[Rockhounds] Man-made gems

[Erich Kern]

Dora, I didn't see any mention of "germs". So they're radioactive? 
What's the big deal?  We have lots of radioactive mineral in our 
cabinets.

There are degrees of how radioactive an object is, and they type of 
emitter it is: alpha, beta and gamma. Gamma is the only one which 
penetrates the skin.

Selling on the list is certainly appropriate as long as "advertisement" 
preceeds the text, which Larry has done.

Erich Kern


------ Original Message ------
From: "Dora Smith" <tiggernut24 at yahoo.com>
To: rockhounds at rockhounds.drizzle.com
Sent: 4/29/2018 6:09:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] Man-made gems

>Not getting it.  These are radioactive, and what have they got to do 
>with germs?   And is selling on the list appropriate?
>
>Dora
>
>
>On 4/29/2018 6:05 PM, larryrush at att.net wrote:
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>>I have come into possession of several (8) hand-sized pieces of 
>>torbernite, from the site originally called Shaba, in Zaire, now the 
>>Republic of Congo.
>>As such, and considering the difficulties sometimes met when importing 
>>radioactive material these days, these have been in a private 
>>collection for at least 30 years here in the US.
>>They do not show macro crystals, but are groups of matted 
>>mineralization, and some micro clusters.
>>
>>I don't have them on a public photo site, but if anyone is interested 
>>in seeing them, I can e-mail photos to any member. I am asking $35 
>>ea., plus postage.
>>
>>Larry Rush
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