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Is there a way to tell if something is Vaseline glass without a black light?
 

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Is there a way to tell if something is Vaseline glass without a black light?
That green glass is Uranium glass. I have run across tons of that. Vaseline glass is yellow colored depression glass. Made with uranium oxides. Vaseline glass is a subset of uranium glass that has uranium in it, but that is only yellow in color. True depression glass should have tons of tiny bubbles in it. Best to use a uv light.
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Other than a blacklight, a Geiger counter. Just the other day I checked how hot my Vaseline glass is, and the hottest piece is about 6 times over background radiation. The weaker pieces are about 3 times over background radiation.

The background radiation at my place is about 13 counts per minute (CPM), because of the elevation of my property. It's usually lower at sea level.

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Other than a blacklight, a Geiger counter. Just the other day I checked how hot my Vaseline glass is, and the hottest piece is about 6 times over background radiation. The weaker pieces are about 3 times over background radiation.

The background radiation at my place is about 13 counts per minute (CPM), because of the elevation of my property. It's usually lower at sea level.

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Wow, that's thinking outside the UV box so to speak. Very intelligent problem solving.
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Is there a way to tell if something is Vaseline glass without a black light?

It has an unusual glow( uranium I think). Very luminous you will know it when you see it, it’s yellow green not dul green.


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Other than a blacklight, a Geiger counter. Just the other day I checked how hot my Vaseline glass is, and the hottest piece is about 6 times over background radiation. The weaker pieces are about 3 times over background radiation.

The background radiation at my place is about 13 counts per minute (CPM), because of the elevation of my property. It's usually lower at sea level.

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The first three are depression pressed glass, not Vaseline glass.


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The three greener pieces have added iron oxide, which gives them the "Vaseline" green color, a 'common' name for the glass, although not technically correct.

I would love to find one of the pieces made with 25% uranium. That would be hot. o_O:p
 

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