Tag: radioactive minerals
Radioactivity, Rocks & The Men Who Handled Them
Radioactivity discoveries made before and during the Atomic Age (the period following the detonation of the first atomic weapon on July 16, 1945) were...
Radioactive Rocks: A Rockhound’s Guide
Radioactive rocks were front and center during the late 1940s and early 1950s, as Colorado, Utah, and New Mexico hosted what was called the...
Suspenseful Discovery of Elements
By Bob Jones
Rock & Gem continues to celebrate the chemical elements since the United Nations declared 2019 the International Year of the Periodic Table...