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Uranium.

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(Did I get your attention?) Well hello rock world! We have been thrilled at the website traffic from around the world and want to encourage everyone to leave a post here in the blog section. Share a hot rock, let us know what you are missing from your collection, or just say hello to anyone passing through the website. We will not moderate posts unless they are hurtful towards others so let the friendships spring up and make some new penpal friends from around the world. I hope everyone has been enjoying the website. we are trying to get a search bar function now that our stock has grown and sadly it looks like categories are beyond the capabilities of this website platform. We are still learning and growing so please bare with us as we make this site the new hang out for rock hounds and nuclear minded folks from all over. Rock on my friends!

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Dear Brandon and family,


Thank you very much for the message.

There are very interesting minerals on the page but we must always remember to handle them with care and responsibility (due to their radioactive nature) since these are not simple toys. Now I share with you the photo of a radioactive mineral called "Moctezumite" from the state of Sonora in Mexico. This mineral is a Uranyl - Tellurite with high activity (70 Bq/g) and is bright orange in color. It is good to know that there is a possibility that you can get some type of mineral, in Mexico the uranium mines are located in the northern area (Durango, Chihuahua, Sonora, etc.) generally with Carnotites, Uranophane and Tyuyamunite. 

Nice photograph with the family, greetings to all !!!!!.



I hope in the future to be able to share comments on minerals and related topics.


Sincerely,

Alberto.

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Alberto, thank you so much for publishing here. This is what I enjoy seeing here. The Moctezumite has a perfect name for such a rare national treasure such as this mineral is. Of all the specimens I see on the internet, this one you have shared is truly a magnificent and rare piece. Radioactive specimens are powerful and special gifts and absolutely must be respected. The crumbling and dusty ones give me the most cause for concern. There are many wonderful types of uranium bearing rocks in the desert southwest (which sadly WAS Mexico not very long ago) . I am from the state of Arizona and I love the desert and its minerals. I will share some more of the Chalcanthite copper mineral with uranium containing becquerelerite, johannite, and shröckingerite from the Hideout Mine in southern Utah. Most of the desert has very bland weathered sandstone containing secondary uranium minerals. When you gain access to some of the very few remaining mines that have not been sealed off then there is possibility to daringly liberate some lost minerals such as these blue ones.


I have great interest in the Aztec and Mayan cultures, especially the fact that homeland of the Azteca was quite possibly in the desert southwest of the US. Their mining was extensive and I imagine they found many beautiful and rare minerals besides gold, silver, and copper. We lived next to the Hopi Indian tribal land and explored many of the ruins and cliff dwellings but I have always longed to go down to somewhere like Oaxaca in Mexico and see some of the truly great ruins of such an amazing culture. It is a blessing to have the devices to bridge the distances and language barriers that have kept humanity seperated.


Please feel free to share anything you desire here and thank you for taking the initiative to do so. I hope many others follow your example. Thanks again for being here.


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Hello,.. I am Alberto from Mexico,.. I am a Physicist and I have a small collection of radioactive minerals (Monazite, Uranophane, Torbetite, Carnotite, Tyuyamunite, etc.) and I recently purchased uraninite from Pribram from Radioactiverock.com,.. I am really like the piece and I hope they can publish (on Amazon Mexico) a mineral from Musonoi-Mine since I don't have any that are from the African continent. I hope to share some photos of the minerals in the future and greetings to all !!!!!!.

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Alberto, thank you for the kind words! Your order made me extremely happy and I am thrilled that you came to join us here at my website. It is my pleasure to share these beautiful rocks with the world and an honor to have your knowledge and expertise with us here on this platform. You will be right at home with other intelligent mineral enthusiasts. I will definitely list some Musonoi specimens there. They make the shipping cost more affordable when posting on Amazon. I will find a specimen or two to list specifically on there and think it is a wonderful idea to gain exposure for such wonderful specimens. Please check back here often and if there is anything you like feel free to message me and I can always make a post for a specific item so you may acquire it. If you need anything specific I can also try and find minerals matching your needs. I am happy you enjoy the uraninite and look forward to having you as an acquaintance and colleague. See you around Alberto!


Sincerely,

Brandon and family

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