That’s an interesting shade of Green there … if you have a UV lamp, try shining it at this piece in the dark – if it is fluorescent, then it probably is Uranium Glass.
(because, just by coincidence, today I stumbled over this
and then, of course, I had to look up “Uranglas”.)
Why does this belong in the car boot?
Just an expression I guess.
I bought it at local car boot sale for £5. It is uranium glass - there is a UV light shining on it in the photo. Its 1950’s Murano, possibly Flavio Poli of Seguso Vetri d’Arte.
Murano great place to visit btw
Small island near Venice (Italy), the city that you must visit once (at least) in your life.
I collected some uranium oxide specimens in the early days of my mineral hobby, almost 50 years ago. Got them from the Palermo Mine in New Hampshire. My best friend knew the owner. Uranium oxide is typically a white, amorphous, friable mineral. However, it slowly degrades into powder, so I got rid of my specimens. Small thumbnail specimens are one thing, but radioactive dust is something else. I also decided then to purge my collection of radioactives, selling them at a local mineral auction.
The U.S. term for “car boot sale” is “tailgating.” Tailgating is popular in the parking lots of football games and other venue events. A famous quarry in Pennsylvania used to hold an annual open house that I attended several times, and the tailgating in the parking lot was as good as a mineral show. Oh, I miss those days.