NATURAL URANIUM ROCK: TYUYAMUNITE
I found this rock during July 2019.
Weight is 15.8 oz., almost a pound!
DESCRIPTION OF THE ROCK
The rock's activity level is 3.3 times that of Fiestaware ceramic
plates that were made during the classic era of 1936-1943.
(100k cpm) Notice the frequent natural yellow color: one side
is nearly entirely yellow, and the other side has many yellow
areas. This yellow arises from natural uranium in the rock:
U3O8. When the rocks are processed at the uranium mill,
"yellowcake" is the final product. At the New Mexico Mining
Museum, Grants NM, a large glass container of yellowcake
powder is displayed. (This is the only uranium mining museum
in the entire world; during the 1950s, Grants NM boasted
of being "the uranium capital of the world.")
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 LEVEL OF THE ROCK
This rock is measured with a pancake probe on a Ludlum 2200
ratemeter / scaler, the most accurate geiger instrument available.
The 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 FEDERAL 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 any
manufacturing 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 COST: ONLY
THE ACTUAL USPS POSTAGE
Some sellers conceal the actual postage
cost; 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.
This sticker will be attached to the rock when it is
mailed to the purchaser:
NATURAL UNPROCESSED ORE
This package conforms to the standard of the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission's rules 40.13
and 40.22, as well as USPS Packaging Instruc-
tion 7A and USPS Pub. 52, Section 347.22
Included at no extra cost will be DVD disks,
papers, brochures, and photos.
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.
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
The rock and other materials will be
mailed in a USPS priority shipping box.
COMBINED SHIPPING IS ENCOURAGED!
Buy two or more items at the same time,
and everything will be shipped in the same
box. Overpaid shipping payment will be
refunded to the buyer as soon as the parcel
has been mailed.
Because of USPS regulations,
it can be mailed only to a USA address.
Stephen Buggie, Ph.D.
"The Old Prospector" (age 74)
Professor Emeritus of Psychology
Univ. of New Mexico, Gallup NM 87301-6979