Re: [APD] tempered glass

[william ruyle <inquartata at comcast_net>]

Oxidation of iron is rusty red, while copper when it tarnishes, green. 
Would this have a bearing on it?
And if so, why?:-)  If color verity is important, go with the 
starbrite-type of glass. Your pocketbook
won't thank you, tho.

Bill

Rachel Sandage wrote:

>Well, the iron makes the glass green. So if the iron isn't there, the glass 
>does not have the green coloration. From this we can deduce that iron makes 
>things green, so if we want red plants, we need to have no iron. This does 
>not explain why Vulcan blood, which is copper based, is green, and human 
>iron-based blood is red.
> On 10/09/05, Vaughn Hopkins <hoppy1 at surewest_net> wrote: 
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>>Does the iron deficiency make the glass red?
>>Vaughn H.
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>>On Saturday, September 10, 2005, at 08:10 PM, william ruyle wrote:
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>>>You also have the choice of low iron glass, costs mo' money....
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