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Started by Mike Damato, 01/21/2006 01:21PM
Posted 01/21/2006 01:21PM Opening Post
Hi all,

I know there was a thread about this pretty recently, but I can't find it.

Is there a way to quickly and easily determine whether a mirror is Pyrex, without resorting to density measurements? The one I'm looking at has a greenish tinge, but it is very faint. IIRC plate glass has a rather strong green tint. Is that always the case? Will it only be a completely reliable determination if I measure density?

Thanks,

Mike