NATURAL VARIETY
OF URANIUM ROCKS
6 LB. ASSORTMENT: $30.00 & 15.05 S/H
$30.00 plus shipping 6 lbs weight
These rocks were found mainly at ground surface at a mining
site 20 miles N.W. from Grants NM. Some of the rocks were
found at Lisbon Valley UT, near the town of Moab; also at
Uravan CO, the oldest uranium mining town in the USA. The
rocks are sold by weight totalling six lbs; they are NOT sold by size
or number. Each rock's activity level has been measured
with a Ludlum 2200 ratemeter / scaler,
the most accurate geiger instrument available.
The measured activity of the rocks varies,
but it averages at the same level as that
detected from FiestaWare ceramic orange dinner
plates crafted during the FiestaWare uranium
era, 1936-1943. A white dot (typing correctional
fluid) identifies on each rock the surface
area with fastest activity.
WHAT TYPE OF MINERALS
ARE THE URANIUM ROCKS?
The rocks at the New Mexico uranium field vary,
but mostly are these: Jurassic todilto limestone,
Uraninite (pitchblende), carnotite, coffinite,
or Tyuyamunite. Advice from geologists who can
identify these rocks' mineral types more
precisely will be appreciated. The New Mexico
uranium field is approximately 20 miles NW from
the mining town of Grants. 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. These
handsome rocks were made in USA!
BONUS 40-MINUTE DVD VIDEO,
NOT FOUND ON YOUTUBE!
Enclosed with the uranium rock will be my
original DVD video disk, dated March 2017
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.)
ACTIVITY LEVELS OF THE ROCKS
Each rock is measured with a pancake probe (Ludlum 44-9, a standard
pancake) on a Ludlum 2200 ratemeter / scaler, the most accurate geiger
instrument available. LOW: 5,000 cpm or less; MID: 6,000 to 39,000
cpm; HIGH: 40,000 to 60,000 cpm. Rocks above 60,000 cpm are sold
individually, with single-rock ads. The first photo in each of my single-
rock ads shows the rock held by hand against a blue-sky background.
In this variety assortment of rocks, 15% are in the LOW range,
70% are in the MIDDLE range, and 15% are in the HIGH range.
These percentages are based on weight, NOT on number of rocks.
The descriptive terms LOW / MIDDLE / HIGH activity are by
comparison only with other natural uranium rocks; these terms DO
NOT compare any of the rocks with medical, industrial, or
military applications.
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.
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.
NAME OF THE NM URANIUM
FIELD IS MISLEADING
The Poison Canyon uranium field is located 20 miles NW
from the town of Grants NM. Its name has NO connection
to uranium or to radiation. The name refers to toxic non-
radioactive minerals (e.g., selenium) in the ground that
sicken farm animals which graze on this rural land.
SHIPPING COST: ONLY
THE ACTUAL USPS POSTAGE
Some sellers conceal the actual postage cost; My
software is set voluntarily to display the actual postage cost
at the heading of the shipping label. If the actual
postage cost is $0.40 or more below what you paid, I
will fully refund the amount overpaid to your 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; ATV vehicles are not allowed;
daily limits on permitted weight of rocks.
(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 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: $30.00 plus $15.05 s/h
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
"The old prospector" (age 74)
Stephen Buggie, Ph.D.
Psychology Professor Emeritus
Univ. of New Mexico, Gallup