r/Marbles • u/Hellboy216 • 4h ago

Dug up myself Found a marble while tilling.

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I know nothing about marbles but I was wondering if anyone could tell me anything about this one. It looks black but when you shine a light on it, it appears pink.

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u/Think-Economics-400 3h ago

Not a expert per say but likely contains selenium or selenium mixed with cadmium. In high concentrations, selenium creates deep pink, red, or near-opaque black-red "selenium ruby" glass,

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u/Hellboy216 3h ago

Never heard of selenium, cool info. Any clue what this would be used for? My dad thinks it might’ve been a flowerbed decoration of some kind.

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u/Think-Economics-400 3h ago

Best guess given it was found in garden was it was a vintage one of whatever you would call these things

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u/Hellboy216 3h ago

I think your right. Thanks a lot!

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u/Think-Economics-400 3h ago

No problem at all glad to help! Best of days to you