what is urnaium oxide

updated fri 3 jan 03

Llewellyn Kouba on sat 28 dec 02

I was watching an old antiques show on the road on TV this holiday and saw
some old vintage glassware that had uranium oxide on which made the pieces
glow in the dark. Is this anything the potter or ceramist can make us of in
the kiln? Not that one would want to but I am just curious as to the
nature of this element.

Llewellyn in winter mild western North Dakota. Singing happily as my
Father (age 78) made it through his aneurism surgery just fine and will be
home with Mother in the New Year.

Edouard Bastarache on sat 28 dec 02

Hello Llewellyn Kouba ,


for more information go to :

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/smart2000/uranium.htm
or
http://digitalfire.com/education/toxicity/materialsafety.html



Later,



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http://perso.wanadoo.fr/smart2000/index.htm

James Bledsoe on sat 28 dec 02

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Subject: What is urnaium oxide


> I was watching an old antiques show on the road on TV this holiday and saw
> some old vintage glassware that had uranium oxide on which made the pieces
> glow in the dark. Is this anything the potter or ceramist can make us of
in
> the kiln? Not that one would want to but I am just curious as to the
> nature of this element.
>
> Llewellyn in winter mild western North Dakota. Singing happily as my
> Father (age 78) made it through his aneurism surgery just fine and will be
> home with Mother in the New Year.
>
>
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Kathi LeSueur on sat 28 dec 02

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> <> and saw
> some old vintage glassware that had uranium oxide on which made the pieces
> glow in the dark. Is this anything the potter or ceramist can make us
> of in
> the kiln?>>


I used uranium in college in the '60's. It's been a banned material for
a long time now. some of the gurus on Clayart could probably tell us how
dangerous the pieces are that used it.

Kathi

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