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> I don't believe that the oolite is emitting gamma rays. Did you verify with a Geiger counter? Can you cite any references?
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> Rolf
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> On Sep 19, 2012, at 12:31 PM, snoshoe_2 wrote:
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> > Just a quick note on oolite, since I haven't gotten in here on it yet.
> > I did receive some, and it did have a kinda nice warm fuzzy feel when
> > I took it out of the pkg.
> >
> > This told me it was probably radiating something. I searched, and it is.
> > It emits gamma rays.
> >
> > The amount I don't know, but perhaps someone can find a study from say 20 yrs. ago before all our tech. was everywhere and see what the cancer rates of people living in areas with high concentrations of that is?
> >
> > It does for whatever reason, maybe because it is calcium based, seem to give some relief from AC power, not the microwaves to me.
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> > So, we may just be trading one thing for something even worse.
> >
> > ~ Snoshoe
> >
> > --- In [hidden email], Elizabeth thode <lizt777@> wrote:
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> > >
> > > Hmmm.......this is interesting.My basement walls are Limestone.
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> > >
> > > Oolite
> > > is also known as Limestone.
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> > >
> > > Calcite
> > > is the principal constituent of LIMESTONE and marble.
> > > These rocks are extremely common and make up a
> > > significant portion of Earth's crust. They serve as one of the largest carbon
> > > repositories on our planet.
> > >
> > > Calcium Carbonate Sorbents
> > >
> > > Sorbents are substances that have the ability to
> > > "capture" another substance. Limestone is often treated and used as
> > > sorbent material during the burning of fossil fuels. Calcium carbonate reacts
> > > with sulfur dioxide and other gases in
> > > the combustion emissions, absorbs them and prevents them from escaping to the
> > > atmosphere.
> > >
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