CARNOTITE (uranium)
MINERAL ROCK
$42.00 plus shipping 6.1 oz weight 171 gm
The rock was found at the ground surface,
at a site, 20 miles NW from Grants NM. The
rock's activity level is in the faster range,
relative to other similar natural rocks and above
that of FiestaWare red plates. Its measured
response rate of 102k is about 3.4 times that
detected from FiestaWare ceramic
orange dinner plates crafted during the Fiesta-
Ware uranium era, 1936-1943. Measurement
was done with a Ludlum 2200 geiger/scaler,
the most accurate geiger instrument available.
The white dots, seen in photos, identify
the surface areas with fastest activity.
WHAT TYPE OF MINERAL
IS THE ROCK?
It is likely carnotite. Advice from
geologists who can identify this ore
more precisely will be appreciated. Poison
Canyon is approximately 20 miles NW from
Grants NM. It is part of the "New Mexico
Uranium Belt;" 65% of all uranium ever
produced in the USA came from mines sited
within 60 miles of this canyon. This
handsome rock was made in USA!
NAME OF THIS
URANIUM CANYON
The previous location name, Poison Canyon, was misleading.
The older location name has nothing to do with either uranium
or radioactivity. This canyon has several non-radioactive
minerals (e.g., selenium, arsenic) that are toxic if eaten
by livestock such as cattle or sheep. The new name,
Jurassic Canyon, is geologically and historically correct,
because the massive amount of uranium ore was released
to the surface here from the Mt. Taylor active volcano
during the Jurassic Era, when dinosaurs were common. In
June 2021, I found TWO fossilized juvenile velociraptor
skulls, both highly radioactive. If I find a third radioactive
dinosaur fossil, I will invite paleontologists (dinosaur
scientists) from Univ. of Chicago or from Yale Univ.
to join me here at the canyon, to prospect for more.
If I find a fourth radioactive fossil, I will contact the
producers of the Discovery Channel's DINO HUNTERS
series, and offer to escort them to Jurassic Canyon to
film a TV episode here; in that event, I will wear an
"Indiana Jones" dino prospecting outfit for the show!
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.
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.)
SHIPPING COST: ONLY
THE ACTUAL USPS POSTAGE
I have the software print the postage cost
at the top of the shipping label. If the actual
postage cost is $0.20 or more below what you paid,
I will fully refund the amount overpaid to your
PayPal account, as soon as the package is mailed.
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.
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
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: $42.00 plus $12.80 shipping
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Stephen Buggie, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Psychology
Univ. of New Mexico, Gallup