Radioactive Uranium Found Near White Pocket
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- čas přidán 26. 06. 2023
- In this video I explore a uranium deposit near some famous hiking areas...The Wave and White Pocket in Arizona. The uranium at this location glows under UV light.
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Your photography, particularly the timelapses, is MADDENINGLY good. Few people make science/educational channels that intersect with this level of art, technical skill, and sheer natural beauty. You are doing great things, thank you for the work you've put into this video!
Just when I thought it couldn’t get any better, the thunderstorm at 13:34 was just the icing on the cake!
@@5roundsrapid263 True That!!!
Looks like good times. I'm going to add it to my list of potential adventure places to visit. But I've been through the area before and there is a whole lot of nothing to do and it's smackdab in the middle of nowhere...hmm...I guess that's why you did this video solo
I’ve gone out to White Pocket with a group of 5 photographer friends and camped a couple nights. I did that a couple times in the past. We’ve always had fun out there. There’s lots to explore but sometimes people need more than that.
@@RadioactiveDrew Sometimes you just need to get away and enjoy the silence.
Deserts are incredible areas. A lot of people find them boring but I honestly love them. They're so interesting and unique, especially rock formations such as these.
This area is rich with places to explore. The North Rim of the Grand Canyon is just South of this location.
I love high deserts. My wife grew up in Grand Junction Colorado and I grew up in Louisiana. The first time we went to the desert I didn't want to leave!
Lived in the desert for 38 years ..coming here to AZ from northern Wisconsin...The desert is magical and I hope to never leave it
A good place for killing people I agree
I like to be in the Colorado plateau desert in the spring or fall. Careful with ice in winter, but summer is the worst, unless you're looking at the stars.
12:30 - 13:53 Your crisp cinematography and timelapses combined with that powerful music... I have no words. You brought tears to my eyes with how elegantly you were able to capture the natural beauty of White Pocket. This channel is truly a gem!
I agree 💯. I wish I could find out what music was in the video. 👍
Ditto! Wife loved it.
Thank you so much for the kind words. I love being able to share these shots with everyone.
Here’s a link to the track on Musicbed. www.musicbed.com/songs/endeavor/39235
@@RadioactiveDrew😍
Hi Drew, the uranium here is not in veins. It forms what are called "roll-front" deposits where uranium dissolved in oxygen-rich water percolated through the sandstone (red = oxidising) and came into contact with reducing conditions, (carbon, sulphides or phosphates) in the grey-green sandstones. The uranium was deposited on the interface between these two environments and tend to be cigar-shaped "lozenges" hundreds of feet long and curved over, hence the name "roll-front". The fluorescent mineral is most likely uranophane, a calcium-uranium silicate often found in desert environments and easy to spot in daylight due to its yellow colour. Sometimes the deposits were not mined but rather extracted by in-situ leaching using chemicals injected down wells and the uranium solution pumped up in another well. I'm not sure if that is how the deposit was exploited where you are though. Nice photography and beautiful scenery - enjoy!
Thanks for the additional information on how these uranium deposits form. I find the formation of uranium deposits very interesting.
@@RadioactiveDrew There are quite a few different geological mechanisms which can concentrate it into economic deposits, 14 or so when I last counted!
That's very informative and explains a lot about what I've seen at several uranium mines in this part of Utah. Thanks for posting!
The vast majority of the U deposits are sedimentary deposits, either roll-front, conglomerate or phosphate hosted. The vein type deposits can be found in high silica granites or ultra-alkaline magmatic rocks.
@@alitugcanunluer8779 That is true, the uranium is usually leached from an igneous rock, moves through a porous sedimentary rock until it encounters reducing conditions and precipitates there. Analogous to oil with a mother rock, reservoir and trap.
The huge Olympic Dam is an IOCG deposit, so if you go by tonnage rather than number of deposits, then it changes the statistics somewhat.
Came for the glowing rocks, and also got blown away by your breathtaking nature photography and drone work. Glad you viewed the rocks at night, was hoping for that. Thanks, Drew!
The UV was wonderful, but your time-laps was amazing! I always enjoy your adventures. Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it. Those timelapse shots were taken over the course of many years visiting that area. Glad I got a chance to share them with everyone.
@@RadioactiveDrew wonderful videography!
Great selection of backing track starting around 12;00 !
My grandparents used to go rock hounding back in the 1950's and 60's. They also had a black light for searching for uranium ore as well as other minerals like tungsten ore.
Came for the radiation, stayed for the incredible cinematography!
I try and fit in both when I can.
Very true
Came for the uranium stayed for Uranus
Hahahaha…
Amen!
The flyovers and timelapses were next level on this one!
Thanks. I was pretty happy with how they turned out.
I hate that this channel is so criminally underrated
It’s growing. I’m happy with the audience I have.
Dude this video was fantastic! As a southern Utah native, I couldn’t be happier with our ease of access to the most incredible lands in the country. Thank you so much for talking about Rattlesnakes and how important it is not to kill them, they’re just trying to get through life just like us! Like has been said many times, the cinematography was amazing throughout this video! Thanks for sharing brother!
No problem...glad you enjoyed it. I always like talking about the desert. I may live up in Montana by the Rocky Mountains but my second home will always be the desert.
I like that the access is so easy for you guys. They are very rigid in Australia these days, so much land that’s inaccessible due to ridiculous laws now. Utah seems like an amazing place
@andrewsmith6592 Utah is one of my favorite places to explore.
You are looking at what is likely a "roll front" uranium deposit (also vanadium as an accessory mineral). The Colorado Plateau has thousands of roll front deposits and usually the state geological surveys have compiled lists of the occurrences in their states. You might want to do a little bit of research on roll front uranium deposits. They are very interesting involving the interaction between groundwater and organic material in the rocks. Just Google it and you should find quite a bit of information on this type of deposit.
Truly incredibly country; the timelapse and drone work just shows the majesty of it all. Who wouldn't want to experience that.
Its a very magical place out there.
Drew! Man that was an outstanding video! You cinematography and editing skills are off the charts! Well done! That White Pocket area looks amazing!
I'm glad you enjoyed it. White Pocket is one of those places that has stuck with me over the years. Its a very original place.
What an extraordinary video! The nighttime shot of radioactive rocks is incredible!
Thanks...glad you enjoyed it.
Thank you posting Drew. You are sharing areas that I would love to explore that I may never get the chance to see. Your photography is first rate and done in such a way that I feel like I'm there with you.
That was an amazing video! That petrified dunes area was just breathtaking! So amazing! Thank you for the showing that! And the uranium mine was amazing! Seeing it under black light definitely helps you visualize just where the mine was and how it was laid out! Very cool! Thank you for the tour!
This was PHENOMENAL photography! Those time lapses of landscapes and stars, just incredible. Well done!
Thanks. It took a couple years of visiting that place to get all those shots.
As usual, your drone work is excellent. Thanks!
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it.
It's always a nice treat to see you post a new video on your channel👍
I'm glad so many people enjoy them.
OMG Drew, your camera montage was absolutely amazing and stunning. Incredible!
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it. The White Pocket area was a place I've been wanting to share with my viewers.
@@RadioactiveDrew Really did. Was breathtaking and timed really well with the music (Hans Zimmer?)
Maybe with a drone and autopilot you could mount a bright UV light, and scan the area and tile the results to make a glowing map - lot of work though, but I expect professional prospectors already do this.
That was some stunning photography and drone work. I would be proud of those results.
I’m very happy with the way those shots turned out.
An Academy award winning video as always Drew!
yo i caught one of your uploads early nice. I really enjoyed looking at all that glowing green uranium. i wish we had stuff like that here on the coast of north carolina
You might have other florescent minerals in that area. Only way to know for sure is to go exploring.
@@RadioactiveDrew ill be sure to look around when i get the chance to
That’s amazing to see those rocks glow in the dark
Cool tour. The UV light trick was cool. On 3 occasions I went to Utah to just explore, hike and Mt bike around for several weeks at a time. On one trip near Moab I found a cave/mine, and explored it just a bit. I took precautions to not go too far from fresh air and limited my exposure to radon gas. I found a vein of odd looking rocks with yellow inclusions. I took a few large handfuls, maybe 1.5#, and double bagged them to have a friend back home who knew someone with a Geiger counter at the University Geology department. I placed them in the map pocket behind my driver's seat and forgot about them until I sold the truck 18 yrs later! I didn't want to keep them around because now there were small kids around, but now I wish I did.
That sounds like a mine I’ve been to. I’ve seen people Mtn biking around the Gemini Bridges trail and that has a uranium mine right off the trail.
You can be very proud if this production! I’m from Cedar City, Utah and was once the Coca Cola but for Kanab and the surrounding areas. You did an awesome job and thank you very much for inviting me to join you!!
WOW! The time-lapse White Pocket scenes and your photography in general are outstanding, thank you for the channel!!
No problem...I'm so glad you enjoyed it.
I sure wish we would have known about this place a couple of weeks ago. My family and I just did a week long trip to Grand Canyon and had a fanominal time at Jacob Lake, North Rim, Vermillion Mountains, and Mt. Zion. My husband and I definately coming back with our overlander and HAVE to do some boondocking at White Pocket. Really beautiful video. Thank you!!!
No problem. Hope you get to explore the area again.
Oh my. . . brand new subscriber here. . . words cannot adequately express the jaw-dropping wonder I experienced watching your time-lapse sequences of the Milky Way fading into the dawn, expertly overlaid with just the right and accentuating dramatic music. I was. . . stunned, to stumble on this kind of intense quality when all I really expected was just your average, run-of-the-mill, CZcams video.
I really couldn't quite believe what I was seeing, and had to replay to be sure. . .
I have a somewhat minimal interest in things radioactive, and stumbled upon your video quite by accident. Although I am always slow to subscribe to a channel - I immediately subscribed to yours after watching "White Pocket".
I have never before seen the cinematic art form so skillfully combined with an adventure video containing scientific content.
Congratulations, my man. I suspect that Hollywood will soon be calling. . .
I’m so glad you enjoyed the video.
your cinematic moments are refreshing :)
Thanks.
The whole video is interesting but that content starting at 11'20" is like some Christopher Nolan/Hans Zimmer-level inspirational stuff, I mean simply SUPERB!
Thanks...its a very cool place to take pictures and explore, one of my favorite.
I grew up in Michigan and live near Phoenix. My family calls me a poser for wearing cowboy boots when I trek through the desert. Step over the wrong thing, and a diamondback is chilling there. The boots give a little piece of mind. We always relocate them at my gun range, too.
Bro, the time lapse and drone shots with the music gave me chills. Awesome video
Thanks. I’m glad it turned out so well.
Outstanding video, Drew! White Pocket is my new favorite spot! After an aborted first attempt due to heavy storms rolling in, made it in the next day. Even with stock clearance on my 4Runner, the sand, rocks and water crossings were no problem (my route was the approach from the south). No joke about needing 4-wheel drive, though.
The south route is much easier. First time I went out there my Tacoma was stock with some okay tires. I made it out there with some fast driving. It’s much easier to make it out there now with my rig in its current configuration.
And impassible when wet is an understatement. Those roads turn to absolute nightmares when it rains. If you are out there when it rains you aren’t getting out.
The south route is pretty easy to do when it’s been raining. You have some pretty big puddles but “usually” they are hard at the bottom and pretty easy to travel through.
@@RadioactiveDrew the south pass is compacted road base though as I recall. It’s the other roads that aren’t road base that’s the issue. Also you should try hitting the uranium mine in the cliffs above bow knot bend on the green river. If you haven’t already. That’s a great place.
Absolutely stunning photography. The sunset and nighttime skies gave me goosebumps. Thank you for taking us on your adventures...better than Indiana Jones :)
That’s some high praise…thank you.
@@RadioactiveDrew Dude you are producing epic work. The high praise is well earned and well deserved.
Really impressive videography. Lived in Arizona for quite a few years and miss that part of the country. Glad to hear public lands are still vehicle accessible back there. The Montana of my youth was like that. These days the lion's share is behind locked gates.
Locked gates suck.
Came across your channel recently, i love the content and the cinematography that you bring to the table as well. One if the best ive seen so far. Keep it up
Absolutely amazing cinematography and I loved the intro and information you gave while hiking. Love your content. Very genuine.
Thanks. I appreciate that.
Fantastic photography! How you only have 50k subs is beyond me. Thanks for the videos.
Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed the video. My subs are growing pretty steadily. I feel very lucky that people enjoy the videos I enjoy making.
Mate, absolutely no words for that cinematography! Absolutely beautiful and the view count doesn’t reflect how good it was!
Keep it up man, I’m absolutely loving this! This is exactly why I love CZcams.
Its hard to get people to click on the video. Maybe I should try out a thumbnail of White Pocket and see if that does anything.
beautiful imagery really makes you think about life on earth
Drew, thank you for your optic on the radiological world!
This was super cool! Thanks for taking us along.
Your time lapse and drone videos are epic. That place is epic. This was quite the treat.
Thanks Drew! Another great one!
Awesome! I love exploring this area, now even more things to check out.
This video was the first one of yours I watched. Since then i have been going over some of your past videos!
I am impressed by your common sense and informed commentary!👍
Wow, that thumbnail is gorgeous
Thanks.
Very cool. Thx for taking us along
No problem...glad you enjoyed the journey.
Oh god amazing great shots perfect.. it realy shows the beauty of nature. Great timelaps and drone footage, you just nailed it !!!
Great video as usual. Great production man well done.
Wow Drew. That was really fun. Your photography was some of the most arresting I've ever seen. AMAZING! Thank you.
Glad you liked it.
Great camera work👍 Thanks for sharing Drew!
No problem. Thanks for watching.
Amazing video once again, keep it up Drew.
Stunning views! Great photography...
Thanks...that place makes it easy, so many interesting shots there.
Another awesome video - big props that you took the time to explain how important closing a gate is.
From someone that comes from a farming background in NZ, nothing would drive you more nuts than if someone accidently (or sometimes on purpose) would leave gates open.
Leaving gates like that open near such a busy highway would be very dangerous for people and cattle.
@@RadioactiveDrew Just out of interest what brand of UV light do you use?
Asking for a friend, but not really.
Here’s a link to the one I was using for this video. store.waveformlighting.com/products/realuv-led-flashlight-with-blackout-filter-technology
@@RadioactiveDrew thanks dude!
Actually, I’ve always been instructed by ranchers to leave gates as you find them. Sometimes they are allowing herds to move between areas. Awesome videography. Loved the time lapse at the Brain rock. A little sad to see tour groups there now. Never use to be that way.
Outstanding drone footage beginning around 12:00 - wow!! What an incredible area in the uniqueness of formations! Really awesome!
My favourite video to date, another place that I’ll never get to see, but brought to life by your amazing channel.
Well I’m glad you know about the location now.
Superb editing Drew, keep up the good work.
Epic episode ‼️✌🏽thanks Drew
Nice blend of factual and cinematographic content.
Thanks.
So beautiful you've shown! I saw many great photos of this place and now you give an additional excellent number of them with an interesting information new to me.
Glad you liked it.
Love your videos, so chill, and learn alot
Wow! Very cool and beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
I can't believe after 30 years visiting Utah over 16 trips, I've NEVER seen anyone illuminate uranium ore with a blacklight! That was great, especially when you returned to the mine site. Thank you. If you haven't read "Uranium Frenzy" about Charlie Steen and the Moab Uranium boom, you should. A good read on some US Uranium mining history and what put Moab on the map.
Thanks for the book suggestion. I need to read it because Charlie Steen started one of my favorite mines to visit, the MiVida.
@@RadioactiveDrew in all my trips to Moab over the years, I never made it to the Mi Vida mine. Great to see it in your video. And now I know to stay out of that one!
@dudeonbike800 the MiVida has the most radon I have ever detected in a mine.
Incredible, incredible video!!!
Those colours are amazing - very otherworldly!
Some very cool cinematography and loved the drone shots.
Beautiful work as always! That entire area is so fascinating.
One of my favorite places to spend time.
Ok, that was next level videography, Drew. Gorgeous!
Thanks.
Love the channel! As a RCT I really enjoy these videos! Thanks!
Wow! Those videos of the desert are mindblowingly beautiful! All that fluorescent uranium at night was amazing as well. This video is probably my favorite. You get better and better, Drew!
Thanks.
A rattlesnake bite can easily cost $500,000 at the hospital in antivenin. Each does is around $15k and some people have required 30 and more doses over a few days.
Duude, the timelapses were AWESOME! Good work!
Thanks...I'm glad you enjoyed them. Hopefully the rest of the video was okay ;)
That scenery is otherworldly. Fantastic.
Wow the cinematography was just breathtaking! Thank you for such an educational channel ❤
Really glad you enjoyed it.
That was a beautiful video! I mean the night shots are awesome.
Just love your content Drew. The videography is always first class, love the background music too.
Thanks. I think the music worked out really well for this video.
@@RadioactiveDrew You did an awesome job, drone shots, road trip time lapse from multiple angles, and the music. Some of the best video on CZcams IMHO. You are very talented.
Awesome video !! Love the thunderstorm in the time lapse part of the video, I like the florescent uranium samples.
Thanks...glad you like it.
Superb cinematography really enjoyed this video. Now I’ve found a new rock obsession thank you.
Really spectacular shots in this one. Well done.
you are so an accomplished videographer.....is amazing the work you do.
Stunning star field and clouds at dusk. The camping star field also incredible. I’d love to understand more your methods. Thx!
Maybe on one of these videos I'll explain it a bit.
I'm loving your videos. The radioactive rocket engine in the parking lot was amazing. Love the time lapse videos as well. Greetings, from Durham UK.
Spectacular videography!! A curiosity-inspiring piece of work!
Beautiful photography! I am in awe of your work!
Thanks...I'm glad you like it.
Incredible photography on this episode. Some of those motion timelapse and night/day shots take a lot of work and they came out incredible. Well done!
Thanks. I’ve had a lot of practice getting these shots right over the years.
Great production including the music Drew!
Another spot on video mate, that place is beautiful, absolutely top work on those timelapse 🤙
Thanks...I'm glad you enjoyed them.
Wow! Great video! Thanks for sharing.
No problem...glad you liked it.
How does this channel only have 67k subs?!?! The quality of your pictures and videos are amazing! Definitely earned a sub from me!
Thanks for the sub. Glad you think so highly of the content.
Fantastic , I am building a bucket list using your videos
I went out there with a private tour about 2 years ago. It was amazing. I want to go back!
awesome! Love these adventure videos. Beautiful shots.
Thanks.
You are truly awesome the footage is 10/10 (in 4K) I love it! Keep it up!
Thanks…I appreciate that.
Amazing drew thanks bud
Outstandingly compelling camera work.
Thanks.
This was brilliantly executed my friend. Such a beautiful place! Simply great channel and content as well!
Thanks...glad you liked it. I always like sharing these videos.