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World Sands Collection
Tanana River, Salcha, Alaska, USA
The Tanana River is a tributary of the Yukon River, running down from the north slope of the Wrangell Mountains.  This greenish gray sand is well sorted fine sand (less than 0.2mm in diameter) with a small amount of less than 1mm in diameter biotite.  It was pounded by glaciers.
one scale for 1mm
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