Sterling Uranium Glass Mermaid Stone Necklace Large Pendant 925 Silver

  

Large green opal "mermaid" uranium glass stone set in 925 sterling silver. Glows bright green under a blacklight. The stone has lovely opalescent flashes of blue and green. The pendant measures 25x18mm and comes on an 18 chain. Please note: this item is made to order.

Please allow two weeks for processing. Feel free to check out my other uranium glass jewelry items for sale. I have a ring that matches this necklace. I also do custom commissions with a specialty in sterling silver rings so don't hesitate to contact me if you are looking for something specific. Uranium glass is glass made with up to 2% uranium dioxide for color. The uranium content causes the glass to fluoresce bright green under a UV blacklight. It is very slightly radioactive and will register on a Geiger counter. Most jewelry pieces will register just above background radiation, enough to show true uranium content yet safety for wearing.

The uranium glass in jewelry is the same glass found in the depression-era glassware that is popular with collectors. Uranium glass is identified with a UV blacklight, and it's only uranium glass if the item is truly glass, not another material, and glows the telltale bright neon green.

If a piece of glass fluoresces bright green then it contains uranium. No other material or element in glass has that effect. Other jewelry materials such as resin, plasic, enamel, paint, acrylic, some gemstones, and even adhesive under a rhinestone can glow like uranium, so it is imperative for a collector of such glass in jewelry to make sure the glowing item is truly glass. Sometimes an item can glow a dull green rather than bright neon, and that is due to manganese rather than uranium. Uranium glass pieces to use in jewelr.

New pieces from Czech Republic. I also very much enjoy finding vintage uranium glass jewelry pieces. Pieces are made with the greatest care and love and have a lifetime guarantee for repair.

I test all glowing items in both my own pieces and in vintage pieces with a pin scratch test, a presidium tester, and a Geiger counter to ensure that all of my items are true uranium glass. The item "Sterling Uranium Glass Mermaid Stone Necklace Large Pendant 925 Silver" is in sale since Saturday, February 27, 2021.

This item is in the category "Pottery & Glass\Glass\Glassware\Vaseline\1940-Now". The seller is "songbirdsweet1" and is located in Longmont, Colorado. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Object Type: Jewelry
• Type of Glass: Uranium
• Color: Green