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What is sand?


Have you ever looked closely at sand to see what it is made of? Sand on the shores is usually mostly bits of broken shells and bones of sea creatures. Plants that incorporate calcium carbonate may also contribute their remains to sand when they die. Such a plant is the Coin seaweed (Halimeda sp.)


 

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