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Soda-lime glass has a greenish hue (look at it sideways). Borosilicate is blueish.


If you'd read the article, they literally address this. They said the colors are due to unrelated impurities, and are not a foolproof guide.


This depends on the source of the raw materials, the green is typically from iron and you can have higher purity soda lime glass that is much more clear. I didn't realize there was a visible blue tint in consumer borosilicate glass, I wonder what causes this.




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