red glass

Tinted transparent sheet

Red glass is glass colored by metallic oxides, most famously the deep ruby shade produced with gold chloride.

The technique dates to antiquity and appears in stained glass windows, decorative vessels, and vintage railroad lanterns.

The red glass of the cathedral cast crimson light across the stone floor.

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Opposites
color

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Transparent material, nature-hued

blue glass · clear glass · amber glass

transparency/clarity

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Transparent silica sheet

transparent glass · opaque glass · crystal · frosted glass · milky glass

material

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Scarlet-hued mineral

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G