Matthew Sorensen@zwol @whitequark Why? Because selenium gives a slight pink tint to glasses, which counteracts the weak green from iron you get when making glass with cheap sand. Cheaper than erbium, and doesn't solarize like manganese - so it's quite a practical decolorizer if you can control melt volatilization. Weyl's "A Chemical Approach to Glass" has a good section...
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