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Sand By Type and Location

Sand is a large accumulation of small rock and/or mineral particles in the size range of from 20 micrometers to 2,000 micrometers in diameter (0.020 to 2.0 millimeters). Sand may include small shells or shell fragments and oolitic deposits. Sand is a size and density segregated material that is the result of air or water action.

Sand, Torry Pines, California Sand, Torry Pines, California Day Creek Asbestos Sand Day Creek Asbestos Sand Sand, Kaanapali Strandline, Maui, Hawaii Sand, Oluwalu Beach, Maui, Hawaii Sand, Oluwalu Beach, Maui, Hawaii Sand, Torry Pines, California Shoalwater Bay, Washington Coast Sand, Stonefield Beach, Oregon Coast Sand, Stonefield Beach, Oregon Coast Sand, Stonefield Beach, Oregon Coast Hamoa Bay, Maui Sand from the Saudi-Iraq Border Sand from the Saudi-Iraq Border Saudi Arabia near Kuwait Jebal Ali, Dubai, UAE Jebal Ali, Dubai, UAE Jebal Ali, Dubai, UAE Sand, WhiteSands, New Mexico Sand, Organ, New Mexico Sand, Organ, New Mexico Sand Dune, Vantage, Washington State Sand from Well Drilling Sand from Well Drilling Sand from Well Drilling Sand from Well Drilling Sand from Meteor Crater, Arizona Sand from Meteor Crater, Arizona Sand from Meteor Crater, Arizona Beach Sand From Grand Turk, Caribean Sea Beach Sand From Grand Turk, Caribean Sea Beach Sand From Grand Turk, Caribean Sea Beach Sand From Grand Turk, Caribean Sea Sand, Kwajalein Sand, Kwajalein Sand, Kwajalein Sand, Kwajalein Sand, Kwajalein Sand, Kwajalein Sand, Kwajalein Sand, Kaanapali Strandline, Maui, Hawaii Sand, Oluwalu Beach, Maui, Hawaii Sand, Oluwalu Beach, Maui, Hawaii Sand, South Point Beach, Hawaii (Big Island, Hawaii Sand, South Point Beach, Hawaii (Big Island, Hawaii Sand, South Point Beach, Hawaii (Big Island, Hawaii Sand, Cape LaJolla, California Sand, Cape LaJolla, California Ocean Sand, Casting Sand Shoalwater Bay, Washington Coast Sand, Stonefield Beach, Oregon Coast Sand, Stonefield Beach, Oregon Coast Stonefield Beach, Oregon Coast Hamoa Bay, Maui Baltic Sea, Germany Persian Gulf, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia Menei Strait, Conway, Wales Sand, Cape Arago, Oregon Coast Sand, Cape Arago, Oregon Coast Sand, Tourmaline Beach, San Diego, CA Sand, Tourmaline Beach, San Diego, CA Sand, Tourmaline Beach, San Diego, CA Sand, Tourmaline Beach, San Diego, CA Sand, Tourmaline Beach, San Diego, CA Sand, American River near Auburn, California Sand, American River near Auburn, California Inn River, Germany Danube River, Pasau, Germany Danube River, Regensburg, Germany Dee River, Chester, UK Columbia River Beach, Boundary between Washington and British Columbia Columbia River Beach, Boundary between Washington and British Columbia Columbia River Beach, Mile 708 Columbia River Beach, Mile 708 Columbia River Beach, Barker Canyon Columbia River Beach, Kirk's Bay Columbia River, Roger's Bar, Strand Line Day Creek Asbestos Sand Day Creek Asbestos Sand Creek Delta, Lake Cour-d-Alene, Idaho Creek Delta, Lake Cour-d-Alene, Idaho Native Silver Kalalock River Delta, Washington State Madras, India Kirra Beach Loud Sand, Australia Manly Beach Oceanside, Australia Manly Beach Inside Sydney Harbor, Australia Dee River, Chester, UK Menei Strait, Conway, Wales Gard River, Pont du Gard, France Gard River, Pont du Gard, France Danube River, Pasau, Germany Danube River, Regensburg, Germany Inn River, Germany Baltic Sea, Germany Baltic Sea, Germany Sand from the Saudi-Iraq Border Sand from the Saudi-Iraq Border Persian Gulf, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia Beach Sand From Jumeira DuBai, UAE, Persian Gulf Beach Sand From Abu Dhabi, UAE, Persian Gulf Beach Sand From Jeddeh, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea Lake Ontario, St Charles, Ontario Lake Ontario, Niagra-on-the-Lake, Ontario Carcross Desert, Yukon, Canada Fort McDowell Arroyo, Arizona Fort McDowell Arroyo, Arizona Sand from Meteor Crater, Arizona Sand from Sabino Canyon, Arizona Sand from Red Mountain, Arizona Sand, American River near Auburn, California Sand, American River near Auburn, California Sand, Cape LaJolla, California Sand, Cape LaJolla, California Sand, Cape LaJolla, California Sand, Palm Desert, California Sand, Torry Pines, California Sand, Torry Pines, California Sand, Pacific Beach, San Diego, CA Sand, San Diego Marina, San Diego, CA Sand, Blue Sky Preserve, San Diego, CA Ocean Sand, Gorton, Connecticut Palm Beach, Florida Building SR 404, Cape Kennedy, Florida Building SR 404, Cape Kennedy, Florida Siesta Key, Sarasota, Florida Big Talbot Island, Florida Big Talbot Island, Florida . . . Hawaii ("Big Island") Sands

Sand, Kalapana Beach, Hawaii, Hawaii Sand, South Point Beach, Hawaii (Big Island, Hawaii Sand, South Point Beach, Hawaii (Big Island, Hawaii Sand, South Point Beach, Hawaii (Big Island, Hawaii

. . . Maui Sands

Hamoa Bay, Maui Hamoa Bay, Maui Hanahua Bay Sand Sand, Kaanapali Strandline, Maui, Hawaii Sand, Oluwalu Beach, Maui, Hawaii Sand, Oluwalu Beach, Maui, Hawaii

. . . Kauai Sands

Kekahua Beach,Kauai Hanalei Beach,Kauai Wiamai Beach Near the River,Kauai Polihale Beach,Kauai Polihale Beach,Kauai Creek Delta, Lake Cour-d-Alene, Idaho Creek Delta, Lake Cour-d-Alene, Idaho Native Silver Sand, Cottonwood Cove Arroyo, Nevada Sand, Cottonwood Cove Arroyo, Nevada Sand, Reno, Nevada Sand, WhiteSands, New Mexico Sand, WhiteSands, New Mexico Sand, Organ, New Mexico Sand, Organ, New Mexico Sand, Four Corners Arroyo, New Mexico Sand, Cape Cod, Massachusetts Sand, Cannon Beach, Oregon Coast Sand, Cape Arago, Oregon Coast Sand, Cape Arago, Oregon Coast Sand, Portland, Oregon Sand, South Jetty, Florence, Oregon Sand, Stonefield Beach, Oregon Coast Sand, Stonefield Beach, Oregon Coast Sand, Stonefield Beach, Oregon Coast Hilton Head, South Carolina Hilton Head, South Carolina Hilton Head, South Carolina Hilton Head, South Carolina Pedernales River, Texas Padre Island, Texas Massanetten, Virginia Columbia River Sands

Columbia River Beach, Barker Canyon Columbia River Beach, Barker Canyon Columbia River Beach, Kruk's Bay Columbia River Beach, Kruk's Bay Columbia River Beach, China Beach Columbia River Beach Columbia River Beach Columbia River Beach, Boundary between Washington and British Columbia Columbia River Beach, Boundary between Washington and British Columbia Columbia River Beach, Mile 708 Columbia River Beach, Mile 708 Columbia River, Roger's Bar, Strand Line

. . . Puget Sound Sands

Golden Garden Beach, Seattle, Washington State Rolfe Bay, Matia Island, Washington State Spanger Spit, Lopez Island, Washington State Shallow Bay, Sucia Island, Washington State Shallow Bay, Sucia Island, Washington State

. . . Other Washington Sands

Day Creek Asbestos Sand Day Creek Asbestos Sand Kalalock River Delta, Washington State Shoalwater Bay, Washington Coast Kalaloch River Tidal Zone, Washington Coast Sand, Kaanapali Strandline, Maui, Hawaii Sand, Oluwalu Beach, Maui, Hawaii Sand, Oluwalu Beach, Maui, Hawaii Hamoa Bay, Maui Sand, Kwajalein Sand, Kwajalein Sand, Kwajalein Sand, Kwajalein Sand, Kwajalein Sand, Kwajalein Sand, Kwajalein Click here for good information on the microscopy of sand; great site for more information on microscopy in general.

http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/indexmag.html?http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artjun01/clsand.html
(Good Information on the microscopy of sand, Great site for more information on microscopy in general)

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=a-grain-of-sand-natures-secret-wonder
(Good Information on Sand with links to more information on sand)

http://www.sciencelive.org/component/option,com_mediadb/task,play/idstr,Open-feeds_fsc_exploring_sedimentary_processes_fsc02_02_m4v/vv,-2/Itemid,97
(Brief, very informative video on what can be learned from the shape of a sand grain.)