Sterling Uranium Glass Ring "Mermaid Stone" Solitare Vaseline Glass

Description

PLEASE NOTE: This item is made to order. Please allow up to two weeks for processing.
Green opal "mermaid" uranium glass stone set in 925 sterling silver. Glows bright green under a blacklight. The stone is 10x8mm and the ring is made to your size. If you don't know your ring size, purchase a size 7 and send me a message and I'll mail you a ring sizer. Your purchase comes with a keychain blacklight.
Feel free to check out my other uranium glass jewelry items for sale. I do have a matching necklace to this ring
Necklace
https://www.ebay.com/itm/274700213654
And matching earrings
https://www.ebay.com/itm/274721726694
If you are interested in a matching set please contact me as I do deals for multiple purchases!
I do custom commissions as well so don't hesitate to contact me if you are looking for something specific
.
I also specialize in vintage and antique jewelry restoration, including fitting uranium glass stones into such pieces. If you have an old piece of jewelry you'd like restored and/or set with uranium, shoot me a message with photos. I can send you examples of my work.
All international orders of uranium glass are sent USPS First Class International and not Global Shipping.
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.
I treasure hunt
all over the world
for
vintage
uranium glass pieces to use in jewelr
y, as well as
new pieces from Czech Republic
. I specialize in sourcing
old
art deco jewelry components
and faceted stones
.
I also very much enjoy finding vintage uranium glass jewelry pieces. I represent my vintage pieces to the best of my knowledge with all the research I can muster, but from time to time I may get something incorrect, however, I strive to avoid any misrepresentation and will designate if I am unsure of something.
All
of
my
own
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
.