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ANNOTATED SANDS - PAGE 2

 Sands have been magnified about 20 times (see below) to reveal their composition and beauty.  We all know sand from walking on the beach, but when viewed under magnification, surprises await. As sand composition varies from site to site, each tells its own geologic story of the region or the local marine biodiversity.

06-KH-212-LaPlayaRoja-Paracas_Peru_4225
La Playa Roja,
Paracas, Peru
05-BretignollesSurMer_France.jpg
Plage des Dunes,
Bretignolles sur Mer, France
02-LPK-947-LittleBarrenRiv-SulpherWellHi
Little Barren River, 
Sulfur Well H. D., Kentucky
CB-02-Nummulites-ParisARea_FR_2755.jpg
Quarry,
near Paris, France
SwimmingHole-Sinapalo-Rota_NMI-CM-01-201
Swimming Hole Beach,
Rota, Northern Mariana Islands
StPaulBch-ReunionIsl_France-BC-21-a-2015
St. Paul Beach,
Reunion Island, France
CHB-116-CrystalBay_AscensionIsland-IMG_7
Crystal Bay, 
Ascension Island
LPK-1466-StrJaunDeFuca#1_WA-2017.jpg
Strait of Juan de Fuca,
Neah Bay, Washington
LC-75-YellowstoneRiv-Terry_MT-2015-02-01
Yellowstone Lake,
Yellowstone N. P., Wyoming
11-DeadHorseBeach-Salem_MA_2675
Dead Horse Beach,
Salem, Massachusetts

Magnification depends on both the manner in which the image was photographed and how it is displayed. Note the scale bar at the bottom left of the sand images for a sense of magnigication.

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