Beach Glass Or Sea Glass
Beach glass and sea glass are shards pieces of glass that shows specific characteristics we ll talk about those characteristics next.
Beach glass or sea glass. Although mainly known as sea glass indicating it is found near the sea the term beach glass refers to basically the same thing. Sea glass started as normal glass usually from bottles but after being tossed around in the waves for at. Collecting sea glass can be an incredibly relaxing activity. Since this spot is in northern california it won t be quite as warm as the tropics or the caribbean.
For simplicity s sake and because of its common use we will sometimes use the term sea glass to refer to both fresh and. Artifical or man made sea glass seldom has the qualities or real natural or genuine sea glass. Sea glass and beach glass much of the interest in tumbling glass has been inspired by materials known as sea glass and beach glass these are naturally tumbled glasses that can be found along ocean beaches river banks and lake fronts in many parts of the world. Sea glass and beach glass are similar but come from different types of water.
Genuine sea glass can be collected as a hobby and is used for decoration most commonly in jewelry. But it s certainly worth the. Sea glass sea glass has a slightly different appearance than beach glass. It truly resembles a gem and cannot be reproduced by artificial means.
Sea glass is physically and chemically weathered glass found on beaches along bodies of salt water. Beach glass comes from fresh water and in most cases. Sea glass is beach glass beach glass is found on freshwater or saltwater shores but sea glass is found only on saltwater shores. Sea glass is collected the world over.
After 12 years maximum the original glass that it started out as when it started naturally tumbling in the waves ends up turning back into the sand where it was rooted from. These weathering processes produce natural frosted glass. However being the third generation beach glass seeker this knowledge was passed down to me. The term beach glass however is more general as it includes glass that is found on the beaches of large bodies of fresh water such as the great lakes of the united states and canada lake titicaca et cetera.
The frost and pitting of genuine sea glass is how you tell it was made by nature. Glass from fresh water sources is called beach glass.