Bonfire Glass
Melted and fused glass
Glass melted and refused in a beach fire, then tumbled — lumpy, swirled, often multi-coloured.
- Typical size
- 0.5–3 in
- How often it turns up
- Uncommon
- Collecting
- Usually legal to collect
- Handling
- Sharp edges
Sea glass is discarded material and is free to collect on public beaches. Leave modern broken glass for a bin, not a pocket.
How to tell it apart
- Blobby, drippy, or fused shapes
- Bubbles and colour swirls inside
- Sometimes sand or ash embedded
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