Life in sand
This is a list of posts which cast some light on the realm of “coral sands”. Such sands contain much more than just pieces of corals.
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Globigerina ooze |
Globigerina ooze from the Weddell Sea (3500 meters below sea level). |
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Rounded star sand |
Rounded foraminifera (Baculogypsina) from Bali, Indonesia |
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The most common foram of Hawaii |
Foraminifera (Amphistegina). Oahu, Hawaii. |
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Coral sand from Sint Maarten |
Corals, forams, gastropods, sponges, etc. |
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Colorful sea urchin spines |
Sea urchin spines. South Africa. |
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Sand full of life |
Sea urchin spines, gastropods, clam shell, forams, sponge spicule, scaphopod, bryozoans, serpulid, ostracod. Majorca, Spain. |
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Sand full of mysteries |
Forams, clams, gastropods, ostracod, sea urchin spine. Zakynthos, Greece. |
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Wonders of sand – rounded forams |
Foraminifera (Sorites). Cyprus. |
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Star sand and Sun sand |
Foraminifera (Baculogypsina, Calcarina). Hatoma, Japan. |
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Maerl from Ireland |
Maerl (coralline algae). Ireland. |
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Parrotfish makes sand |
One parrotfish can produce 90 kg of coral sand a year. Find out how. |
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Biogenic sand |
Find out what is biogenic sand. |