Long Canyon Sand Near Sedona, Arizona
This sand is from a dry streambed in Long Canyon outside Sedona, Arizona.
Density Gradient Separation of Long Canyon Sand
Layer 1, 1.0 to 1.6 grams per cubic centimeter.





Layer 2, 1.6 to 2.2 grams per cubic centimeter.




Layer 3, 2.2 to 2.6 grams per cubic centimeter.
Layer 4, 2.6 to 2.8 grams per cubic centimeter. About 90% by weight of the
sand was in this fraction. Quartz dominated this layer.
Layer 5, >2.8 grams per cubic centimeter.


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