Amazingly, teal-coloured sea glass accounts for just one piece of every two thousand pieces found on beaches. For this reason, you can imagine the excitement from finding a beautiful vibrant piece of teal sea glass on walks across Isle of Wight beaches. Maybe not the excitement associated with a find of red sea glass (much rarer). But, nevertheless a great find on any beach.
What is teal colour?
Teal colour can be best described as a blue-green colour—brighter and less muted than Petrol. At the same time, teal is less green than Turquoise. It's associated Hexadecimal value is #008080 associated with teal.
Where does the name 'teal' originate?
The name "Teal" originates from a bird—the Eurasian Teal with its distinctive facial blue-green colouration on its face.
What makes it blue-green in colour?
For all those sea glass nerds out there, the colour of teal sea glass comes from the composition of the chemicals within the glass, namely, due to cobalt oxide (for blue) and chromium oxide (for green) added by glassmakers during manufacture. Additional materials such as sand with iron likely affected the shade of colour at the same time.
What does the colour signify?
Teal, a color blending blue and green, is often associated with calmness, serenity and balance. It also represents depth, stability, connection to nature, clarity, renewal, and sophistication.
Applications for teal sea glass
Collectors often use teal-coloured sea glass in jewellery designs. Many of our creations can be found online or in the Serendipity showroom in Ryde. Other creatives make wall art or sculptures with various sea glass fragments in varying colours. One of our recent designs alternates colours in a stacked necklace.
Where to find it on the Isle of Wight
Regardless of the beach, teal glass shows up only occasionally. For this reason, I have found it only a handful of times over the last few years. For this reason, it remains a Serendipitous discovery whenever it appears on our beach walks.
Our example today was found on Yaverland beach at the far end of the beach, where I was walking with my children and dog. Due to the high tide, this marked the furthest part of our walk before returning. Interestingly, Yaverland beach is the only location where we have found red sea glass.
