Hunting for RARE Uranium Sea Glass

[@TheAmber52]

Just love the two of you and no it wasn’t boring to watch this video. Your reaction on finding the Uranium glass reminded me of my reaction when I found my first piece 😂

[@The_Izars]

Thank you. I couldn’t quite believe how much I squealed when I found the first bit!

[@TheAmber52]

@@The_Izars 🤣

[@HBFGA]

I was so excited to watch you surprise Jane!

[@christietravelute3957]

What beach are you at?

[@ColinFyfielduk]

@@christietravelute3957we were at the Warren in Kent. This was one of three we recorded there. Two are live and the last one I’m still editing

[@hello21596]

Great video! I love UV glass!! I have quite a bit of it.

[@The_Izars]

Ah thanks 🤩 glad you enjoyed it, where do you find your UV glass?

[@TerryLawrence001]

I love exploring with a UV LED light. A UV light used for curing nail polish lacquers is very powerful and can be powered from a battery bank. No it wasn’t boring to watch this video. 🙂

[@The_Izars]

Ah thanks 🫶 that sounds good, where do you do your hunting? And have you found much? Thanks for watching 🫶🤩

[@lanners86]

That’s amazing what is uv glass where is it from

[@The_Izars]

Uv glass is a very small amount of uranium that they used to put in when making decorative glass wear in the olden days, thanks for watching 🫶🤩

[@gillianarmstrong4845]

What beach are you on

[@The_Izars]

That’s the Warren in Folkestone, Kent

[@wcatfn7928]

This is new to me, I have a small UV torch and will take it with me next time I go to the beaches (fairly regular for me, we usually search for stones with holes through them - hagstones). Which type (U238, U235 or U234 all of which produce Alpha radiation which can be stopped by your skin) ? Is it radioactive in this form? - I have a Geiger counter - it will be interesting to test... _popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries_ ? it was used to make bottles? containing foodstuffs? I presume this is safe since Uranium will be locked into the glass, a method used to 'safely' dispose of Nuclear Waste.

[@The_Izars]

To be honest I do t know the answer to all these questions. I’d be interested to hear how much radiation if any you would get off uranium glass. I know radiation was treated as a health benefit in small quantities untill the 1940’s. They stopped using uranium when supplies of it became restricted in the Second World War. It’s pretty rare find on beaches though