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World Sands Collection
Banc d'Arguin (No.3), Dakhlet Nouadhibou, Mauritania
This sand is mixture of fine sand (0.2mm or less in diameter) and coarse sand (about 1.0mm in diameter).  The coarse grains are well-rounded quartz, and they are stained reddish brown by iron oxide.
one scale for 1mm
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