
UNIQUE Special design DICHROIC Fused Glass Pendant!
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Regional areas: | 3-4 business days |
Remote areas: | 3-5 business days |
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Size of pendant: 30 X 20 X 8 mm
Dichroic glass is glass containing multiple micro-layers of metal oxides which give the glass dichroic optical properties.
Dichroic glass dates back to at least the 4th century AD as seen in the Lycurgus cup.
Multiple ultra-thin layers of different metals (gold, silver), metal oxides and silica are vaporised by an electron beam in a vacuum chamber. The vapour then condenses on the surface of the glass in the form of a crystal structure. This is sometimes followed by a protective layer of quartz crystal.
The finished glass can have as many as 30 to 50 layers of these materials yet the thickness of the total coating is approximately 30 to 35 millionths of an inch The coating that is created is very similar to a gemstone and, by careful control of thickness, different colours are obtained.
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