What Radioactive Uranium Ore Looks Like

Uranium is a highly radioactive element whose most important usage is in nuclear power plants. Yet, few people know what uranium ore looks like. This video briefly discusses two important uranium ore minerals which are uraninite and carnotite. #radioactive #uranium #short #shorts

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[somethingsuperhero]

"If it's radioactive, store it in lead"

*holds uranium with his bare hands*

[sermerlin]

Says it's highly radioactive and needs a container, proceeds to hold it bare hands for camera xD

[TakoyakiStore]

My grandfather would prospect out west for Uranium ore in the late 50's and early 60's.

[garethjohnstone]

You can really scare the average person with any mild source of radiation. Set your device to Alpha or Beta, and set it to the highest multiplication.

[davidforrest]

When your camera starts to flare up with static/pixilation, thats an indication what you are filming is emiting dangerous radiation

[kennycouch]

So if I'm walking through mountains and I see yellow, I'm screwed. Got it.

[СергейД-хщ]

"I don't know, but I've been told, uranium ore costs more than gold..."

[Rabbitier-k]

U sound like a radioactive scientist that turned into Kermit for the rest of his life

[RangerMcFriendly]

So glad I tossed my Carnotite sample from my gem curio. It was dinosaur bone covered in Carnotite from western Colorado (Morrison Formation). I know it’s pretty harmless except through touch, respiration and constant exposure but I have curious kids now.

[mrstronk]

The interesting part is when people think of uranium, they think of glowing green goop where it is actually more of a white colour especially other materials like radium

[chadsimmons]

I took another suspect meteorite to the local university enough nickel (AGAIN)!!!

[architectpiperr]

"Store in it safe lead container" then he proceeds to hold it with his bare hands

[jimmyjames]

IN BC in the late 70s before uranium exploration was shut down, exploration geologists were sampling for basal type deposits of uranium in unconsolidated sediments underlying flood basalts in Central BC. What form would that uranium be in?

[JellyRadium]

That sample of Carnotite is absolutely beautiful, I'd love to have a piece like that! But in all honestly that isn't very hot at all.

[larry]

You might ruin your detector pegging out the meter like that.

[JSTMelon]

“He was holding 2.5million chest X-rays roentgen in his hand”

[shaimakakar]

Wow, I did not know that high-quality is
As far as I know, Afghanistan graveyard on uranium !! It is very important to know 😌 thanks to your beautiful presentation!!🙏💯🌟

[derpymcderpello]

"Highly radioactive"
I've seen much more radioactive items in antique shops.

[Fhajadusisneb]

Uranium isn’t that radioactive there’s plenty of elements more radioactive than it

[toecutter]

If it's highly radioactive ☢️ why would someone hold it with no gloves