Genuine, authentic sea glass is glass (a bottle, a dish, an old window pane) that was once discarded, unwanted and tossed out to sea as refuse. It may have found its way to the shorline after being thrown overboard from a ship. It may have been barged out for dumping by a cargo ship. Or it may have been pushed off the edge of a sea shore town's landfill bluff.
No matter how the glass reached the ocean, we are finding that years and decades later, it is turning up along our beaches as gems with smooth edges and a frosty surface.
A truly mature piece can be so well rounded and without blemish that it looks more like a marble than a sharp edged shard.
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The photo (above left) is genuine, rare, West Coast Sea Glass hand picked by me, the writer of this guide. The photo (above right) is machine tumbled, recycled, artificial "sea" glass. We aren't quite sure why this kind of manufactured glass has the word "sea" in the title as the pieces have never touched an ocean.
Genuine, Beach Combed Sea Glass. |
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