Would a small piece of uranium ore be a safe gift?

If you were to give me a gift of uranium ore I wouldn't know whether to thank you or what to think, but I would think hard before buying you something nice in return. I wouldn't suggest a necklace made of the stuff. read more

If you were to give me a gift of uranium ore I wouldn’t know whether to thank you or what to think, but I would think hard before buying you something nice in return. read more

they aren't all that enriched in uranium, as it doesn't take a lot to make a sample ore-worthy, but they certainly contain uranium as uranium minerals which is why I keep the samples. One of my profs had a lot of uranium samples in his basement (he had a long history in copper and uranium ore deposits) and then one day years ago did a radon test in his house. read more