Transmitted Circular Polarized Light Illumination
Definition/Function:
This is a very interesting beach sand that shows a concentration of dense minerals mixed
with shell fragments. The
composition of ocean beach sands can change from season to season and year to year
depending on the weather and the effect
of the weather on local wave action.
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