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Radioactive Monazite Tested!

Posted by tom on October 27, 2014 – 10:45 am
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Monazite, a Rare Earth Minerals rich mineral found in many parts of the world, from India, to Brazil.
This sample contained thorium, which made it radioactive.

Bionerd23 basking in Monazite-rich sands in Brazil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdHHUGwFoJE

My spectrum of the sample: http://anti-proton.com/monazite.png

Rocks and Minerals – Part 1

Posted by tom on March 30, 2011 – 5:13 pm
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