[meteorite-list] RADIOACTIVE METEORITES IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM

From: David Freeman <dfreeman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:41:11 2004
Message-ID: <3A901E83.DB0DBCBE_at_fascination.com>

Dear List;
For instance, I live in an area with radon gasses....and I have dinosaur bone and
petrified wood in the basement that has much more daughters of radon nuclides
than some of the uranium sandstone specimens that I have....YIKES!! None of this
sets off the radon collector/monitor/tester. The dinosaur bone and petrified
wood from Southern Utah has more radioactivity than a whole museum full of
meteorites. I would think that a trip to the dentist is by far more hazardous
than a museum full of meteorites.
Green eyes that glow in the dark...aka "yellowcake",
Dave Freeman

Starbits_at_aol.com wrote:

> 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
>
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