pdp1@EARTHLINK.NET on sun 21 mar 04
Hi Fred,
I think the underground blasts they used to do North of
here, were 'self glazing'...likely pretty in their own
macabre way ( or, then again, maybe not)...maybe the
'A.E.C.' archives might have some color snapshots...
Too, as there is lots of the stuff on the black market now
( and for the last decade or so if not longer...actually
longer...) I recon one could get some and see...
I am curious about our old pal 'Cesium 19'...bet he'd make
some dandy Glazes...too, haveing something of an alkalai way
about him if memory serve...
Maybe keep that Lead apron on...you know, 'for the
kids'...and try not an' track the dust through the House any
too much...'specially if ye have 'carpets'...
Hey! Where were you when I was looking for you at the
'enceeky'?
Did ye stay home or somthing? Or did I just miss you amidst
all the whirlwind of it all...?
Hell, I was looking forward to a little howdy-do...!
Best wishes,
Phil
Las Vegas
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fredrick Paget"
> I wonder what color plutonium oxide would produce in a
glaze.
>
> There are 10 or 12 as yet untried elements beyond uranium
in the
> periodic table. Some have never been made in enough
quantity to even
> see the tiny speck that was made. Others like plutonium
have been
> made in quantity.
>
> These elements form the actinum series starting with
thorium that
> has some resemblance to the rare earth lanthanum series.
As we all
> know there are several rare earths that make interesting
colors.
> Others are colorless or color is seen only under UV .
>
> What interesting colors may lie out there in the
actinides? Uranium
> is the 3rd member of this series and we have been reading
about all
> the colors it makes.
>
> Any one know if thorium makes color? I believe the oxide
is white as
> it is the material that the Wellsbach mantles used in
Coleman
> lanterns are made of after the lantern has been lit and
the silk
> carrier of the mantle is burned away leaving the fragile
mantle. It
> is a naturally occurring element and is found in
monazanite sands. I
> would not be surprised if there were some in the rutile we
get.
>
> Glow in the dark anyone?
> Fred
> --
> From Fred Paget, Marin County, California, USA
> fredrick@well.com
>
>
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