Both granite and marble are naturally occurring materials that were formed millions of years ago similar to minerals.
The radioactivity of marble.
Granite and marble do emit tiny but noticeable amount of radiation in different proportions.
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Many homes contain decorative rock and stone such as granite and marble.
By curiouspost august 23 2015.
These marbles barely register on sensitive geiger counters and the radiation emitted barely creeps above the background radiation we experience everyday from natural sources.
The amount of radioactivity in building materials depends on the type of material but the amount of radiation released from these materials is typically very very low.
Some building materials such as granite brick marble and other items contain natural radioactivity.
Generally these substances contain traces of radioactive elements like uranium thorium and their daughter products like radium polonium and radon.
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