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Beach Sand from the Baltic Sea at Timmendorf, Germany

Transmitted Circular Polarized Light Illumination

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This sand consists primarily of well rounded grains of quartz. (Click here for more images of Ocean Sands) (Click here for more images of Sand in general)

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