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Tuesday, June 1, 2010

The Natural Wonder Of Hawaiian Sea Glass

The uniquely different quality of the sea glass found in the Hawaiian Islands from the sea glass found on the Mainland shores, is that it is tumbled on the lava and on the coral reefs that surround each island. Along with the strong circular currents and high salt content of the tropical Pacific waters, this process gives the glass a very distinct "rounded" shape and a highly frosted textured surface. On my continual journey's throughout Hawaii, I am fortunate to find perfect  tear drop shapes, true pebble forms and many varieties of colors.  To me, this is what constitutes the "gem quality" of this kind of sea glass, making my hand collected treasures an extremely special and rare find...
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