Topic: uranium amber glass vase help please

[stew2u2]

amber glass vase vase help please.
bought this vase when i got home notices a slight green tinge to the rim. glows under UV light
cant find anything about it if anyone can point me in the right direction would be very great-full
thanks stew

[flying free]

is it crackle glass?
and does it have an unusually large pontil mark?  Or is that the base with a smaller pontil mark in the centre of it - difficult to tell on your photo
m

[stew2u2]

hi thanks for looking
no its like a knobbly affect as tho blown into a mold and the top 3 inches drawn out of the mold. the base has a ground pontil mark in the center of a protruding base

[Paul S.]

are we satisfied this is not the result of manganese?

[stew2u2]

how could i tell not sure only thought if it glowed under UV light it was uranium im lost when it comes to anything else
thanks for looking
stew

[Paul S.]

well, you could try Christine's yard stick..........     standing back three or four feet, and if it still glows then it's uranium.             Manganese gives a sort of greyish green glow, usually, but have to say that I'm really offering a suggestion only, this is not my area, and yours may well be uranium.

Try the torch on various pieces in your collection, and if you get a greenish response on pieces you know are not uranium, then you'll see the kind of effect that manganese gives.          Suspect you need a reasonable quality u.v. torch though, and with fully charged batteries.

[Lustrousstone]

I suspect this is uranium, especially if there is a green glow without UV. Uranium amber is pretty common but as Paul says my yardstick test is pretty good. This is interesting, though I have no idea where its from or who make it with that pontil mark.

[flying free]

can you add measurements please including weight.
Is it unusually heavy for size?

It (the colour and curious decor) reminds me of a crackle glass vase I have with green strands in it.  The colour especially.  Mine is very heavy for size - oddly so.

m

[stew2u2]

its about 6 inches high and 7 inches across the widest. weight is 1330g quite thick glass. the design reminds me of a kralik martele vase i had but the lines are not as defined as the kralik.

[stew2u2]

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