Andersonite For Sale

Andersonite is a rare secondary uranium carbonate mineral that forms as small bright to dull yellowish-green translucent rhombohedral crystals and as fine-grained druzy crystal aggregates. It is found in the oxidized zones of uranium-bearing hydrothermal polymetallic deposits, and can also be found coating the walls of mining tunnels following extended exposure to oxygen. It's known for its extreme fluorescence under both long and short-wave ultraviolet light.

Since it contains uranium, andersonite is mildly radioactive. While the level of emitted radiation shouldn't cause concern during intermittent handling, care should be taken to avoid inhaling or ingesting dust.

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Radiation Safety

SInce it contains uranium, andersonite is mildly radioactive. The specimens we measured put off between 0.5 and 4 µSv/hour with the detector right up against the specimen. This is the equivalent to around 3 to 24 times typical background radiation in a city. No increase in radiation could be measured a foot from the specimen. For comparison, a typical chest x-ray is 100 µSv, so you would have to have this sample right up against your chest for over an entire day to equal the radiation of a single x-ray.

While the level of emitted radiation shouldn't cause any concern for intermittent handling, it's probably advisable not to sleep with a specimen under your pillow night after night. Care should also be taken to avoid inhaling or ingesting dust from these samples, and washing hands after handling is also strongly advisable.

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