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A PLATE of Homosteus from Clardon Haven about two miles east of Thurso was found to be radioactive to the extent of 1.2 × 104 γ/min/g. In order to characterize the radioactive isotopes present, the energies of the emitted γ-rays were measured using a γ-scintillation spectrometer.
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Bowie, S. H. U., and Atkin, D., Nature, 177, 487 (1956).
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DIGGLE, W., SAXON, J. An Unusually Radioactive Fossil Fish from Thurso, Scotland. Nature 208, 400 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/208400a0
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