A close look at Thorium will be given on ThEC2010. When pure it has a silver-grey metall look but a rare green Thorium-crystal can be found in Turkey. Now Thorium is attractive not only because of its properties as an energy source but also as it is found right under our feet.
Thorium is naturally found in various forms, one is Thorite. It's a rare nesosilicate but the most common mineral of thorium. Specimens of thorite is generally found in special geological formations. The crystals are rare, but when found they produce nicely shaped short prismatic crystals.
Other varieties of thorite include "orangite", anorange variety, and "calciothorite", an impure variety with trace amounts of calcium.
The color is normally black, but also brownish black, orange, yellowish-orange and dark green as seen in the image.
AMR Minerals will bring Thorium samples for everyone to see at ThEC2010.
Ahmet, Director of AMR Minerals, says "Our thorium is unique as it is not in monazite but in a liberated form in thorite, hence without the need for cracking."
The crystalls range from a mear 40 micometers up to 1mm in size with a beautiful shade of green.
AMR Minerals, owner of Thorium mining rights in Turkey.
Other varieties of thorite include "orangite", anorange variety, and "calciothorite", an impure variety with trace amounts of calcium.
The color is normally black, but also brownish black, orange, yellowish-orange and dark green as seen in the image.
AMR Minerals will bring Thorium samples for everyone to see at ThEC2010.
Ahmet, Director of AMR Minerals, says "Our thorium is unique as it is not in monazite but in a liberated form in thorite, hence without the need for cracking."
The crystalls range from a mear 40 micometers up to 1mm in size with a beautiful shade of green.
AMR Minerals, owner of Thorium mining rights in Turkey.
