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**Watermelon Glow Glass Skull — MINI — Colorful in Daylight, Glows Strong Orange Under 365nm UV!**
**$6 each — listing is for ONE skull**
The mini version of our Watermelon Glow skulls — same glass, same glow, pocket size. In daylight these little skulls are translucent candy colors with an iridescent sheen — the watermelon green-and-pink is the signature look, and the batch also runs through pinks, reds, ambers, and clears. Then hit one with a 365nm UV light and it lights up with the same strong orange glow as its big brother — a whole skull glowing on a keychain budget, under an ounce each. At $6, they're made for collecting a few: line a shelf, fill a bowl, or pair them with the Large size for a full display.
**What it is:** This is a man-made glass skull — molded and finished glass with an iridescent ("aura"-style) colored surface treatment, disclosed right up front. It is not a natural crystal or mineral, and the color and the glow both come from how the glass is made and finished, not from a stone. The UV reaction is the real deal, though: under 365nm longwave the glass fluoresces a strong orange, brightest through the thinner areas, so the details — eyes, nose, teeth — stand out in relief, just like the photos.
**A little background:** Glass skulls ride on a long tradition. Skulls have been carved from stone and crystal for centuries (the famous "crystal skulls" of the 1800s turned out to be carved quartz, cut with modern tools of their day), and glass versions carry the same look into a material glassmakers have worked for over 3,000 years — glass itself dates to ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt. Iridescent finishes are old glass craft too: 19th-century carnival glass got its rainbow sheen from metallic salts, and modern "aura" finishes use a vapor-deposited metal-oxide layer for the same shifting color play. Fluorescent glass has its own collector world — uranium glass and cadmium glass glow under UV — and these minis bring that same light-it-up fun at a size (and price) that invites grabbing a handful.
**Please note:** This is a decorative man-made glass piece — NOT a natural mineral, and NOT a Yooperlite. The orange glow is a property of the glass under 365nm UV, not of a fluorescent stone.
**Details:**
- Man-made glass skull with iridescent colored finish — fully disclosed
- MINI size — under 1 ounce each
- Fluoresces a strong orange under 365nm longwave UV (see photos)
- You'll receive ONE skull from this batch; colors vary — watermelon green/pink, pink, red, amber, and clear all appear in this batch
- Photos show the actual batch, in white light and under 365nm UV
- Want the big one? The Large Watermelon Glow skulls (3.2 ounces, $16) are listed separately.
- Decorative use only — not a toy, not food-safe
**Care:** It's glass — it will chip or break if dropped on a hard surface. The iridescent finish is a surface treatment: dust with a soft dry or slightly damp cloth, don't scrub it, use abrasive cleaners, or put it in an ultrasonic cleaner.
