Autunite in the Wild // Rockhounding on Mt. Spokane for Uranium Autunite

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

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[@gwynnfarrell1856]

That last shot was extremely cool, kind of futuristic. "Time, distance and shielding" are the mantra of radioactive safety. Nice presentation of a really neat mineral!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Those are the things that matter for sure.

[@nwmod39]

Fun fact about mt spokane stste park.... It cover 2 states... there is a small sliver of state park that jumps into idaho near and east of ragged ridge.

[@Michael-ou9pp]

OMG it's littered everywhere there! I just ordered some on Amazon to test my new "GQ GMC-320 Plus Geiger Counter". Super spicy little sprinkles they are. I have about 1 gram and it was reading 960 CPM with the counter directly on the vial.

[@areafifty]

There's a lot of that stuff northeast of Marysvale, Utah

[@BushCampingTools]

Been doing similar, found some cracking samples too. I'm going to sub too, love rockhounding as well.

[@GermanGemcutter]

I like the intense green glow👍 spectacular

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

It really does look nice.

[@deborahellenberger7153]

Wow. How cool is that!? Keep your friends close, but the uranium not any closer! Really enjoyed seeing this specimen. No one ever talks about it. Will you keep it in the glass jar? You could do a micro mount in a tiny lead box. Really throw your guests for a “loupe”. 😂 Thanks.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I do keep it in a jar and I do have a little bit of it micromounted!

[@rebeccaofsunnybrookefarm8469]

Reminds me of superman and Kryptonite. Cool colors

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Except the superpower this gives is cancer. The color is pretty nice.

[@WorldofRockhounds]

Very cool specimens

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you.

[@Der_Kleine_Mann]

Love me some radioactive minerals👌

[@dennissorensen167]

Cool stuff!!

[@paigelee6321]

Interesting , thank you 😊

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thanks for coming by and giving it a watch!

[@drdan153]

Just bought a UV beast 365 light! Great recommendation! Thanks for the video. I have some really neat hyalite opal crystals that glow incrediblely green under 265nm so I’m curious if I can get them to fluoresce with the uv beast too :-) plus it will make for some fun night hounding too :-)

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I'm glad you liked it.

[@themidwesternrockhound388]

Really cool stuff!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you.

[@406findings]

Love the green color when you use the UV light that's some cool stuff.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Yeah it really has a nice glow to it.

[@markw.4679]

I have my GQ geiger set for 5 seconds for faster read. Check under the settings. 👍 🖖🇺🇦🙏

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

You have the 300e Plus? I don't have an option to change the read rate.

[@markw.4679]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding I have the GMC 500+. Under Main Menu select User Option, then scroll down to Fast Estimate Time. Select 5 seconds. I hope it is the same for yours 🤞. I'm new Subscriber from Western WA. My mom was born in Leavenworth WA. I am trying to find uranium on the west side and around Leavenworth. I might try your map vedo. Glad I found your Channel!!!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

@@markw.4679 Unfortunately mine doesn't have the feature. I know of some locations out their but nothing really abundant.

[@NeganFluffyFurry]

i recently picked up a huge unit geiger counter for rockhounding radioactive minerals and i was looking at coming out here sometime! it’s about a six hour drive from seattle, so it would have to be a long trip! i wanted to ask, i’ve seen other people talk about this place and that it really doesn’t have as much autunite to be found as there used to be, i assume that’s true right? also heard that there’s pitchblende there aswell! i really want to go over some time and spend some days hunting some amazing little green guys!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

It's worth it but you will not be finding many large specimens

[@NeganFluffyFurry]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding yeah i figured! still though i would love to get some little pieces!

[@alexschmollinger6576]

I love ❤️ Uranium ☢️☢️☢️ Because it's a Beautiful Element And My Favorite Uranium Ore is Pitchblende aka Uraninite Which is Highly Radioactive ☢️ And Mt Spokane Washington isn't the only place where there is Uranium Best Place to Find Uranium is the San Refael Sewell Utah Where there is High Grade Uranium Ore Deposits I love Watching your Rockhounding Videos 📹 on KZbin 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@RockHoundingAdventures]

Super cool video, loved seeing how they glow in the daylight with the light. Thanks for sharing the helpful tips like always. Talk to you later bro.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thanks man, its fun stuff.

[@sarejen6868]

Storage is what I'd be wondering about, that and exposure to the mineral. Interesting video and information. Thank you for sharing!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Proper storage is key.

[@MarkTChristy]

Keeping that level of radiation a foot or two away from your body is probably AOK. I had a bag of hard rock uranium ore in my room as a kid. It was always 6-10 feet away from me up on a shelf. Never did a CPM on it though. Took 3-day exposure xrays photos for a science project, took it to school. BACK IN THE DAY! LOL -- I'd love to know where this is, but I understand...

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Yeah it's mostly a safe thing to have. As far as this location goes it wouldn't be that hard for you to find I think.

[@rssoccerdude07]

Lived 35 min away from day break mine for the past 30 years. Never have i ever been there till today. Thanks to youre knowledge, information, and video my girlfriend and i made out there today and collected some pretty cool pieces. Not much of any size but it was quite the experience. Even had three moose join up part way through our day for a drink. Keep up the hard work, dedication, and content man 🤘

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Nice! I'm glad you had a good time out there.

[@roryreid3124]

Lol i collect uranium glass so inevitably its all around my house so i told my daughter if my hair starts falling out faster yhan it already is id give it to her she said no give it to her sister my other daughter...thats sisterly love lol

[@john4949]

I went off N. Conklin road, and I didn't find any samples. I was at the Daybreak mine. Which location are you in?

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Shoot me an email and we can chat about this.

[@BackcountrywithShaughn]

Hey Jared, thanks for sharing your adventure out n about hunting rocks n minerals.👍 Much appreciated~ So, am guessing the spec's you showed in that other video were actually autunite then? Looked very much similar to the stuff I've collected, never found anything larger than 1/2 in size myself. Anyway, great video and explanations as always.✔ Hope you have a good rest of your week!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

If you're talking about last Saturdays video you are correct sir!

[@mikedodge3910]

That is some very cool stuff, thank you for taking us along on your trip.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thanks for coming by and watching!

[@patriciamckean4186]

That's a nice specimen. Glad you are being safe. Education is great. Thanks. " Don't lick rocks"

[@vugmeister918]

I know exactly where you’re at. That is so cool!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Come on out any time!

[@k.jespersen6145]

Thank you for making the point about acute versus long-term exposure. Gosh, that stuff is pretty. I'd love to plunk a piece into my cloud chamber and watch for trails.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

You should see the post I just made on my community tab. I would love to see a cloud chamber in use, you wouldn't happen to live in Washington state?

[@k.jespersen6145]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding Unfortunately, no, I'm a long way from you. However! Fischer Scientific has a really good kit for a student cloud chamber that runs $132, and most grocery stores take orders for the dry ice you'd need to get some good clouding. If you have a number of radioactive sources you want to take a look at, or some experiments in magnetics you want to run, the kit is worth it. Not large, but worth it.

[@EDLaw-wo5it]

I will let you handle that stuff lol. I will not even be exrayed except in an emergency. Very interesting though. Havagudun Jared and Sarah.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you! It's not that bad for short-term exposers.

[@Nobluffbuff]

With it's proximity to Newman Lake & Hauser Lake, what's the chance of deposits being in those areas?

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

That's a good question and I'm not really sure if this deposit has been fully mapped.

[@therockdad1]

Pretty stuff. Dangerous but neet. Any new super powers lol.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I have been able to see through walls lately but it seems to be fading since I put the samples away.

[@49thParallelRockhound]

Amazing! Never would of thought about collecting radioactive minerals!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I have been enjoying it!

[@OriginalSithMonkey]

Nice. Still an open shaft up there as well. Sketchy as all get out, but somehow it was never covered and was forgotten.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I want to know where that's at! I want to lower my go pro down it on a string!

[@sandmaker]

It's neat but not for my collection since I sleep where my rocks are and I already worry about radon. Keep the videos coming they're fun and informative. Be safe and stay healthy 😷⚒☢ I travel full time in an RV. Life is good.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Yeah these are not RV friendly. They are stored away from us in an outbuilding in safe storage.

[@sandmaker]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding I agree, thanks!

[@electricsupercars1978]

I want to buy this mineral autunite from you? for how much you sell?

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Sorry not for sale.

[@shafiqahmad4712]

How did it illuminate, did you use normal torch.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I'm using a 365NM UV light.

[@KCoda1248]

And what number is safe for you to have?

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Really you can have anything so long as you store it safely and don't spend too much time with it but for the most part things that are 100CPM or higher should be handled with care.

[@DanFarrar]

Very cool. Is it always in small fragments?

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Mostly, some of the bigger chunks that can be found are pretty rare.

[@deniseview4253]

How do you clean it up?

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I just let this dry and used tweezers to remove any dirt.

[@gabrielcain8975]

I have a jar from there, too!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Find anything big?

[@gabrielcain8975]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding Nah, about the same as your jar. I didn't have enough time, either. Did you end up exploring the wall?

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

@@gabrielcain8975 Not really far, everything was so muddy that day, its really a dry season spot.

[@JohnTheHam]

Another item for my bucket list!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Add it!

[@edwardlochbihler2089]

Isn't it bad to have that stuff

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Not at all if you store it and handle is safely.

[@edwardlochbihler2089]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding I was just curious wouldn't mind finding a piece just to have it in the collection

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

@@edwardlochbihler2089 Currently I have my radioactive rocks and minerals stored in my shed which might be a bit overkill, most are harmless if its a few feet away from you.

[@Der_Kleine_Mann]

I store my radioactive mineral collection in a lead box, which I made myself with lead sheet and rivets.

[@edwardlochbihler2089]

@@Der_Kleine_Mann so basically if I was out and found a piece like the ones you had in the jar I'd be ok?

[@ambkbero2]

Maximum safe CPM is about 100 for short exposure (under 1 hr) I'd find a small lead box to store those samples especially if you want kids with 10 fingers and toes.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

The more the merrier right? : ) Don't worry I have safe storage for my samples.

[@jacobb7608]

This is not true. Not only does CPM not account for the type/energy of radiation, but 100 CPM of *any* radiation is well below the threshold for safety. Short term exposure to count rates well over 10,000 CPM is safe.

[@patricksnyder7724]

@ambkbero2 Bullcrap… totally false. The maximum allowed exposure for mine workers is 5,000 millirem annually. And autunite will only produce alpha radiation so a few centimeters of air or a t-shirt will protect you.

[@GREEKEXPLORERS]

Amazing!!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Fun stuff!

[@silvanoturati]

I like uranium ore

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Likewise! It's always a fun find.

[@sandmaker]

What type detector are you using?

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I'm using the GQ GMC300EPlus

[@sandmaker]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding thanks for the info.🤪

[@amberm2777]

"We are walking into a uranium mine" 😂 you mad lad

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Hahaha Thank you.

[@amberm2777]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding thank YOU for sharing your adventure. Just found you and subbed, I collect gemstones and make jewelry and I stumbled across the challenge you did with the pizza, nice work!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

@@amberm2777 Why thank you! I got over 200 videos here for you to enjoy that cover a big range of topics. The pizza was fun to make.

[@MsSandraCGL]

So cool

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Agreed!

[@nefariumxxx]

The older maps indicate a few locations of interest up there. Were you at the actual Daybreak site near the gated road or was that a different spot? It looks like it from the satellite view maps. Mostly just curious. It's too far for me to drive anyway.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

This area is beyond those gates and requires a permit to access but anyone can buy it.

[@nefariumxxx]

OK cool. Yeah it looks like an interesting spot to hike around with counter and UV. Wish I lived closer to check it out fully. That's why your video is fun especially. Saves me the gas money. :)