How long does it take for broken glass to become sea glass?

Genuine Beach Sea Glass 1. Originating from discarded bottles and tableware, or glass from shipwrecks and household items lost in natural disasters. 2. Quantities of some colors are severely limited. Colors such as orange, red, yellow, cobalt blue, purple, turquoise, "black", and Vaseline are very rare. Genuine sea glass in these colors is normally never sold by the pound. 3. Sea glass is often hydrated and may have a "frosty" surface, appearing crystalline in structure. Hydration is a slow process where the lime and soda in glass is leached out by the constant contact with water, leaving variable pitting on the surface of the glass. The soda and lime can combine with other elements to form tiny crystals in the surface of the glass. Many good specimens will sparkle in the light. It is impossible to duplicate this process with out actually allowing nature to take its course over several years. 4. Small "C" shaped patterns may emerge on the surface of the beach sea glass and small hair ...  more