White beach glass?

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White beach glass?

by nat
(orange county)

I have found white smooth (almost translucent) rocks/pebbles on a beach.

Could this be sea/beach glass? They have all been at least 1 cm. How do I know?

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White beach glass?

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Aug 21, 2009

Quartz most likely!
by: Kaitlin

I would have to agree with most of the comments that what you have is quartz.

If you have agates (the other possibility), the color usually isn't white, but very, very clear and ambery.

I think the only other way to distinguish between sea glass and quartz for sure is to simply compare the mystery pieces to some glass that has definitely been beach-tumbled.

In my opinion, the frosting that sea glass has is unmistakable, and set pretty uniquely apart from the more rock-like qualities of quartz.

If you have a picture we could know for sure, I'd bet!

Aug 19, 2009

I think....
by: Anonymous

Without seeing it, it's hard to tell but I think they might be sea glass pieces well rounded by the pebbles. Just try cracking one and see if inside is clear; it's glass. But if it's same as the outside, it's a rock.

Aug 17, 2009

white beach glass
by: patricia

good ? i find alot of the same type and i don't think is sea glass, i hope it is

Aug 17, 2009

Quartz
by: Nicole

It sounds as if the beach glass your referring to might be quartz.

What do others think?

Nicole

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