Pebbles or Sea Glass?
by Marty
(Emerald Isle, NC)
I live at the beach, in NC & just began collecting. I have some obvious pieces of sea glass but have also found many translucent pebbles which are smooth, rounded and are either white or gray.
The texture is the same as sea glass. Most are without visual obstruction when looking through them but some have a webbing appearance within the stone/glass.
Others are thin & flat, with pits large enough to make them look like they will shatter into small pieces.
I know that's a lot of information. I hope my descriptions were understandable.
Thanks in advance for your help.
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That's an interesting question, Marty. Perhaps we can get an educated answer from one of our experienced beach combers.
I would suggest, though, for anyone submitting a question about appearance of a found object to try to include a photo. Although identification is possible without a photo, the chances of getting an opinion without one are pretty slim.
As you point out, it's hard to go to the beach and JUST pick up sea glass.
We keep telling ourselves no more pebbles. But that doesn't work too well. We still come home with pockets of beach pebbles...sometimes more pebbles than sea glass!
I have seriously considered doing a page on beach pebbles. I sure have a lot of photos, but since I don't know what most of the rocks are, I have kind of held back.
I'll probably be putting a question to you viewers through the blog one of these days as to who would be interested in having a section on beach pebbles on this site.
Then we can see what the consensus is.
Also, anyone knowledgeable about this topic could certainly write up some articles for the section.
You know, one of the beach pebbles we have come to recognize and delight in here in Washington State are agates. That might be what you have there. However, I have no idea if there are agates in North Carolina or not!
Thanks again for submitting this question and hopefully we'll get some responses.
David (editor)
