"Vaseline glass" with 405nm

[usakicksass]

I was at a collectible antique show today and found a new fluorescer. Its called Uranium oxide glass. It is used with about 2% uranium oxide by weight. It has a light green slightly opaque hue to it. The sellers called it by the disgusting name "Vaseline glass" because the way light makes a shimmer just under the surface. With the bluray or a black light like they all had it really lights up!

 

[vcw]

So when you shine a black light, that turns green?

 

[hydrogenman15]

I remember talking to a guy who makes lights with that. :
Anyways that is very cool looking.

--hydro15

 

[GooeyGus]

My mom has some of this stuff... its pretty cool!!

 

[usakicksass]

It already has a green hue but with the uv it lights up. You can buy uranium oxide glass "marbles" for $10 a piece. Cheaper to buy an old piece of vaseline glass.

 

[rkcstr]

Hmm... there's a huge antique mall right down the street, might see if I can find me some of that

 

[Jules]

Wow, there is an antique market near me. Might walk in with the 803T in my pocket. You know, check it out before you buy!

 

[usakicksass]

This vendor at the show was selling an LED pen, for glass collectors, that shone in the UV range for $5. I bought one. You can barely see the light and have to hold it right up to the object to see the flouresence of the glass. It is an extremely cheap chinese thing with "invisible" ink pen inside.

 

[diachi]

I've seen this stuff before, they dont make it much any more, but it does glow in the dark as far as im aware Good stuff anyway , have fun !

Diachi

 

[MarioMaster]

you sure it glows? im pretty sure they used radium for glowing stuff, but i could be wrong

 

[daguin]

you sure it glows? im pretty sure they used radium for glowing stuff, but i could be wrong

It glows. It contains an uranium salt.

Peace,
dave

 

[MarioMaster]

hmm i thought uranium glass just looked neat, didn't know it actually glowed

 

[vcw]

You can get some at unitednuclear.com

 

[diachi]

Yupp im pretty sure it glows. I dont think united nuclear sell it anymore though, you might want to take a look.

Diachi