UV and radioactive glass colour guide
by bluetinyowl@ · 35 things on NewTwos
- From Reddit: r/uraniumglass 2 yr. ago Blowback9
- Glass color vs. glow color cheat sheet
- I put this together to try to keep all the different types of colors and UV glows straight when searching the thrift shops, but I don't know if they're all accurate. Corrections, please! The glass color in all caps is the most common color. Less common in lower case. [Updated, and will continue to update as new info comes in - thank you!]
- Uranium:
- UV Glow: Bright green glow.
- Glass: GREEN, YELLOW, amber, orange, teal, turquoise, gray, blue.
- Opaque: custard yellow (sometimes pink gradient), lime, mint green, jade, caramel.
- Lead:
- UV Glow: Icy blue.
- Glass: CLEAR, yellow.
- Cerium:
- UV Glow: Intense light blue
- Glass: CLEAR
- Example: https://www.jonsinger.org/jossresearch/pictures/ceramics/examples/fluorescent/826.ceglasslw.8c.jpg
- Manganese:
- UV Glow: 365nm: Weak lemonade-like greenish yellow, turbid.
- Glass: PURPLE, clear, red, yellow, orange, peach.
- Antimony:
- UV Glow: Weak bluish white.
- Glass: WHITE, clear, yellow.
- Cadmium:
- UV Glow: Orange, red, pink, yellow glow.
- Glass: RED, ORANGE, YELLOW, green.
- Selenium:
- UV Glow: Pale pink or orange glow.
- Glass: AMBER, RED, yellow, orange.
- Calcium Carbonate:
- UV Glow: Weak yellow/green.
- Glass: CLEAR.
- Neodymium:
- Glass changes color under different lighting conditions.
- Sunlight/yellow incandescent: Lilac/pink.
- Fluorescent: Smokey blue.
- Boron Nitrate (glass mold releasing agent):
- UV Glow (outside only): Lime green, yellow