I went to the Tucson Mineral show last weekend and saw some pretty cool stuff and got some neat minerals to boot.
So anyway, my husband was playing with his Geiger counter (Yes, he is weird) and was surveying the new minerals for fun. He checked my sample of Torbernite It is sending out 10,000 counts per minute at 1 cm of beta radiation (with the beat shield open). I knew it was a uranium based mineral… but it should be in the mineral cabinet. the glass stops the beta particles.
It is the hottest mineral we have, but it is pretty weak radiation so to speak.
Just thought I would share that tidbit 
What a surprise - I was expecting something about pheasant…
But rock are cool too.
As a former nuke plant worker, part of our rad training included sources/levels of everyday things, such as sunlight and TV. Many things “give off” radiation that we take no precautions against…heck, coal-fired plants give off quite a bit, and they don’t even measure it regularly, but it’s significant.
I don’t know why they don’t do anything about that sample…perhaps that level is far below acceptable limits. I agree that since it’s beta, it’s a very simple matter to block the emission. You could wrap it in Saran Wrap…or maybe if you gave it a thick coat of plastic.