CI meas= -0.027 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= -0.039 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2107,KPDmeas= 0.2083,KC= 0.2028 Ncalc = 1.53 - 1.54
Estimated Radioactivity from Moreauite - very strong
Specimen Size Weight/Volume (Sphere) *
Calculated Activity Becquerels (Bq)
Calculated Activity Curies (Ci)
Estimated Activity GR(api)
Estimated Exposure (mRem**)/hr If Held in Hand For One Hour
1000 gm / 8.98 cm
47,126,630
1.27E-03
2,164,448.42
711.60
100 gm / 4.17 cm
4,712,663
1.27E-04
216,444.84
71.16
10 gm / 1.93 cm
471,266
1.27E-05
21,644.48
7.12
1 gm / 8.98 mm
47,127
1.27E-06
2,164.45
0.71
0.1 gm / 4.17 mm
4,713
1.27E-07
216.44
0.07
0.01 gm / 1.93 mm
471
1.27E-08
21.64
0.01
0.001 gm / 0.90 mm
47
1.27E-09
2.16
0.00
Weight of pure Moreauite in grams (gm) and Calculated Diameter of a Sphere with a Density of 2.64 gm/cc.*
Goverment Estimate of Average Annual Exposure (
360 mRem)
** Note: 10 microsieverts/hr = 1 mRem/hr **
Max Permissable Adult Dose 50,000 mRem/yr (hands), 15,000 mRem/yr (eyes)
Lethal Dose LD(50) Exposure 400,000 to 500,000 mRem
Moreauite Classification
Dana Class:
42.12.03.01(42)Hydrated Phosphates, etc., Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen