SILKIES are an interesting – and uncommon – genre of pure VESSEL sea glass. Most think pure vessel sea glass is always frosted with smoothed edges but in fact it can also be like the shards pictured here – shiny and smoothed with nary a trace of frosting. Usually, such shards are found in areas where rivers run into oceans or larger waterways. Note collection of Silky shards above. These have no mineral oil or water on them. They are found on the beach looking exactly like this.
A comparison view of frosted and silky sea glass shards found on the same beach.
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I’m learning so much from you.
I absolutely love silky seaglass!! A,favorite for my husband and I. Makes beautiful jewelry.
I love silkies, too, but they have been a hard find more m e – at least, until I moved to the Big island. Are they common where you beachcomb and if so, are you near any river ways? Where you also find frosted sea glass, too? (Am trying to figure out why silkies are silkies…!)