2. Sea glass is glass that was dumped into oceans
and made its way back to the shore after
tumbling around in the water for several years.
3. Although biodegradable trash dumped into the sea
disintegrates over time, glass on the other hand
bounces around and breaks into shards and chunks
and becomes thicker, rounder, and frosty.
4. It can take approximately ten to sixty
or more years for a piece of glass to
turn into sea glass and make its way to
the shore.
5. Most sea glass on the beach comes from
white, green, and brown discarded beer and
soda bottles.
6. Rare sea glass comes mostly from vintage glass
tableware and art deco glassware in colors like
purple, pink, red, teal, gray, and yellow.
7. Orange sea glass is the rarest. The
odds of finding an orange sea glass
shard are approximately 1 out of every
10,000 you find.
8. Fort Bragg, California is considered to
have the highest concentration of sea
glass in the world.
9. Because sea glass is diminishing in
supply since the increase in the
production of plastic, many sea glass
collectors believe sea glass is more
valuable than most precious stones
like diamonds and rubies.
10. Sea glass jewelers and artisans create
many beautiful things from sea glass.
