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Benicia Glass Beach & Southampton flats

Tidal mudflat Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Sea potterySea pottery

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

1850s-1880s town dump eroding onto foreshore

'Benicia iridescence' is a named patina among collectors; decades of documented recovery.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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