professor Emeritus
Univ. of New Mexico, Gallup