[Rockhounds] info on radioactive minerals

[Paul]

Re: info on radioactive minerals

Below are some papers about either identifying, handling,
or combination of hazardous minerals, both radioactive and
asbestiform minerals. I hope they help.

Freedman, J., 2012. Safe handling and storage of potentially
hazardous minerals in natural history collections. NatSCA
News, 22(2), pp. 51-65.
http://natsca.org/sites/default/files/publications/NatSCA%20News%20Issue%2022-6.pdf

Horak, J., Faithfull, J., Price, M. and Davidson, P., 2016.
Identifying and managing asbestiform minerals in
geological collections. Journal of Natural Science Collections,
3, pp. 51-61.
http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/116261/7/116261.pdf
https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/42369265.pdf
https://www.natsca.org/sites/default/files/publications/JoNSC%20Vol3-6_0.pdf

Kerby, H.C., and Hora, J.M., 2006. Maintaining Standards
in the Care of Petrology and Mineralogy Collections at the
National Museum Wales. Collection F, 21(1-2), pp.42-57.
http://www.spnhc.com/media/assets/cofo_2006_V21N12.pdf#page=44

Price, M., Horak, J. and Faithfull, J., 2013. Identifying and
managing radioactive geological specimens. Journal of Natural
Science Collections, 1, pp.27-33.
http://natsca.org/sites/default/files/publications/JoNSC%20Vol1-3.pdf
https://www.geocurator.org/images/resources/advice/radioactive.pdf
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jana_Horak
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/297687054_Identifying_and_managing_asbestiform_minerals_in_geological_collections

Wain, A., 1992. Hazardous Materials in Museum Collections.
AICCM Bulletin, 18(1-2), pp. 3-28.

Radioactive museum items in general.

Council, N.I.M., 2016. Guidance on Hazardous Collections.
Northern Ireland Museum Council
http://niopa.qub.ac.uk/bitstream/NIOPA/4045/1/Guidance%20on%20Hazardous%20Collections.pdf
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/383657/JSP392_Lft_31_Museums.pdf

Yours,

Paul H.