Beach Lust

What is Sea Glass?

Sea glass is a broken fragment of glass which has been well tumbled by the ocean waves, giving it a frosty and lightly pitted appearance. This process can take somewhere between 10 and 100 years.When Mother Nature is ready, these beautiful sea gems are deposited on beaches for sea glass collectors to discover.

What is Sea Glass Made of?

Each piece of sea glass has a story. Most serious collectors love the hunt as well as learning what the piece was originally.It was common in the past to simply dump trash into the ocean, especially along shipping lanes and shorelines. Much of that trash included glass products, such as broken tableware or auto tail lights.There are also thousands of shipwrecks at the bottom of our oceans.

How does Glass get into the Water?

Sea glass comes from shards of broken glass which originated as bottles, jars, glassware, table ware or even as the result of shipwrecks.

How Long does Sea Glass Take to Form?

The entire process can take ten years, fifty years, or even longer! It varies depending on a number of factors, including location, wave activity, rocky or smooth bottom ocean floor and higher or lower pH levels.Glass transforms quicker in water that has more wave activity and higher pH level.

Why is Sea Glass Getting Harder to Find?

Sea glass is getting harder to find for a few reasons.One of them is a positive - there is just less dumping in the oceans today. Less trash, less glass, which leads to less sea glass. Additionally, many glass items have been replaced by plastic (not so positive!).