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by gabrielblack 1703 days ago
The crucifix is different, besides the Uranium glass it has engravings painted with something I think is tritium.
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That is a little scary - a bit into the territory of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium_Girls
How old is it? Tritium has a half life of only 12.3 years, so if it's more than 60 years or so old, there's basically none left (around 3%), certainly not enough to make it glow.

Radium is much more likely if it's still glowing.

More than 60, yes, maybe it's other source
Radium more likely. Tritium is produced in small quantities in nuclear reactors and is the fuel for fusion bombs. I doubt that was used to make a crucifix.