Friday, December 08, 2006

Vaseline & Uranium Glass



Uranium glass, also known as vaseline glass, is a pale yellow or yellow-green glass made by the inclusion of uranium oxide.


The first creator of uranium glass is believed to be Martin Klaproth (1743-1817), the discoverer of uranium. It is believed that among his experiments with the element he mixed it into glass as a coloring agent. Read on.

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