Green Sea Glass is the quintessential seashore prize. Discovering one of these frosty beauties nestled alongside the shells and sand may be what first began your love affair with sea glass.

Radiant lime, dusky olive, and even what appears to be dramatic black all belong to this wonderfully diverse family of sea glass colors.

Green-colored glass was first created about 3,000 years ago by happenstance. Iron, chromium, and copper impurities found in glass maker’s sand resulted in a green, glowing final product. Variance in shade is achieved when minerals are introduced at different stages of the glass-making process.

Green Sea Glass is discovered in so many exciting shades today due to differences in glass-making techniques throughout history. Generally, the deeper the green, the older the glass.

Rich forest greens and jades were popular on and off from the 1700s through the mid-1900. This sturdier hand-blown glass was used for liquor bottles, flasks, jars, and goblets.

Sleeker, bright Kelly Green and lime glass pieces are more likely to be factory-made. For decades, this glass’ primary use was as the beloved soda bottle.

Though perhaps a relatively common find when compared to legendary reds and yellows, green glass is still a quickly vanishing ocean treasure and the perfect foundation for any sea glass jewelry collection.

Browse our “All About Sea Glass” page to learn more about the different hues of green sea glass!

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