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Eesti: Varieeruva koostisega liivanäidised. Igal pildil on kujutatud umbes ühe ruutsentimeetri suurune ala. Rida-realt vasakult paremale: 1. Klaasliiv. Kauai, Hawaii 2. Luiteliiv Gobi kõrbest 3. Kvartsliiv koos glaukoniidiga Eestist (Pakri poolsaar) 4. Vulkaaniline liiv Mauilt (Hawaii). Punakad tükid on murenenud kivifragmendid (punaka värvi annab oksüdeerunud raud, mida basaldis leidub rohkelt) 5. Biogeenne liiv Molokailt (Hawaii), mis koosneb peamiselt korallide tükkidest ja foraminifeeride kodadest. 6. Peene hematiidipigmendiga kaetud kvartsiterad Utah' osariigist (USA). 7. Vulkaaniline klaas (obsidiaan) Californiast (Kaskaadise vulkaaniline ahelik) 8. Granaatliiv Idaho'st (Emerald Creek) 9. Oliviinliiv Papakolea rannast, Hawaii. Lisainfo: [1]
English: Global collage of sand samples. There is one square centimeter of sand on every sample photo. Sand samples row by row from left to right: 1. Glass sand from Kauai, Hawaii 2. Dune sand from the Gobi Desert 3. Quartz sand with green glauconite from Estonia 4. Volcanic sand with reddish weathered basalt from Maui, Hawaii 5. Biogenic coral sand from Molokai, Hawaii 6. Coral pink sand dunes from Utah 7. Volcanic glass sand from California 8. Garnet sand from Emerald Creek, Idaho 9. Olivine sand from Papakolea, Hawaii. Additional information from the source: [2]
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