Beach glass, or "sea glass", is glass that's been pitched into the sea and tumbled around for dozens, or hundreds, of years. The salt, sand and rocks work to break down the porous outside edges of the glass, smoothing it and creating its distinctive "etched" look.
Beach glass has become a gemstone in its own right, and the various colours are beautiful when set into jewellery. One of the best parts about beach glass is knowing that it came right from the ocean
Sea glass can be found in many different colours. Green, brown and white/clear are the most common and would have originated from drink bottles, windows and glasses. Other colours that can be found are varying shades of green, amber, blues, yellow, grey, orange, red and black (which is actually very dark brown) or a mixture of colours from glass fused together. The rarest to be found is orange yellow and red so if you're lucky enough to find a piece, keep a hold of it!
Where to Find Sea Glass?
Sea Glass can be found all over the world on beaches, rivers and lakes. Head out at low tide and after storms when you're sure to find more and go for the busy areas, popular beaches and harbours.
The history of a place will help to determine if you can expect to find sea glass there or not. For instance, was there a glass factory near by once upon a time?
Much of the sea glass we find today was rubbish dumped into the sea from years ago.
Before going on holiday do some research on what beaches in the area have the best sea glass, no matter what country you're in there will be somewhere to go hunting.
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