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Definition -
Glass Becomes Sea Glass when: 1 - A piece of glass has been tumbled by natural wave action to the point where there are no sharply-defined edges or corners, and
2 -The natural action of elements in the water along with sunlight and tumbling action have produced a unique frosted or etched surface covering all sides of the glass.
If these two factors are not present, it is just a glass shard, no matter where it is found.
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People are naturally curious.
Usually, if someone is walking along a beach and sees me bending over, hands on knees, scrutinizing the sand and pebbles, they slow right down, and kind of try to see what I'm looking for. Then, if they aren't too inhibited they'll ask, "What ARE you looking for?"
So, I'll say, "Sea glass," and see how they respond. Some already know what it is.
On the other hand, some are hesitant to let on that they don't know what sea glass is, so then I'll usually ask them if they know what sea glass is.
If they don't know what sea glass is, I'll say something like:
"You know, when you're walking along the beach and you find little pieces of glass of different colors.
Those are from busted up bottles and glassware that have been in the saltwater for a long time and because of the currents and the sun and the waves and the sand, they turn out really frosty."
If I get a blank look as if to say, "Why in the world would you want to pick up broken glass?"
I'll usually show them pieces of frosted glass that we've found that day.
Or, if I'm wearing a piece of sea glass jewelry, I will show them that.
Then, it's like, "Oh, wow!"
Lin Schneider
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Have you heard that the best way to learn to identify counterfeit money is by getting very familiar with the way real money looks?
The same is true of sea glass or beach glass.
One of the best ways to answer the questoin, "What is sea glass" is to show the real thing.
On the various pages of this site, there are many photos.
Get familiar with the look of genuine sea glass as seen on this site:
Click here, for example, to look at these photos.
Some photos of what you can find in a day at the beach.
What kind of sea glass should I be looking for?
How is sea glass made?
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