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 Post subject: Question about glass inclusion
PostPosted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 1:42 pm 
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Sometimes in man made glass you can find a specific inclusion which is a grain of solid unmelted silica, very often trapped in swirls of the melted glass.
We have a name in french to identify this inclusion : "oeil du verrier" (glassworker's eye).
I would like to know if there exists such an expression or another word in english for this special inclusion ?
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 Post subject: Re: Question about glass inclusion
PostPosted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 3:01 pm 
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Picture, please. :)


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 Post subject: Re: Question about glass inclusion
PostPosted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 4:45 pm 
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I found one on this internet page (green picture - glass imitating emerald) :

http://www.gemmology.ch/imitations-1.html

but often the colour of the silica grain is darker, which makes it look more like an "eye".

If I can find a better picture on a PP I'll post it tomorrow.


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 Post subject: Re: Question about glass inclusion
PostPosted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 11:30 am 
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Hi ,

it's silica grain which is not melted and we can observe in the glasses of imitation

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"Œil du verrier :Grain de silice non fondu que l’on observe en inclusion dans les verres d’imitations."

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Yes sure... My question is, is there an english name for that inclusion.


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 Post subject: Re: Question about glass inclusion
PostPosted: Wed Mar 13, 2013 5:18 am 
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Hi ,

No result at all after having researched :(
But .... I would not be surprised that there is no special english word for that ; each language has its own words and images , which are resulting from the particular perception of a cultural personage ... an english verrier don't apprehend its work like a french verrier .
seems to me ...

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