[meteorite-list] RADIOACTIVE METEORITES IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM

From: Starbits_at_aol.com <Starbits_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:41:11 2004
Message-ID: <8f.70a0c76.27c16ec3_at_aol.com>

In a message dated 18-Feb-01 8:35:09 AM Pacific Standard Time,
mcomemeteorite2000_at_yahoo.it writes:

<< In a italian newspaper exit today is write the meteorites collected in the
British Museum is radioactive. Is really this or is another idiot writer in
search of glory? >>

Yep, they are radioactive. So are the rocks in your yard, the chair you are
sitting on, the bones in your body and the air you breathe. It is commonly
termed background radiation. It is only when something has significantly
more than background radiation that there are problems. I have not heard of
any meteorites with higher than normal background radiation levels.

Eric Olson
http://www.star-bits.com
Received on Sun 18 Feb 2001 01:30:27 PM PST