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The Long Life until Stability – Measuring Radioactive Quantities

Rudolf Geipel

About radioactive decay, half-life and interesting methods to make the invisible radiation visible.
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Methods of Field Collecting Radioactive Minerals

Sean Price

The search for radioactive minerals is an exciting activity that requires special equipment and expertise.
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Mückeit – a rare Mineral from the Siegerland in Germany

Matthias Reinhardt

The rare copper-nickel-bismuth sulphide mückeit was first discovered in the Grüne Au mine in Siegerland, Germany. An outline of the special discovery site and the history of the unique find.
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Goethe loved Minerals from the Zillertal in Austria

Walter Ungerank

It has long been known that the world-famous poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a passionate mineral collector. New research has now revealed that he was also interested in the minerals of the Zillertal.
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