Olive Sea Glass

Olive-green soda-lime glass

Olive Sea Glass

Deep olive and forest green from wine and champagne bottles.

Typical size
0.25–2 in
How often it turns up
Common
Collecting
Usually legal to collect

Sea glass is discarded material and is free to collect on public beaches. Leave modern broken glass for a bin, not a pocket.

Handling
Safe to handle

How to tell it apart

  • Dark olive to forest green
  • Thick, often curved from a bottle shoulder
  • Heavily frosted

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