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<p>[QUOTE="UncleChuckTX, post: 211400, member: 154"]You're welcome, Scott. I think Pat's post is going to be the key to your question: which chemicals produce which colors when creating glass. If using uranium salts is the only possible way to achieve a green or yellow glass color that glows green under UV light, then anything produced with that formula can be defined as "uranium glass" (green) or "vaseline glass" (yellow).</p><p><br /></p><p>Have you seen this page for the Vaseline Collectors Club? </p><p><a href="http://www.vaselineglass.org/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.vaselineglass.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.vaselineglass.org/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>They may also be able to help, or have information on the formulas certain companies used to create the colors. For instance, their site says Manganese can also be used to create yellow/green glass, but it doesn't glow under UV like pieces created with Uranium Dioxide.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, I've always been curious about the amount of radiation (if any) emitted by vaseline / uranium glass. Do you have any other pieces that really make your counter go click-crazy? If you have the time, I'm sure the members here would love to see a synopsis of your report, or photos of good examples you've already found.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="UncleChuckTX, post: 211400, member: 154"]You're welcome, Scott. I think Pat's post is going to be the key to your question: which chemicals produce which colors when creating glass. If using uranium salts is the only possible way to achieve a green or yellow glass color that glows green under UV light, then anything produced with that formula can be defined as "uranium glass" (green) or "vaseline glass" (yellow). Have you seen this page for the Vaseline Collectors Club? [URL]http://www.vaselineglass.org/[/URL] They may also be able to help, or have information on the formulas certain companies used to create the colors. For instance, their site says Manganese can also be used to create yellow/green glass, but it doesn't glow under UV like pieces created with Uranium Dioxide. Also, I've always been curious about the amount of radiation (if any) emitted by vaseline / uranium glass. Do you have any other pieces that really make your counter go click-crazy? If you have the time, I'm sure the members here would love to see a synopsis of your report, or photos of good examples you've already found.[/QUOTE]
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