Geiger Counter, sample collection, "Prospecting for Uranium" booklet.

Code Number: 7D10.11

Demo Title: Reference Collection of Uranium and Thorium Minerals

Condition: Excellent

Principle: Natural and Artificial Radioactive Sources

Area of Study: Modern Physics

Equipment:

Geiger Counter, sample collection, "Prospecting for Uranium" booklet.

Procedure:

There is an accompanying booklet and information. Provided by generous donation from David Berman.

Test each of the samples in the collection with the Geiger Counter.

References:

M. P. Fewell, "Specific Activities of the Elements", AJP, Vol. 62, #11, Nov. 1994, p. 1043.
"Prospecting for Uranium", Published by the United States Atomic Energy Commission and the United States Geological Survey, Revised October 1951.

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7D10.11 - Reference Collection of Uranium and Thorium Minerals

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