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Thomas Decker
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vasoline glass

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I have some glass that by a slight chance might be Vaseline glass I can't seem to locate a black light to check it out . I would like to use it in some pod molds and was wondering if there were any hazards I should be aware of either to me or the kiln.
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No hazards. The uranium oxide is totally contained.
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THANKS.
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My experiments were not pleasing. It fused like float.
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What is vasoline glass?
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Greg Rawls wrote:What is vasoline glass?
Also, known as uranium glass, it's glass that is made with a small amount of uranium oxide. That makes it glow under a black light. It was really popular around the 30's, but stopped being widely made after WWII, when uranium was used for other things. :)

Today you mostly find it in some boro (for pipes) and marbles (glow in the dark). There was a company making some for fusing a few years ago, but I don't know if they're still around.

Called Vaseline glass because that's the color.
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