$22.00 plus $13.40 shipping
JURASSIC TODILTO
LIMESTONE
(uranium rock)
$22.00 plus $13.40 shipping 6.8 oz weight
The rock was found at Poison Canyon, near
Grants NM. It was prospected during March
2019. It was NOT from any rock pile dumped
from the nearby mines; I suspect that it had
lain in its place untouched for millions of years.
The rock is from the Jurassic geological era,
200 million to 146 million years ago. The P3
large pancake probe and Bicron Surveyor
geiger counter detected its presence at a
depth of 5-6 inches, totally underground.
Its rich yellow encrustation on all sides
is U3O8, uranium oxide. Its activity level,
73k cpm, is in the faster range, relative
to other similar natural rocks and above
that of FiestaWare red plates. Its
measured response rate is approximately
2.4 times that detected from FiestaWare
ceramic dinner plates crafted during the
FiestaWare uranium era, 1936-1943. The
white dots, seen in photos, identify the
rock's surface sites with fastest activity.
Weight of rock: 6.8 oz (190 gm)
WHAT TYPE OF MINERAL
IS THE ROCK?
It is likely Jurassic todilto limestone.
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
mines ever produced in the USA came from
mines located 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 had 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.
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 Agency (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.
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 these 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.
BONUS 40-MINUTE DVD VIDEO,
NOT FOUND ON YOUTUBE!
Enclosed with the uranium rock will be my
original DVD video disk, Poison Canyon Uranium,
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
found through prospecting. This exclusive DVD
video program is enclosed at no extra cost.
(This video is NOT to be uploaded to YouTube.)
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 uranium 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 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: $22.00 plus $13.40 shipping
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Stephen Buggie, Ph.D.
Psychology Professor Emeritus
Univ. of New Mexico, Gallup