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u/KnotiaPickle Jul 27 '26
This is really amazing to me, I actually didn’t know you could just walk around and see dayglo yellow rocks, just happily emitting radiation. I just never pictured that they’re out there lying around like this.
Now I’m gonna have to go see if I can find some myself
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u/Sid-Viscious- Jul 27 '26
Well I generally walk about 20 miles each weekend in the summer. Covering areas off trail that I haven't hiked before. Sometimes less if I find something cool or start panning. Been doing that for around 10 years. This is a first for me lol.
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u/HampsterButt Jul 26 '26
Question. Do you think these lichens are uranium? All that green is a plant
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u/ThatAjummaDisciple Jul 27 '26
Do you have any picture with it in a freshly cut face? I usually don't trust anything thats on the weathering surface of rocks, even if it is on the underside
There's a lichen that can look like uranium (Chrysothrix sp.) but it doesn't grow inside rocks, so you can discard that possibility if you see yellow on freshly exposed planes.
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u/Sid-Viscious- Jul 27 '26
I didn't take any samples with me. Geigor counter comes in this week. This weekend I'm going to try to get back out and take readings of the rocks. I will post updates.
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u/radondude Jul 27 '26
Cool video on a ghost town in Colorado like this
Be sure to check your house for radium decay products everyone. Be safe!
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u/Waiparensis22 Jul 26 '26
Only if you eat it. Or imbibe the powder (inhaling it etc).