I apologize for copping out like this, but yes, there is such a thing as
uranium glass, and no, I don't have a minute's peace to elaborate right now
(proposal due by week's end)! So sorry. But I can suggest quickly that you
might contact Olive Jones (Parks Canada). She brought numerous examples of
uranium glass to a workshop held at the Quebec SHA's and might have some
time to shed a little light on the subject for you. (Don't forget to ask
about the effects of UV light on uranium glass . . . it's definitely
somethiung to see!!) If the thread is still active next week and I get the
proposal finished, I'll add some references to the list.

Matthew Sterner
Senior Project Director
Statistical Research, Inc.


----- Original Message -----
From: "LOCKHART BILL" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 10:00 AM
Subject: Uranium Glass


> A colleague asked me this question, and I did not have an answer.
> Maybe one (or more) of you can help.
>
> Bill
>
> I have a technical question that I hope that you can help me with. We
> recently hired a biologist who has done a lot of archaeology work with
> Neil Ackerly. She has spent most of her archaeology time working with
> material from historic mines in New Mexico. She mentioned a type of
> glass that she says is very common from the mines called "uranium"
> glass. She described it as bright orange or red--the color is the
> result of adding uranium to the glass batch. I have never run across
> this particular term and am not sure that I have ever seen what she
> calls "uranium" glass. I asked if she had, or whether she knew if Neil
> had, a reference for this glass, preferably primary. Can you shed some
> light on this "translucent" subject for me? Renee was going to contact
> Neil but has not had a chance to do this and I thought that this would
> be right up your alley. Look forward to hearing from you.
>