Sand from The Llano River, Texas
This sample is from the Llano River. The sub-sample here are from a concentration of the heavy minerals. They were concentrated by density for analysis using lithium heteropolytunstantes.
Transmitted Brightfield Illumination
Welland, Michael, SAND: THE NEVER ENDING STORY, University of California Press, 2009.
Good Information on the microscopy of sand, Great site for more information on microscopy in general.
Good Information on Sand with links to more information on sand.
Brief, very informative video on what can be learned from the shape of a sand grain.
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References:
Greenberg, Gary, A GRAIN OF SAND: NATURE'S SECRET WONDER, Voyageur Press, 2008.Welland, Michael, SAND: THE NEVER ENDING STORY, University of California Press, 2009.
Good Information on the microscopy of sand, Great site for more information on microscopy in general.
Good Information on Sand with links to more information on sand.
Brief, very informative video on what can be learned from the shape of a sand grain.
