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    • What Minerals Create Purple Sea Glass?

    What Minerals Create Purple Sea Glass

    Purple Sea Glass

    Purple Sea Glass

    Purple sea glass is extremely rare and is often highly prized by collectors. The color of sea glass is determined by the type of glass and the minerals that were used to make it.
     
    Purple sea glass is typically made from manganese dioxide, which is a compound of manganese and oxygen. Manganese dioxide is a dark, purple-black mineral that was once commonly used as a decolorizing agent in the production of glass. When it was added to the molten glass mixture, it would react with the iron oxide (a common impurity in glass) to produce a purple color.
     
    Manganese dioxide was used in the production of glass for many centuries, but it fell out of favor in the late 19th and early 20th centuries due to the development of new decolorizing agents. As a result, purple sea glass is relatively uncommon and is often highly sought after by collectors.
     
    Purple sea glass is made from glass that contains manganese dioxide, a purple-black mineral that was once used as a decolorizing agent in the production of glass. Purple sea glass is relatively rare and is often highly prized by collectors.
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