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Uranium Glass Fruit Bowl

The glass of this fruit bowl, sometimes called Vaseline Glass, contains traces of uranium oxide and originates from Australia C.1950. The uranium is what gives the glass a yellow appearance under white light and provides the vivid green fluorescents under ultraviolet light. The presence of uranium also means that it is a mildly radioactive object, though it posses no risk to health in these circumstances.