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womanofthehills

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9. At Univ of NM in the 70's - we had uranium and lead powders in jars in our ceramics class

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Fri Apr 4, 2025, 03:01 PM

Apr 4

Uranium would give a nice orange glaze. Most of us stayed away from it but our professor often used it.

We would make up 3 gallon buckets of glaze, throw in formaldehyde and stir it with our arms. Those were the days?

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Someone donated an ash tray that contains uranium. Green glass, glows in the dark. [View all] Swede Apr 4 OP

Lol SheltieLover Apr 4 #1

Very collectible. People like to display them in cabinets with a black light ms liberty Apr 4 #2

What does the black light do? Swede Apr 4 #3

Uranium glass glows, see here: ms liberty Apr 4 #4

Such radiating beauty! Omnipresent Apr 4 #6

Omg! Woah.... Eerie! electric_blue68 Apr 6 #10

It causes the uranium electrons to fluoresce EYESORE 9001 Apr 4 #5

I've been saving any pieces I find Marthe48 Apr 4 #7

urainium glass. AllaN01Bear Apr 4 #8

At Univ of NM in the 70's - we had uranium and lead powders in jars in our ceramics class womanofthehills Apr 4 #9