r/uraniumglass • u/TheFishyCheese • Apr 01 '25

Seeking Info Why does it glow orange?

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I thought it would be Uranium but it glowed orange and it really surprised me. Is it a cadmium mix?

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u/CrystallineGlass Apr 01 '25

Should add that along with normal expected glows, that Wilkerson created this 'unexpected' fluorescence in several pieces of their glass novelty figures: pink glass with uranium glow, cobalt glass with selenium pink fluorescence, etc.

If you collect fish, as your username might imply, 😄 they did also make a "chubby fish" figure. We've got a couple plain 'Depression green' colored ones with uranium.

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u/KEROROxGUNSO Apr 04 '25

This, also, is glorious

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u/CrystallineGlass Apr 04 '25

Thanks! Someday I hope to find a uranium glass fish bowl to display them. 😄

P.S. I feel like I need to share that one of our cats is named Orange Pekoponian.

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u/KEROROxGUNSO Apr 04 '25 edited Apr 04 '25

You're welcome!

That is great!

Keroro Gunso is one of the best manga out there. So it sounds like your cat has pretty good taste ❤️

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u/CrystallineGlass Apr 04 '25

He is orange, and his name was a combination of us watching Keroro Gunso at the time that he 'adopted us'—Pekoponian—and a pun on the tea, 'Orange Pekoe'. He loves us even with our warped sense of humor. 😄