Aqua Sea Glass
Aqua soda-lime glass
Markings and exact colorations may vary.
A stronger blue-green than seafoam, typically from old mason jars and mineral water bottles.
- Typical size
- 0.25–1.5 in
- How often it turns up
- Uncommon
- Collecting
- Usually legal to collect
- Handling
- Safe to handle
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
- Clear blue-green tone
- Frosted surface, often thick
- May show bubbles from older glassmaking
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