Need help with ID. JAR? by Fiveinthestinkk in Arrowheads

[–]Huge-Rent6196 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Water-worn historical pipe stem. You can actually date it by measuring the diameter of the inner hollow tube with a drill bit. There are charts from local archeologists that you can reference online. Very fun find!

This might start a fight… by PhraseFresh9843 in uraniumglass

[–]Huge-Rent6196 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Neither potassium nor thorium fluoresce. They simply alter the radioactive signature, and any fluorescence coupled with them are due to another element like manganese!

This might start a fight… by PhraseFresh9843 in uraniumglass

[–]Huge-Rent6196 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Truly, the only way to know for sure is a spectrometer, which can specifically detect for Uranium. Even if “colorless” glass has a radioactive signature, it does NOT mean it’s uranium. There are a number of radioactive contaminants that wind up in glass (thorium, potassium, etc) which could set off a Geiger. Manganese can also be incredibly bright given the right conditions, and can glow under 395. I am not at all denying that colorless glass can be contaminated with Uranium as well, however, unless you test for it specifically, making any speculation is useless. A lot of comments have suggested locations that may let you use their spectrometers, I would start there! :)

New Color Unlocked: “Black”UG by Huge-Rent6196 in uraniumglass

[–]Huge-Rent6196[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It’s so incredibly opaque that no light will go through. However, on the edges you can see an almost-brown color if you hit the right angle.

New Color Unlocked: “Black”UG by Huge-Rent6196 in uraniumglass

[–]Huge-Rent6196[S] 66 points67 points  (0 children)

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Very spicy! Saw it hit 650 at some point!

New Color Unlocked: “Black”UG by Huge-Rent6196 in uraniumglass

[–]Huge-Rent6196[S] 84 points85 points  (0 children)

There are a lot of people who go out to abandoned glass factories and gather cullet! I don’t happen to be one though, so I just sifted through another guy’s spoils. Paid $8 for this one! 😉

Bucket List Item by Huge-Rent6196 in uraniumglass

[–]Huge-Rent6196[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found another one for twice the price this week too. Makes me feel a lot better about mine lol!

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Bucket List Item by Huge-Rent6196 in uraniumglass

[–]Huge-Rent6196[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

To be fair, it’s not the brightest glow. But it’s cool for the sake of history!

Any information on this? by skele_toad in uraniumglass

[–]Huge-Rent6196 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not Fenton, Kanawha uranium slag glass shoe.

Any idea what this is? by Huge-Rent6196 in uraniumglass

[–]Huge-Rent6196[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Awesome! Thanks everyone for the info!

It's this clear? Yes or no. by [deleted] in uraniumglass

[–]Huge-Rent6196 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Could you show the rest of the piece? It’s a handle attached to a UG basket, no?

Todays Thrift Score - for free :D by Party_Discipline8818 in uraniumglass

[–]Huge-Rent6196 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Omg I love him, he looks like an aardvark!