Re: pitch blend

["Franz Schoenhofer" <franz.schoenhofer@chello.at>]

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Von: Irene K Sakimoto <isakimot@hawaii.edu>
An: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
Datum: Mittwoch, 29. November 2000 21:49
Betreff: pitch blend


>Hi Everyone,
>
>Could anyone tell me if there is a radioactive component in pitch
>blend.  We found some in a bottle in a lab and were wondering if we had to
>label it with radioactive stickers or how to dispose it if necessary.


Pitchblende is a uranium ore, containing triuranium octoxide, which has the
highest uranium concentration of all ores. It was milled in Joachimsthal
(nowadays "Jachymov"), at the Grand Canyon etc. I could imagine that some
people might be interested to receive such a sample for collection.
Otherwise you might run into trouble because of possessing fissionable
material........

Best regards to Hawaii!

Franz


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